James Caan Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Movies and Net Worth

James Caan Biography

James Caan is an American movie director and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sonny Corleone in 1972’s The Godfather and for his performance in the films, such as ‘Brian’s Song’.

His signature role in The Godfather (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, made him be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe. Caan’s other notable performances include roles in Thief (1981), Misery (1990), For the Boys (1991), Eraser (1996), Bottle Rocket (1996) and Elf (2003), as well as the role of “Big Ed” Deline in the television series Las Vegas (2003–08).

Caan prominently lent his voice to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) as Tim Lockwood, father of Bill Hader’s protagonist Flint Lockwood. His contributions to the film industry, lend him to be inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978 with a motion pictures star located at 6648 Hollywood Boulevard.

10 Quick Facts About James Caan

Name: James Caan
Age: 82 years
Birthday: March 26
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Movie director and television actor
Marital Status: Not Available
Salary: Not Available
Net worth: $20 million

James Caan Age

Caan is 82 years old as of 2022. He was born James Edmund Caan on March 26, 1940, in The Bronx, New York, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on March 26th every year.

James Caan Height

Caan is a man of average stature, he also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. He stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m). He also weighs 166 lbs (75 kgs).

James Caan Education

Caan was educated in New York City. He later studied economics at Michigan State University. He then studied theater at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York, but did not graduate. Caan’s classmates at Hofstra included Francis Ford Coppola and Lainie Kazan.

When he was still studying at Hofstra University, Caan became intrigued by acting and was interviewed for, accepted to, and graduated from, New York City’s Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where he studied for five years; one of his instructors was Sanford Meisner.

“I just fell in love with acting,” he later recalled. “Of course all my improvs ended in violence.”

James Caan Family

He was born in the Bronx, New York. He is the son of Sophie Caan; (June 24, 1915 – January 18, 2016) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany. Caan’s father was a meat dealer and butcher. He has three siblings. He grew up in Sunnyside, Queens.

James Caan Wife

James has been married four times. He married Dee Jay Mathis (a dancer) in 1961 and in 1966 they divorced. The two had a daughter, Tara Caan who was born in 1964. His second marriage was with Sheila Marie Ryan (a model and actress) who is a former girlfriend of Elvis Presley’s in 1976 but they divorced the following year (1977). The two had a son known as Scott Caan, who also is an actor, was born on August 23, 1976.

From September 1990 to March 1994 he was married to Ingrid Hajek (a pastry chef). The two had a son, Alexander James Caan, born 1991. On October 7, 1995, he married Linda Stokes they have two sons, James Arthur Caan (born 1995) and Jacob Nicholas Caan (born 1998). The couple divorced in 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.

James Caan Son, Scott Caan

James with his wife Sheila Marie Ryan whom he married in 1976 but later divorced the year which followed they had a son known as Scott Caan. Scott is an actor he currently stars as Detective Danny “Danno” Williams in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 (2010–present), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Josie James Caan

Josie is the daughter of Caan’s son Scott. She was born in July 2014. She is a granddaughter to Caan.

James Caan Net Worth

Caan is estimated to have a net worth of about $20 million, he has enjoyed a long career in the acting industry spanning over five decades. Through proceeds from his work as an actor and movie director, he has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. Caan i.

James Caan Measurements and Facts

James Caan Wiki

Full Names: James Edmund Caan
Popular As: Actor
Gender: Male
Occupation / Profession: Actor and Director
Nationality: American
Race / Ethnicity: White

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Religion: Christian
Sexual Orientation: Straight

James Caan Birthday

Age / How Old?: 82 years
Zodiac Sign: Aries

Date of Birth: March 26, 1940
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York
Birthday: March 26th

James Caan Body Measurements

Body Measurements: To be updated
Height / How Tall?: 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Weight: 166 lbs (75 kgs)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Shoe Size: To be updated

James Caan Family and Relationship

Father (Dad): Arthur Caan

Mother: Sophie Caan
Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): To be updated
Marital Status: Divorced
Wife/Spouse: Divorced
Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable
Children: Tara Caan, Scott Andrew Caan, Alexander James Caan, James Arthur Caan, and Jacob Nicholas Caan

James Caan Networth and Salary

Net Worth: $20 million
Salary: Under Review
Source of Income: Actor and Director

James House and Cars

Place of living: To be Updated

Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

James Caan Godfather

In 1972 Coppola cast Caan as the short-tempered Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. Caan was originally cast as Michael Corleone (Sonny’s youngest brother); both Coppola and Caan demanded that this role be played by Al Pacino, so Caan could play Sonny instead. Another person who was considered to play Sonny was Robert DeNiro. Despite that another actor, Carmine Caridi, was already signed to play Sonny, the studio insisted on having Caan, so he remained in the production.

