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James Caan

James Caan

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Caan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1940-03-26

Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Also known as: James Edmund Caan , Jimmy Caan, 詹姆斯·凯恩, جیمز کان

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II

1974-12-20

Sonny Corleone (uncredited)

Dogville
Dogville

2003-05-21

The Big Man

Alien Nation
Alien Nation

1988-10-07

Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes

D'un film à l'autre
D'un film à l'autre

2011-04-13

Self (archive footage)

Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes

1999-08-16

Frank Vitale

The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun

2000-09-08

Joe Sarno

Misery
Misery

1990-11-30

Paul Sheldon

Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs

1998-07-25

Philip Marlowe

Elf
Elf

2003-11-07

Walter

Bulletproof
Bulletproof

1996-09-06

Frank Colton

Silent Movie
Silent Movie

1976-06-17

Self

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

1977-06-15

SSgt. Eddie Dohun

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

2009-09-17

Tim Lockwood (voice)

Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean

1974-12-25

Freebie

Thief
Thief

1981-03-27

Frank

El Dorado
El Dorado

1966-12-17

Mississippi

Rollerball
Rollerball

1975-06-25

Jonathan E.

The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite

1975-12-19

Mike Locken

Get Smart
Get Smart

2008-06-19

The President

City of Ghosts
City of Ghosts

2002-09-10

Marvin

Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company

2003-01-01

Self

For the Boys
For the Boys

1991-11-22

Eddie Sparks

This Is My Father
This Is My Father

1999-05-07

Kieran Johnson

Santa's Slay
Santa's Slay

2005-10-25

Darren Mason

Eraser
Eraser

1996-06-21

U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin

Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven

2002-09-08

Dr. William Haber

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

1981-03-24

Santino "Sonny" Corleone

Honeymoon in Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas

1992-08-28

Tommy Korman

Countdown
Countdown

1967-08-20

Lee Stegler

Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket

1996-02-21

Mr. Abe Henry

Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone

1987-05-05

Sgt. Clell Hazard

In the Shadows
In the Shadows

2001-06-24

Lance Huston

Chapter Two
Chapter Two

1979-12-14

George Schneider

Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman

1978-10-25

Frank 'Buck' Athearn

Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster

2008-12-27

Self

Lady in a Cage
Lady in a Cage

1964-06-10

Randall Simpson O'Connell

Bolero
Bolero

1981-05-27

Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys

1965-07-07

Pvt. Anthony Dugan

Blood Crime
Blood Crime

2002-09-13

Sheriff Morgan McKenna

The Gambler
The Gambler

1974-10-02

Axel

His Way
His Way

2011-03-04

Self

Mercy
Mercy

2009-11-11

Gerry Ryan

A Glimpse of Hell
A Glimpse of Hell

2001-03-18

Capt. Fred Moosally

Middle Men
Middle Men

2009-05-17

Jerry Haggerty

Luckytown
Luckytown

2000-08-04

Charlie Doyles

Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1

1968-03-22

Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR

Funny Lady
Funny Lady

1975-03-15

Billy Rose

Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight

1980-03-21

Thomas Hacklin, Jr.

Brian's Song
Brian's Song

1971-11-30

Brian Piccolo

Flesh and Bone
Flesh and Bone

1993-11-05

Roy Sweeney

The Program
The Program

1993-09-24

Sam Winters

Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000

1965-11-09

Mike

King on Screen
King on Screen

2023-08-11

Self

Wisegal
Wisegal

2008-03-15

Salvatore Palmeri

The Yards
The Yards

2000-04-27

Frank Olchin

Kiss Me Goodbye
Kiss Me Goodbye

1982-12-22

Jolly

Henry's Crime
Henry's Crime

2010-01-14

Max Saltzman

Night at the Golden Eagle
Night at the Golden Eagle

2002-05-17

Prison Warden

Detachment
Detachment

2011-04-24

Mr. Charles Seaboldt

Jericho Mansions
Jericho Mansions

2003-05-17

Leonard Grey

Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty

1973-12-18

John Baggs Jr.

Games
Games

1967-09-17

Paul Montgomery

Small Apartments
Small Apartments

2012-03-10

Mr. Allspice

The Godfather
The Godfather

1972-03-14

Sonny Corleone

Slither
Slither

1973-03-07

Dick Kanipsia

That's My Boy
That's My Boy

2012-06-14

Father McNally

The Rain People
The Rain People

1969-08-27

Jimmy Kilgannon

The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002-08-16

Self (archive footage)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

2013-09-26

Tim Lockwood (voice)

Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce

1963-06-05

Soldier with Radio (uncredited)

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

2004-03-30

Mr. Harry Dewitt

Dead Simple
Dead Simple

2001-08-21

Roy Baker

Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run

1970-10-01

Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom

For the Love of Money
For the Love of Money

2012-06-08

Micky

Another Man, Another Chance
Another Man, Another Chance

1977-09-28

David Williams

T.R. Baskin
T.R. Baskin

1971-10-20

Larry Moore

Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976-06-17

Harry Digby

Blood Ties
Blood Ties

2013-08-22

Leon

North Star
North Star

1996-01-03

Sean McLennon

Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned

2013-05-20

Self

A Fighting Man
A Fighting Man

2014-04-24

Mike 'Brother' Albright

The Outsider
The Outsider

2015-06-21

Schuuster

Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie

2023-12-08

Stan Mullen

Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh

1968-05-10

Buck Burnett

A Boy Called Hate
A Boy Called Hate

1996-05-22

Jim

New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You

2008-09-06

Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist

Gone with the West
Gone with the West

1975-09-01

Jud McGraw

Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight

2023-08-14

Self (archive footage)

The Godfather Legacy
The Godfather Legacy

2012-07-12

Self

Altman
Altman

2014-08-01

Self

Preggoland
Preggoland

2014-09-04

Walter

The Throwaways
The Throwaways

2015-01-30

Lt. Col. Christopher Holden

Wuthering High
Wuthering High

2015-05-29

Earnshaw

The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor

2016-09-16

Harold Grainey

Brando
Brando

2007-05-01

Self

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990-07-12

Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone

The Godfather and the Mob
The Godfather and the Mob

2006-04-25

Self (archive footage)

J.L. Family Ranch
J.L. Family Ranch

2016-07-22

Tap

Sicilian Vampire
Sicilian Vampire

2015-11-03

Professor Bernard Issaacs

Warden of Red Rock
Warden of Red Rock

2001-06-06

John Flinders

This Thing of Ours
This Thing of Ours

2005-01-01

Jimmy

Con Man
Con Man

2018-03-02

Agent Gamble

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

1979-11-23

Self (uncredited)

The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward

1991-07-26

Dr. Scurvy

Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa

2017-07-07

Grandpa

Out of Blue
Out of Blue

2019-03-22

Col. Tom Rockwell

1941
1941

1979-12-14

Sailor in Fight (uncredited)

The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf

2017-02-24

Senator George Lawrence Secord

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy

1990-04-05

Spaldoni

Holy Lands
Holy Lands

2019-01-16

Harry

Queen Bees
Queen Bees

2021-06-11

Dan

Filmmaker
Filmmaker

1968-12-01

Self (uncredited)

Good Enough
Good Enough

2017-10-10

Roger Flynn

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992-10-21

Sonny Corleone

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...

2014-02-01

Self (archive footage)

It Takes a Lunatic
It Takes a Lunatic

2019-05-03

Self

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014-09-20

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream

1992-10-01

Reader (voice)

Rickles
Rickles

1975-11-19

Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982-03-08

Self

The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood

2006-08-01

Self (uncredited)