Oscar-nominated actor James Caan, who is best known for playing tragic and short-tempered gangster heir Sonny Corleone in the godfatherpassed away on Wednesday at the age of 82.
The Godfather actor James Caan dies at age 82
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Caan died Wednesday night in Los Angeles, his representative Arnold Robinson told the outlet and confirmed a message on the actor’s Twitter account. Neither he nor the family would reveal a cause of death.
“It is with great sadness that we inform you on the evening of July 6 of Jimmy’s passing,” Caan’s family wrote in a tweet on his account. The actor had a breakthrough television role in the 1970 American football drama Brian’s songin which he portrays the dying star Brian Piccolo, a performance that earned him an Emmy Award.
The celebrated actor had roles in Trouble† Thief and rollerballreceived an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the eldest son of a mob family in the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola classic the godfather† In short, the highest grossing film of all time, the godfather won three Oscars, including best picture and best actor for Marlon Brando.
James Caan was one of three cast members nominated for Best Supporting Actor, along with Al Pacino and Robert Duvall. He reprized his role in a small cameo for The Godfather part II. As THR shares, Caan almost didn’t get the part that would become his signature role. Paramount originally cast him as younger brother Michael and Carmine Caridi as Sonny. But Coppola, who directed Caan in The Rain People (1969), insisted that only he could do justice to the character.
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