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James 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.
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