James Caan
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James Edmund "Jimmy" Caan was born on March 26, 1940 in The Bronx. He is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor.
Caan began acting in television on such series as The Untouchables, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Combat!, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, The Wide Country, Alcoa Premiere, Route 66, and Naked City.
His first substantial film role was as a villainous punk in the 1964 thriller Lady in a Cage. In 1967, Caan appeared in El Dorado.
From 1973-82, Caan appeared in many Hollywood films. He played a wide variety of roles. His films include Cinderella Liberty, Rollerball, a musical turn in Funny Lady, Harry And Walter Go To New York, A Bridge Too Far, Comes A Horseman and Chapter Two
He also appeared in The Rain People (1969), The Godfather (1972) as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone, The Godfather: Part II (1974), The Program (1993) and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).
In 1992, Caan appeared in Honeymoon in Vegas. In 1996, he appeared in Bottle Rocket and pursued Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser.
His most recent credits include The Yards (2000), City of Ghosts (2002), Dogville (2003), Elf (2003) and Get Smart (2008).
Caan has been married four times.
Filmography
- New York, I Love You (2008)
- Get Smart (2008)
- Wisegal (2008) (TV)
- "Las Vegas" (88 episodes, 2003-2007)
- The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (2007) (VG) (voice)
- The Godfather: The Don's Edition (2007) (VG) (voice)
- The Godfather: Mob Wars (2006) (VG) (voice)
- The Godfather (2006) (VG) (voice)
- Santa's Slay (2005)
- "Crossing Jordan" (1 episode, 2004)
- Elf (2003)
- This Thing of Ours (2003)
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003) (TV)
- Dogville (2003)
- Jericho Mansions (2003)
- Blood Crime (2002) (TV)
- City of Ghosts (2002)
- Lathe of Heaven (2002) (TV)
- Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
- Untitled Eric Gilliland Project (2002) (TV)
- In the Shadows (2001)
- Viva Las Nowhere (2001)
- Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV)
- A Glimpse of Hell (2001) (TV)
- The Way of the Gun (2000)
- Luckytown (2000)
- The Yards (2000)
- Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
- Poodle Springs (1998) (TV)
- This Is My Father (1998)
- Bulletproof (1996)
- Eraser (1996)
- Bottle Rocket (1996)
- Tashunga (1996)
- A Boy Called Hate (1995)
- Flesh and Bone (1993)
- The Program (1993)
- Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- For the Boys (1991)
- The Dark Backward (1991)
- Misery (1990)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Dad (1989)
- Alien Nation (1988)
- Gardens of Stone (1987)
- "Uns et les autres, Les" (1983) TV mini-series
- Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
- Uns et les autres, Les (1981)
- Thief (1981)
- Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
- Chapter Two (1979)
- 1941 (1979)
- Comes a Horseman (1978)
- "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) TV mini-series
- Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
- The Killer Elite (1975)
- Gone with the West (1975)
- Rollerball (1975)
- Funny Lady (1975)
- Freebie and the Bean (1974)
- The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- The Gambler (1974)
- Cinderella Liberty (1973)
- Slither (1973)
- The Godfather (1972)
- Brian's Song (1971) (TV)
- T.R. Baskin (1971)
- Rabbit, Run (1970)
- The Rain People (1969)
- "Get Smart" (2 episodes, 1969)
- "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1969)
- Journey to Shiloh (1968)
- Countdown (1968)
- Submarine X-1 (1968)
- Games (1967)
- El Dorado (1966)
- Red Line 7000 (1965)
- The Glory Guys (1965)
- "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1965)
- "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1 episode, 1964)
- Lady in a Cage (1964)
- "Channing" (1 episode, 1964)
- "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1963)
- "Combat!" (1 episode, 1963)
- "Death Valley Days" (2 episodes, 1963)
- "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1963)
- Irma la Douce (1963)
- "Dr. Kildare" (1 episode, 1963)
- "The Wide Country" (1 episode, 1963)
- "The Untouchables" (1 episode, 1962)
- "Alcoa Premiere" (1 episode, 1962)
- "Route 66" (1 episode, 1961)
- "Naked City" (1 episode, 1961)
