Who is James Caan’s Wife?, Cause of Death, Children

Who was James Caan?

James Caan was an American actor. He received nominations for a number of honors, including four Golden Globes, one Oscar, and an Emmy. Prior top his death, Caan was training in martial arts.

For almost three decades, he has trained under Takayuki Kubota, achieving various rankings. The International Karate Association bestowed the title of Soke Dai upon him since he was a Master of Gosoku Ryu Karate.

James Caan Family

Caan was born to Arthur Caan and Sophie Caan. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Germany and his father was a meat dealer and butcher. He was raised in Sunnyside, Queens alongside his three siblings, Caan grew up

James Caan Wife

Caan was married four times and all these marriages ended in divorce. He married his first wife, Dee Jay Mathis in 1961. They were blessed with a daughter named Tara in 1964. Their marriage did not last and they subsequently divorced in 1966.

His second marriage was with Sheila Marie Ryan, a former girlfriend of Elvis Presley. They married in 1976 and they divorced the following year. They were blessed with a son named Scott Caan born on August 23, 1976.

James’ third marriage was marriage was with Ingrid Hajek from September 1990 to March 1994. They had a son named Alexander James Caan, born 1991. Heidi Fleiss claimed in a 1994 interview with Vanity Fair that she had a romantic affair with Caan while he was married to Hajek in 1992 and that she had visited him in Texas while he was filming Flesh and Bone.

Caan strongly denied to have any relationship with Fleiss. His married Linda Stokes on October 7, 1995, they have two sons, James Arthur Caan (born 1995) and Jacob Nicholas Caan (born 1998). Caan filed for divorce in 2017, citing irreconcilable differences.

James Caan Education

Caan had his early education in New York City and afterwards joined Michigan State University. He later joined Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, but did not complete his studies there.

James Caan Career

Caan made his Theater debut in Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole after starring off-Broadway in plays such as La Ronde. Coppola’s The Rain People launched his career in 1969. Caan referred to himself as “New York’s first Jewish cowboy.”

His first performance on television was in an episode of Naked City. His breakthrough role was as a punk hoodlum who has his eyes poked out in the 1964 thriller Lady in a Cage, starring Olivia de Havilland, who appreciated Caan’s portrayal.

Caan was a karate practitioner. He has been training with Takayuki Kubota for about 30 years, achieving various ranks along the way. He was a Gosoku Ryu Karate Master who was given the title of Soke Dai by the International Karate Association.

James Caan Cause of Death

Caan died on July 6th, 2022, according to a tweet posted by his family on his Twitter account. The cause of his death is still unknown.