James Edmund "Jimmy" Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor.
He is best-known for his Academy Award nominated role of Santino 'Sonny' Corleone in 1972's The Godfather and for his role as Ed Deline on Las Vegas.
James Caan: Born : 1939, New York City, USA.
Caan was educated at Michigan State University, and Hofstra College at Long Island.
Did stage training at "Neighbourhood Playhouse".
Combined Broadway activities with work at a TV station.
Starred with his role of "Sonny Corleone" in "The godfather".
Other films include Freebie and the Bean (1974), Rollerball (1974), Misery (1990) and Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).
In 1990 he starred in Misery, In 1996, he appeared in Bottle Rocket and pursued Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser. In 1999, Caan portrayed Philip Marlowe in the HBO film Poodle Springs. Some of his most recent appearances have been in The Yards (2000), City of Ghosts (2002), Dogville (2003), and Elf (2003).
Paralumun New Age Village