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James Caan


James Caan

Cumpleaños:

03/26/1940

Lugar de nacimiento:

The Bronx, New York, USA:

Biografía:

Actor estadounidense nacido en el Bronx (Nueva York). Desde finales de los años cincuenta trabaja como actor de teatro, primero en una compañía itinerante y más tarde en Broadway. Aunque llega al cine de la mano de Billy Wilder en Irma la Dulce (1963), será Howard Hawks quien le dé su primera gran oportunidad, primero en Peligro… Línea 7000 (1965), donde interpreta a un piloto de carreras y, sobre todo, en El Dorado (1967), enésima revisión del tema hawksiano de la redención de un grupo de hombres esencialmente honestos ante una situación límite. Pero la figura más importante de su carrera artística es sin lugar a dudas Francis Ford Coppola, que en 1968 le ofrece su primer gran papel: encarnar a un patético retrasado en la "road-movie" Llueve sobre mi corazón. También a Coppola debe el que es su personaje más conocido, el violento Santino “Sonny” Corleone en la saga de El Padrino (1972-74), por el que es nominado al Oscar de la Academia al mejor actor secundario. Gran deportista desde su época universitaria en Michigan State, se especializa en papeles de acción, como en la fantasía deportiva Rollerball (1975), de Norman Jewison, o en Los Aristócratas del Crimen (1975), donde tiene la oportunidad de trabajar junto a Robert Duvall, otro actor-fetiche de Coppola, con uno de los grandes directores del género, Sam Peckinpah, sobre un guión de Stirlling Silliphant. Al mismo tiempo, participa en peliculas más intimistas, como El Jugador (The Gambler) de Karel Reisz o Perdido en la ciudad (T. R. Baskin) de Herbert Ross, con quien vuelve a colaborar en Funny Lady (1975). Otro de los directores clave en su carrera es Mark Rydell: su colaboración comienza en 1973 con la amable Permiso para amar hasta medianoche y continúa con Harry y Walter van a Nueva York. Su versatilidad como actor queda demostrada en comedias como La última locura, de Mel Brooks o en sus dos colaboraciones con el sensiblero Claude Lelouch: Otro hombre y otra mujer (1977), secuela de su gran éxito Un hombre y una mujer, y Los unos y los otros (1981). En los años ochenta, su carrera entra en declive, pese a lo cual realiza algunas de sus mejores interpretaciones, como en el western crepuscular Llega un jinete libre y salvaje (1978), dirigida por Alan J. Pakula y espléndidamente fotografiada por Gordon Willis, donde se enfrenta a una gran compañía petrolífera que pretende arrebatar a Jane Fonda su rancho. El fracaso de su debut como director en Hide in plain sight (1980) acentúa su crisis profesional, que se ve agravada por sus problemas de adicción a las drogas y el alcohol. En este delicado momento personal, su amigo Francis Ford Coppola vuelve a ejercer de auténtico “padrino” al ofrecerle un papel protagonista en el drama militar Jardines de piedra (1987), que supone el inicio de una segunda juventud. Otro viejo amigo, Mark Rydell, le proporciona en 1991 el protagonista de Ayer, hoy y siempre, donde interpreta junto a Bette Midler a una pareja de veteranos cantantes enrolados en las fuerzas armadas, que han dedicado toda su vida a entretener a las tropas en los distintos conflictos bélicos del último siglo.



