# James Caan passes away at 82 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 7, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568 "2022-07-07T17:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/21 "2022-07-07T20:26:24Z")
When I saw the Godfather for the first time I remember recognizing the guy that played Brian Piccolo was playing Sonny Corleone. He was the friendly looking guy with a disarming personality and a mischievous grin. He could also turn on a dime and if you were lucky he would only threaten you with violence that you had no doubt he was capable of executing. James Caan exuded _ **cool** _ just like James Dean and Steve McQueen used to do also, and he carried that into the parts he played. RIP James Caan. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/22 "2022-07-07T20:47:43Z")
RIP my Kraut-Mick friend. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/23 "2022-07-07T20:48:53Z")
If you want to see a still alive version of James look no farther that his son Scott Caan. An actor most recently of the Hawaii Five-0 reboot. My wife is into cop shows on the ION channel and I was watching 5-0 and said, “that has to be James Caan’s son, looks just like him,” and it was. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/24 "2022-07-07T21:00:13Z")
No, that was Duvall. Caan was the Jewish guy from The Bronx playing a very convincing Italian guy. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/25 "2022-07-07T21:17:50Z")
_Brian’s Song_ was a great made for TV movie. Billy Dee Williams played his friend as Gale Sayers. Brian Piccolo was an NFL player who contracted cancer and died. The freindship between those two still makes my eyes water thinking about it. If you get a chance, and you can find it, I highly recommend watching it. It was an ABC Movie of the Week, before Netflix, HBO, or anyone else was making original content movies for TV. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/26 "2022-07-07T21:25:04Z")
Here is a trailer for _Brian’s Song._ [Brian’s Song 1971 Trailer | James Caan | Billy Dee Williams - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v43lCrn1NQ) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/27 "2022-07-07T21:30:01Z")
Jimmy is dead? That’s it, we’re going to the mattresses. mmm ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/28 "2022-07-07T21:37:42Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Caan was the Jewish guy from The Bronx playing a very convincing Italian guy So you’re saying he WAS just another lying old dirty birdy. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/29 "2022-07-07T22:07:38Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > If you want to see a still alive version of James look no farther that his son Scott Caan. An actor most recently of the Hawaii Five-0 reboot. They were great together on that “5-0” episode. My favorite line of his, from, “Eraser,” with Ah-nold: [after John hits him with a concealed throwing knife] John, I can’t believe you nailed me with this cheap piece of mail-order shit! “Eraser,” is not that bad a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/30 "2022-07-07T23:04:44Z")
After we get them exterminated. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/31 "2022-07-07T23:31:56Z")
When think of JC, I think of Thief first because I loves him as a heavy, but Honeymoon In Vegas a very close second! He could do light. Plus, for a Nic Cage movie it’s pretty damn good. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T3zIklxWw44/maxresdefault.jpg "Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) - Your Girlfriend for the Weekend Scene (5/12) | Movieclips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3zIklxWw44) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/32 "2022-07-08T00:56:34Z")
“I love Brian Piccolo. And I’d like all of you to love him too. And tonight, you hit your knees: Please ask God to love him …” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568/33 "2022-07-08T15:01:09Z")
🕶 James had just finished working on a project with Pierce Brosnan. Another mob picture. James was permanently typecast since the Godfather. He made a good living from it. > **[James Caan & ‘Deadpool’ Star Morena Baccarin Join Pierce Brosnan In...](https://deadline.com/2022/03/deadpool-morena-baccarin-james-caan-pierce-brosnan-fast-charlie-1234991656/)** > > EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee James Caan (The Godfather) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) will star alongside Pierce Brosnan in hitman thriller Fast Charlie, to be directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt). Filmin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-caan-passes-away-at-82/967568.md?page=1)