Acting
James Caan
Born Mar 26, 1940 · The Bronx, New York, USA · Died Jul 6, 2022
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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Acting
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024
Documentary
Fast Charlie
2023
Action · Crime · Drama
King on Screen
2023
Documentary
Queen Bees
2021
Romance · Comedy · Drama
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift
2020
TV Movie · Family
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
Documentary
Out of Blue
2019
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Holy Lands
2019
Drama
Con Man
2018
Crime · Drama
Good Enough
2017
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Undercover Grandpa
2017
Family · Comedy
The Red Maple Leaf
2017
Mystery · Crime · Drama
The Good Neighbor
2016
Drama · Thriller
J.L. Family Ranch
2016
Drama · Western
Sicilian Vampire
2015
Crime · Drama · Horror
The Outsider
2015
Action · Crime · Drama
Wuthering High
2015
Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Throwaways
2015
Action · Thriller · Fantasy
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Documentary · TV Movie
Preggoland
2014
Comedy · Drama
Altman
2014
Documentary
A Fighting Man
2014
Drama
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
Animation · Family · Comedy
Back in the Game
2013
Comedy · Family
Blood Ties
2013
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
Documentary
The Godfather Legacy
2012
Documentary · TV Movie
That's My Boy
2012
Comedy
For the Love of Money
2012
Action · Crime · Drama
Small Apartments
2012
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Detachment
2011
Drama
His Way
2011
Documentary
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Henry's Crime
2010
Crime · Comedy
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction
Mercy
2009
Drama · Romance
Annoying Orange
2009
Animation · Comedy
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
Animation · Comedy · Family
Middle Men
2009
Drama · Comedy · Crime
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
2008
Documentary
New York, I Love You
2008
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Get Smart
2008
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Wisegal
2008
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Documentary · Comedy
Brando
2007
Documentary
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006
The Godfather and the Mob
2006
Documentary
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Documentary
Santa's Slay
2005
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004
Documentary
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004
Music
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004
Drama · TV Movie
Elf
2003
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Las Vegas
2003
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Dogville
2003
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Jericho Mansions
2003
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Misery Loves Company
2003
Documentary
Blood Crime
2002
Mystery · Thriller · TV Movie
City of Ghosts
2002
Thriller · Crime
Lathe of Heaven
2002
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Night at the Golden Eagle
2002
Crime · Drama
This Thing of Ours
2002
Drama · Action · Thriller
Crossing Jordan
2001
Drama
Dead Simple
2001
In the Shadows
2001
Thriller · Crime · Action
Warden of Red Rock
2001
Western · TV Movie
A Glimpse of Hell
2001
Drama · TV Movie
The Way of the Gun
2000
Action · Crime · Drama
Luckytown
2000
Crime · Thriller
The Yards
2000
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
Comedy · Crime · Romance
This Is My Father
1999
Drama · Romance
Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Documentary
Family Guy
1999
Animation · Comedy
Poodle Springs
1998
TV Movie · Crime · Mystery
Bulletproof
1996
Comedy · Crime · Action
Eraser
1996
Action · Mystery · Thriller
A Boy Called Hate
1996
Crime · Drama · Romance
Bottle Rocket
1996
Comedy · Crime · Drama
North Star
1996
Action · Adventure · Drama
NewsRadio
1995
Comedy
Flesh and Bone
1993
Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Program
1993
Drama · Action · Romance
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Crime · Drama
Earth and the American Dream
1992
Documentary
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
Comedy · Romance
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
Comedy
For the Boys
1991
Drama · Music · Comedy
The Dark Backward
1991
Comedy
Misery
1990
Drama · Thriller
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Documentary · TV Movie
Dick Tracy
1990
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Alien Nation
1988
Science Fiction · Crime · Thriller
Gardens of Stone
1987
War · Drama · History
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Documentary
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Bolero
1981
Drama · Music
Thief
1981
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Drama
Chapter Two
1979
Comedy · Drama · Romance
1941
1979
Comedy · War
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
Comedy · TV Movie
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
TV Movie
Comes a Horseman
1978
Western · Drama
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Crime · Drama
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
Drama · Romance · Western
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
TV Movie · Documentary
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Drama · History · War
Silent Movie
1976
Comedy
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
Crime · Comedy
The Killer Elite
1975
Crime · Action · Thriller
Rickles
1975
Comedy · TV Movie
Gone with the West
1975
Western
Rollerball
1975
Science Fiction
Funny Lady
1975
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
1975
Music · TV Movie
Freebie and the Bean
1974
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Godfather Part II
1974
Drama · Crime
The Gambler
1974
Drama · Crime
Cinderella Liberty
1973
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Slither
1973
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
The Godfather
1972
Drama · Crime
Brian's Song
1971
Drama · TV Movie
T.R. Baskin
1971
Drama
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
Documentary
Rabbit, Run
1970
Drama
The Rain People
1969
Drama
Filmmaker
1968
Documentary
Journey to Shiloh
1968
Drama · War · Western
Submarine X-1
1968
War
Games
1967
Thriller · Horror
Countdown
1967
Science Fiction · Thriller
El Dorado
1966
Western · Drama
Red Line 7000
1965
Action · Drama
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Get Smart
1965
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Glory Guys
1965
Drama · Action · Western
Lady in a Cage
1964
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mystery · Drama
Irma la Douce
1963
Romance · Comedy
Combat!
1962
War & Politics · Drama
The Wide Country
1962
Western
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
Dr. Kildare
1961
Drama
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
The Untouchables
1959
Drama · Crime
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Directed
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Drama
Written
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama