The family of actor James Caan announced Thursday on social media that the actor died Wednesday night. Caan was 82.

The family tweeted on Caan’s official Twitter account:  “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”  A cause of death was not revealed.

Caan’s rise to fame began in 1969 when he appeared in Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Rain People. The following year, he starred alongside Billy