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James Caan

FULL NAME James Edmund Caan
BORN 26 March 1940, New York City, USA
DIED 6 July 2022 (aged 82), Los Angeles, California, USA
ASSOCIATION Actor
NATIONALITY American
HEIGHT 176 cm
REVIEWED ENTRIES 12 (7)
MAX. RATING

(Thief)

MIN. RATING

½

AVERAGE RATING 3.79

 

FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)

YEAR TITLE ROLE RATING
1963 Irma la Douce U.S. soldier with radio  
1967 Countdown Lee Stegler

1972 The Godfather Sonny Corleone

1976 Silent Movie Himself (cameo)  
1978 Comes a Horseman Frank "Buck" Athearn

1981 Thief Frank

1990 Dick Tracy Spaldoni  
1990 Misery Paul Sheldon

½

1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Tommy Korman

½

2003 Dogville The Big Man  
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Tim Lockwood (voice)

 
2011 Detachment Mr. Charles Seaboldt

½

 

BIO

James Caan was the tough-guy with a twinkle, equally at home in gritty dramas and sly comedies. Born in the Bronx to German-Jewish immigrants, he rose from TV guest spots to stardom as hot-headed Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination and cemented his screen legend. Known for his rugged charm, athletic energy, and occasional vulnerability, Caan left his mark in films like Countdown, The Gambler, Rollerball, Thief, and Misery, carving out his own distinctive career in Hollywood.

 

AWARDS

The Academy Awards (Oscars)

1973

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather