James Caan

James Caan (1940 - 2022)
==Film Deaths==
*Lady in a Cage (1964) [Randall Simpson O'Connell]: Run over by a car when he runs into the street after being blinded by Olivia de Havilland.
*Games (1967) [Paul Montgomery]: Poisoned by Simone Signoret when he drinks a toast with her to celebrate the success of their plan.
*The Rain People (1969) [Jimmy 'Killer' Kilgannon]: Shot to death by Marya Zimmet while James is fighting Robert Duvall.
*The Godfather (1972) [Santino "Sonny" Corleone]: Killed by machine gun fire from rival gangsters at a tollbooth while he is in his car. As he is being shot, James is able to step out of the car, but continues being shot until he finally falls to the ground, at which point one of the gangsters kicks his corpse in the head. This was arranged by Gianni Russo as an act of revenge. James' body is later in the morgue seen when Salvatore Corsitto shows him to his father (Marlon Brando) and step brother (Robert Duvall).
*Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) [Jolly Villano]: Falls to his death down a staircase at a party. He appears as a ghost throughout the movie, and his death is shown in a flashback. 
*Dick Tracy (1990) [Spud Spaldoni]: Killed, along with his men, in an explosion by a car bomb planted by Al Pacino's men, after James leaves the meeting of all the gangsters. 
*Flesh and Bone (1993) [Roy Sweeney]: Shot in the chest by his son (Dennis Quaid) at the head of the staircase in the abandoned farmhouse. He then falls down the stairs. His body is seen when Gwyneth Paltrow discovers him.
*Bulletproof (1996) [Frank Colton]: Shot in the head by Adam Sandler during James' fight with Damon Wayans. 
*Eraser (1996) [US Marshal Robert Deguerin]: Killed in an explosion on being locked inside a limousine on a level crossing, along with Gerry Becker and Andy Romano by Robert Pastorelli to be hit by a speeding freight train, as Arnold Schwarzenegger looks on.
*North Star (Tashunga) (1996) [Sean McLennon]: Stabbed in the back by Christopher Lambert just as James is about to stab Catherine McCormack.
*City of Ghosts (2002) [Marvin]: Shot during a shoot-out. He dies shortly afterwards while talking to Matt Dillon. His body is later seen when placed on a makeshift funeral pyre which is then set adrift into the ocean.
*Santa's Slay (2005) [Darren Mason]: Choked to death when Bill Goldberg shoves a turkey leg in his mouth, then knocks him face-forward onto the table after pinning James' hands to the table with silverware. (Played for comic effect.)
*Middle Men (2009) [Jerry Haggerty]: Shot to death by Rade Serbedzija.
*Small Apartments (2012) [Mr. Allspice]: Commits suicide by overdosing on every pill in his apartment
*Blood Ties (2013) [Leon]: Dies of lung cancer (off-screen). We learn of his death when his body is shown in bed when Clive Owen comes to see him while Billy Crudup and Lili Taylor are also in the room.
*The Good Neighbor (2016) [Harold Grainey]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the head. 
==Television Deaths==
*Combat!: Anatomy of a Patrol (1963) [Sergeant Beckman]: Killed during a battle.
*Wagon Train: The Echo Pass Story (1965) [Paul]: After being knocked unconsious from behind by Robert Fuller as James was holding a gun on Jack Lord and Diane Brewster, James is pushed from the ledge on the edge of a cliff by Jack.
*Brian's Song (1971) [Brian Piccolo]: Dies of lung cancer. 
*The Simpsons: All's Fair in Oven War (2004; animated) [James Caan]: Killed with full automatic fire by Hank Azaria and his friends at a tollbooth, in a parody of James' death scene from The Godfather. 
*Magic City: The Sins of the Father (2013) [Sy Berman]: Dies via car bomb when he starts his cars ignition.
==Video Game Deaths==
*The Godfather: The Game (2006) [Sonny Corleone]: Killed by machine gun fire by rival gangsters at a tollbooth. His body is then discovered by Andrew Pifko. (See also James' death in the film version.)
==Gallery==
JamesCaan-Bulletproof-Headshot.png|James Caan in Bulletproof
Deguerin's death.png|James Caan's death (with Andy Romano's and Gerry Becker's) in Eraser
JamesCann-Simpsons-GodfatherParody.png|James Caan's animated death in The Simpsons: All's Fair in Oven War
James Caan (2).png|James Caan in Santa's Slay
JamesCann-GodfatherGame-ShotToDeath.png|James Caan's video game death in The Godfather: The Game
==Notable Connections==
*Ex-Mr. Sheila Ryan
*Father of Scott Caan
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