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James Edmund Caan (/kɑːn/ KAHN; 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).
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Filmography
all 173
Movies 143
self 44
TV Shows 30
Voice 2
Writer 1
Fast Charlie (2023)
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight (2023)
King on Screen (2023)
Secrets of Playboy (2022)
Queen Bees (2021)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020)
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil (2020)
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
Out of Blue (2019)
Holy Lands (2019)
Con Man (2018)
Good Enough (2017)
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
The Good Neighbor (2016)
JL Family Ranch (2016)
The American West (2016)
Sicilian Vampire (2015)
Wuthering High (2015)
The Throwaways (2015)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
Preggoland (2014)
Altman (2014)
A Fighting Man (2014)
The Outsider (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Back in the Game (2013)
Blood Ties (2013)
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
That's My Boy (2012)
For the Love of Money (2012)
Small Apartments (2012)
Detachment (2011)
D'un film à l'autre (2011)
His Way (2011)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Henry's Crime (2010)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
Mercy (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Middle Men (2009)
House of Harrington (2009)
Hollywood Gangster (2008)
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008)
New York, I Love You (2008)
Get Smart (2008)
Wisegal (2008)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
Santa's Slay (2005)
Bio. (2005)
This Thing of Ours (2005)
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004)
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
Leçon de Cinéma (2004)
Elf (2003)
Las Vegas (2003)
Dogville (2003)
Jericho Mansions (2003)
Misery Loves Company (2003)
Blood Crime (2002)
City of Ghosts (2002)
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Dead Simple (2001)
In the Shadows (2001)
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Luckytown (2000)
The Yards (2000)
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune (2000)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
This Is My Father (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
Poodle Springs (1998)
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
Bulletproof (1996)
Eraser (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
A Boy Called Hate (1996)
Bottle Rocket (1996)
North Star (1996)
NewsRadio (1995)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Flesh and Bone (1993)
The Program (1993)
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
For the Boys (1991)
The Dark Backward (1991)
Misery (1990)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
Dick Tracy (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Alien Nation (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Gardens of Stone (1987)
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985)
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959 (1981)
Bolero: Dance of Life (1981)
Thief (1981)
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic (1981)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Chapter Two (1979)
1941 (1979)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977)
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Silent Movie (1976)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Rickles (1975)
Gone with the West (1975)
Rollerball (1975)
Funny Lady (1975)
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975)
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Gambler (1974)
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Slither (1973)
The Godfather (1972)
Brian's Song (1971)
T.R. Baskin (1971)
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
Rabbit, Run (1970)
The Rain People (1969)
Filmmaker (1968)
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Submarine X-1 (1968)
Games (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Countdown (1967)
El Dorado (1966)
Red Line 7000 (1965)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Get Smart (1965)
The Glory Guys (1965)
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Combat! (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Wide Country (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
The Untouchables (1959)
Naked City (1958)
Acre Beyond the Rye
Naked Hollywood
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-03-26
Deathday2022-07-06 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
Height1.76-meter
RelationshipsSheila Ryan (1976-01-12 - 1977-12-07)
ChildrenScott Caan
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBeverly Hills, United States of America
Also Known AsJames Edmund Caan , Jimmy Caan, Джеймс Каан, 詹姆斯·凯恩
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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