Movie robust man James Caan, whose work spanned generations in such big-screen classics as “The Godfather,” “Misery” and “Elf,” died on Wednesday, his household stated.
He was 82.
“It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6,” according to a family statement posted to Twitter.
“The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
Caan’s supervisor, Matt DelPiano, stated the actor was extra of his pal than a shopper.
“Jimmy was one of the greatest. Not only was he one of the best actors our business has ever seen, he was funny, loyal, caring and beloved,” DelPiano stated in a press release.
“Our relationship was always friendship before business. I will miss him dearly and am proud to have worked with him all these years. My thoughts and prayers are with his entire family during this difficult time.”
In latest years, Caan was energetic on Twitter, usually posting photos of himself and buddies from traditional films.
He virtually at all times ended his on-line missives with, “End of tweet,” and Thursday’s announcement did in order properly.
Caan’s Twitter feed served as a Hollywood historical past e-book, as he labored with a galaxy of Tinseltown stars all through his lengthy profession.
He’ll most likely be greatest remembered as “The Godfather’s” Sonny Corleone, the hot-headed oldest son of mob boss Vito Corleone, performed by Marlon Brando.
Caan was nominated for a greatest supporting Oscar for that function.
He tweeted an image of he and Brando on June 10 with the straightforward message: “The Best. End of tweet.”
Caan’s on-screen, robust man persona additionally set him up properly to drag off comedic and usually not-so-macho characters.
To a youthful era of film followers, he’ll at all times be the curmudgeonly father in “Elf,” disgusted that his son Will Ferrell refused to shake his man-child methods.
And then in “Misery,” he was romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who struggled to free himself from an obsessed fan, portrayed in an Oscar-winning efficiency by Kathy Bates.
“So sorry to hear the news. I loved working with him,” actor and “Misery” director Rob Reiner tweeted. “And the only Jew I knew who could calf rope with the best of them. Love to the family.”
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