James Gandolfini
Born
September 18, 1961
Died
June 19, 2013 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Westwood, New Jersey, USA
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
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2024
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Himself
2015
The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes
Himself
2015
The Drop
Cousin Marv
2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self (archive footage)
2013
Enough Said
Albert
2013
Nicky Deuce
Bobby Eggs
2013
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Himself
2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Doug Munny
2013
Not Fade Away
Pat Damiano
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
C.I.A. Director
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Killing Them Softly
Mickey
2012
Violet & Daisy
Michael
2011
Cinema Verite
Craig Gilbert
2011
Down the Shore
Bailey
2011
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Himself
2010
Welcome to the Rileys
Doug Riley
2010
Mint Julep
Mr. G
2010
Where the Wild Things Are
Carol (voice)
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Mayor
2009
In the Loop
Lt Gen. George Miller
2009
Stories USA
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
2007
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Self
2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2006
Club Soda
The Man
2006
All the King's Men
Tiny Duffy
2006
Lonely Hearts
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
2006
Romance & Cigarettes
Nick Murder
2005
Stories of Lost Souls
Vincent
2004
Surviving Christmas
Tom Valco
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2004
The Man Who Wasn't There
Big Dave Brewster
2001
The Last Castle
Col. Winter
2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
The Mexican
Winston Baldry
2001
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
A Whole New Day
Vincent
1999
8MM
Eddie Poole
1999
The Sopranos
Tony Soprano · (86 episodes)
1999
A Civil Action
Al Love
1998
The Mighty
Kenny Kane
1998
Fallen
Lou
1998
Dance with the Devil
Willie 'Woody' Dumas
1997
She's So Lovely
Kiefer
1997
12 Angry Men
Juror 6
1997
Gun
Walter Difideli
1997
Gun
(6 episodes)
1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
Joey Allegretto
1997
The Juror
Eddie
1996
Get Shorty
Bear
1995
Crimson Tide
Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
1995
The New World
Will Caberra
1995
Terminal Velocity
Ben Pinkwater
1994
Italian Movie
Angelo
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Angie
Vinnie
1994
Mr. Wonderful
Mike
1993
Money for Nothing
Billy Coyle
1993
True Romance
Virgil
1993
A Stranger Among Us
Tony Baldessari
1992
The Last Boy Scout
Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
1991
Shock! Shock! Shock!
Orderly
1987
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975