James Caan

James Caan
Birth name	James Edmund Caan
Born	March 26, 1940 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Died	July 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Sometimes credited as	Rupert of Rathskeller
Notable Roles	Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song Ed Deline in Las Vegas
Notable Episodes
Awards	None for TV Other: Star on the Hollwyood Walk of Fame; 1 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Golden Scroll, USA; 1 Florida Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, USA; 1 Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Discovery Award, USA

James Caan was an American actor best known for his roles in the TV film Brian's Song, in the cinematic film The Godfather, the adaptation of Stephen King's film Misery and on the TV show Las Vegas.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Las Vegas	Ed Deline	2003–2007	1	2	3	4
Back in the Game	Terry Gannon, Sr.	2013	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Naked City		2x10 - Bullets Cost Too Much	January 4, 1961
Route 66	Johnny	2x12 - And the Cat Jumped over the Moon	December 15, 1961
Alcoa Premiere	Arch Williams	2x06 - The Masked Marine	November 8, 1962
The Untouchables	Keir Brannon	4x10 - A Fist of Five	December 4, 1962
The Nurses	Dr. Dick Harris	1x11 - Frieda	December 6, 1962
Wide Country	Buddie Simpson	1x16 - A Cry from the Mountain	January 17, 1963
Dr. Kildare	Charley Johnson	2x17 - The Mosaic	January 31, 1963
Channing	Jeff Brubaker	1x26 - My Son, the All-American	April 8, 1964
Death Valley Days	Bob	11x25 - Shadow of Violence	April 24, 1963
Ben Casey	Dr. Keith Gregory	3x02 - Justice to a Microbe	September 18, 1963
Death Valley Days	Jim McKinney	12x05 - Deadly Decision	October 8, 1963
Combat!	Sgt. Beckman	2x11 - Anatomy of a Patrol	November 26, 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre	Rick Peterson	1x09 - The Hunt	December 19, 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Author	3x10 - Memo from Purgatory	December 21, 1964
Wagon Train	Paul	8x14 - The Echo Pass Story	January 3, 1965
The F.B.I.	Gene Holt	4x17 - A Life in the Balance	January 9, 1969
Get Smart (credited as Rupert of Rathskeller)	Himself	4x19 - To Sire, with Love (1)	February 15, 1969
Get Smart (credited as Rupert of Rathskeller)	Himself	4x20 - To Sire, with Love (2)	February 22, 1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Guest Performer	6x10 - Show 126	November 20, 1972
NewsRadio	James Caan	3x08 - Movie Star	November 20, 1996
Crossing Jordan	Ed Deline	4x07 - What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston (1)	November 7, 2004
The Simpsons	Himself	16x02 - All's Fair in Oven War	November 14, 2004
Hawaii Five-0	Tony Archer	2x18 - Lekio	February 27, 2012

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Brian's Song	Brian Piccolo	November 30, 1971	ABC Movie of the Week
The 44th Annual Academy Awards	Presenter	April 10, 1972	Academy Awards
The 46th Annual Academy Awards	Presenter	April 2, 1974	Academy Awards
Night of 100 Stars	Himself	March 8, 1982
Poodle Springs	Philip Marlowe	July 25, 1998
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes	Himself	July 31, 1999
Warden of Red Rock	John Flinders	March 18, 2001
A Glimpse of Hell	Capt. Fred Moosally	March 18, 2001
Inside the Playboy Mansion	Himself	February 10, 2002
Lathe of Heaven	Dr. William Haber	September 8, 2002
Blood Crime	Sheriff Morgan McKenna	September 13, 2002
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie	Mr. Harry Dewitt	May 19, 2003
Vanessa Marcil	Himself	October 6, 2003	Intimate Portrait
Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute	Himself	December 1, 2003	An American Cinematheque Tribute
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope	Himself	January 15, 2005
The WIN Awards	Himself	September 26, 2005
Bullets over Hollywood	Himself	December 2, 2005
Willie Nelson	Himself	June 16, 2006	CMT Greatest Moments

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
The Glory Guys	Pvt. Anthony Dugan	1965
El Dorado	Alan Bourdillion Traherne ("Mississippi")	1966
Games	Paul Montgomery	1967
The Rain People	Jimmy Kilgannon (Killer)	1969
The Godfather	Santino "Sonny" Corleone	1971
Slither	Dick Kanipsia	1973
Cinderella Liberty	John Baggs Jr.	1973
The Gambler	Axel Freed	1974
The Godfather: Part II	Sonny Corleone	1974
Freebie and the Bean	Freebie	1974
Funny Lady	Billy Rose	1975
Rollerball	Jonathan E.	1975
The Killer Elite	Mike Locken	1975
A Bridge Too Far	Sgt. Eddie Dohun	1977
Comes a Horseman	Frank "Buck" Athearn	1978
Chapter Two	George Schneider	1979
Thief	Frank	1981
Bolero	Glenn Sr./Glenn Jr.	1981
Kiss Me Goodbye	Jolly Villano	1982
Gardens of Stone	Sgt. Clell Hazard	1987
Alien Nation	Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes	1988
Misery	Paul Sheldon	1990
For the Boys	Eddie Sparks	1991
Honeymoon in Vegas	Tommy Korman	1992
Bottle Rocket	Abe Henry	1996
Eraser	U.S. Marshal Robert DeGuerin	1996
Mickey Blue Eyes	Frank Vitale	1999
The Yards	Frank Olchin	2000
Luckytown	Charlie Doyles	2000
The Way of the Gun	Joe Sarno	2000
Dogville	The Big Man	2003
Elf	Walter	2003

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		August 4, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		October 25, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		November 12, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		March 7, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		June 21, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		January 19, 1973
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		January 7, 1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		January 8, 1974
Don Adams' Screen Test	Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca (Pilot)	May 18, 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		December 4, 1984
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 612	June 19, 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		July 3, 1996
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 1046	July 20, 1998
The Howard Stern Radio Show		July 17, 1999
Howard Stern		August 12, 1999
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 1494	October 16, 2000
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 1328	October 17, 2000
Inside the Actors Studio	James Caan	November 19, 2000
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 1562	February 21, 2001
Dinner for Five		October 6, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 1813	October 31, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		November 5, 2003
Howard Stern		November 20, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live		January 9, 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		March 1, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Show 2784	September 23, 2004
Imagine	Brando	December 16, 2004
The Contender	Random Acts of Courage	March 7, 2005
The Contender	Survival of the Fittest	March 10, 2005
The Contender	Rivals	March 13, 2005
The Contender	Tears of Pain and Sorrow	March 27, 2005
The Contender	Opportunity	April 10, 2005
The Contender	Viva Las Vegas	April 24, 2005
The Contender	The Final Four	May 15, 2005
The Contender	Series Finale	May 24, 2005
Sunday Morning Shootout	James Caan	September 11, 2005
Magacine		October 28, 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		March 3, 2006

Awards and Accolades

• Academy Awards
  • Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1972) - The Godfather

• Golden Globes, Motion Picture
  • Nominated: Most Promising Newcomer - Male (1965)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture (1972) - The Godfather
  • Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (1974) - The Gambler
  • Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (1975) - Funny Lady

• Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Motion Picture Star

• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Awards, USA
  • Won: Golden Scroll, Best Actor (1975) - Rollerball
  • Nominated: Best Actor (1990) - Misery

• DVD Exclusive Video Premiere Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (2000) - Luckytown

• Florida Film Festival Awards, USA
  • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)

• Golden Laurel Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Male New Face (1968)

• Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Discovery Awards, USA
  • Won: Outstanding Achievement in Acting (1999)

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • Nominated: Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special (2004) - The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie