Profile
James Caan
Actor
Male
Born
Mar 26, 1940
Age
73
Hometown
New York City
Nationality
United States
Other Names
James E. Caan
James E. Caan is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles in The Godfather, Thief, Misery, A Bridge Too Far, Brian's Song, Rollerball, Kiss Me Goodbye, Elf, and El Dorado. He also starred as "Big Ed" Deline in the television series Las… Read More
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Romance
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Linda StokesMarried 1995
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Ingrid HajekMarried 1990 - 1995
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Tracy RichmanDated 1988 - 1993
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Sheila CaanMarried 1975 - 1977
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Dee Jay MathisMarried 1960 - 1966
Family
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James Caan
Age 73
parents
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Arthur CaanFather
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Sophie CaanMother
siblings
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Ronnie CaanBrother
children
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James Arthur CaanSon, Age 17
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Jacob Nicholas CaanSon, Age 14
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Another 'Lost' Alum Is Heading To CbsHuffington Post - Feb 12, 2013
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Martin Newman: Jack Reacher Is Kicking Ass At The Box Office But What Are The Best Ever Movie Punch Ups?Huffington Post - Jan 11, 2013
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James Caan, Esai Morales Join Starz's "Magic City" CastYahoo News - Sep 20, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1940
Birth
Born on March 26, 1940.
TWENTIES
1960
20 Years Old
Caan has been married four times. In 1960 he married Dee Jay Mathis; they divorced in 1966.
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In 1964, he starred as Jewish athlete Jeff Brubaker in the episode "My Son, the All-American" of Channing, a drama about college life.
1965
25 Years Old
In 1965, he landed his first starring role, in Howard Hawks' auto-racing drama Red Line 7000.
1966
26 Years Old
In 1966, Caan appeared as Alan Badillion Trahern, aka Mississippi, in El Dorado, with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
1968
28 Years Old
He had a starring role in Robert Altman's second feature film, Countdown, in 1968.
1969
29 Years Old
In 1969, his appearance on the spy sitcom Get Smart was uncredited, billed as "Rupert of Rathskeller as Himself"; in that same year he won praise for his role as a brain-damaged football player in The Rain People (1969) directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
THIRTIES
In 1971, Caan won more acclaim, as dying football player Brian Piccolo, opposite Billy Dee Williams, in the television movie Brian's Song, which was later released theatrically.
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1976
36 Years Old
Caan's second marriage to Sheila Ryan (a former girlfriend of Elvis Presley) in 1976 was short-lived; they divorced the following year.
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FORTIES
1980
40 Years Old
In 1980, Caan directed Hide in Plain Sight, a film about a father searching for his children, who were lost in the Witness Protection Program.
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1982
42 Years Old
From 1982 to 1987, Caan suffered from depression over his sister's death, a growing problem with cocaine, and what he described as "Hollywood burnout," and did not act in any films.
1987
47 Years Old
He returned to acting in 1987, when Coppola cast him as an army platoon sergeant for the "Old Guard" in Gardens of Stone, a film that dealt with the effect of the Vietnam War on the United States homefront.
1988
48 Years Old
In 1988 and 1990, Caan starred in the films Alien Nation, Dick Tracy, and Misery, a hit film that marked a comeback for Caan.
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FIFTIES
1990
50 Years Old
Caan was married to Ingrid Hajek from September 1990 to March 1995; they had a son, Alexander James Caan, born 1991.
1992
52 Years Old
In 1992, Caan appeared in Honeymoon in Vegas, and in 1993, he played Coach Winters in The Program, alongside Halle Berry.
In 1996, he appeared in Bottle Rocket, and with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser, and later starred as kingpin Frank Colton in Bulletproof with Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans.
1998
58 Years Old
In 1998, Caan portrayed Philip Marlowe in the HBO film Poodle Springs.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2009
69 Years Old
Caan filed for divorce on November 20, 2009, citing irreconcilable differences.
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2010
70 Years Old
As of 2010 Caan is Chairman of an Internet company, Openfilm, intended to help upcoming filmmakers.
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2012
72 Years Old
In 2012, Caan was a guest-star on the re-imagined Hawaii Five-0, playing opposite his son, Scott Caan.
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