Neben der Staring in The GodfatherCaan was in many films, among them Rain People, Dick Tracy, The Yards, MercyAnd Elf, The Outsider.
 
Caan had been set up to be a star before his death. MegalopolisThis would have been his fifth collaboration as director. Francis Ford Coppola. Filming is scheduled for the Fall of 2022.
 
Caan’s five children include actor Scott Caan.