Character Name: Santino "Sonny" Corleone Profession: 1st Son of Mafia Kingpin Archetype: Hot-headed Bad Boy Portrayed by: James Caan Appeared in:The Godfather and The Godfather Part II Classic Quote:You are taking this very personally. Tom, this is business and this man is taking this very very personally.
James Caan Fast Facts
Birth Name: James Edmund Caan Date of Birth: March 26, 1940 Birth Place: The Bronx, New York Side Jobs: Rodeo cowboy, Martial Artist, Golfer
James Caan The Godfather Photo Gallery
Use the arrows below to view some pictures of James Caan from the The Godfather movies.
Sonny Corleone Classic Scene
Destination Hollywood Suggests
James Caan has had a varied and interesting acting career, here are three of our favorite James Caan movies:
YouTube Fun Feature
At about the 4:00 minute point in this clip from The Actor's Studio, James Caan talks about his role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather:
