1940-03-26 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Chuck Zito: An American Story | Self | 2024-05-01 |
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King on Screen | Self | 2023-08-11 |
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Fast Charlie | Stan Mullen | 2023-12-08 |
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Queen Bees | Dan | 2021-06-11 |
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JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift | Tap | 2020-09-27 |
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Holy Lands | Harry | 2019-01-16 |
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It Takes a Lunatic | Self | 2019-05-03 |
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Out of Blue | Col. Tom Rockwell | 2019-03-22 |
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Con Man | Agent Gamble | 2018-03-02 |
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The Red Maple Leaf | Senator George Lawrence Secord | 2017-02-24 |
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Good Enough | Roger Flynn | 2017-10-10 |
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Undercover Grandpa | Grandpa | 2017-07-07 |
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J.L. Family Ranch | Tap | 2016-07-22 |
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The Good Neighbor | Harold Grainey | 2016-09-16 |
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The Outsider | Schuuster | 2015-06-21 |
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The Throwaways | Lt. Col. Christopher Holden | 2015-01-30 |
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Wuthering High | Earnshaw | 2015-05-29 |
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Sicilian Vampire | Professor Bernard Issaacs | 2015-11-03 |
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A Fighting Man | Mike 'Brother' Albright | 2014-04-24 |
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Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014-09-20 |
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Altman | Self | 2014-08-01 |
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Preggoland | Walter | 2014-09-04 |
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Blood Ties | Leon | 2013-08-22 |
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Seduced and Abandoned | Self | 2013-05-20 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Tim Lockwood (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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For the Love of Money | Micky | 2012-06-08 |
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The Godfather Legacy | Self | 2012-07-12 |
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That's My Boy | Father McNally | 2012-06-14 |
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Small Apartments | Mr. Allspice | 2012-03-10 |
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His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
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Detachment | Mr. Charles Seaboldt | 2011-04-24 |
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Henry's Crime | Max Saltzman | 2010-01-14 |
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Middle Men | Jerry Haggerty | 2009-05-17 |
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Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side | Self (voice) | 2009-12-22 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Tim Lockwood (voice) | 2009-09-17 |
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Mercy | Gerry Ryan | 2009-11-11 |
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The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' | Self | 2008-12-16 |
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Get Smart | The President | 2008-06-19 |
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Hollywood Gangster | Self | 2008-12-27 |
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New York, I Love You | Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist | 2008-09-06 |
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Wisegal | Salvatore Palmeri | 2008-03-15 |
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | 2007-10-13 |
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Brando | Self | 2007-05-01 |
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The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood | Self (uncredited) | 2006-08-01 |
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The Godfather and the Mob | Self (archive footage) | 2006-04-25 |
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Santa's Slay | Darren Mason | 2005-10-25 |
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Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood | 2005-12-02 | |
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Mr. Harry Dewitt | 2004-03-30 |
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels | 2004-09-21 | |
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Misery Loves Company | Self | 2003-01-01 |
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Dogville | The Big Man | 2003-05-21 |
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Elf | Walter | 2003-11-07 |
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Jericho Mansions | Leonard Grey | 2003-05-17 |
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Night at the Golden Eagle | Prison Warden | 2002-05-17 |
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City of Ghosts | Marvin | 2002-09-10 |
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This Thing of Ours | Jimmy | 2002-01-25 |
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Blood Crime | Sheriff Morgan McKenna | 2002-09-13 |
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Lathe of Heaven | Dr. William Haber | 2002-09-08 |
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Dead Simple | Roy Baker | 2001-08-21 |
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
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Warden of Red Rock | John Flinders | 2001-06-06 |
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In the Shadows | Lance Huston | 2001-06-24 |
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A Glimpse of Hell | Capt. Fred Moosally | 2001-03-18 |
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Luckytown | Charlie Doyles | 2000-08-04 |
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The Way of the Gun | Joe Sarno | 2000-09-08 |
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The Yards | Frank Olchin | 2000-04-27 |
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The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' | Self | 1999-07-31 |
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Mickey Blue Eyes | Frank Vitale | 1999-08-16 |
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This Is My Father | Kieran Johnson | 1999-05-07 |
