James Caan is leaving Las Vegas after announcing he won't be a part of the fifth season of the hit US TV drama.

The movie icon and co-star Nikki Cox will not feature in the upcoming season of Las Vegas when it starts later this year, according to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter.

Caan, who played a surveillance boss in a Sin City casino, insists he wants to spend more time making movies.

In a statement he says, "I'm eager to return to where my heart is, which is film, and, due to the show's schedule, I missed some great opportunities to do that."

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