He went to the mattresses. Years before James Caan’s star turn as Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” (1972), the actor was hard at work in the Hollywood trenches, throwing himself into roles both large ...

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian ...

If you only know James Caan as Santino, you have to answer for that. Caan, who died Thursday at 82, made movie magic as Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” and (briefly) “The Godfather Part II,” but ...

James Caan earned his stripes in the entertainment industry decades ago, starring in one of the most iconic film franchises — "The Godfather." He portrayed Sonny Corleone, the eldest son of mafia don ...