About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
Family GuySeries • 1999
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
Crossing JordanSeries • 2001
Las VegasSeries • 2003
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Get SmartSeries • 1965
Combat!Series • 1962
The GodfatherMovie • 1972
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
Naked CitySeries • 1958
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
The UntouchablesSeries • 1959
Route 66Series • 1960
The Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
NewsRadioSeries • 1995
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsMovie • 2009
MiseryMovie • 1990
Get SmartMovie • 2008
ElfMovie • 2003
Annoying OrangeSeries • 2009