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James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

Pedestrians walk past a wreath standing on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of the late actor James Caan, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. Caan died Wednesday at 82. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Hollywood Walk of Fame star of the late actor James Caan is pictured, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. Caan died Wednesday at 82. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

A movie still of cast members in "The Godfather" including the late James Caan, seen at far right in the photograph at the top, is pictured in a window of the Larry Edmunds Bookshop near Caan's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. Caan died Wednesday at 82. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

FILE - Actor James Caan, left, and jis wife Linda Stokes attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Rob Reiner on April 28, 2014 in New York. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. Reiner directed the film "Misery," which starred Caan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actor James Caan, left, and jis wife Linda Stokes attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Rob Reiner on April 28, 2014 in New York. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. Reiner directed the film "Misery," which starred Caan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actor James Caan, left, and jis wife Linda Stokes attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Rob Reiner on April 28, 2014 in New York. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. Reiner directed the film "Misery," which starred Caan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Co-stars James Caan, left, and Barbra Streisand appear at a press conference for their film "Funny Lady" in New York on March 11, 1975. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

FILE - Actor James Caan, left, and jis wife Linda Stokes attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Rob Reiner on April 28, 2014 in New York. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. Reiner directed the film "Misery," which starred Caan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Co-stars James Caan, left, and Barbra Streisand appear at a press conference for their film "Funny Lady" in New York on March 11, 1975. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

FILE - Actor James Caan, left, and jis wife Linda Stokes attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala honoring Rob Reiner on April 28, 2014 in New York. Caan, who had notable roles in "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. Reiner directed the film "Misery," which starred Caan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - James Caan arrives at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of "The Godfather" on Feb. 22, 2022 in Los Angeles. Caan, whose roles included 'The Godfather,' 'Brian’s Song' and 'Misery,' died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Paramount Pictures vice president Robert Evans, left, his wife, actress Ali MacGraw, and actor James Caan, who plays Sonny in "The Godfather," attend the world premiere of "The Godfather," in New York on March 14, 1972. Caan, whose roles included 'The Godfather,' 'Brian’s Song' and 'Misery,' died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Scott Caan, right, writer/producer/star of the film "Mercy," poses with his father, fellow cast member James Caan, at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, on May 3, 2010. James Caan, whose roles included "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - James Caan attends the 2016 Summer TCA "Hallmark Event" on July 27, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Caan, whose roles included "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82