James Caan

Career timeline

1. 1940 · Born

   Born in The Bronx, New York, USA

2. 1958 · Screen debut

   Naked City (TV)

3. 1972 · Breakthrough

   The Godfather (Movie)

4. 1987 · Writing debut

   Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV)

5. 2022 · Died

   July 6, 2022

6. 2023 · Latest release

   Fast Charlie (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1950s

15 1960s

13 1970s

6 1980s

14 1990s

13 2000s

15 2010s

2 2020s

• Drama50
• Crime33
• Comedy29
• Thriller18
• Action13
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992 8.9 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside James Caan in our catalogue.

Al Pacino

4 titles together

Benjamin Bratt

2 titles together

Robert Duvall

2 titles together

Francis Ford Coppola

2 titles together

Mario Puzo

2 titles together

Diane Keaton

2 titles together

Gordon Willis

2 titles together

Talia Shire

2 titles together

Nino Rota

2 titles together

John Cazale

2 titles together

1. 2023 Fast Charlie as Stan Mullen 6.3 Movie
2. 2021 Queen Bees as Dan 6.0 Movie
3. 2019 Out of Blue as Col. Tom Rockwell 5.1 Movie
4. 2017 Undercover Grandpa as Grandpa 5.7 Movie
5. 2016 The Good Neighbor as Harold Grainey 6.2 Movie
6. 2015 The Outsider as Schuuster 4.4 Movie
7. 2015 The Throwaways as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden 5.3 Movie
8. 2014 A Fighting Man as Mike 'Brother' Albright 5.5 Movie
9. 2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Tim Lockwood (voice) 6.5 Movie
10. 2013 Back in the Game as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr. 6.0 TV
11. 2013 Blood Ties as Leon 6.1 Movie
12. 2012 That's My Boy as Father McNally 5.8 Movie
13. 2012 For the Love of Money as Micky 4.3 Movie
14. 2012 Small Apartments as Mr. Allspice 5.8 Movie
15. 2011 Detachment as Mr. Charles Seaboldt 7.6 Movie
16. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Tony Archer 7.7 TV
17. 2010 Henry's Crime as Max Saltzman 5.8 Movie
18. 2009 Annoying Orange as Jalapeño 3.3 TV
19. 2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Tim Lockwood (voice) 6.7 Movie
20. 2009 Middle Men as Jerry Haggerty 6.5 Movie
21. 2008 New York, I Love You as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist 6.0 Movie
22. 2008 Get Smart as President 6.2 Movie
23. 2005 Santa's Slay as Darren Mason 5.5 Movie
24. 2003 Elf as Walter 6.7 Movie
25. 2003 Las Vegas as Ed Deline 7.0 TV
26. 2003 Dogville as The Big Man 7.7 Movie
27. 2002 City of Ghosts as Marvin 5.9 Movie
28. 2001 Crossing Jordan as Ed Deline 7.2 TV
29. 2000 The Way of the Gun as Joe Sarno 6.4 Movie
30. 2000 The Yards as Frank Olchin 6.3 Movie
31. 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes as Frank Vitale 5.7 Movie
32. 1999 Family Guy as James Caan (voice) 7.4 TV
33. 1998 Poodle Springs as Philip Marlowe 5.4 Movie
34. 1996 Bulletproof as Frank Colton 5.8 Movie
35. 1996 Eraser as DeGuerin 6.1 Movie
36. 1996 Bottle Rocket as Mr. Abe Henry 6.7 Movie
37. 1995 NewsRadio as James Caan (uncredited) 7.4 TV
38. 1993 Flesh and Bone as Roy Sweeney 6.0 Movie
39. 1993 The Program as Sam Winters 6.5 Movie
40. 1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Sonny Corleone 8.9 Movie
41. 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas as Tommy Korman 5.7 Movie
42. 1991 For the Boys as Eddie Sparks 6.4 Movie
43. 1990 Misery as Paul Sheldon 7.8 Movie
44. 1990 Dick Tracy as Spaldoni 6.2 Movie
45. 1989 The Simpsons as James Caan (voice) 8.0 TV
46. 1988 Alien Nation as Matthew Sykes 6.1 Movie
47. 1987 Gardens of Stone as Sgt. Clell Hazard 6.2 Movie
48. 1981 Bolero as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn 6.9 Movie
49. 1981 Thief as Frank 7.3 Movie
50. 1979 1941 as Sailor in Fight (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
51. 1978 Comes a Horseman as Frank 'Buck' Athearn 6.0 Movie
52. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Santino "Sonny" Corleone 8.6 TV
53. 1977 A Bridge Too Far as SSgt. Eddie Dohun 7.2 Movie
54. 1976 Silent Movie as James Caan 6.5 Movie
55. 1975 The Killer Elite as Mike Locken 5.8 Movie
56. 1975 Rollerball as Jonathan E. 6.3 Movie
57. 1975 Funny Lady as Billy Rose 5.3 Movie
58. 1974 Freebie and the Bean as Freebie 6.1 Movie
59. 1974 The Godfather Part II as Sonny Corleone (uncredited) 8.6 Movie
60. 1974 The Gambler as Axel 6.7 Movie
61. 1972 The Godfather as Sonny Corleone 8.7 Movie
62. 1971 Brian's Song as Brian Piccolo 7.3 Movie
63. 1969 The Rain People as Jimmy Kilgannon 6.7 Movie
64. 1968 Journey to Shiloh as Buck Burnett 5.4 Movie
65. 1967 Countdown as Lee Stegler 5.8 Movie
66. 1966 El Dorado as Mississippi 7.4 Movie
67. 1965 The F.B.I. as Eugene David Holt 5.6 TV
68. 1965 Get Smart as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited) 8.0 TV
69. 1964 Lady in a Cage as Randall Simpson O'Connell 6.2 Movie
70. 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre as Rick Peterson TV
71. 1963 Irma la Douce as Soldier with Radio (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
72. 1962 Combat! as Sgt. Beckman 8.0 TV
73. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone 7.9 TV
74. 1962 The Wide Country as Buddie Simpson TV
75. 1961 Ben Casey TV
76. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Charley Johnson TV
77. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
78. 1959 The Untouchables as Keir Brannon 8.1 TV
79. 1958 Naked City as Marty Feketi TV

1. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation 8.4 TV

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