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[jason10mm]

Damn, another absolute LEGEND leaves us for tinseltown in the sky

Always fun in his films even if he never quite hit the highs he probably wanted. I always enjoyed his performances and he popped up in a wide variety of things.

Hollywood does not cast rugged looking folks like this much today

Sonny Corleone

Michael Mann's Thief

Personal fave Alien Nation and McQuarrie's Way of the Gun

And who can forget him in Misery?

Though most probably know him as the bio dad in Elf

 

[AJUMP23]

Great actor

 

[DKehoe]

 

[bitbydeath]

RIP, 82 is a good age to go.

 

[Trogdor1123]

That is utterly fantastic. I can't wait to get old and act like that.

I remember him best from the tv show Las Vegas from a few years ago. Great show

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Caan may be gone, but his absolutely top tier performance as Sonny Corleone will forever live on.

He's one of the many reasons why The Godfather is my favorite movie of all time.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

I'm here to pay my respects to Jimmy Caan.

 

[Robot Carnival]

RIP. a true legend of the big screen.

 

[Dithadder]

 

[Soapbox Killer]

 

[EviLore]

RIP. A lifetime of memorable performances.

 

[WhatDidHeSay?]

Absolutely amazing film in 'The Gambler' - crikey, it's one of the most stressful watches ever.

If you haven't watched it, I urge you to.

 

[BadBurger]

RIP. He was one of those actors that made it look effortless, like he was merely being himself.

 

[DeafTourette]

 

[Darkmakaimura]

My thoughts go out to his family, friends and loved ones and everyone else who cared for him.

Also, a 6sopranos actor died today. Who's whacking these people off?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tony-sirico-sopranos-actor-dead-79.amp

 

[jason10mm]

We (well, me at least, though lots of us are of a similar...vintage) are definitely in the era where our childhood film heroes are gonna be dying fast. When Eastwood, Schwarzeneggar, or Stallone go it's gonna be...well, not easy. Even though I've never met these guys they informed my childhood and early adulthood in a crazy way. I remember hearing of older actors passing that were my parents icons, now it is my turn. This kind of stuff makes you stare at mortality in a weird way beyond even losing some family members because actors live in a perpetual youth in cellulose, their death can be very shocking.