James Caan

James Caan was born on Mar 26, 1940 in USA. James Caan's big-screen debut came with Irma la Douce directed by Billy Wilder in 1963, strarring Soldier with Radio (uncredited). James Caan is known for The Tale of The Princess Kaguya directed by Isao Takahata, Aki Asakura stars as Kaguya hime and Kengo Kôra as Sutemaru. James Caan has got 8 awards and 21 nominations so far. The most recent award James Caan achieved is Action on Film International Film Festival, USA. The upcoming new movie James Caan plays is Queen Bees which will be released on Jun 11, 2021.

A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) and Arthur Caan, Jewish immigrants from Germany. His father was a meat dealer and butcher. The athletically gifted Caan played football at Michigan State University while studying economics, holds a black belt in karate and for several years was even a regular on the rodeo circuit, where he was nicknamed "The Jewish Cowboy". However, while studying at Hofstra University, he became intrigued by acting and was interviewed and accepted at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. He then won a scholarship to study under acting coach Wynn Handman and began to appear in several off-Broadway productions, including "I Roam" and "Mandingo".He made his screen debut as a sailor in Irma la Douce (1963) and began to impress audiences with his work in Ligne rouge 7000 (1965) and the western El Dorado (1966) alongside John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Further work followed in La brigade des cow-boys (1968) and in the sensitive Les gens de la pluie (1969). However, audiences were moved to tears as he put in a heart-rending performance as cancer-stricken Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo in the highly rated made-for-TV film Le destin de Brian (1971).With these strong performances under his belt, Francis Ford Coppola then cast him as hot-tempered gangster Santino "Sonny" Corleone in the Mafia epic Le Parrain (1972). The film was an enormous success, Caan scored a Best Supporting Actor nomination and, in the years since, the role has proven to be the one most fondly remembered by his legion of fans. He reprised the role for several flashback scenes in the sequel Le Parrain, 2ᵉ partie (1974) and then moved on to several very diverse projects. These included a cop-buddy crime partnership with Alan Arkin in the uneven Les anges gardiens (1974), a superb performance as a man playing for his life in Le flambeur (1974) alongside Lauren Hutton, and pairing with Barbra Streisand in Funny Lady (1975). Two further strong lead roles came up for him in 1975, first as futuristic sports star "Jonathon E" questioning the moral fiber of a sterile society in Rollerball (1975) and teaming up with Robert Duvall in the Sam Peckinpah spy thriller Tueur d'élite (1975).Unfortunately, Caan's rising star sputtered badly at this stage of his career, and several film projects failed to find fire with either critics or audiences. These included such failures as the hokey Deux farfelus à New York (1976), the quasi-western Le souffle de la tempête (1978) and the saccharine Chapitre deux (1979). However, he did score again with the stylish Michael Mann-directed heist movie Le solitaire (1981). He followed this with a supernatural romantic comedy titled Embrasse-moi, je te quitte (1982) and then, due to personal conflicts, dropped out of the spotlight for several years before returning with a stellar performance under old friend Francis Ford Coppola in the moving Jardins de pierre (1987).Caan appeared back in favor with fans and critics alike and raised his visibility with the sci-fi hit Futur immédiat, Los Angeles 1991 (1988) and Dick Tracy (1990), then surprised everyone by playing a meek romance novelist held captive after a car accident by a deranged fan in the dynamic Misery (1990). The 1990s were kind to him and he notched up roles as a band leader in For the Boys - Hier, aujourd'hui et pour toujours (1991), another gangster in Lune de miel à Las Vegas (1992), appeared in the indie hit Tête brûlée (1996) and pursued Arnold Schwarzenegger in L'effaceur (1996).The demand on Caan's talents seems to have increased steadily over the past few years as he is making himself known to a new generation of fans. Recent hot onscreen roles have included The Yards (2000), City of Ghosts (2002) and Dogville (2003). In addition, he finds himself at the helm of the hit TV series Las Vegas (2003) as casino security chief "Big Ed" Deline. An actor of undeniably manly appeal, James Caan continued to surprise and delight audiences with his invigorating performances up until his death in July 2022 at the age of 82.