[C19fan]

"Elf"....I guess the kid who wrote this never heard of "Rollerball". Caan had a great scene in "A Bridge Too Far".

[D Rider]

Really, chosing Elf as one of two listed accomplishments?

[FamiliarFace]

Don’t forget Brian’s Song. RIP.

[Vermont Lt]

Brian’s song.

It’s kind of corny these days, but it still makes me choke up.

[olivia3boys]

When I think of him I think of “Honeymoon in Vegas” with Nicholas Cage—funny movie!

[No name given]

Don’t forget “Eraser”

[Tax-chick]

“El Dorado” and “Journey to Shiloh,” mid-1960s.

A long and busy career!

[chajin]

Showed his future talents as "Mississippi" in El Dorado, held his own against a cast of Wayne, Mitchum, and Michele Carey, who was a good actress and a better concert pianist. RIP Caan.

[PhiloBedo]

Red Line 7000

[MarDav]

Thief

[Yo-Yo]

JONATHAN!
JOHNATHAN!
JONATHAN!

[paddles]

"I am not your son. My name is Alan Bourdillion Traherne."

Cole : Lord Almighty

[montag813]

I guess “David K. Li” watched “Elf” as a toddler, and “Godfather” in H.S. film class, so that’s all he knows.

[OttawaFreeper]

I remember him in the 1991 Bette flick “For the Boys”. When I went to see that in the theatres in December 1991, my locale got nailed with a heavy snowstorm that night and it was only me and a few other people in the movie theatre, lol. So it made for that kind of interesting experience seeing it (know how popular Bette is here with her political views and commentary, also lol).

[American Infidel]

James Caan almost played Rocky Balboa in Rocky I because the studio wanted a more experienced actor to play the lead role. Stallone - to his credit - stuck to his guns and would only agree to the deal if he could play Rocky Balboa, which was (IMHO) the much better choice.

RIP James Caan

[xp38]

Looking over his credits the last I really saw of him was the tv show Las Vegas (2003-2007). There was an inside joke where he asked one of his underlings which was the greatest movie ever and the reply was The Godfather of course. This was back when I still watched network tv.

[Sioux-san]

A Bridge Too Far - Great Movie and you’re right about Caan’s scene. Self-described “Ultra Conservative” - wonder if he had to take the Jab to work in his last movie in 2021, Queen Bees.

[tired&retired]

After early roles in Howard Hawks’s El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman’s Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence for playing his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised the role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974) with a cameo appearance at the end.

Caan had significant roles in films such as Brian’s Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Alan J. Pakula’s Comes a Horseman (1978). He had sporadically worked in film since the 1980s, with his notable performances including roles in Thief (1981), Gardens of Stone (1987), Misery (1990), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996), The Yards (2000), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).

[Tommy Revolts]

I really liked James Caan. Amazing talent. Longstanding career. RIP.

[V_TWIN]

Saw a documentary about The Godfather trilogy where James Caan recalled The Italian American society kept trying to award him the Italian American of the year award for his acting in Godfather 1......he said he had to keep telling them “I’m flattered thank you so much, but I’m not Italian”.

RIP Mr. Caan.

And thanks for the quality entertainment.

[Demiurge2]

Seems like his career included lots of “almost” parts. I believe he had a reputation in the ‘70’s for randomly punching people, which likely limited his prospects.