Although he developed a robust career as a leading man and character actor for decades, the late James Caanwill always be Sonny, the eldest, hot-headed brother of the Corleone family in The Godfather.

Sonny Corleone, who seems like he's next in line to be boss, is a hothead who often doesn't think or strategize very well (not to mention he's not much of a leader either). As for Fredo ...

Sonny Santino Corleone is a fictional character from Mario Puzo's 1969 mafia novel The Godfather, portrayed to perfection by legendary late actor James Caanin Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film ...

James Caan, the actor known for his Oscar-nominated turn as Sonny Corleone in 1972’s “The Godfather,” along with a host of other tough-guy roles starting in the 1960s, died Wednesday.

"The Godfather" family on Thursday paid tribute to fallen son James Caan, who played violent enforcer Sonny Corleone in the iconic 1972 film. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won ...

James Caan, a Hollywood leading man of the 1970s who memorably displayed his tough-guy screen presence as the trigger-happy Mafioso Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” but who also proved ...

A Bronx native, he starred in countless movies and TV shows, but was most closely identified with the volatile character Sonny Corleone. By Clyde Haberman James Caan, who built a durable film ...

They simply don't make them like that anymore, his role as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone will go down in history for his witty phrases. There are so many to choose from that we will definitely make an ...

You’re going to read an awful lot about Sonny Corleone over the next few days. That’s only natural. James Caan, the tough leading man who portrayed the explosively violent and oldest of Vito C ...

“The Godfather” family on Thursday paid tribute to fallen son James Caan, who played violent enforcer Sonny Corleone in the iconic 1972 film. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and ...