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James Caan

Actor / Character Actor / Film Director | * 03/26/1940 († 82, 07/06/2022) | The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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James Edmund Caan ( KAHN; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972) – a performance that earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in The Godfather Part II (1974). He received a motion-picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks' El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman's Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), Caan gained acclaim for his portrayal of Brian Piccolo in the 1971 television movie Brian's Song, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. Caan received ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a ho ...

Thief

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1981 | 3.6/5 | 2h 3min
Crime, Thriller, Action
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Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his y ...

The Godfather

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1972 | 4.4/5 | 2h 55min
Drama, Crime
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Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds ...

Misery

R

1990 | 3.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Thriller
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In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game. ...

Rollerball

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1975 | 3.1/5 | 2h 5min
Action, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for James Caan

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with James Caan as Actor(127)

as Sherriff Doyle2023 Acre Beyond the Rye
as himself2023 King on Screen
as Stan2023 Fast Charlie
as Dan2021 Queen Bees
as Tap2020 JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
as himself2019 It Takes a Lunatic
as Col. Tom Rockwell2019 Out of Blue
as Agent Gamble2018 Con Man
as Harry2017 Holy Lands
as Senator George Lawrence Secord2017 The Red Maple Leaf
as Roger Flynn2017 Good Enough
as Grandpa2017 Undercover Grandpa
as Harold Grainey2016 The Good Neighbor
as Tap2016 JL Family Ranch
as Professor Bernard Issaacs2015 Sicilian Vampire
as Earnshaw2015 Wuthering High
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden2015 The Throwaways
as Walter2014 Preggoland
as Mike 'Brother' Albright2014 A Fighting Man
as himself2014 Altman
as Self - Actor (archive footage)2014 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Schuuster2014 The Outsider
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2013 Seduced and Abandoned
as Leon2013 Blood Ties
as Tim Lockwood (voice)2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Mr. Allspice2012 Small Apartments
as Micky2012 For the Love of Money
as Father McNally2012 That's My Boy
as himself2012 The Godfather Legacy
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt2011 Detachment
as Self (archive footage)2011 D'un film à l'autre
as himself2011 His Way
as Max Saltzman2010 Henry's Crime
as Himself (voice)2009 Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as Tim Lockwood (voice)2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Gerry Ryan2009 Mercy
as Jerry Haggerty2009 Middle Men
as Salvatore Palmeri2008 Wisegal
as Mr. Riccoli (segment "Brett Ratner")2008 New York, I Love You
as The President2008 Get Smart
as himself2008 The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
as himself2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as (archive footage)2006 The Godfather and the Mob
as Darren Mason2005 Santa's Slay
2005 Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
as Jimmy2005 This Thing of Ours
as Mr. Harry Dewitt2004 The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004 Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
as himself2003 Misery Loves Company
as The Big Man2003 Dogville
as Leonard Grey2003 Jericho Mansions
as Walter2003 Elf
as Dr. William Haber2002 Lathe of Heaven
as Prison Warden2002 Night at the Golden Eagle
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna2002 Blood Crime
as Marvin2002 City of Ghosts
as himself2001 Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as John Flinders2001 Warden of Red Rock
as Lance Huston2001 In the Shadows
as Capt. Fred Moosally2001 A Glimpse of Hell
as Roy Baker2001 Dead Simple
as Frank Olchin2000 The Yards
as Charlie Doyles2000 Luckytown
as Joe Sarno2000 The Way of the Gun
as Kieran Johnson1999 This Is My Father
as Frank Vitale1999 Mickey Blue Eyes
as himself1999 The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
as Philip Marlowe1998 Poodle Springs
as himself1997 Howard Hawks: American Artist
as Sean McLennon1996 North Star
as Jim1996 A Boy Called Hate
as Frank Colton1996 Bulletproof
as Mr. Henry1996 Bottle Rocket
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin1996 Eraser
1993 Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
as Roy Sweeney1993 Flesh and Bone
as Sam Winters1993 The Program
as Tommy Korman1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
as Sonny Corleone1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Himself (uncredited)1992 The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special
as Eddie Sparks1991 For the Boys
as Dr. Scurvy1991 The Dark Backward
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone1990 'The Godfather' Family: A Look Inside
as Spaldoni1990 Dick Tracy
as Paul Sheldon1990 Misery
as Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes1988 Alien Nation
as Sgt. Clell Hazard1987 Gardens of Stone
1985 Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
as Jolly1982 Kiss Me Goodbye
as Frank1981 Thief
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn1981 Bolero: Dance of Life
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.1980 Hide in Plain Sight
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)1979 1941
1979 Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
as George Schneider1979 Chapter Two
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn1978 Comes a Horseman
as David Williams1977 Another Man, Another Chance
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Harry Digby1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York
as himself1976 Silent Movie
as himself1975 Funny Girl to Funny Lady
as Jud McGraw1975 Gone with the West
1975 From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
as Jonathan E.1975 Rollerball
as Mike Locken1975 The Killer Elite
as Billy Rose1975 Funny Lady
as Axel Freed1974 The Gambler
as Sonny Corleone1974 The Godfather Part II
as Freebie1974 Freebie and the Bean
as Dick Kanipsia1973 Slither
as John Baggs Jr.1973 Cinderella Liberty
as Sonny Corleone1972 The Godfather
as Brian Piccolo1971 Brian's Song
as Larry Moore1971 T.R. Baskin
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom1970 Rabbit, Run
as Jimmy Kilgannon1969 The Rain People
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR1969 Submarine X-1
as Buck Burnett1968 Journey to Shiloh
as himself1968 Filmmaker
as Paul Montgomery1967 Games
as Lee Stegler1967 Countdown
as Mississippi1966 El Dorado
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan1965 The Glory Guys
as Mike1965 Red Line 7000
as Randall Simpson O'Connell1964 Lady in a Cage
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)1963 Irma la Douce

TV Shows/Series with James Caan as Actor(24)

as Self. Actor & Playboy Mansion Regular.2022 Secrets of Playboy
as himself2020 The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as himself2016 The American West
as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.2013 Back in the Game
2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Ed Deline2003 Las Vegas
as Ed Deline2001 Crossing Jordan
as James Caan (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as James Caan (uncredited)1995 NewsRadio
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1989 The Simpsons
as himself1967 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1965 Get Smart
as Eugene David Holt1965 The F.B.I.
as Rick Peterson1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sgt. Beckman1962 Combat!
as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Buddie Simpson1962 The Wide Country
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Charley Johnson1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
1960 Route 66
as Marty Feketi1958 Naked City

Movies with James Caan as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1980 Hide in Plain Sight
Crew/Thanks1974 The Godfather Part II

TV Shows/Series with James Caan as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer1995 Star Trek: Voyager
Writing/Writer1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation

Full Name: James Caan
Born: Tuesday, 03/26 1940 (March) in The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 07/06 2022 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Michigan State University, Hofstra University, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Rhodes Preparatory School
Spouses (current/former): Sheila Ryan
Children: Scott Caan
Student of: Takayuki Kubota
Other names for James Caan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Edmund Caan"
"Jimmy Caan"
"Джеймс Каан"
"詹姆斯·凯恩"
James Caan frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (68x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Francis Ford Coppola (20x, Crew)

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