James Caan
Darsteller, Autor, Regie
26. März 1940 — 6. Juli 2022 (82 Jahre)
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).
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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Filmography
| 2023 | Fast Charlie · as Stan Mullen |
| 2021 | Queen Bees · as Danauf plex.tv |
| 2020 | Stephen King: A Necessary Evil · as Paul Sheldon |
| 2020 | JL Family Ranch 2 · as Tapauf plex.tv |
| 2018 | Out of Blue · as Col. Tom Rockwell |
| 2018 | Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition · as Walter |
| 2018 | Con Man · as Agent Gambleauf plex.tv |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa · as Grandpaauf plex.tv |
| 2017 | Holy Lands · as Harryauf plex.tv |
| 2017 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs · as Tim Lockwood |
| 2016 | Good Enough · as Roger Flynnauf plex.tv |
| 2016 | The Red Maple Leaf · as Senator George Lawrence Secord |
| 2016 | JL Ranch · as Tap |
| 2016 | The Good Neighbor · as Harold Graineyauf plex.tv |
| 2016 | The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 · as Santino "sonny" Corleone |
| 2015 | Sicilian Vampire · as Professor Bernard Issaacs |
| 2015 | Elstree 1976 · as Jonathan E. |
| 2015 | Wuthering High · as Earnshaw |
| 2015 | The Throwaways · as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden |
| 2014 | Preggoland · as Walter |
| 2014 | A Fighting Man · as Mike 'brother' Albright |
| 2014 | The Outsider · as Schuuster |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as The Bamboo Cutter |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 · as Tim Lockwood (voice) |
| 2013 | Back in the Game · as Terry 'the Cannon' Gannon, Sr. |
| 2013 | Blood Ties · as Leon |
| 2012 | For the Love of Money · as Mickyauf plex.tv |
| 2012 | That's My Boy · as Father Mcnally |
| 2012 | Magic City · as Sy Berman |
| 2012 | Small Apartments · as Mr. Allspice |
| 2011 | Detachment · as Mr. Charles Seaboldtauf plex.tv |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 · as Tony Archer |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime · as Max Saltzmanauf plex.tv |
| 2009 | Mercy · as Gerry Ryan |
| 2009 | The Annoying Orange · as Jalapeno |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs · as Tim Lockwood (voice) |
| 2009 | Middle Men · as Jerry Haggertyauf plex.tv |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You · as Mr. Riccoli, The Pharmacistauf plex.tv |
| 2008 | Get Smart · as The President |
| 2008 | Wisegal · as Salvatore Palmeri |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Santa's Slay · as Darren Mason |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Elf · as Walter |
| 2003 | Las Vegas · as Ed Deline |
| 2003 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie · as Mr. Harry Dewitt |
| 2003 | Dogville · as The Big Man |
| 2003 | Jericho Mansions · as Leonard Grey |
| 2002 | Blood Crime · as Sheriff Morgan Mckenna |
| 2002 | City of Ghosts · as Marvin |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heaven · as Dr. William Haber |
| 2002 | This Thing of Ours · as Jimmy |
| 2001 | Night at the Golden Eagle · as Prison Warden |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan · as Ed Deline |
| 2001 | Viva Las Nowhere · as Roy Baker |
| 2001 | In the Shadows · as Lance Huston |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell · as Capt. Fred Moosally |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock · as John Flinders |
| 2000 | The Way of the Gun · as Joe Sarnoauf plex.tv |
| 2000 | Luckytown · as Charlie Doyles |
| 2000 | The Yards · as Frank Olchin |
| 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes · as Frank Vitale |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as James Caan (voice) |
| 1998 | This Is My Father · as Kieran Johnson |
| 1998 | Poodle Springs · as Philip Marlowe |
| 1996 | Bulletproof · as Frank Colton |
| 1996 | Eraser · as U.s. Marshal Robert Deguerin |
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket · as Mr. Abe Henry |
| 1996 | North Star · as Sean Mclennonauf plex.tv |
| 1995 | A Boy Called Hate · as Jim |
| 1995 | NewsRadio · as James Caan (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone · as Roy Sweeney |
| 1993 | The Program · as Sam Winters |
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 · as Sonny Corleone |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas · as Tommy Korman |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Eddie Sparks |
| 1991 | For the Boys · as Eddie Sparks |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward · as Dr. Scurvy |
| 1990 | Misery · as Paul Sheldon |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Kilgannon |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy · as Spaldoni |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as James Caan (voice) |
| 1988 | Alien Nation · as Matthew Sykes |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone · as Sgt. Clell Hazard |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye · as Jolly |
| 1981 | Les uns et les autres · as Jack Glenn |
| 1981 | Bolero · as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn |
| 1981 | Thief · as Frank |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight · as Thomas Hacklin, Jr. |
| 1979 | 1941 · as Sailor In Fight (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Chapter Two · as George Schneider |
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman · as Frank 'buck' Athearn |
| 1977 | The Godfather: A Novel for Television · as Santino "sonny" Corleone |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance · as David Williams |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far · as Ssgt. Eddie Dohun |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York · as Harry Digby |
| 1975 | The Killer Elite · as Mike Locken |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Rollerball · as Jonathan E. |
| 1975 | Funny Lady · as Billy Rose |
| 1974 | Gone with the West · as Jud Mcgrawauf plex.tv |
| 1974 | Freebie and the Bean · as Freebie |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II · as Sonny Corleone (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Gambler · as Axel |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty · as John Baggs Jr. |
| 1973 | Slither · as Dick Kanipsia |
| 1972 | The Godfather · as Sonny Corleone |
| 1971 | Brian's Song · as Brian Piccolo |
| 1971 | T.R. Baskin · as Larry Moore |
| 1970 | Rabbit, Run · as Harry "rabbit" Angstrom |
| 1969 | The Rain People · as Jimmy Kilgannon |
| 1968 | Journey to Shiloh · as Buck Burnett |
| 1968 | Submarine X-1 · as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, Rnvr |
| 1967 | Games · as Paul Montgomery |
| 1967 | Countdown · as Lee Stegler |
| 1966 | El Dorado · as Mississippi |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 · as Mike |
| 1965 | Get Smart · as Rupert Of Rathskeller (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. · as Eugene David Holt |
| 1965 | The Glory Guys · as Pvt. Anthony Duganauf plex.tv |
| 1964 | Lady in a Cage · as Randall Simpson O'connell |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre · as Rick Peterson |
| 1963 | Channing · as Jeff Brubaker |
| 1963 | Breaking Point · as Gerry |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce · as Soldier With Radio (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Combat! · as Sgt. Beckman |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses · as Dr. Dick Harris |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone |
| 1962 | The Wide Country · as Buddie Simpson |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere · as Arch Williams |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Charley Johnson |
| 1960 | Route 66auf plex.tv |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Cast |
| 1959 | The Untouchables · as Keir Brannon |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Marty Feketi |
| 1957 | Wagon Train · as Paul |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days · as Bobauf plex.tv |