This page will contain wikis about James Caan, as they become available.James CaanJames Caan (born March 26, 1939, Bronx, New York) is an American actor. Caan began acting in television in such series as The Untouchables. Caan's first substantial film role was as a menacing villain in the 1964 thriller Lady In A Cage. In 1967, Caan appeared in El Dorado with John Wayne. Caan first won praise for his role as a brain-damaged football player in The Rain People (1969), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In 1971, Caan won even greater acclaim as dying football player Brian Piccolo in the television movie Brian's Song. The following year Coppola cast Caan as mobster Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, which also helped launch Al Pacino's career. For his role Caan was nominated for an Academy Award. StardomFrom 1973 to 1982, Caan appeared in many Hollywood films. He played a wide variety of roles and refused to be typecast as a mobster. His many films include Cinderella Liberty, Freebie and The Bean, The Gambler, The Killer Elite, Rollerball, Harry And Walter Go To New York, A Bridge Too Far, Comes A Horseman and Chapter Two (a play screenplay conversion by Neil Simon). In 1980, Caan directed Hide In Plain Sight a film about a father searching for his children lost in the Witness Protection Program. Caan was a devoted family man all his life and said this film was a powerful one about family love and values. Despite critical praise, the film was not a hit. The following year, Caan appeared in Thief, directed by Michael Mann, where he played a professional safe cracker. This film is today regarded as a film noir classic and Caan has often said it is the role he is proudest of next to The Godfather. From 1982 to 1987, Caan did not act in any films. He was suffering from depression over his sister's death, a growing problem with cocaine, and what he described as Hollywood burnout. He made a stirring return to film in 1987 when his old friend Francis Ford Coppola cast him as an Army Sergeant in Gardens Of Stone, a film that dealt with the effect of the Vietnam War on the homefront. In 1988 and 1990, Caan starred in the popular films Alien Nation and Misery (co-star Kathy Bates won a Best Actress Oscar). Caan made one of the most delightful films of his career in 1992 with the hit Honeymoon In Vegas. He co-starred with Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage and hilariously spoofed his "Sonny Corleone" character from The Godfather. In 1999, Caan joined the ranks of Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and Powers Boothe when he portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the HBO film Poodle Springs. Amiable, down to earth and not afraid to tell it like it is, James Caan is a true gentleman, a tough guy with a heart of gold and a Hollywood survivor in every sense of the word. He continues to act on screen and on television. Caan has been married twice. His first, in 1976, to Sheila Ryan, was short lived, and they divorced the next year. He married Linda Stokes in 1996. His son Jacon was born in 1998. This page about James Caan includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about James Caan News stories about James Caan External links for James Caan Videos for James Caan Wikis about James Caan Discussion Groups about James Caan Blogs about James Caan Images of James Caan |
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His son Jacon was born in 1998. Finally, towards the end of his life, Cushing played the detective in old age, in The Masks of Death for Channel 4. He married Linda Stokes in 1996. He followed this up with a performance in 16 episodes of the BBC series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (1968), of which unfortunately only 6 episodes survive. His first, in 1976, to Sheila Ryan, was short lived, and they divorced the next year. Cushing played Sherlock Holmes numerous times, starting with Hammer's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), the first colour Holmes film. Caan has been married twice. He was one of many stars to guest on The Morecambe and Wise Show – the standing joke in his case being the idea that he was never paid for his appearance. He continues to act on screen and on television. Who and the Daleks and Daleks — Invasion Earth 2150 AD) based on the television series Doctor Who. Amiable, down to earth and not afraid to tell it like it is, James Caan is a true gentleman, a tough guy with a heart of gold and a Hollywood survivor in every sense of the word. Who in two movies (Dr. In 1999, Caan joined the ranks of Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and Powers Boothe when he portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the HBO film Poodle Springs. In the mid-1960s, he played the eccentric human scientist Dr. He co-starred with Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage and hilariously spoofed his "Sonny Corleone" character from The Godfather. Cushing drew much praise for his performance in this production, although he always felt that his performance in the existing version of the play – it was performed twice in one week and only the second version survives in the archives – was inferior to the first. Caan made one of the most delightful films of his career in 1992 with the hit Honeymoon In Vegas. His first major role, and probably the most significant on television in his entire career, was starring as Winston Smith in BBC Television's 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In 1988 and 1990, Caan starred in the popular films Alien Nation and Misery (co-star Kathy Bates won a Best Actress Oscar). Cushing is also remembered for his work in the Hammer Horror films — particularly his recurring roles as Dr Frankenstein in Hammer's Frankenstein films, and as Professor van Helsing in Hammer's Dracula films (opposite Christopher Lee as Dracula). He made a stirring return to film in 1987 when his old friend Francis Ford Coppola cast him as an Army Sergeant in Gardens Of Stone, a film that dealt with the effect of the Vietnam War on the homefront. Peter Cushing (26 May 1913–11 August 1994) was a British actor, perhaps best known today for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. From 1982 to 1987, Caan did not act in any films. He was suffering from depression over his sister's death, a growing problem with cocaine, and what he described as Hollywood burnout. This film is today regarded as a film noir classic and Caan has often said it is the role he is proudest of next to The Godfather. The following year, Caan appeared in Thief, directed by Michael Mann, where he played a professional safe cracker. Despite critical praise, the film was not a hit. Caan was a devoted family man all his life and said this film was a powerful one about family love and values. In 1980, Caan directed Hide In Plain Sight a film about a father searching for his children lost in the Witness Protection Program. His many films include Cinderella Liberty, Freebie and The Bean, The Gambler, The Killer Elite, Rollerball, Harry And Walter Go To New York, A Bridge Too Far, Comes A Horseman and Chapter Two (a play screenplay conversion by Neil Simon). He played a wide variety of roles and refused to be typecast as a mobster. From 1973 to 1982, Caan appeared in many Hollywood films. For his role Caan was nominated for an Academy Award. The following year Coppola cast Caan as mobster Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, which also helped launch Al Pacino's career. In 1971, Caan won even greater acclaim as dying football player Brian Piccolo in the television movie Brian's Song. Caan first won praise for his role as a brain-damaged football player in The Rain People (1969), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In 1967, Caan appeared in El Dorado with John Wayne. Caan's first substantial film role was as a menacing villain in the 1964 thriller Lady In A Cage. Caan began acting in television in such series as The Untouchables. James Caan (born March 26, 1939, Bronx, New York) is an American actor. |