"Dignan idolized Mr.Henry and thinks, 'This is exactly how I'd like to be.' What fascinates Dignan about Mr. Henry is that he thinks he has a real sense of style and confidence. He's the kind of guy a twelve-year-old would admire. Dignan sees that he drives a Jaguar, has all these babes, seems to be very confident, and Dignan is very impressed, but a sophisticated person would see through all of his flash and manipulation."

"I guess he went to the school of bullcrap," Caan says of Mr. Henry. "He tries to perpetrate the notion that he is a world traveler, a teacher of everything and yet of nothing. He is very charming and I don't think he would consider himself a bad guy because he doesn't really hurt anybody badly. He always plays the odds and they are always stacked in his favor."

Credit: Bottle Rocket Press Kit

About James Caan...
One of the most versatile actors in motion pictures, James Caan is best known for his Academy Award nominated performance as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of football star Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song.

Appearing in more than 50 feature films over the course of his career, Mr. Caan also earned recognition starring in Rob Reiner's highly successful and critically acclaimed film Misery, a psychological thriller based on the novel by Stephen King, and in For the Boys, a romantic drama co-starring Bette Midler. He was equally praised for his performance as a brain-damaged football star in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People, garnering him the Best Actor Award from the San Sebastian Film Festival. He also received the Actor of the Year honor by the National Association of Theater owners at NATO SHOWEST, for his role in The Gambler.

Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, Mr. Caan knew early on that he did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and work in the family meat business. He entered Michigan State University at age sixteen to study economics and to play football.

Mr. Caan transferred to Hofstra University to study law and during a spring break was interviewed by, and accepted into, Stanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. He then won a scholarship to study with Wynn Handman, and went on to get the first four jobs he auditioned for in the theater.

Mr. Caan began his career on stage in the 1961 off-Broadway production of La Ronde. He followed with a powerful slate of guest appearances in virtually every major television series.

Credit: HollywoodAwards.com.

James Caan's Filmography

Bottle Rocket (1996) - Abe Henry (Mr. Henry)
Boy Called Hate, A (1995) -Jim
Tashunga (1995) - Sean McLennon
... aka Duello tra i ghiacci (1995) (Italy)
... aka Grand nord (1995)
... aka North Star (1996) (USA)
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993) - Himself
Flesh and Bone (1993) -Roy Sweeney
Program, The (1993) -Coach Winters
Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980, The (1992) (V) -Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
... aka Godfather Saga, The (1992) (V) (USA)
... aka Godfather Trilogy, The (1992) (V)
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) - Tommy Korman
Godfather Family: A Look Inside, The (1991) (TV) - Himself (interviewee)
"Naked Hollywood" (1991) (mini) - TV Series Himself
Dark Backward, The (1991) - Doctor Scurvy
... aka Man with Three Arms, The (1991) (UK)
For the Boys (1991) - Eddie Sparks
Godfather: Part III, The (1990) - (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part III (1990) (USA: complete title)
Misery (1990) - Paul Sheldon
Dick Tracy (1990) - Spaldoni
Alien Nation (1988) - Detective Sergeant Matthew Sykes
Gardens of Stone (1987) - Clell Hazard
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story (1985) (V) - Himself
"Uns et les autres, Les" (1983) (mini) -TV Series - Glenn Sr./Glenn Jr.
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) - Jolly Villano
Uns et les autres, Les (1981) - Jack Glenn/Jason Glenn
... aka Bolero (1981) (USA)
... aka Within Memory (1981)
Thief (1981) -Frank
... aka Violent Streets (1981)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980) - Thomas Hacklin
Chapter Two (1979) - George Schneider
1941 (1979) -(uncredited) Sailor in Fight
Comes a Horseman (1978) -Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977) - David Williams
... aka Another Man, Another Chance (1977) (USA)
... aka Another Man, Another Woman (1977) (UK)
Bridge Too Far, A (1977) -Staff Sergeant Eddie Dohun
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) -Harry Dighby
Silent Movie (1976) -Himself
Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (1975) (V) -Himself
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle (1975) - Himself
Funny Girl to Funny Lady (1975) (TV) -Himself/Billy Rose
Gone with the West (1975)
... aka Bronco Busters (1975)
... aka Little Moon and Jud McGraw (1978) (USA: reissue title)
Killer Elite, The (1975) -Mike Locken
Rollerball (1975) -Jonathan E.
Funny Lady (1975) -Billy Rose
Gambler, The (1974) -Axel Freed
Freebie and the Bean (1974) -Freebie
Godfather: Part II, The (1974) - (uncredited) Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (1974) (USA: complete title)
Cinderella Liberty (1973) -John Baggs Jr.
Slither (1972) -Dick Kanipsia
Godfather, The (1972) - Santino 'Sonny' Corleone
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather (1972) (USA: complete title)
T.R. Baskin (1971) - Larry Moore
... aka Date with a Lonely Girl, A (1971) (UK)
Brian's Song (1971) (TV) -Brian Piccolo
Rabbit, Run (1970) -Rabbit Angstrom
Rain People, The (1969) -Jimmy Kilgannon (Killer)
Submarine X-1 (1968) -Cmd Richard Bolton RNVR
Journey to Shiloh (1968) -Buck Burnett
Countdown (1968) -Lee Stegler
Games (1967) -Paul Montgomery
El Dorado (1967) - Alan Bourdillion Traherne 'Mississippi'
Red Line 7000 (1965) - Mike
Glory Guys, The (1965) - Private Anthony Dugan
Lady in a Cage (1964) -Randall
Irma la Douce (1963) - Soldier with radio

Credit: The Internet Movie Database

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