Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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).
Acted in 126
2020s
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Good Enough
Roger Flynn
The Red Maple Leaf
Senator George Lawrence Secord
- 2016
- 2015
Wuthering High
Earnshaw
- 2014
A Fighting Man
Mike 'Brother' Albright
- 2013
Back in the Game
Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. · 13 episodes
- 2012
Small Apartments
Mr. Allspice
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Mercy
Gerry Ryan
- 2008
Wisegal
Salvatore Palmeri
- 2005
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie
- 2004
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mr. Harry Dewitt
- 2003
Jericho Mansions
Leonard Grey
- 2002
Night at the Golden Eagle
Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours
Jimmy
- 2001
Dead Simple
Roy Baker
A Glimpse of Hell
Capt. Fred Moosally
- 2000
Luckytown
Charlie Doyles
1990s
- 1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Movie
This Is My Father
Kieran Johnson
- 1998
- 1996
A Boy Called Hate
Jim
North Star
Sean McLennon
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
- 1991
The Dark Backward
Dr. Scurvy
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Movie
- 1982
- 1981
Bolero
Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
- 1980
Hide in Plain Sight
Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
1970s
- 1979
Chapter Two
George Schneider
- 1978
- 1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
Movie
- 1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry Digby
- 1975
Rickles
Movie
Gone with the West
Jud McGraw
- 1974
- 1973
Cinderella Liberty
John Baggs Jr.
Slither
Dick Kanipsia
- 1972
- 1971
Brian's Song
Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin
Larry Moore
- 1970
Rabbit, Run
Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Submarine X-1
Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
- 1967
Games
Paul Montgomery
Countdown
Lee Stegler
- 1966
- 1965
Red Line 7000
Mike
- 1964
Lady in a Cage
Randall Simpson O'Connell
- 1963
- 1962
The Wide Country
Buddie Simpson · 28 episodes
- 1961
- 1960
Directed 1
1980s
- 1980
Hide in Plain Sight
Director
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1987
Appearances38
2020s
- 2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
- 2023
- 2022
Secrets of Playboy
Self · 1 episode
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
The American West
Self · 8 episodes
- 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2013
- 2012
The Godfather Legacy
Self
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
Self
- 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Brando
Self
- 2006
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
- 2003
Misery Loves Company
Self
1990s
- 1999
Playmate Pajama Party
self
- 1996
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1992
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self (uncredited)
- 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
1980s
- 1987
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1970s
- 1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
- 1978
- 1975
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self
- 1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1960s
- 1968
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1961
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1974