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