James Gandolfini
Acting
James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor and producer. He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos, for which he won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Gandolfini's portrayal of Tony Soprano is widely regarded as among the greatest performances in television history. Gandolfini's notable film roles include mob henchman Virgil in True Romance (1993), Lt. Bobby Dougherty in Crimson Tide (1995), Colonel Winter in The Last Castle (2001) and Mayor of New York in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Other roles are enforcer and stuntman Bear in Get Shorty (1995) and impulsive "Wild Thing" Carol in Where the Wild Things Are (2009). For his performance as Albert in Enough Said (2013), Gandolfini posthumously received much critical praise and several awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2007, Gandolfini produced Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, a documentary in which he interviewed injured Iraq War veterans and in 2010, Wartorn: 1861–2010 examining the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on soldiers and families throughout several wars in U.S. history from 1861 to 2010. In addition to Alive Day Memories, he also produced television film Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), which gained him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series nomination. In 2013, Gandolfini died of a heart attack in Rome at the age of 51.
Known for
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tvWise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Drop
2014
Cousin Marv
movieJames Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieEnough Said
2013
Albert
movieNicky Deuce
2013
Bobby Eggs
movieThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
Doug Munny
movieNot Fade Away
2012
Pat Damiano
movieZero Dark Thirty
2012
C.I.A. Director
movieViolet & Daisy
2011
Michael
movieCinema Verite
2011
Craig Gilbert
movieDown the Shore
2011
Bailey
movieWartorn: 1861-2010
2010
Himself
movieWelcome to the Rileys
2010
Doug Riley
movieMint Julep
2010
Mr. G
movieWhere the Wild Things Are
2009
Carol (voice)
movieIn the Loop
2009
Lt Gen. George Miller
movieStories USA
2007
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
tvAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieClub Soda
2006
The Man
movieAll the King's Men
2006
Tiny Duffy
movieLonely Hearts
2006
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
movieRomance & Cigarettes
2005
Nick Murder
movieSurviving Christmas
2004
Tom Valco
movieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Big Dave Brewster
movieThe Last Castle
2001
Col. Winter
movieThe Mexican
2001
Winston Baldry
movie8MM
1999
Eddie Poole
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Tony Soprano
movieA Civil Action
1998
Al Love
movieThe Mighty
1998
Kenny Kane
movieMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
movieShe's So Lovely
1997
Kiefer
movie12 Angry Men
1997
Juror 6
movieNight Falls on Manhattan
1997
Joey Allegretto
movieThe Juror
1996
Eddie
movieCrimson Tide
1995
Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
movieThe New World
1995
Will Caberra
movieTerminal Velocity
1994
Ben Pinkwater
movieItalian Movie
1994
Angelo
movieAngie
1994
Vinnie
movieMoney for Nothing
1993
Billy Coyle
movieTrue Romance
1993
Virgil / Self - Guest
movieA Stranger Among Us
1992
Tony Baldessari
movieThe Last Boy Scout
1991
Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self / Unidentified New Jersey Resident (uncredited)
Production4
tvThe Night Of
2016
Executive Producer
movieHemingway & Gellhorn
2012
Executive Producer
movieWartorn: 1861-2010
2010
Executive Producer
movieAlive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
2007
Executive Producer