The hot-headed eldest boy, Sonny Corleone, is oddly lovable in spite of his fierce temper. Sonny only has a major role in the first Godfather movie — and he’s killed about halfway through it ...

James Caan, who played Sonny Corleone in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82. He proved, beyond his tough-guy exterior, a versatile performer of wry expressiveness and unexpected vulnerability ...

Arts & Entertainment. James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82 The actor managed a long career despite drug problems, outbursts of temper and minor brushes with the law.

“The Godfather” family on Thursday paid tribute to fallen son James Caan, who played violent enforcer Sonny Corleone in the iconic 1972 film. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and ...

"The Godfather" family on Thursday paid tribute to fallen son James Caan, who played violent enforcer Sonny Corleone in the iconic 1972 film. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won ...

There's film royalty, and then there's The Godfather. Since its release in 1972, it hasn't just impacted the gangster ...

He managed a long career despite drug problems, outbursts of temper and minor brushes with the law. Caan had been a favorite of Francis Ford Coppola since the 1960s, when Coppola cast him for the ...

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 ...

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

He played Sonny Corleone in the 1972 masterpiece. FILE - James Caan attends the 2016 Summer TCA "Hallmark Event" on July 27, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Caan, whose roles included "The ...