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James Caan

1940 - 2022

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James Edmund Caan ( KAHN; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978. After early roles in Howard Hawks' El Dorado (1966), Robert Altman's Countdown (1967) and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People (1969), Caan gained acclaim for his portrayal of Brian Piccolo in the 1971 television movie Brian's Song, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Caan is the 333rd most popular actor (up from 413th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from United States (up from 747th in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Actor.

James Caan is most famous for playing Sonny Corleone in the 1972 film, The Godfather.

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Among actors, James Caan ranks 333 out of 13,578. Before him are Anne Bancroft, Malcolm McDowell, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, William Holden, Tony Lip, and Martin Landau. After him are Rudolph Valentino, Colin Firth, Olivia Hussey, Reese Witherspoon, Doris Day, and Robert Hossein.

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Among people born in 1940, James Caan ranks 44. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Fonda, Tony Tan, Julie Christie, and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein. After him are Abdurrahman Wahid, Patrick Stewart, Kip Thorne, Óscar Arias, Terry Gilliam, and Nancy Sinatra. Among people deceased in 2022, James Caan ranks 34. Before him are Fidel Ramos, Kane Tanaka, Antonio Inoki, Robbie Coltrane, Uwe Seeler, and Angela Lansbury. After him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dietrich Mateschitz, Peter Brook, Ray Liotta, Wolfgang Petersen, and Bruno Latour.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Caan ranks 726 out of 20,380. Before him are Gwen Stefani (1969), Tony Lip (1930), Jack Kilby (1923), Margaret Mead (1901), Martin Landau (1928), and Francis Fukuyama (1952). After him are Donna Summer (1948), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Eddie Murphy (1961), Reese Witherspoon (1976), and Hugh David Politzer (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Caan ranks 179. Before him are Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), William Holden (1918), Tony Lip (1930), and Martin Landau (1928). After him are Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), Alec Baldwin (1958), Kim Novak (1933), James Earl Jones (1931), and John Cazale (1935).

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