James Caan Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has James Caan been in? This complete James Caan filmography lists 100 credited roles (83 films, 17 TV series), in chronological order from 1959 to 2023, with links to our full guides where available.

James Caan movies in order

• Irma la Douce (1963) as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)
• Lady in a Cage (1964) as Randall Simpson O'Connell
• The Glory Guys (1965) as Pvt. Anthony Dugan
• Red Line 7000 (1965) as Mike
• El Dorado (1966) as Mississippi
• Countdown (1967) as Lee Stegler
• Games (1967) as Paul Montgomery
• Journey to Shiloh (1968) as Buck Burnett
• The Rain People (1969) as Jimmy Kilgannon
• Brian's Song (1971) as Brian Piccolo
• The Godfather (1972) as Sonny Corleone
• Slither (1973) as Dick Kanipsia
• Cinderella Liberty (1973) as John Baggs Jr.
• The Gambler (1974) as Axel
• The Godfather Part II (1974) as Sonny Corleone (uncredited)
• Freebie and the Bean (1974) as Freebie
• Funny Lady (1975) as Billy Rose
• Rollerball (1975) as Jonathan E.
• The Killer Elite (1975) as Mike Locken
• Silent Movie (1976) as Self
• Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) as Harry Digby
• A Bridge Too Far (1977) as SSgt. Eddie Dohun
• Comes a Horseman (1978) as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
• 1941 (1979) as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
• Thief (1981) as Frank
• Bolero (1981) as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
• Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) as Jolly
• Gardens of Stone (1987) as Sgt. Clell Hazard
• Alien Nation (1988) as Matthew Sykes
• Dick Tracy (1990) as Spaldoni
• The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) as Self / Sonny Corleone / Michael Corleone
• Misery (1990) as Paul Sheldon
• The Dark Backward (1991) as Dr. Scurvy
• For the Boys (1991) as Eddie Sparks
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Tommy Korman
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) as Sonny Corleone
• The Program (1993) as Sam Winters
• Flesh and Bone (1993) as Roy Sweeney
• North Star (1996) as Sean McLennon
• Bottle Rocket (1996) as Mr. Abe Henry
• Eraser (1996) as U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
• Bulletproof (1996) as Frank Colton
• Poodle Springs (1998) as Philip Marlowe
• Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) as Frank Vitale
• The Yards (2000) as Frank Olchin
• Luckytown (2000) as Charlie Doyles
• The Way of the Gun (2000) as Joe Sarno
• City of Ghosts (2002) as Marvin
• Jericho Mansions (2003) as Leonard Grey
• Dogville (2003) as The Big Man
• Elf (2003) as Walter
• Santa's Slay (2005) as Darren Mason
• Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) as Self
• Wisegal (2008) as Salvatore Palmeri
• Get Smart (2008) as The President
• New York, I Love You (2008) as Mr. Riccoli, the Pharmacist
• Middle Men (2009) as Jerry Haggerty
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) as Tim Lockwood (voice)
• Mercy (2009) as Gerry Ryan
• Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009) as Self (voice)
• Henry's Crime (2010) as Max Saltzman
• Detachment (2011) as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
• Small Apartments (2012) as Mr. Allspice
• For the Love of Money (2012) as Micky
• That's My Boy (2012) as Father McNally
• Seduced and Abandoned (2013) as Self
• Blood Ties (2013) as Leon
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) as Tim Lockwood (voice)
• A Fighting Man (2014) as Mike 'Brother' Albright
• Altman (2014) as Self
• Preggoland (2014) as Walter
• The Throwaways (2015) as Lt. Col. Christopher Holden
• Wuthering High (2015) as Earnshaw
• The Outsider (2015) as Schuuster
• J.L. Family Ranch (2016) as Tap
• The Good Neighbor (2016) as Harold Grainey
• Undercover Grandpa (2017) as Grandpa
• Con Man (2018) as Agent Gamble
• Holy Lands (2019) as Harry
• Out of Blue (2019) as Col. Tom Rockwell
• JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020) as Tap
• Queen Bees (2021) as Dan
• Fast Charlie (2023) as Stan Mullen

James Caan TV shows

• The Untouchables (1959) as Keir Brannon
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Jay Shaw / Phil Beldone
• Combat! (1962) as Sgt. Beckman
• Get Smart (1965) as Rupert of Rathskeller (uncredited)
• The F.B.I. (1965) as Eugene David Holt
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
• Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) as Santino "Sonny" Corleone
• Biography (1987) as Self
• The Simpsons (1989) as James Caan (voice)
• NewsRadio (1995) as James Caan (uncredited)
• Family Guy (1999) as James Caan (voice)
• Crossing Jordan (2001) as Ed Deline
• Las Vegas (2003) as Ed Deline
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Tony Archer
• Back in the Game (2013) as Terry 'The Cannon' Gannon, Sr.
• The American West (2016) as Self
• The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020) as Self

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.