James Caan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1940
- Died
- July 6, 2022
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Chuck Zito: An American Story 2024
as Self
Fast Charlie 2023
as Stan Mullen
King on Screen 2023
as Self
Queen Bees 2021
as Dan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift 2020
as Tap
It Takes a Lunatic 2019
as Self
Out of Blue 2019
as Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands 2019
as Harry
Con Man 2018
as Agent Gamble
Good Enough 2017
as Roger Flynn
Undercover Grandpa 2017
as Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf 2017
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Good Neighbor 2016
as Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch 2016
as Tap
Sicilian Vampire 2015
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
The Outsider 2015
as Schuuster
Wuthering High 2015
as Earnshaw
The Throwaways 2015
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Preggoland 2014
as Walter
Altman 2014
as Self
A Fighting Man 2014
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2013
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Blood Ties 2013
as Leon
Seduced and Abandoned 2013
as Self
The Godfather Legacy 2012
as Self
That's My Boy 2012
as Father McNally
For the Love of Money 2012
as Micky
Small Apartments 2012
as Mr. Allspice
Detachment 2011
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
His Way 2011
as Self
Henry's Crime 2010
as Max Saltzman
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side 2009
as Self (voice)
Mercy 2009
as Gerry Ryan
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Middle Men 2009
as Jerry Haggerty
- Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster 2008
as Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' 2008
as Self
New York, I Love You 2008
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Get Smart 2008
as The President
Wisegal 2008
as Salvatore Palmeri
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 2007
as Self
Brando 2007
as Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood 2006
as Self (uncredited)
The Godfather and the Mob 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood 2005
Actor
Santa's Slay 2005
as Darren Mason
Elf: That's a Wrap 2004
as Self
Elf: Film School for Kids 2004
as Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels 2004
Actor
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie 2004
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
Elf 2003
as Walter
Dogville 2003
as The Big Man
Jericho Mansions 2003
as Leonard Grey
Misery Loves Company 2003
as Self
Blood Crime 2002
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
City of Ghosts 2002
as Marvin
Lathe of Heaven 2002
as Dr. William Haber
Night at the Golden Eagle 2002
as Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours 2002
as Jimmy
Dead Simple 2001
as Roy Baker
In the Shadows 2001
as Lance Huston
Warden of Red Rock 2001
as John Flinders
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 2001
as Self
A Glimpse of Hell 2001
as Capt. Fred Moosally
The Way of the Gun 2000
as Joe Sarno
Luckytown 2000
as Charlie Doyles
The Yards 2000
as Frank Olchin
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party 1999
Actor
Mickey Blue Eyes 1999
as Frank Vitale
- The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' 1999
as Self
This Is My Father 1999
as Kieran Johnson
Playmate Pajama Party 1999
as self
- Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity 1999
as Self
Poodle Springs 1998
as Philip Marlowe
- Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist 1997
as Self
Bulletproof 1996
as Frank Colton
Eraser 1996
as DeGuerin
A Boy Called Hate 1996
as Jim
Bottle Rocket 1996
as Mr. Abe Henry
North Star 1996
as Sean McLennon
Flesh and Bone 1993
as Roy Sweeney
The Program 1993
as Sam Winters
- Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle 1993
Actor
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992
as Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream 1992
as Reader (voice)
Honeymoon in Vegas 1992
as Tommy Korman
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! 1992
as Self (uncredited)
For the Boys 1991
as Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward 1991
as Dr. Scurvy
Misery 1990
as Paul Sheldon
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside 1990
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Dick Tracy 1990
as Spaldoni
Alien Nation 1988
as Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone 1987
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story 1985
Actor
Kiss Me Goodbye 1982
as Jolly
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Bolero 1981
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Thief 1981
as Frank
Hide in Plain Sight 1980
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr., Director
1941 1979
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Chapter Two 1979
as George Schneider
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party 1979
as Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration 1979
as Self
Comes a Horseman 1978
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
- Superstunt
Superstunt 1977
as Self
Another Man, Another Chance 1977
as David Williams
Playboy's Playmate Party 1977
Actor
A Bridge Too Far 1977
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976
as Harry Digby
Silent Movie 1976
as James Caan
The Killer Elite 1975
as Mike Locken
Rickles 1975
Actor
Gone with the West 1975
as Jud McGraw
Rollerball 1975
as Jonathan E.
Funny Lady 1975
as Billy Rose
Funny Girl to Funny Lady 1975
as Self
- From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle 1975
Actor
Freebie and the Bean 1974
as Freebie
The Godfather Part II 1974
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited), Thanks
The Gambler 1974
as Axel
Cinderella Liberty 1973
as John Baggs Jr.
Slither 1973
as Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather 1972
as Sonny Corleone
Brian's Song 1971
as Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin 1971
as Larry Moore
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes 1971
as Self
Rabbit, Run 1970
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People 1969
as Jimmy Kilgannon
Filmmaker 1968
as Self (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh 1968
as Buck Burnett
Submarine X-1 1968
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Games 1967
as Paul Montgomery
Countdown 1967
as Lee Stegler
El Dorado 1966
as Mississippi
Red Line 7000 1965
as Mike
The Glory Guys 1965
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Lady in a Cage 1964
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Irma la Douce 1963
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.