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James Caan was rarely a star. But he was a remarkable actor's actor who could hold his own among the greats

  • Written by: Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland
James Caan was rarely a star. But he was a remarkable actor's actor who could hold his own among the greatsJames Caan, right, with Al Pacino in The Godfather.Paramount Pictures via AP

James Caan, who died last week at 82, was one of those actors who wouldn’t attract mass audiences to a movie just because he was in it. He wasn’t a “star” in the same way we see his contemporaries such as Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Al Pacino or...

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