In 1971, during the production of The Godfather, Caan was known to hang out with Carmine Persico, aka “The Snake”, a notorious mafioso and later head of the Colombo crime family. He was briefly mistaken by Government agents briefly for an aspiring mobster since he was relatively unknown at the time.

James Caan Elf

Elf is a comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. The film stars Caan alongside Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Ed Asner, and Bob Newhart. Ferrell plays one of Santa’s elves, who learns he is adopted and goes to New York City to meet his biological father (Caan).

James Caan Misery

Misery is a psychological horror-thriller film directed by Rob Reiner. It is based on Stephen King’s 1987 novel of the same name It stars Caan alongside Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen about a psychotic fan who holds an author captive and forces him to write her stories.

James Caan El Dorado

Hawks liked Caan and cast him in his next film, El Dorado, playing Alan Bourdillion Traherne, a.k.a. Mississippi, in support of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.

Thief James Caan

In 1979, Caan appeared in the neo-noir movie Thief (1981). The movie was directed by Michael Mann. He played a professional safecracker. Despite that the film was not successful at the time, Caan’s performance was widely lauded and the movie has acquired something of a cult following. Caan always praised Mann’s script and direction and has often said that, next to The Godfather, Thief is the movie of which he is proudest.

James Caan Rollerball

Rollerball is a science fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. It stars Caan alongside John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, and Ralph Richardson. William Harrison is the witter of the screenplay he adapted his own short story, “Roller Ball Murder”, which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of Esquire.

James Caan Robert Duvall

Caan and Robert Duvall starred in a film known as The Killer Elite ( 1975). This is an action thriller film which is directed by Sam Peckinpah.

The Gambler James Caan

Caan alongside Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton starred a film known as The Gambler(1974). This is a mystery drama film written by James Toback and directed by Karel Reisz. His performance was widely lauded and was nominated for a Golden Globe.

James Caan Vegas

James auditioned for and won the role of Montecito Hotel/Casino president “Big Ed” Deline in Las Vegas in 2003. On February 27, 2007, he announced that he would not return to the show for its fifth season to return to film work; he was replaced by Tom Selleck.

James Caan Movies and TV Shows

Movies from 2012 to 2017

2017 – Undercover Grandpa as Grandpa
2016 – The Good Neighbor as The Red Maple Leaf
2016 – George Lawrence Secord
2015 – Sicilian Vampire as Professor Bernard Isaacs
2015 – The Throwaways – Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
2014 – A Fighting Man – Brother Albright
2014 – Preggoland as Walter Huxley
2014 – The Outsider as Karl Schuster
2013 – Blood Ties as Leon Pierzynski as

2013 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Tim Lockwood as
2013 – The Tale of the Princess Kaguya as The Bamboo Cutter as
2012 – Small Apartments as Mr. Allspice –
2012 – That’s My Boy as Father McNally

Movies from 2005 to 2011

2011 – Detachment as Mr. Charles Seabold as
2010 – Henry’s Crime as Max Saltzman
2010 – Minkow as Paul Vinsant
2009 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Tim Lockwood
2009 – Mercy as Gerry Ryan
2009 – Middle Men as Jerry Haggerty

2009 – Something, Something, Something, Darkside as Himself
2008 – Get Smart as The President
2008 – New York, I Love You as Mr. Riccoli
2008 – Wisegal as Salvatore Palmeri
2005 – Santa’s Slay as Darren Mason

Movies from 2001 to 2003

2003 – Dogville asThe Big Man
2003- Elf as Walter Hobbs
2003 – Jericho Mansions as Leonard Grey
2003 – This Thing of Ours as Jimmy “The Con”
2002 – City of Ghosts as Marvin

2001 – In the Shadows as Lance Huston
2001 – Night at the Golden Eagle as Prison Warden
2001 – Viva Las Nowhere as Roy Baker

