![]() As a child, Caan attended PS 150 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Caan grew up in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, and Long Island City, with his brother, Ronald, who became a producer, and his sister, Barbara. His father was employed as a kosher meat wholesaler. His tough reputation spilled over into Caan's personal life which was marred by several arrests for violence.Ĭaan was born on March 26, 1939, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Arthur and Sophie Caan. Caan was often cast in tough guy roles, especially mafia types, but he also succeeded in doing comedy, singing, and dancing. His up–and–down career was slowly rebuilt after his hiatus, primarily after the success of 1990's Misery. ![]() Even before he left the industry behind, he was already playing more character roles, a trend that would continue into the early 2000s. Though American actor James Caan was a leading man in the 1970s-his best–known role was as Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather-he stopped acting for five years in the 1980s. ![]() Stage appearances include: (as Jimmy Caan) La Ronde, 1960 Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole, 1961. ![]() Kildare, 1963 Death Valley Days, 1963 Ben Casey, 1963 Combat!, 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre, 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1964 Wagon Train, 1965 The F.B.I., 1969 Get Smart, 1969 Brian's Song (movie), ABC, 1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh–In, 1972 Superstunt (movie), 1978 Bolero (miniseries), 1981 News-Radio, 1996 Poodle Springs (movie), HBO, 1998 A Glimpse of Hell (movie), FX, 2001 Warden of Red Rock (movie), Showtime, 2001 Hearts of Men (movie), USA, 2002 Lathe of Heaven (movie), 2002 Blood Crime (movie), 2002 Las Vegas, NBC, 2003- The Incredible Mrs. Television appearances include: Naked City, ABC, 1961 RoAlcoa Premiere, 1962 The Untouchables, 1962 The Wide Country, 1962 Dr. Baskin, 1971 The Godfather, 1972 Slither, 1972 Cinderella Liberty, 1973 The Gambler, 1974 The Godfather: Part II (uncredited), 1974 Freebie and the Bean, 1974 Funny Lady, 1975 Rollerball, 1975 The Killer Elite, 1975 Gone with the West, 1976 Silent Movie, 1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York, 1976 A Bridge Too Far, 1977 Another Man, Another Chance, 1977 Comes a Horseman, 1978 Chapter Two, 1979 1941 (uncredited), 1979 Hide in Plain Sight (also director), 1980 Thief, 1981 Kiss Me Goodbye, 1982 Gardens of Stone, 1987 Alien Nation, 1988 Dick Tracy, 1990 Misery, 1990 For the Boys, 1991 The Dark Backward, 1991 Honeymoon in Vegas, 1992 The Program, 1993 Flesh and Bone, 1993 Tashunga, 1996 A Boy Called Hate, 1996 Bottle Rocket, 1996 Eraser, 1996 Bulletproof, 1996 This Is My Father, 1998 Mickey Blue Eyes, 1999 Luckytown, 2000 The Way of the Gun, 2000 The Yards, 2000 Viva Las Nowhere, 2001 In the Shadows, 2001 Night at the Golden Eagle (uncredited), 2002 City of Ghosts, 2002 Dogville, 2003 Jericho Mansions, 2003 Elf, 2003 Dallas 362, 2003 This Thing of Ours, 2003. CareerĪctor in films, including: Irma La Douce (uncredited), 1963 Lady in a Cage, 1964 The Glory Guys, 1965 Red Line 7000, 1965 El Dorado, 1966 Games, 1967 Countdown, 1968 Journey to Shiloh, 1968 Submarine X–1, 1968 The Rain People, 1969 Rabbit, Run, 1970 T.R. Education: Studied economics at Michigan State University studied theater at Hofstra University, Long Island, NY studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York, NY, and with Wynn Handman. Born March 26, 1939, in Bronx, NY son of Arthur (a meat dealer) and Sophie Caan married Dee-Jay Mathis (a dancer), 1961 (divorced, 1966) married Sheila Ryan (a model and actress), 1976 (divorced, 1977) married Ingrid Hajek (a pastry chef), Septem(divorced, 1995) married Linda Stokes, Octochildren: Tara (from first marriage), Scott Andrew (an actor from second marriage), Alexander James (from third marriage), James Arthur, Jacob Nicholas (from fourth marriage).
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