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Veteran Hollywood actor and one of America’s greatest of his generation, James Caan has given up the ghost due to an unspecified reason at the age of 82.
His family confirmed his death in a statement on his verified Twitter account.
The twitter post reads in part, “It’s with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6.
“The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
Some of his colleagues took to Twitter to mourn the actor.
Adam Sandler, who worked with him in “Bulletproof” and “That’s My Boy”, on his Twitter page, wrote, “Loved him very much. Always wanted to be like him. So happy I got to know him.
“Never ever stopped laughing when I was around that man. His movies were the best of the best.”
The American actor was Oscar-nominated in 1973 for his performance as Sonny Corleon of ‘The Godfather’.
James Edmund Caan was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
He has 92 credits in films as an actor and 18 in television. But no doubt, his most iconic role was Sonny Corleone in ‘The Godfather‘ series directed by Francis Ford Coppolla.