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James Edmund Caan ( / kɑːn / KAHN; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972) – a performance that earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in The Godfather Part II (1974).
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Mar 24, 1972 · 9 Videos. 99+ Photos. Crime Drama. The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Director. Francis Ford Coppola. Writers. Mario Puzo. Francis Ford Coppola. Stars. Marlon Brando. Al Pacino. James Caan. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +3. Add to Watchlist.
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Jul 8, 2022 · James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died. He was 82.
In the film, Sonny was portrayed by James Caan, who briefly reprised his role for a flashback scene in The Godfather Part II. Director Francis Ford Coppola's son Roman Coppola played Sonny as a boy in the 1920s scenes of The Godfather Part II.
Jul 7, 2022 · Why ‘The Godfather’ Is Unthinkable Without James Caan. It was the role that officially made him a movie star — and a role that was a showcase for Caan to make you rethink screen gangsters ...
The film was an enormous success, Caan scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination and, in the years since, the role has proven to be the one most fondly remembered by his legion of fans. He reprised the role for several flashback scenes in the sequel The Godfather Part II (1974) and then moved on to several very diverse projects.