James Gandolfini
Acting
Born: September 18, 1961 · Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Died: June 19, 2013 (aged 51)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
The Sopranos
1999
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
True Romance
1993
The Drop
2014
Killing Them Softly
2012
8MM
1999
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Crimson Tide
1995
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Fallen
1998
Photos (7)
Movies (48)
True Romance
Virgil
Fallen
Lou
The Drop
Cousin Marv
Zero Dark Thirty
C.I.A. Director
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Mayor
Crimson Tide
Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
8MM
Eddie Poole
Where the Wild Things Are
Carol (voice)
The Man Who Wasn't There
Big Dave Brewster
The Last Castle
Col. Winter
The Last Boy Scout
Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
The Juror
Eddie
Get Shorty
Bear
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Doug Munny
Killing Them Softly
Mickey
12 Angry Men
Juror 6
Lonely Hearts
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
All the King's Men
Tiny Duffy
A Civil Action
Al Love
The Mexican
Winston Baldry
Terminal Velocity
Ben Pinkwater
Welcome to the Rileys
Doug Riley
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
Night Falls on Manhattan
Joey Allegretto
Enough Said
Albert
Romance & Cigarettes
Nick Murder
Surviving Christmas
Tom Valco
In the Loop
Lt Gen. George Miller
The Mighty
Kenny Kane
Dance with the Devil
Dumas
Violet & Daisy
Michael
She's So Lovely
Kiefer
Mr. Wonderful
Mike
Money for Nothing
Billy Coyle
Cinema Verite
Craig Gilbert
Not Fade Away
Pat Damiano
Stories USA
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
A Stranger Among Us
Tony Baldessari
Angie
Vinnie
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
Down the Shore
Bailey
Club Soda
The Man
Stories of Lost Souls
Vincent
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Nicky Deuce
Bobby Eggs
Italian Movie
Angelo
The New World
Will Caberra
Mint Julep
Mr. G
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (10)
Saturday Night Live
Self / Unidentified New Jersey Resident (uncredited) · 1 eps
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Himself
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self (archive footage)
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2
Self
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Self
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Self
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Himself
