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James Caan: a life in pictures

American actor James Caan has died at the age of 82. We look back at a career which included classics such as El Dorado, The Godfather, Misery and Elf

Main image: James Caan in Rollerball Photograph: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Thu 7 Jul 2022 18.35 BST Last modified on Thu 7 Jul 2022 20.22 BST

  • James Edmund Caan, pictured here in 1971, was born on 26 March 1940 in the Bronx, New York. After studying acting he made his television debut in 1961 before moving into film in 1964

  • Red Line 7000, 1965

    After receiving a most promising newcomer Golden Globe nomination for 1965’s The Glory Guys, Caan landed his first starring role in this racing car drama, directed by Howard Hawks. Caan is pictured here with Mariana Hill

  • El Dorado, 1966

    Caan with John Wayne and Christopher George in Howard Hawks’ western

  • The Rain People, 1969

    Caan as Jimmy ‘Killer’ Kilgannon in his first collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola

  • Brian’s Song, 1971

    Judy Pace, Billy Dee Williams, Shelley Fabares and Caan in the TV movie based on the true story of the friendship between American footballers Gale Sayers, played by Williams, and Brian Piccolo, played by Caan

  • The Godfather, 1972

    Caan as Santino ‘Sonny’ Corleone, Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone, Al Pacino as Michael Corleone and John Cazale as Fredo Corleone. Caan was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar for his performance

  • Caan circa 1972

  • The Gambler, 1974

    Caan was Golden Globe nominated for his portrayal of gambling addict Axel Freed in Karel Reisz’s crime drama

  • Freebie and The Bean, 1974

    San Francisco detectives Bean (Alan Arkin) and Freebie (Caan)

  • Funny Lady, 1975

    Caan with Barbra Streisand

  • Rollerball, 1975

    Caan in Norman Jewison’s classic sci-fi, set in an unpleasant 2018

  • The Killer Elite, 1975

    Caan with director Sam Peckinpah

  • Caan in New York City, circa 1976

  • A Bridge Too Far, 1977

    Caan in Richard Attenborough’s film about the failed second world war mission, Operation Market Garden

  • Thief, 1981

    Caan was a safecracker in Michael Mann’s neo-noir thriller

  • Alien Nation, 1988

    Caan and Mandy Patinkin as human and alien cops investigating the seamy side of life in LA

  • Misery, 1990

    Kathy Bates won an Oscar for playing superfan Annie Wilkes opposite Caan’s author Paul Sheldon in Rob Reiner’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel

  • Honeymoon in Vegas, 1992

    Caan, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage

  • Bottle Rocket, 1996

    Caan in Wes Anderson’s debut film

  • Elf, 2003

    Will Ferrell as Buddy and Caan as his father in the Christmas classic

  • Las Vegas, 2003-07

    James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Simms, Caan, Josh Duhamel, Marsha Thomason and Nikki Cox in the TV crime series

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 2009

    Caan voices the character Tim Lockwood in the hit animation

  • Undercover Grandpa, 2017

    Greta Onieogou and Dylan Everett with Caan as ex-special forces grandfather in the family action movie

  • Caan with Joe Mantegna at a 50th anniversary celebration of The Godfather in Los Angeles, 22 February 2022.
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