
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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Fast Charlie
Stan Mullen • 2023
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★6/10

JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
Tap • 2020
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★6/10

Holy Lands
Harry • 2019
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★6/10

Out of Blue
Col. Tom Rockwell • 2019
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★5/10

Undercover Grandpa
Grandpa • 2017
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★6/10

The Good Neighbor
Harold Grainey • 2016
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★6/10

The Outsider
Schuuster • 2015
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★4/10

Sicilian Vampire
Professor Bernard Issaacs • 2015
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★3/10

Altman
Self • 2014
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★7/10

Preggoland
Walter • 2014
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★6/10

A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright • 2014
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★5/10

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Tim Lockwood (voice) • 2013
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★6/10

Blood Ties
Leon • 2013
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★6/10

Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice • 2012
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★6/10

That's My Boy
Father McNally • 2012
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★6/10

For the Love of Money
Micky • 2012
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★4/10

Detachment
Mr. Charles Seaboldt • 2011
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★8/10

Henry's Crime
Max Saltzman • 2010
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★6/10

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tim Lockwood (voice) • 2009
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★7/10

Middle Men
Jerry Haggerty • 2009
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★7/10

Get Smart
The President • 2008
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★6/10

New York, I Love You
Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist • 2008
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★6/10

Santa's Slay
Darren Mason • 2005
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★5/10

Dogville
The Big Man • 2003
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★8/10

Elf
Walter • 2003
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★7/10

Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey • 2003
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★5/10

The Way of the Gun
Joe Sarno • 2000
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★6/10

The Yards
Frank Olchin • 2000
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★6/10

Luckytown
Charlie Doyles • 2000
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★5/10

Mickey Blue Eyes
Frank Vitale • 1999
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★6/10

Bottle Rocket
Mr. Abe Henry • 1996
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★7/10

Eraser
U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin • 1996
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★6/10

Bulletproof
Frank Colton • 1996
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★6/10

North Star
Sean McLennon • 1996
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★5/10

The Program
Sam Winters • 1993
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★6/10

Flesh and Bone
Roy Sweeney • 1993
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★6/10

Honeymoon in Vegas
Tommy Korman • 1992
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★6/10

For the Boys
Eddie Sparks • 1991
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★6/10

The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy • 1991
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★6/10

Kesakitan
Paul Sheldon • 1990
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★8/10

Dick Tracy
Spaldoni • 1990
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★6/10

Alien Nation
Matthew Sykes • 1988
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★6/10

Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Clell Hazard • 1987
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★6/10

Thief
Frank • 1981
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★7/10

Comes a Horseman
Frank 'Buck' Athearn • 1978
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★6/10

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Santino "Sonny" Corleone • 1977
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★9/10

A Bridge Too Far
SSgt. Eddie Dohun • 1977
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★7/10

Rollerball
Jonathan E. • 1975
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★6/10