Créditos

Chuck Zito: An American Story (2024)
as Self
Fast Charlie (2023)
as Stan Mullen
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
Queen Bees (2021)
as Dan
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
as Tap
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
as Self
Out of Blue (2019)
as Col. Tom Rockwell
Holy Lands (2019)
as Harry
Con Man (2018)
as Agent Gamble
Good Enough (2017)
as Roger Flynn
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
as Grandpa
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Senator George Lawrence Secord
The Good Neighbor (2016)
as Harold Grainey
J.L. Family Ranch (2016)
as Tap
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016)
as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Sicilian Vampire (2015)
as Professor Bernard Issaacs
The Outsider (2015)
as Schuuster
Wuthering High (2015)
as Earnshaw
The Throwaways (2015)
as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Preggoland (2014)
as Walter
Altman (2014)
as Self
A Fighting Man (2014)
as Mike 'Brother' Albright
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Blood Ties (2013)
as Leon
Seduced and Abandoned (2013)
as Self
The Godfather Legacy (2012)
as Self
That's My Boy (2012)
as Father McNally
For the Love of Money (2012)
as Micky
Small Apartments (2012)
as Mr. Allspice
Detachment (2011)
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
His Way (2011)
as Self
Henry's Crime (2010)
as Max Saltzman
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
as Self (voice)
Mercy (2009)
as Gerry Ryan
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
as Tim Lockwood (voice)
Middle Men (2009)
as Jerry Haggerty
Hollywood Gangster (2008)
as Self
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008)
as Self
New York, I Love You (2008)
as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
Get Smart (2008)
as The President
Wisegal (2008)
as Salvatore Palmeri
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood (2006)
as Self (uncredited)
The Godfather and the Mob (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
as
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Darren Mason
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004)
as
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
as Mr. Harry Dewitt
Elf (2003)
as Walter
Dogville (2003)
as The Big Man
Jericho Mansions (2003)
as Leonard Grey
Misery Loves Company (2003)
as Self
Blood Crime (2002)
as Sheriff Morgan McKenna
City of Ghosts (2002)
as Marvin
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
as Dr. William Haber
Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
as Prison Warden
This Thing of Ours (2002)
as Jimmy
Dead Simple (2001)
as Roy Baker
In the Shadows (2001)
as Lance Huston
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as John Flinders
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
as Capt. Fred Moosally
The Way of the Gun (2000)
as Joe Sarno
Luckytown (2000)
as Charlie Doyles
The Yards (2000)
as Frank Olchin
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
as
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Frank Vitale
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' (1999)
as Self
This Is My Father (1999)
as Kieran Johnson
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
as Self
Poodle Springs (1998)
as Philip Marlowe
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
as Self
Bulletproof (1996)
as Frank Colton
Eraser (1996)
as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
A Boy Called Hate (1996)
as Jim
Bottle Rocket (1996)
as Mr. Abe Henry
North Star (1996)
as Sean McLennon
Flesh and Bone (1993)
as Roy Sweeney
The Program (1993)
as Sam Winters
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
as
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Sonny Corleone
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Tommy Korman
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
For the Boys (1991)
as Eddie Sparks
The Dark Backward (1991)
as Dr. Scurvy
Misery (1990)
as Paul Sheldon
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Spaldoni
Alien Nation (1988)
as Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone (1987)
as Sgt. Clell Hazard
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985)
as
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
as Jolly
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Les uns et les autres (1981)
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Thief (1981)
as Frank
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
as Thomas Hacklin, Jr.
Chapter Two (1979)
as George Schneider
1941 (1979)
as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Self
Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977)
as David Williams
Playboy's Playmate Party (1977)
as
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
Silent Movie (1976)
as Self
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
as Harry Digby
The Killer Elite (1975)
as Mike Locken
Rickles (1975)
as
Gone with the West (1975)
as Jud McGraw
Rollerball (1975)
as Jonathan E.
Funny Lady (1975)
as Billy Rose
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975)
as Self
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975)
as
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
as Freebie
The Godfather Part II (1974)
as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
The Gambler (1974)
as Axel
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
as John Baggs Jr.
Slither (1973)
as Dick Kanipsia
The Godfather (1972)
as Sonny Corleone
Brian's Song (1971)
as Brian Piccolo
T.R. Baskin (1971)
as Larry Moore
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971)
as Self
Rabbit, Run (1970)
as Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom
The Rain People (1969)
as Jimmy Kilgannon
Filmmaker (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
as Buck Burnett
Submarine X-1 (1968)
as Cmdr. Richard Bolton, RNVR
Games (1967)
as Paul Montgomery
Countdown (1967)
as Lee Stegler
El Dorado (1966)
as Mississippi
Red Line 7000 (1965)
as Mike
The Glory Guys (1965)
as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
Lady in a Cage (1964)
as Randall Simpson O'Connell
Irma la Douce (1963)
as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Director
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Thanks