James Caan

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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2024
  2. 2023
    Fast Charlie

    Stan Mullen • Acting

  3. 2023
    King on Screen

    Self • Acting

  4. 2021
    Queen Bees

    Dan • Acting

  5. 2020
  6. 2019
    Holy Lands

    Harry • Acting

  7. 2019
    Out of Blue

    Col. Tom Rockwell • Acting

  8. 2019
    It Takes a Lunatic

    Self • Acting

James Caan - Aperture