James Caan
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Family Guy
James Caan (voice)
1999
Series
The Simpsons
James Caan (voice)
1989
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Tony Archer
2010
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Film
The Godfather
Sonny Corleone
1972
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Series
Las Vegas
Ed Deline
2003
Series
Crossing Jordan
Ed Deline
2001
Film
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
1974
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
1962
Series
Get Smart
Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
1965
Series
Dr. Kildare
Charley Johnson
1961
Series
The Untouchables
Keir Brannon
1959
Series
Combat!
Sgt. Beckman
1962
Series
The F.B.I.
Eugene David Holt
1965
Series
Naked City
Marty Feketi
1958
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Route 66
1960
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Elf
Walter
2003
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rick Peterson
1963
Series
NewsRadio
James Caan (uncredited)
1995
Film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2009
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
Biography
Self
1987
Film
Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen
2023
Film
Get Smart
The President
2008
Film
That's My Boy
Father McNally
2012
Film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice)
2013
Film
Misery
Paul Sheldon
1990
Film
Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
1996
Film
Dick Tracy
Spaldoni
1990
Series
Annoying Orange
Jalapeño
2009
Film
A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun
1977
Film
The Yards
Frank Olchin
2000
Series
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
1977
Film
Dogville
The Big Man
2003
Series
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
Film
Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt
2011
Film
El Dorado
Mississippi
1966
Film
New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
2008
Film
1941
Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
1979
Film
Thief
Frank
1981
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty
2009
Film
Irma la Douce
Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
1963
Film
Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry
1996
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
Film
Blood Ties
Leon
2013
Film
Bulletproof
Frank Colton
1996
Series
The American West
Self
2016
Film
Silent Movie
James Caan
1976
Film
The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno
2000
Film
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
2014
Film
Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale
1999
Film
Funny Lady
Billy Rose
1975
Film
Rollerball
Jonathan E.
1975
Film
The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey
2016
Series
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
2013
Film
The Gambler
Axel
1974
Series
Secrets of Playboy
Self
2022
Series
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson
1962
Film
Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman
2010
Series
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
2020
Film
Another Man, Another Chance
David Williams
1977
Film
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
2016
Film
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
1992
Film
Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes
1988
Film
Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney
1993
Film
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
2013
Film
Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs
2015
Film
The Outsider
Schuuster
2015
Film
Poodle Springs
Philip Marlowe
1998
Film
Queen Bees
Dan
2021
Film
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
2012
Film
Altman
Self
2014
Film
The Rain People
Jimmy Kilgannon
1969
Film
Con Man
Agent Gamble
2018
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman
1992
Film
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard
1987
Film
Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
1978
Film
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Self (voice)
2009
Film
Preggoland
Walter
2014
Film
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
2017
Film
Santa's Slay
Darren Mason
2005
Film
Holy Lands
Harry
2019
Film
Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa
2017
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Film
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
1971
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Film
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
1981
Film
J.L. Family Ranch
Tap
2016
Film
The Killer Elite
Mike Locken
1975
Film
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
1990
Film
The Program
Sam Winters
1993
Film
The Glory Guys
Pvt. Anthony Dugan
1965
Film
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
2004
Film
For the Boys
Eddie Sparks
1991
Film
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
Film
City of Ghosts
Marvin
2002
Film
The Throwaways
Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
2015
Film
In the Shadows
Lance Huston
2001
Film
Countdown
Lee Stegler
1967
Film
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap
2020
Film
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
1976
Film
Kiss Me Goodbye
Jolly
1982
Film
King on Screen
Self
2023
Film
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie
1974
Film
For the Love of Money
Micky
2012
Film
Warden of Red Rock
John Flinders
2001
Film
Lathe of Heaven
Dr. William Haber
2002
Film
His Way
Self
2011
Film
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Film
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
1973
Film
Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell
2019
Film
Journey to Shiloh
Buck Burnett
1968
Film
North Star
Sean McLennon
1996
Film
Games
Paul Montgomery
1967
Superstunt
Self
1977
Film
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
2009
Film
Red Line 7000
Mike
1965
Film
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019
Film
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Film
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
1979
Film
Brando
Self
2007
Film
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Film
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
1973
Film
The Godfather Legacy
Self
2012
Film
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1971
Film
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
1964
Film
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
2002
Film
Rickles
1975
Film
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
2008
Film
Blood Crime
Sheriff Morgan McKenna
2002
Film
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
1968
Film
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
2008
Film
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
2004
Film
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
2004
Film
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
2002
Film
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
1991
Film
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
2000
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Self
1999
Film
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
1980
Film
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
1971
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Self
1997
Film
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
1975
Film
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
2003
Film
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Film
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
Film
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
2015
Film
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
1999
Film
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003
Film
Chapter Two
George Schneider
1979
Film
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
2001
Film
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
1975
Film
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1979
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
1999
Film
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
2001
Film
Playmate Pajama Party
self
1999
Film
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
1970
Film
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
1992
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
Film
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
2017
Film
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
2006
Film
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
1996
Hollywood Gangster
Self
2008
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975