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James Caan
James Caan’s screen credits include Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and Tim Lockwood (voice) in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Born March 26, 1940† July 6, 2022 The Bronx, New York, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2024Chuck Zito: An American StorySelf
- 2023Fast CharlieStan Mullen
- 2023King on ScreenSelf
- 2021Queen BeesDan
- 2020JL Family Ranch: The Wedding GiftTap
- 2019It Takes a LunaticSelf
- 2019Out of BlueCol. Tom Rockwell
- 2019Holy LandsHarry
- 2018Con ManAgent Gamble
- 2017Good EnoughRoger Flynn
- 2017Undercover GrandpaGrandpa
- 2017The Red Maple LeafSenator George Lawrence Secord
- 2016The Good NeighborHarold Grainey
- 2016J.L. Family RanchTap
- 2015Sicilian VampireProfessor Bernard Issaacs
- 2015The OutsiderSchuuster
- 2015Wuthering HighEarnshaw
- 2015The ThrowawaysLt. Col. Christopher Holden
- 2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2014PreggolandWalter
- 2014AltmanSelf
- 2014A Fighting ManMike 'Brother' Albright
- 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Tim Lockwood (voice)
- 2013Blood TiesLeon
- 2013Seduced and AbandonedSelf
- 2012The Godfather LegacySelf
- 2012That's My BoyFather McNally
- 2012For the Love of MoneyMicky
- 2012Small ApartmentsMr. Allspice
- 2011DetachmentMr. Charles Seaboldt
- 2011His WaySelf
- 2010Henry's CrimeMax Saltzman
- 2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideSelf (voice)
- 2009MercyGerry Ryan
- 2009Middle MenJerry Haggerty
- 2008Hollywood GangsterSelf
- 2008The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'Self
- 2008New York, I Love YouMr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
- 2008Get SmartThe President
- 2008WisegalSalvatore Palmeri
- 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelf
- 2007BrandoSelf
- 2006The Phillie Phanatic Goes HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
- 2006The Godfather and the MobSelf (archive footage)
- 2005Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodActor
- 2005Santa's SlayDarren Mason
- 2004Elf: Film School for KidsSelf
- 2004Elf: That's a WrapSelf
- 2004Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & AngelsActor
- 2004The Incredible Mrs. RitchieMr. Harry Dewitt
- 2003ElfWalter
- 2003DogvilleThe Big Man
- 2003Jericho MansionsLeonard Grey
- 2003Misery Loves CompanySelf
- 2002Blood CrimeSheriff Morgan McKenna
- 2002City of GhostsMarvin
- 2002Lathe of HeavenDr. William Haber
- 2002Night at the Golden EaglePrison Warden
- 2002This Thing of OursJimmy
- 2001Dead SimpleRoy Baker
- 2001In the ShadowsLance Huston
- 2001Warden of Red RockJohn Flinders
- 2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelf
- 2001A Glimpse of HellCapt. Fred Moosally
- 2000The Way of the GunJoe Sarno
- 2000LuckytownCharlie Doyles
- 2000The YardsFrank Olchin
- 1999Playboy: Playmate Pajama PartyActor
- 1999Mickey Blue EyesFrank Vitale
- 1999The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'Self
- 1999This Is My FatherKieran Johnson
- 1999Playmate Pajama Partyself
- 1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in MasculinitySelf
- 1998Poodle SpringsPhilip Marlowe
- 1997Howard Hawks: American ArtistSelf
- 1996BulletproofFrank Colton
- 1996EraserDeGuerin
- 1996A Boy Called HateJim
- 1996Bottle RocketMr. Abe Henry
- 1996North StarSean McLennon
- 1993Flesh and BoneRoy Sweeney
- 1993The ProgramSam Winters
- 1993Harley-Davidson: The American MotorcycleActor
- 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Sonny Corleone
- 1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
- 1992Honeymoon in VegasTommy Korman
- 1992The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!Self (uncredited)
- 1991For the BoysEddie Sparks
- 1991The Dark BackwardDr. Scurvy
- 1990MiseryPaul Sheldon
- 1990The Godfather Family: A Look InsideSelf / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
- 1990Dick TracySpaldoni
- 1988Alien NationMatthew Sykes
- 1987Gardens of StoneSgt. Clell Hazard
- 1985Dorothy Stratten: The Untold StoryActor
- 1982Kiss Me GoodbyeJolly
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1981BoleroJack Glenn / Jason Glenn
- 1981ThiefFrank
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