Acting · The Bronx, New York, USA · Born March 26, 1940
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).
MovieChuck Zito: An American Story
2024
as Self
MovieFast Charlie
2023
as Stan Mullen
MovieKing on Screen
2023
as Self
TVSecrets of Playboy
2022
as Self
MovieQueen Bees
2021
as Dan
TVThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self
MovieJL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
2020
as Tap
MovieIt Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
MovieOut of Blue
2019
as Col. Tom Rockwell
MovieHoly Lands
2019
as Harry
MovieCon Man
2018
as Agent Gamble
MovieGood Enough
2017
as Roger Flynn
MovieUndercover Grandpa
2017
as Grandpa
MovieThe Red Maple Leaf
2017
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
MovieThe Good Neighbor
2016
as Harold Grainey
MovieJ.L. Family Ranch
2016
as Tap
TVThe American West
2016
as Self
MovieThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016
as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
MovieSicilian Vampire
2015
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
MovieThe Outsider
2015
as Schuuster
MovieWuthering High
2015
as Earnshaw
MovieThe Throwaways
2015
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
MovieMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MoviePreggoland
2014
as Walter
MovieAltman
2014
as Self
MovieA Fighting Man
2014
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
MovieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
TVBack in the Game
2013
as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
MovieBlood Ties
2013
as Leon
MovieSeduced and Abandoned
2013
as Self
MovieThe Godfather Legacy
2012
as Self
MovieThat's My Boy
2012
as Father McNally
MovieFor the Love of Money
2012
as Micky
MovieSmall Apartments
2012
as Mr. Allspice
MovieDetachment
2011
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
MovieHis Way
2011
as Self
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Tony Archer
MovieHenry's Crime
2010
as Max Saltzman
MovieFamily Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
as Self (voice)
MovieMercy
2009
as Gerry Ryan
TVAnnoying Orange
2009
as Jalapeño
MovieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
MovieMiddle Men
2009
as Jerry Haggerty
Hollywood Gangster
2008
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
2008
as Self
MovieNew York, I Love You
2008
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
MovieGet Smart
2008
as The President
MovieWisegal
2008
as Salvatore Palmeri
MovieMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
MovieBrando
2007
as Self
MovieThe Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Godfather and the Mob
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
MovieSanta's Slay
2005
as Darren Mason
MovieElf: Film School for Kids
2004
as Self
MovieElf: That's a Wrap
2004
as Self
MovieWillie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
MovieThe Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
TVLeçon de Cinéma
2004
as Self
MovieElf
2003
as Walter
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Ed Deline
MovieDogville
2003
as The Big Man
MovieJericho Mansions
2003
as Leonard Grey
MovieMisery Loves Company
2003
as Self
MovieBlood Crime
2002
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
MovieCity of Ghosts
2002
as Marvin
MovieLathe of Heaven
2002
as Dr. William Haber
MovieNight at the Golden Eagle
2002
as Prison Warden
MovieThis Thing of Ours
2002
as Jimmy
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Ed Deline
MovieDead Simple
2001
as Roy Baker
MovieIn the Shadows
2001
as Lance Huston
MovieWarden of Red Rock
2001
as John Flinders
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
MovieA Glimpse of Hell
2001
as Capt. Fred Moosally
MovieThe Way of the Gun
2000
as Joe Sarno
MovieLuckytown
2000
as Charlie Doyles
MovieThe Yards
2000
as Frank Olchin
MoviePlayboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
MovieMickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Frank Vitale
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
1999
as Self
MovieThis Is My Father
1999
as Kieran Johnson
TVFamily Guy
1999
as James Caan (voice)
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999
as Self
MoviePoodle Springs
1998
as Philip Marlowe
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997
as Self
MovieBulletproof
1996
as Frank Colton
MovieEraser
1996
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieA Boy Called Hate
1996
as Jim
MovieBottle Rocket
1996
as Mr. Abe Henry
MovieNorth Star
1996
as Sean McLennon
TVNewsRadio
1995
as James Caan (uncredited)
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieFlesh and Bone
1993
as Roy Sweeney
MovieThe Program
1993
as Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
MovieThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
as Sonny Corleone
MovieEarth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
MovieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
as Tommy Korman
MovieThe Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
as Self (uncredited)
MovieFor the Boys
1991
as Eddie Sparks
MovieThe Dark Backward
1991
as Dr. Scurvy
MovieMisery
1990
as Paul Sheldon
MovieThe Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
MovieDick Tracy
1990
as Spaldoni
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as James Caan (voice)
MovieAlien Nation
1988
as Matthew Sykes
MovieGardens of Stone
1987
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
TVBiography
1987
as Self
MovieDorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
MovieKiss Me Goodbye
1982
as Jolly
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieBolero
1981
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
MovieThief
1981
as Frank
MovieHide in Plain Sight
1980
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
MovieChapter Two
1979
as George Schneider
Movie1941
1979
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
MoviePlayboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
as Self (uncredited)
MoviePlayboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
as Self
MovieComes a Horseman
1978
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
TVCiné regards
1978
as Self
Superstunt
1977
as Self
TVMario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
MovieAnother Man, Another Chance
1977
as David Williams
MoviePlayboy's Playmate Party
1977
MovieA Bridge Too Far
1977
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
MovieSilent Movie
1976
as Self
MovieHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Harry Digby
MovieThe Killer Elite
1975
as Mike Locken
MovieRickles
1975
MovieGone with the West
1975
as Jud McGraw
MovieRollerball
1975
as Jonathan E.
MovieFunny Lady
1975
as Billy Rose
MovieFunny Girl to Funny Lady
1975
as Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
MovieFreebie and the Bean
1974
as Freebie
MovieThe Godfather Part II
1974
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
MovieThe Gambler
1974
as Axel
MovieCinderella Liberty
1973
as John Baggs Jr.
MovieSlither
1973
as Dick Kanipsia
MovieThe Godfather
1972
as Sonny Corleone
MovieBrian's Song
1971
as Brian Piccolo
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieT.R. Baskin
1971
as Larry Moore
MovieThe Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
as Self
MovieRabbit, Run
1970
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
MovieThe Rain People
1969
as Jimmy Kilgannon
MovieFilmmaker
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MovieJourney to Shiloh
1968
as Buck Burnett
MovieSubmarine X-1
1968
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
MovieGames
1967
as Paul Montgomery
MovieCountdown
1967
as Lee Stegler
MovieEl Dorado
1966
as Mississippi
MovieRed Line 7000
1965
as Mike
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Eugene David Holt
TVGet Smart
1965
as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
MovieThe Glory Guys
1965
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
MovieLady in a Cage
1964
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Rick Peterson
MovieIrma la Douce
1963
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
TVCombat!
1962
as Sgt. Beckman
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Wide Country
1962
as Buddie Simpson
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Charley Johnson
TVRoute 66
1960
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Keir Brannon
TVNaked City
1958
as Marty Feketi
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
