With his crooked smile and imposing demeanor, anyone can see how James Caan was cast as Sonny Corleone, even though he’s not Italian. The actor projects toughness, qualities that got him regular work ...

The late James Caan was not necessarily a fan of Will Ferrell while they filmed Elf. “I literally drove him crazy in that movie,” Ferrell, 56, told Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler on the ...

Son of a nutcracker! Will Ferrell’s “Elf” gets plenty of laughs with audiences — but co-star James Caan found the “Saturday Night Live” alum to be anything but funny while on set. Ferrell opened up ...

When filming on the popular Christmas movie Elf wrapped, there was no Empire State Building snow globe or “Buddy the elf, wha’s your favorite color?” sweater for James Caan. Instead, the late actor ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Will Ferrell says that James Caan, who played Buddy the Elf’s father Walter Hobbs in the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf, told him he wasn’t funny while they were on set.

But director Rob Reiner did make a key change from the original Stephen King novel on which the 1990 film is based. In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's ...

James Caan, whose remarkable performances in The Godfather, Elf and Misery made him a screen icon, has had his cause of death revealed by the Los Angeles County Coroner. The 82-year-old Caan died ...

Actor James Caan, best known for his role as Sonny in “The Godfather,” has died at the age of 82, his family tweeted. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the ...

James Caan's Sonny Corleone is responsible for most of the humor in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, and the inspiration for his performance came from a legendary insult comic. Your comment has ...