James Gandolfini
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Sopranos
Tony Soprano
1999
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self / Unidentified New Jersey Resident (uncredited)
1975
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Film
True Romance
Virgil
1993
Series
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Crimson Tide
Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
1995
Film
The Drop
Cousin Marv
2014
Film
Zero Dark Thirty
C.I.A. Director
2012
Film
Fallen
Lou
1998
Film
The Last Boy Scout
Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
1991
Film
Where the Wild Things Are
Carol (voice)
2009
Film
8MM
Eddie Poole
1999
Film
The Last Castle
Col. Winter
2001
Film
12 Angry Men
Juror 6
1998
Film
The Mexican
Winston Baldry
2001
Film
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Mayor
2009
Film
Get Shorty
Bear
1995
Series
Gun
Walter
1997
Series
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Killing Them Softly
Mickey
2012
Film
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Doug Munny
2013
Film
The Man Who Wasn't There
Big Dave Brewster
2001
Film
Enough Said
Albert
2013
Film
Surviving Christmas
Tom Valco
2004
Film
Lonely Hearts
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
2006
Film
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
1997
Film
A Civil Action
Al Love
1998
Film
Romance & Cigarettes
Nick Murder
2005
Film
In the Loop
Lt Gen. George Miller
2009
Film
The Juror
Eddie
1996
Film
The Mighty
Kenny Kane
1998
Film
Terminal Velocity
Ben Pinkwater
1994
Film
Welcome to the Rileys
Doug Riley
2010
Film
All the King's Men
Tiny Duffy
2006
Film
Dance with the Devil
Dumas
1997
Film
She's So Lovely
Kiefer
1997
Film
Violet & Daisy
Michael
2013
Film
Night Falls on Manhattan
Joey Allegretto
1997
Film
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Film
Stories USA
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
2007
Film
Cinema Verite
Craig Gilbert
2011
Film
Not Fade Away
Pat Damiano
2012
Film
Money for Nothing
Billy Coyle
1993
Film
Mr. Wonderful
Mike
1993
Film
A Stranger Among Us
Tony Baldessari
1992
Film
Angie
Vinnie
1994
Film
Nicky Deuce
Bobby Eggs
2013
Film
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Club Soda
The Man
2006
Film
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Himself
2013
Film
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
Film
Italian Movie
Angelo
1994
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Stories of Lost Souls
Vincent
2004
Film
The New World
Will Caberra
1995
HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
2006
Shock! Shock! Shock!
Orderly
1987
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Self
2002
Film
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Film
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2
Self
2015
Film
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Self
2015
Film
Down the Shore
Bailey
2011
Film
Mint Julep
Mr. G
2010
Film
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Himself
2010
Film
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Self
2007
A Whole New Day
Vincent
1999