James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in The Glory Guys (1965) and El Dorado (1966), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song (1971), The Gambler (1974), Funny Lady (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). For his signature role in The Godfather (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe.
Caan's subsequent notable performances include roles in Thief (1981), Misery (1990), For the Boys (1991), Bottle Rocket (1996) and Elf (2003), as well as the role of "Big Ed" Deline in the television series Las Vegas (2003-08). He also prominently lent his voice to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) as Tim Lockwood, father of Bill Hader's protagonist Flint Lockwood.