James Caan
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-03-26 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2022-07-06
Biography
James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks's El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman's Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence for playing his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974) with a cameo appearance at the end. Caan had significant roles in films such as Brian's Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Alan J. Pakula's Comes a Horseman (1978). He had sporadically worked in film since the 1980s, with his notable performances including roles in Thief (1981), Gardens of Stone (1987), Misery (1990), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Yards (2000), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as James Caan (voice)
Family Guy
as James Caan (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
as Tony Archer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
The Godfather
as Sonny Corleone
Crossing Jordan
as Ed Deline
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Las Vegas
as Ed Deline
Get Smart
as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
The Godfather Part II
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare
as Charley Johnson
Combat!
as Sgt. Beckman
The Untouchables
as Keir Brannon
NewsRadio
as James Caan (uncredited)
Ben Casey
Route 66
The F.B.I.
as Eugene David Holt