James Caan, movie craftsman, has died at 82

James Edmund Caan was an athletic kid from the Bronx, the son of German-Jewish.

He died on July 6, according to a post on his official Twitter account.

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After starting in theater and television, Caan burst into Hollywood like a comet, appearing in films by some of the most renowned auteurs of the era.

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Best known for his explosive turn as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and as a dying professional football player in the made-for-TV-movie Brian's Song (which earned him Oscar and Emmy nominations, respectively)

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Caan married and divorced several times, got into on-set arguments and publicly struggled with substance abuse and depression.

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In Gardens of Stone, he was a heartsick Vietnam vet reluctantly guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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In Elf, he played against type as a failing children's book publisher who is also the main character's dad.

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