James Caan
Acting
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).
Filmography
Acting (141)
2024
2.0
2023
Fast Charlieas Stan Mullen
6.2
2023
King on Screenas Self
7.1
2021
Queen Beesas Dan
6.0
2020
6.4
2019
It Takes a Lunaticas Self
5.3
2019
Out of Blueas Col. Tom Rockwell
5.1
2019
Holy Landsas Harry
6.1
2018
Con Manas Agent Gamble
4.7
2017
Good Enoughas Roger Flynn
5.8
2017
Undercover Grandpaas Grandpa
5.7
2017
The Red Maple Leafas Senator George Lawrence Secord
4.3
2016
The Good Neighboras Harold Grainey
6.2
2016
J.L. Family Ranchas Tap
6.0
2016
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
9.0
2015
Sicilian Vampireas Professor Bernard Issaacs
3.4
2015
The Outsideras Schuuster
4.5
2015
Wuthering Highas Earnshaw
5.1
2015
The Throwawaysas Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
5.3
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desireas Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.2
2014
Preggolandas Walter
5.7
2014
Altmanas Self
6.6
2014
A Fighting Manas Mike 'Brother' Albright
5.5
2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2as Tim Lockwood (voice)
6.5
2013
Blood Tiesas Leon
6.1
2013
Seduced and Abandonedas Self
6.2
2012
The Godfather Legacyas Self
7.2
2012
That's My Boyas Father McNally
5.8
2012
For the Love of Moneyas Micky
4.3
2012
Small Apartmentsas Mr. Allspice
5.9
2011
Detachmentas Mr. Charles Seaboldt
7.6
2011
His Wayas Self
6.3
2010
Henry's Crimeas Max Saltzman
5.8
2009
7.2
2009
Mercyas Gerry Ryan
5.3
2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsas Tim Lockwood (voice)
6.7
2009
Middle Menas Jerry Haggerty
6.5
2008
Hollywood Gangsteras Self
2008
5.0
2008
New York, I Love Youas Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
6.0
2008
Get Smartas The President
6.2
2008
Wisegalas Salvatore Palmeri
5.6
2007
6.8
2007
Brandoas Self
6.8
2006
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywoodas Self (uncredited)
2006
The Godfather and the Mobas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2005
Santa's Slayas Darren Mason
5.5
2004
Elf: Film School for Kidsas Self
2004
Elf: That's a Wrapas Self
2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mr. Harry Dewitt
7.2
2003
Elfas Walter
6.7
2003
Dogvilleas The Big Man
7.7
2003
Jericho Mansionsas Leonard Grey
5.1
2003
Misery Loves Companyas Self
8.0
2002
Blood Crimeas Sheriff Morgan McKenna
5.5
2002
City of Ghostsas Marvin
5.9
2002
Lathe of Heavenas Dr. William Haber
6.0
2002
Night at the Golden Eagleas Prison Warden
4.8
2002
This Thing of Oursas Jimmy
4.0
2001
Dead Simpleas Roy Baker
5.0
2001
In the Shadowsas Lance Huston
5.3
2001
Warden of Red Rockas John Flinders
5.9
2001
6.1
2001
A Glimpse of Hellas Capt. Fred Moosally
5.2
2000
The Way of the Gunas Joe Sarno
6.4
2000
Luckytownas Charlie Doyles
5.5
2000
The Yardsas Frank Olchin
6.3
1999
Mickey Blue Eyesas Frank Vitale
5.7
1999
7.0
1999
This Is My Fatheras Kieran Johnson
5.8
1999
Playmate Pajama Partyas self
6.2
5.9
1998
Poodle Springsas Philip Marlowe
5.5
1997
6.2
1996
Bulletproofas Frank Colton
5.8
1996
Eraseras DeGuerin
6.1
1996
A Boy Called Hateas Jim
5.2
1996
Bottle Rocketas Mr. Abe Henry
6.7
1996
North Staras Sean McLennon
4.8
1993
Flesh and Boneas Roy Sweeney
6.0
1993
The Programas Sam Winters
6.5
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980as Sonny Corleone
8.9
1992
Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
6.7
1992
Honeymoon in Vegasas Tommy Korman
5.7
1992
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!as Self (uncredited)
7.0
1991
For the Boysas Eddie Sparks
6.4
1991
The Dark Backwardas Dr. Scurvy
5.8
1990
Miseryas Paul Sheldon
7.8
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Insideas Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
7.8
1990
Dick Tracyas Spaldoni
6.2
1988
Alien Nationas Matthew Sykes
6.1
1987
Gardens of Stoneas Sgt. Clell Hazard
6.2
1982
Kiss Me Goodbyeas Jolly
5.9
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1981
Boleroas Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
6.9
1981
Thiefas Frank
7.2
1980
Hide in Plain Sightas Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
5.7
1979
Chapter Twoas George Schneider
5.9
1979
1941as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
5.8
1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Partyas Self (uncredited)
1.0
1979
1.0
1978
Comes a Horsemanas Frank 'Buck' Athearn
6.1
1977
Superstuntas Self
1977
Another Man, Another Chanceas David Williams
6.0
1977
A Bridge Too Faras SSgt. Eddie Dohun
7.2
1976
Silent Movieas James Caan
6.5
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New Yorkas Harry Digby
5.6
1975
The Killer Eliteas Mike Locken
5.8
1975
1975
Gone with the Westas Jud McGraw
3.0
1975
Rollerballas Jonathan E.
6.3
1975
Funny Ladyas Billy Rose
5.3
1975
Funny Girl to Funny Ladyas Self
6.0
1974
Freebie and the Beanas Freebie
6.1
1974
The Godfather Part IIas Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
8.6
1974
The Gambleras Axel
6.7
1973
Cinderella Libertyas John Baggs Jr.
6.7
1973
Slitheras Dick Kanipsia
5.8
1972
The Godfatheras Sonny Corleone
8.7
1971
Brian's Songas Brian Piccolo
7.3
1971
T.R. Baskinas Larry Moore
5.1
1971
1970
Rabbit, Runas Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
4.2
1969
The Rain Peopleas Jimmy Kilgannon
6.6
1968
Filmmakeras Self (uncredited)
7.3
1968
Journey to Shilohas Buck Burnett
5.4
1968
Submarine X-1as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
6.3
1967
Gamesas Paul Montgomery
6.2
1967
Countdownas Lee Stegler
5.8
1966
El Doradoas Mississippi
7.4
1965
Red Line 7000as Mike
5.4
1965
The Glory Guysas Pvt. Anthony Dugan
6.5
1964
Lady in a Cageas Randall Simpson O'Connell
6.2
1963
Irma la Douceas Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
7.4
Production & Directing (2)
1980
Hide in Plain SightDirector
5.7
1974
The Godfather Part IIThanks
8.6