He had a few issues with the law, and he also lost his sister who died of leukemia. In the early, to mid-1980s James Caan experienced problems with depression and anger management.
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Philanthropic Works / Humanitarian WorkĬharities that Caan supports include the Dream Foundation and Pro Dono. He trained in the Gosoku Ryu style for more than thirty years and is a 6th rank black belt. The International Karate Association awarded James Caan the prestigious title of Soke Dai. Diseases DisabilitiesĪfter the death of his sister Barbara, James Caan suffered from depression. His fourth marriage was to Linda Stokes, and they have two sons, James and Jacob before divorcing in 2009. Caan’s third marriage was to Ingrid Hajek who he married in 1990 and divorced in 1994. They had a son Scott who was born in 1976. He then married Sheila Marie Ryan in 1976, and they divorced in 1977. They had a daughter Tara (b.1964) and divorced in 1966. James Caan married Dee Jay Mathis in 1961.
Later work includes Hawaii-Five-0 (2012), Magic City (2013) playing a mob boss Preggoland (2014), Throwaways (2015) and The Waiting (2016). Misery (1990) re-established Caan as a bankable star and he followed this up with Dick Tracy (1990), For The Boys (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), The Program (1993), Eraser (1996) and Bulletproof (1996). After this, he took a five-year break from filming and returned in 1987 with Gardens Stone and Alien Nation in 1988. James Caan directed and starred in hiding In Plain Sight (1980) and starred in Thief (1981) and Kiss Me Goodbye (1982). Caan was worried about being typecast, but from then onwards until 1982 he appeared in a wide range of films including the acclaimed The Gambler (1974), Funny Lady (1975) with Barbra Streisand, Rollerball (1975), The Killer Elite (1975) and Comes a Horseman (1978). In 1974, he reprised the role in The Godfather: Part 11. Caan's breakthrough role as Sonny Corleone in the blockbuster The Godfather (1972) for which he won a Best Supporting Action nomination.