Deceased

How Did James Caan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asJames Edmund Caan , Jimmy CaanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/03/1940Born inThe Bronx, New York, USADied06/07/2022Died inWestwoodCausecoronary artery disease, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ95043 ↗Buried atEden Memorial ParkTMDb#3085 ↗

James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.

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Filmography134 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Chuck Zito: An American StoryMovie	Self	84
2023	Fast CharlieMovie	Stan Mullen	83
2023	King on ScreenMovie	Self	83
2021	Queen BeesMovie	Dan	81
2020	The Holiday Movies That Made UsSeries	Self	80
2020	JL Family Ranch: The Wedding GiftMovie	Tap	80
2019	Out of BlueMovie	Col. Tom Rockwell	79
2019	Holy LandsMovie	Harry	79
2019	It Takes a LunaticMovie	Self	79
2018	Con ManMovie	Agent Gamble	78
2017	Undercover GrandpaMovie	Grandpa	77
2017	The Red Maple LeafMovie	Senator George Lawrence Secord	77
2016	The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959Movie	Santino "Sonny" Corleone	76
2016	The Good NeighborMovie	Harold Grainey	76
2016	J.L. Family RanchMovie	Tap	76
2016	The American WestSeries	Self	76
2015	The OutsiderMovie	Schuuster	75
2015	The ThrowawaysMovie	Lt. Col. Christopher Holden	75
2015	Wuthering HighMovie	Earnshaw	75
2014	Marlon Brando: An Actor Named DesireMovie	Self - Actor (archive footage)	74
2014	A Fighting ManMovie	Mike 'Brother' Albright	74
2014	PreggolandMovie	Walter	74
2014	AltmanMovie	Self	74
2013	Blood TiesMovie	Leon	73
2013	Seduced and AbandonedMovie	Self	73
2013	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Movie	Tim Lockwood (voice)	73
2013	Back in the GameSeries	Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.	73
2012	That's My BoyMovie	Father McNally	72
2012	Small ApartmentsMovie	Mr. Allspice	72
2012	For the Love of MoneyMovie	Micky	72
2011	His WayMovie	Self	71
2011	DetachmentMovie	Mr. Charles Seaboldt	71
2010	Hawaii Five-0Series	Tony Archer	70
2010	Henry's CrimeMovie	Max Saltzman	70
2009	Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideMovie	Self (voice)	69
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsMovie	Tim Lockwood (voice)	69
2009	Middle MenMovie	Jerry Haggerty	69
2008	New York, I Love YouMovie	Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist	68
2008	Get SmartMovie	The President	68
2008	WisegalMovie	Salvatore Palmeri	68
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectMovie	Self	67
2007	BrandoMovie	Self	67
2005	Santa's SlayMovie	Darren Mason	65
2003	Las VegasSeries	Ed Deline	63
2003	ElfMovie	Walter	63
2003	DogvilleMovie	The Big Man	63
2003	Jericho MansionsMovie	Leonard Grey	63
2002	City of GhostsMovie	Marvin	62
2002	Night at the Golden EagleMovie	Prison Warden	62
2002	This Thing of OursMovie	Jimmy	62
2001	Crossing JordanSeries	Ed Deline	61
2001	Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredMovie	Self	61
2000	The YardsMovie	Frank Olchin	60
2000	LuckytownMovie	Charlie Doyles	60
2000	The Way of the GunMovie	Joe Sarno	60
1999	Family GuySeries	James Caan (voice)	59
1999	Playboy: Playmate Pajama PartyMovie	—	59
1999	Mickey Blue EyesMovie	Frank Vitale	59
1999	Playmate Pajama PartyMovie	self	59
1998	Poodle SpringsMovie	Philip Marlowe	58
1996	North StarMovie	Sean McLennon	56
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries	Self - Guest	56
1996	EraserMovie	U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin	56
1996	Bottle RocketMovie	Mr. Abe Henry	56
1996	BulletproofMovie	Frank Colton	56
1995	NewsRadioSeries	James Caan (uncredited)	55
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	54
1993	The ProgramMovie	Sam Winters	53
1993	Flesh and BoneMovie	Roy Sweeney	53
1992	The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Movie	Sonny Corleone	52
1992	Earth and the American DreamMovie	Reader (voice)	52
1992	Honeymoon in VegasMovie	Tommy Korman	52
1991	The Dark BackwardMovie	Dr. Scurvy	51
1991	For the BoysMovie	Eddie Sparks	51
1990	Dick TracyMovie	Spaldoni	50
1990	MiseryMovie	Paul Sheldon	50
1990	The Godfather Family: A Look InsideMovie	Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone	50
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	James Caan (voice)	49
1988	Alien NationMovie	Matthew Sykes	48
1987	BiographySeries	Self	47
1987	Gardens of StoneMovie	Sgt. Clell Hazard	47
1985	Dorothy Stratten: The Untold StoryMovie	—	45
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	42
1982	Kiss Me GoodbyeMovie	Jolly	42
1981	BoleroMovie	Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn	41
1981	ThiefMovie	Frank	41
1980	Hide in Plain SightMovie	Thomas Hacklin, Jr.	40
1979	1941Movie	Sailor in Fight (uncredited)	39
1979	Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Self	39
1979	Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama PartyMovie	Self (uncredited)	39
1978	Ciné regardsSeries	Self	38
1978	Comes a HorsemanMovie	Frank 'Buck' Athearn	38
1977	A Bridge Too FarMovie	SSgt. Eddie Dohun	37
1977	Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSeries	Santino "Sonny" Corleone	37
1977	Another Man, Another ChanceMovie	David Williams	37
1977	SuperstuntMovie	Self	37
1976	Silent MovieMovie	Self	36
1976	Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMovie	Harry Digby	36
1975	The Killer EliteMovie	Mike Locken	35
1975	Gone with the WestMovie	Jud McGraw	35
1975	RollerballMovie	Jonathan E.	35
1975	Funny LadyMovie	Billy Rose	35
1975	RicklesMovie	—	35
1974	The Godfather Part IIMovie	Sonny Corleone (uncredited)	34
1974	The GamblerMovie	Axel	34
1974	Freebie and the BeanMovie	Freebie	34
1973	SlitherMovie	Dick Kanipsia	33
1973	Cinderella LibertyMovie	John Baggs Jr.	33
1972	The GodfatherMovie	Sonny Corleone	32
1971	T.R. BaskinMovie	Larry Moore	31
1971	Film '72Series	Self	31
1971	Brian's SongMovie	Brian Piccolo	31
1969	The Rain PeopleMovie	Jimmy Kilgannon	29
1968	Journey to ShilohMovie	Buck Burnett	28
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Self	28
1967	CountdownMovie	Lee Stegler	27
1967	GamesMovie	Paul Montgomery	27
1966	El DoradoMovie	Mississippi	26
1965	The Glory GuysMovie	Pvt. Anthony Dugan	25
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Eugene David Holt	25
1965	Get SmartSeries	Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)	25
1965	Red Line 7000Movie	Mike	25
1964	Lady in a CageMovie	Randall Simpson O'Connell	24
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Rick Peterson	23
1963	Irma la DouceMovie	Soldier with Radio (uncredited)	23
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone	22
1962	Combat!Series	Sgt. Beckman	22
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	22
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	21
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Charley Johnson	21
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Guest	21
1960	Route 66Series	—	20
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Keir Brannon	19
1958	Naked CitySeries	Marty Feketi	18