James Caan, an onscreen tough guy and movie craftsman, has died at 82

The son of German-Jewish immigrants, James Edmund Caan was an active youngster

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from the Bronx who grew up to play rough cinema characters such as sailors, football players, and gangsters.

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He was one of the most well-known performers of his day.

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According to a tweet from his official Twitter account, he passed away on July 6. No other information was available

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Most notably recognized for his electrifying performances as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather

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and as a dying professional football player in the made-for-TV film Brian's Song

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Caan lent an eminently watchable machismo to numerous movies and television programs.

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He played a prominent writer who was held hostage by Kathy Bates in the movie Misery.

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