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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Known For
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
2023
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Self (archive footage)
2023
King on Screen
Self
2023
Secrets of Playboy
Self. Actor & Playboy Mansion Regular. · (1 episode)
2022
Queen Bees
Dan
2021
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self · (1 episode)
2020
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
2020
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
2019
Holy Lands
Harry
2019
Con Man
Agent Gamble
2018
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
2017
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
2017
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
2016
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
2016
The American West
Self · (8 episodes)
2016
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
2015
The Outsider
Schuuster
2015
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
2015
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Preggoland
Walter
2014
Altman
Self
2014
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2013
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. · (13 episodes)
2013
Blood Ties
Leon
2013
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
2013
The Godfather Legacy
Self
2012
That's My Boy
Father McNally
2012
For the Love of Money
Micky
2012
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
2012
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
2011
D'un film à l'autre
Self (archive footage)
2011
His Way
Self
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Tony Archer · (1 episode)
2010
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
2009
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2009
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
2009
Hollywood Gangster
Self
2008
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
2008
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
2008
Get Smart
The President
2008
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Brando
Self
2007
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
2006
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
2006
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
2005
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
2005
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Elf
Walter
2003
Las Vegas
Ed Deline · (87 episodes)
2003
Dogville
The Big Man
2003
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
2003
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
2002
City of Ghosts
Marvin
2002
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2002
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
2002
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline · (1 episode)
2001
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
2001
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
2001
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
2001
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
2000
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
2000
The Yards
Frank Olchin
2000
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
1999
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
1999
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
1999
Family Guy
James Caan (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
1998
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Self
1997
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
1996
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
1996
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
1996
North Star
Sean McLennon
1996
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
1993
The Program
Sam Winters
1993
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
1992
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
1992
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
1992
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
1991
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
1991
Misery
Paul Sheldon
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
1990
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
1990
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Alien Nation
Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
1988
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
1987
Biography
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
1981
Thief
Frank
1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
1981
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
1980
Chapter Two
George Schneider
1979
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
1979
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1979
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
1978
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone · (4 episodes)
1977
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
1977
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
1977
Silent Movie
Self
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
1976
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
1975
Rickles
1975
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
1975
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
1975
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
1975
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
1974
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
1974
The Gambler
Axel
1974
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
1973
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
1973
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
1972
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
1971
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1971
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
1970
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
1969
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
1968
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
1968
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
Games
Paul Montgomery
1967
Countdown
Lee Stegler
1967
El Dorado
Mississippi
1966
Red Line 7000
Mike
1965
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt · (1 episode)
1965
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1965
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
1965
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson · (1 episode)
1963
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
1963
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson · (28 episodes)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson · (1 episode)
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon · (1 episode)
1959
Naked City
Marty Feketi · (1 episode)
1958
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
1944