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2 | [[caption-width-right:310:His last name is pronounced '''''[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan KHAAAAAAAN!]]]]''''' |
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4 | ->''"We go to the mattresses!"'' |
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6 | James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor, who was best known for his roles as Santino "Sonny" Corleone in ''Film/TheGodfather'' (which earned him an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination), Paul Sheldon in ''Film/{{Misery}}'', "Big" Ed Deline in ''Series/LasVegas'', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and also]] Creator/WillFerrell's father in ''Film/{{Elf}}''. |
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8 | Caan was also well known for his MediaNotes/EmmyAward-nominated performance as NFL player Brian Piccolo in the 1971 [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]] ''Film/BriansSong'', co-starring Creator/BillyDeeWilliams; it's been noted that this film is one of only two sports movies (the other being ''Film/FieldOfDreams'') that is capable of [[ManlyTears making grown men cry]]. |
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10 | He was the [[ThoseTwoGuys roommate, friend, and frequent costar of]] Creator/RobertDuvall in the 1960s and early '70s, and for a brief period in the latter decade actually lived in the Playboy Mansion. |
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12 | Caan was married four times and had five children, including actor Creator/ScottCaan (''Series/HawaiiFive0''), and is reportedly the only person to have ever escaped after going to work for the [[Series/{{Taxi}} Sunshine Cab Company]]. |
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15 | !!Partial filmography: |
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17 | * ''Film/IrmaLaDouce'' (1963) -- Soldier with Radio ({{uncredited|Role}}) [[invoked]] |
18 | * ''Film/LadyInACage'' (1964) -- Randall |
19 | * ''Film/ElDorado'' (1966) -- "Mississippi" |
20 | * ''Film/{{Countdown|1967}}'' (1967) -- Lee Stegler |
21 | * ''Film/TheRainPeople'' (1969) -- Jimmy Kilgannon |
22 | * ''Literature/RabbitRun'' (1970) -- Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom |
23 | * ''Film/BriansSong'' (TV movie, 1971) -- Brian Piccolo |
24 | * ''Film/TheGodfather'' (1972) -- Sonny Corleone |
25 | * ''Film/FreebieAndTheBean'' (1974) -- Freebie |
26 | * ''Film/TheGambler'' (1974) -- Axel Freed |
27 | * ''Film/TheKillerElite'' (1975) -- Mike Locken |
28 | * ''Film/{{Rollerball}}'' (1975) -- Jonathan E |
29 | * ''Film/SilentMovie'' (1976) -- [[AsHimself Himself]] (cameo) |
30 | * ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'' (1977) -- Sgt. Eddie Dohun |
31 | * ''Film/HideInPlainSight'' (1980) -- Thomas Hacklin Jr. (also director) |
32 | * ''Film/{{Thief|1981}}'' (1981) -- Frank |
33 | * ''Film/AlienNation'' (1988) -- Matthew Sikes |
34 | * ''Film/DickTracy'' (1990) -- Spud Spaldoni |
35 | * ''Film/{{Misery}}'' (1990) -- Paul Sheldon |
36 | * ''Film/HoneymoonInVegas'' (1992) -- Tommy Korman |
37 | * ''Film/BottleRocket'' (1996) -- Mr. Henry |
38 | * ''Film/{{Eraser}}'' (1996) -- U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin |
39 | * ''Film/{{Bulletproof}}'' (1996) -- Frank Colton |
40 | * ''Film/MickeyBlueEyes'' (1999) -- Frank Vitale |
41 | * ''Film/TheWayOfTheGun'' (2000) -- Joe Sarno |
42 | * ''Film/{{Dogville}}'' (2003) -- The Big Man |
43 | * ''Series/LasVegas'' (TV series, 2003-07) -- "Big Ed" Deline |
44 | * ''Film/{{Elf}}'' (2003) -- Walter Hobbs |
45 | * ''Film/GetSmart'' (2008) -- The President |
46 | * ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' (2009) -- Tim Lockwood (voice) |
47 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' (2013) |
48 | * ''Film/HenrysCrime'' (2010) -- Max Saltzman |
49 | * ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' (2012) -- Father [=McNally=] |
50 | * ''Series/BackInTheGame'' (TV series, 2013) -- Terry "The Cannon" Gannon Sr. |
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