Sylvester Stallone is giving his late pal James Caan a correct send-off. The Golden Globe winner, 76, joined the tributes to his “good good friend” Caan on Friday, sharing a press release in his reminiscence and a few fond throwback photographs on Instagram after the Godfather star died at age 82 on Wednesday. “I’ll miss my good good friend and nice actor, James Caan! Powerful, Sensible, a person’s man. Considered one of a sort!” Stallone captioned the submit.

He and Caan first labored onscreen collectively in season 2 of NBC’s Las Vegas in 2005, by which Caan starred as Ed Deline. Most not too long ago, they each appeared within the documentary Chuck Zito: An American Story. Caan’s dying was introduced Thursday with a press release on his verified Twitter account. His reason for dying was not instantly made obtainable.

“It’s with nice unhappiness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the night of July 6,” the assertion learn. “The household appreciates the outpouring of affection and heartfelt condolences and asks that you simply proceed to respect their privateness throughout this troublesome time. Finish of tweet.” With an onscreen profession spanning six a long time, a few of Caan’s most notable roles included The Godfather (1972), Distress (1990) and Elf (2003). He’s additionally starred in such movies as Brian’s Track (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), Dick Tracy (1990), Bottle Rocket (1996) and Eraser (1996).

RIP