Matt DelPiano

‘The Godfather’ star James Caan dies at 82

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 07/09/2022 - 06:00

James Caan, the tough-guy U.S. actor best known for playing tragic and hot-tempered gangster heir Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather," has died aged 82, his manager said on July 7.

Caan, who also had roles in "Misery," "Thief" and "Rollerball," received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a mafia family's eldest son in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic "The Godfather."