The Godfather1972
As Sonny Corleone
TMDb 8.7 / 10
James Caan
Born
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).
Filmography (141)
The Godfather Part II1974
As Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009
As Tim Lockwood (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Get Smart2008
As The President
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Eraser1996
As DeGuerin
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Misery1990
As Paul Sheldon
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013
As Tim Lockwood (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
That's My Boy2012
As Father McNally
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Elf2003
As Walter
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Detachment2011
As Mr. Charles Seaboldt
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Dogville2003
As The Big Man
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Fast Charlie2023
As Stan Mullen
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Bridge Too Far1977
As SSgt. Eddie Dohun
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Yards2000
As Frank Olchin
TMDb 6.3 / 10
New York, I Love You2008
As Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blood Ties2013
As Leon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
19411979
As Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Henry's Crime2010
As Max Saltzman
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Thief1981
As Frank
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dick Tracy1990
As Spaldoni
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Bottle Rocket1996
As Mr. Abe Henry
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Bulletproof1996
As Frank Colton
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Silent Movie1976
As James Caan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
El Dorado1966
As Mississippi
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Middle Men2009
As Jerry Haggerty
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Outsider2015
As Schuuster
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Rollerball1975
As Jonathan E.
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Honeymoon in Vegas1992
As Tommy Korman
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Gambler1974
As Axel
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Way of the Gun2000
As Joe Sarno
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Irma la Douce1963
As Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Mickey Blue Eyes1999
As Frank Vitale
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Alien Nation1988
As Matthew Sykes
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Program1993
As Sam Winters
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Good Neighbor2016
As Harold Grainey
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Flesh and Bone1993
As Roy Sweeney
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Killer Elite1975
As Mike Locken
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Undercover Grandpa2017
As Grandpa
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–19592016
As Santino "Sonny" Corleone
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-19801992
As Sonny Corleone
TMDb 8.9 / 10
Poodle Springs1998
As Philip Marlowe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
City of Ghosts2002
As Marvin
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Out of Blue2019
As Col. Tom Rockwell
TMDb 5.1 / 10
In the Shadows2001
As Lance Huston
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Funny Lady1975
As Billy Rose
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Gardens of Stone1987
As Sgt. Clell Hazard
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Throwaways2015
As Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Fighting Man2014
As Mike 'Brother' Albright
TMDb 5.5 / 10
For the Boys1991
As Eddie Sparks
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Holy Lands2019
As Harry
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Sicilian Vampire2015
As Professor Bernard Issaacs
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Comes a Horseman1978
As Frank 'Buck' Athearn
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Queen Bees2021
As Dan
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Santa's Slay2005
As Darren Mason
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Glory Guys1965
As Pvt. Anthony Dugan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side2009
As Self (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Lady in a Cage1964
As Randall Simpson O'Connell
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Small Apartments2012
As Mr. Allspice
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Countdown1967
As Lee Stegler
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Altman2014
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Rain People1969
As Jimmy Kilgannon
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party1999
Night of 100 Stars1982
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Journey to Shiloh1968
As Buck Burnett
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Bolero1981
As Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Seduced and Abandoned2013
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored2001
As Self
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Superstunt
Superstunt1977
As Self
Warden of Red Rock2001
As John Flinders
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Playboy's Playmate Party1977
Lathe of Heaven2002
As Dr. William Haber
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Elf: Film School for Kids2004
As Self
Kiss Me Goodbye1982
As Jolly
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Submarine X-11968
As Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire2014
As Self - Actor (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Freebie and the Bean1974
As Freebie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party1979
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Con Man2018
As Agent Gamble
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Cinderella Liberty1973
As John Baggs Jr.
TMDb 6.7 / 10
J.L. Family Ranch2016
As Tap
TMDb 6.0 / 10
North Star1996
As Sean McLennon
TMDb 4.8 / 10
His Way2011
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Wisegal2008
As Salvatore Palmeri
TMDb 5.6 / 10
King on Screen2023
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Blood Crime2002
As Sheriff Morgan McKenna
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Harry and Walter Go to New York1976
As Harry Digby
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Brando2007
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brian's Song1971
As Brian Piccolo
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Red Line 70001965
As Mike
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Red Maple Leaf2017
As Senator George Lawrence Secord
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Preggoland2014
As Walter
TMDb 5.7 / 10
For the Love of Money2012
As Micky
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Filmmaker1968
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
A Glimpse of Hell2001
As Capt. Fred Moosally
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Mercy2009
As Gerry Ryan
TMDb 5.3 / 10
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift2020
As Tap
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Dark Backward1991
As Dr. Scurvy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
T.R. Baskin1971
As Larry Moore
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Another Man, Another Chance1977
As David Williams
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Night at the Golden Eagle2002
As Prison Warden
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Chuck Zito: An American Story2024
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Earth and the American Dream1992
As Reader (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Wuthering High2015
As Earnshaw
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Slither1973
As Dick Kanipsia
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Luckytown2000
As Charlie Doyles
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Playmate Pajama Party1999
As self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Godfather and the Mob2006
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story1985
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dead Simple2001
As Roy Baker
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Jericho Mansions2003
As Leonard Grey
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Games1967
As Paul Montgomery
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside1990
As Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Rabbit, Run1970
As Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Elf: That's a Wrap2004
As Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'2008
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Godfather Legacy2012
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Hide in Plain Sight1980
As Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
TMDb 5.7 / 10
This Is My Father1999
As Kieran Johnson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Chapter Two1979
As George Schneider
TMDb 5.9 / 10
This Thing of Ours2002
As Jimmy
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration1979
As Self
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood2005
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels2004
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity1999
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
A Boy Called Hate1996
As Jim
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Funny Girl to Funny Lady1975
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004
As Mr. Harry Dewitt
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!1992
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
It Takes a Lunatic2019
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Good Enough2017
As Roger Flynn
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'1999
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes1971
As Self
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle1993
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Misery Loves Company2003
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Gone with the West1975
As Jud McGraw
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist1997
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster2008
As Self
Rickles1975
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood2006
As Self (uncredited)
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle1975
TMDb 9.0 / 10
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