I always wanted to be like him
As a reminder, actor James Caan died at 82 after a long film career. “VSIt is with great sadness that we inform you of Jimmy’s passing on the evening of (Wednesday) July 6“, said his family in a tweet posted on Caan’s account. His manager, Matt DelPiano, confirmed the news to AFP.
After The Godfatherhis career continued with roles in other films that remained classics, such as roller ball (1975), from the name of this violent sport practiced in a futuristic society, or The solitary (1981) by Michael Mann. One of his other big roles is offered to him in Misery (1990), a grueling behind closed doors, adapted from Stephen King’s novel. He masterfully embodies the writer Paul Sheldon, kidnapped in the mountains of Colorado by an evil fan played by Kathy Bates. Without forgetting his magnificent role (he played the role of a conductor for 4 decades) in the magnificent film by Claude Lelouch, One and the other.
“His films were the best of the best“, paid tribute to him in a tweet the actor and New York screenwriter Adam Sandler. “I loved him so much. I always wanted to be like him. I am so happy to have known him. I never stopped laughing when I was with this man“, he added.
A prolific actor, who had starred in dozens of films over six decades, including The Yards by James Gray (2000), City of Ghosts by Matt Dillon (2002), or who lent his voice in Cloudy with a chance of meatballs (2009), James Caan had been married four times and had five children.