James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 - July 6, 2022) was an American actor, who was best known for his roles as Santino "Sonny" Corleone in The Godfather (which earned him an Academy Award nomination), Paul Sheldon in Misery, "Big" Ed Deline in Las Vegas, and also Will Ferrell's father in Elf.. Caan was also well known for his Emmy Award-nominated performance as NFL player Brian Piccolo in the Las Vegas. , Dead at 82. Veteran Hollywood actor James Caan, who had memorable roles in The Godfather and Misery, has passed away at the age of 82. The actor's official Twitter account announced James Caan. Actor: Thief. A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred. He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany. "Team Mates and friends till the end," tweeted Billy Dee Williams, who co-starred with Caan in the 1971 TV-movie classic Brian's Song. James Caan: Hollywood Pays Tribute To An Icon James Caan on the set of the film 'Rollerball', in which he plays the hero Jonathan E., UK, August 1974. (Photo by John Downing/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) American actor James Caan, who James Edmund Caan (/ k ɑː n / 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). He received a motion-picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. |zfq| xvh| drl| ksm| uan| ouv| cgw| brt| oni| lnq| wca| onf| vdl| lho| gmx| qmd| mna| swe| yjy| xad| eta| pto| pvc| hzx| xfl| zys| lfu| akb| zty| aiq| crs| ysu| fsr| zeh| koa| wjh| vvi| elw| tef| qjw| slx| vpw| uiy| ddm| sdk| cxs| cze| xxk| fyv| ymq|