James Caan

Also Known As: James Edmund Caan , Jimmy Caan, 詹姆斯·凯恩, جیمز کان

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

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

Birthday: March 26, 1940

Deathday: July 06, 2022

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

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Known For:

The Godfather Part II
Dogville
Alien Nation
D'un film à l'autre
Mickey Blue Eyes
The Way of the Gun
Misery
Poodle Springs
Elf
Bulletproof
Silent Movie
A Bridge Too Far
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Freebie and the Bean
Thief
El Dorado
Rollerball
The Killer Elite
Get Smart
City of Ghosts
Misery Loves Company
For the Boys
This Is My Father
Santa's Slay
Eraser
Lathe of Heaven
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Honeymoon in Vegas
Countdown
Bottle Rocket
Gardens of Stone
In the Shadows
Chapter Two
Comes a Horseman
Hollywood Gangster
Lady in a Cage
Bolero: Dance of Life
The Glory Guys
Blood Crime
The Gambler
His Way
Mercy
A Glimpse of Hell
Middle Men
Luckytown
Submarine X-1
Funny Lady
Hide in Plain Sight
Brian's Song
Flesh and Bone
The Program
Red Line 7000
King on Screen
Wisegal
The Yards
Kiss Me Goodbye
Henry's Crime
Night at the Golden Eagle
Detachment
Jericho Mansions
Cinderella Liberty
Games
Small Apartments
The Godfather
Slither
That's My Boy
The Rain People
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Irma la Douce
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Dead Simple
Rabbit, Run
For the Love of Money
Another Man, Another Chance
T.R. Baskin
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Blood Ties
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
North Star
Seduced and Abandoned
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
A Fighting Man
The Outsider
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Fast Charlie
Journey to Shiloh
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
A Boy Called Hate
New York, I Love You
Gone with the West
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
The Godfather Legacy
Altman
Preggoland
The Throwaways
Wuthering High
The Good Neighbor
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Brando
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather and the Mob
JL Family Ranch
Sicilian Vampire
Warden of Red Rock
This Thing of Ours
Con Man
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
The Dark Backward
Undercover Grandpa
Out of Blue
1941
The Red Maple Leaf
Dick Tracy
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Holy Lands
Queen Bees
Filmmaker
Good Enough
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
And the Oscar Goes To...
It Takes a Lunatic
Acre Beyond the Rye
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Earth and the American Dream
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Rickles
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Night of 100 Stars
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Chuck Zito: An American Story