James Caan with Clive Owen (photo Lapresse)
James Caan died, he played the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather
James Caan, an American actor known for his role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, but also in Misery Must Not Die, has died aged 82. The news, posted on his Twitter profile, was confirmed by his manager.
James Caan is dead. Sonny Corleone and more, the career of the Hollywood star actor
He begins acting for television in series such as The Untouchables (1962). His first noteworthy performance in a film is that of a menacing criminal in the thriller A Day of Terror (1964). In 1966 he appeared in El Dorado with John Wayne. He gains early recognition for his portrayal of a football player who suffered brain damage in Francis Ford Coppola’s I’m Not Home Tonight (1969). Even more popular is his portrayal of the dying football player Brian Piccolo in the TV movie Brian’s Song (1970). The following year Coppola called him for The Godfather (1971), in the role of Santino “Sonny” Corleone, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
From 1973 to 1982 he appeared in many Hollywood films. You play various roles without becoming fossilized in that of the mafioso who made him famous. His films include A Big $ 50 Love (1973), A Strange Couple of Cops (1974), $ 40,000 Not to Die (1974), Killer Elite (1975), paired with Robert Duvall, Rollerball ( 1975), Balordi & Co. – Company for shady shares capital entirely stolen $ 1,000,000 (1976), Quell’ultimo ponte (1977), A wild and free knight arrives (1978) and Chapter two (1979), adaptation of a comedy by Neil Simon.
In 1978, he earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6,648 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1980 he made his directorial debut with Li trovò at any cost. Despite the appreciation of the critics, it is not very successful. The following year he appears in Violent Roads (1981), directed by Michael Mann, where he plays a professional thief. This film is now considered a classic film noir and the interpretation of CAAN is considered close to that provided in The Godfather. He returns to the cinema in 1987 when his friend Coppola calls him to play a sergeant in Stone Gardens, a film about the effects of the Vietnam War. He later starred in popular films such as Alien Nation (1988), Dick Tracy (1990) and Misery Must Not Die (1990), alongside Kathy Bates who wins an Oscar for Best Actress).
In 1992 he enjoyed success with I play his wife … in Las Vegas with Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage, playing a famous poker player. In 1996 he appeared in A Shot from Amateurs together with the brothers Luke and Owen Wilson in their debut on the big screen. He later appears as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s antagonist in The Eliminator-Eraser (1996). In 1998, he played Philip Marlowe in the HBO film Marlowe-Murder in Poodle Springs, a role that previously went to great actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and Powers Boothe. The following year he plays Boss Frank Vitale in the comedy Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) with Hugh Grant, Burt Young and Jeanne Tripplehorn and also The Ways of Violence (2000), The Yards (2000), City of Ghosts (2002), Dogville (2003), Elf (2003), Santa’s Slay (2005) and Smart Agent – Total Casino (2008), where he plays the president of the United States. From 2003 to 2007 the actor played the role of “Big Ed” Deline in the television series Las Vegas. From 2013 to 2014 he took part in the Back in the Game series.
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