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Poodle Springs | Philip Marlowe | 1998-07-25 |
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Howard Hawks: American Artist | Self | 1997-01-01 |
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North Star | Sean McLennon | 1996-01-03 |
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A Boy Called Hate | Jim | 1996-05-22 |
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Bottle Rocket | Mr. Abe Henry | 1996-02-21 |
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Eraser | U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin | 1996-06-21 |
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Bulletproof | Frank Colton | 1996-09-06 |
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The Program | Sam Winters | 1993-09-24 |
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Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | 1993-01-01 | |
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Flesh and Bone | Roy Sweeney | 1993-11-05 |
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Honeymoon in Vegas | Tommy Korman | 1992-08-28 |
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The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Sonny Corleone | 1992-10-21 |
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The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! | Self (uncredited) | 1992-05-17 |
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Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
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For the Boys | Eddie Sparks | 1991-11-22 |
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The Dark Backward | Dr. Scurvy | 1991-07-26 |
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone | 1990-07-12 |
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Misery | Paul Sheldon | 1990-11-30 |
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Dick Tracy | Spaldoni | 1990-04-05 |
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Alien Nation | Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes | 1988-10-07 |
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Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Clell Hazard | 1987-05-05 |
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Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story | 1985-10-13 | |
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Kiss Me Goodbye | Jolly | 1982-12-22 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Les uns et les autres | Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn | 1981-05-27 |
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Thief | Frank | 1981-03-27 |
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The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 | Santino "Sonny" Corleone | 1981-03-24 |
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Hide in Plain Sight | Thomas Hacklin, Jr. | 1980-03-21 |
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Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party | Self (uncredited) | 1979-11-23 |
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1941 | Sailor in Fight (uncredited) | 1979-12-14 |
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Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1979-05-07 |
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Chapter Two | George Schneider | 1979-12-14 |
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Comes a Horseman | Frank 'Buck' Athearn | 1978-10-25 |
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Un autre homme, une autre chance | David Williams | 1977-09-28 |
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A Bridge Too Far | SSgt. Eddie Dohun | 1977-06-15 |
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Silent Movie | Self | 1976-06-17 |
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Harry and Walter Go to New York | Harry Digby | 1976-06-17 |
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Gone with the West | Jud McGraw | 1975-09-01 |
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Funny Girl to Funny Lady | Self | 1975-03-09 |
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Rickles | 1975-11-19 | |
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From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle | 1975-01-01 | |
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Funny Lady | Billy Rose | 1975-03-15 |
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Rollerball | Jonathan E. | 1975-06-25 |
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The Killer Elite | Mike Locken | 1975-12-19 |
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The Gambler | Axel | 1974-10-02 |
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Freebie and the Bean | Freebie | 1974-12-25 |
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The Godfather Part II | Sonny Corleone (uncredited) | 1974-12-20 |
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Slither | Dick Kanipsia | 1973-03-07 |
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Cinderella Liberty | John Baggs Jr. | 1973-12-18 |
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The Godfather | Sonny Corleone | 1972-03-14 |
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T.R. Baskin | Larry Moore | 1971-10-20 |
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The Godfather: Behind the Scenes | Self | 1971-01-01 |
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Brian's Song | Brian Piccolo | 1971-11-30 |
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Rabbit, Run | Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom | 1970-10-01 |
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The Rain People | Jimmy Kilgannon | 1969-08-27 |
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Submarine X-1 | Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR | 1968-03-22 |
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Filmmaker | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-01 |
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Journey to Shiloh | Buck Burnett | 1968-05-10 |
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Countdown | Lee Stegler | 1967-08-20 |
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Games | Paul Montgomery | 1967-09-17 |
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El Dorado | Mississippi | 1966-12-17 |
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The Glory Guys | Pvt. Anthony Dugan | 1965-07-07 |
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Red Line 7000 | Mike | 1965-11-09 |
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Lady in a Cage | Randall Simpson O'Connell | 1964-06-10 |
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Irma la Douce | Soldier with Radio (uncredited) | 1963-06-05 |