Movies from 1992 to 2000

2000 – Luckytown – Charlie Doyles
2000 – The Way of the Gun as Joe Sarno
2000 – The Yards as Frank Olchin
1999 – Mickey Blue Eye as Frank Vitale
1998 This Is My Father as Kieran Johnson
1996 Bottle Rocket as Mr. Abe Henry
1996 – Bulletproof as Frank Colton

1996 Eraser as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
1996 – North Star as Sean McLennon
1995 – A Boy Called Hate as Jim
1993 – Flesh and Bone as Roy Sweeney
1993 – The Program as Coach Sam Winters
1992 – Honeymoon in Vegas as Tommy Korman

Movies from year 1981 to 1991

1991 – The Dark Backward as Doctor Scurvy
1991 – For the Boys as Eddie Sparks
1990 – Dick Tracy as Spud Spaldoni
1990 – Misery as Paul Sheldon

1988 – Alien Nation as Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes
1987 – Gardens of Stone as SFC Clell Hazard
1982 – Kiss Me Goodbye as Jolly Villano
1981 – Thief as Frank

Movies from 1971 to 1980

1980 – Hide in Plain Sight as Thomas Hacklin
1979 – 1941 as Sailor in Fight
1979 – Chapter Two as George Schneider
1978 – Comes a Horseman as Frank “Buck” Athearn
1977 – Another Man, Another Chance as David Williams
1977 – A Bridge Too Far as Sgt. Eddie Dohun

1976 – Harry and Walter Go to New York as Harry Dighby
1976 – Silent Movie as Himself
1975 – Funny Lady as Billy Rose
1975 – The Killer Elite as Mike Locken
1975 – Rollerball as Jonathan E.
1974 – Freebie and the Bean as Freebie
1974 – The Gambler as Axel Freed
1974 – The Godfather Part II as Santino “Sonny” Corleone
1974 – Gone with the West as Jebediah Kelsey
1973 – Cinderella Liberty as John Baggs Jr.

1973 – Slither as Dick Kanipsia
1972 – The Godfather as Santino “Sonny” Corleone
1971 – T.R. Baskin as Larry Moore

Movies from 1963 to 1970

1970 – Rabbit, Run as Rabbit Angstrom
1960 The Rain People as Jimmy Kilgannon
1969 – Journey to Shiloh as Buck Burnett
1968 – Submarine X-1 as Cmdr. Richard Bolton
1967 – Bonnie and Clyde as Jimmy
1967 – Cool Hand Luke as Big Mike
1967 – Countdown as Lee Stegler

1967 – El Dorado as Alan Bourdillion “Mississippi” Traherne
1967 – Games as Paul Montgomery
1965 – The Glory Guys as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
1965 – Red Line 7000 as Mike Marsh
1964 – Lady in a Cage as Randall Simpson O’Connell
1963 – Irma la Douce as Soldier with Radio
TBA – Welcome to Pine Grove! asDan Simpson

James Caan Tv Shows

2016 – JL Ranch as Tap Peterson
2015 – Wuthering High School as Mr. Earnshaw
2013 – Back in the Game as Terry “The Cannon” Gannon

2013 – Magic City as Sy Berman
2012 – Hawaii Five-0 as Tony Archer
2010 – The Annoying Orange as Jalepeño
2003 – 2008 – Las Vegas as Ed Deline
2002 – Blood Crime as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
2001 – A Glimpse of Hell as Capt. Fred Moosally
2001 – Warden of Red Rock as John Flinders
1998 – Poodle Springs as Philip Marlowe
1996 – NewsRadio as James Caan / Himself
1981 – Les Uns et les Autres as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

1971 – Brian’s Song as Brian Piccolo
1969 – Get Smart as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
1964 – Combat! as German sergean

Frequently asked questions about James Caan

Who is James Caan?

How Old Is James Caan?

Caan is 82 years old as of 2022. He was born on March 26, 1940, in The Bronx, New York, USA.

How Tall Is James Caan?

Caan is a man of above-average stature. He stands at a height of 1.76 m (5′ 9″).

Is James Caan Italian?

He is the son of Sophie (née Falkenstein; June 24, 1915 – January 18, 2016) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany.

Who is James Caan’s wife?

Caan has been married and divorced four times in his life. Right now he is probably single since his latest divorce in 2017.

Is Scott Caan related to James Caan?

Scott Caan is the son of Caan.

How much is James Caan worth?

Caan has been active in the film industry since the 70s. He has no doubt earned himself impressive returns from his roles in many films. He is estimated to have accumulated a net worth of $20 million.

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