James Caan (born March 26, 1939) is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. He was born in the Bronx, New York.

He has been married twice. The first time was in 1976 to Sheila Ryan. The marriage was short lived, and they divorced the next year. He married again in 1996 to Linda Stokes. His son Jacon was born in 1998.

Name pronunciation: C as in cat, aan "Ahn" (Same as in Pylon)