James Gandolfini
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
All Movies (60)
- Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 22015 · as Self
- Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 22015 · as Self
- The Drop2014 · as Cousin Marv
- James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend2013 · as Self (archive footage)
- Enough Said2013 · as Albert
- Nicky Deuce2013 · as Bobby Eggs
- Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me2013 · as Himself
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone2013 · as Doug Munny
- Not Fade Away2012 · as Pat Damiano
- Zero Dark Thirty2012 · as C.I.A. Director
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief2012 · as Self
- Killing Them Softly2012 · as Mickey
- Violet & Daisy2011 · as Michael
- Cinema Verite2011 · as Craig Gilbert
- Down the Shore2011 · as Bailey
- Wartorn: 1861-20102010 · as Himself
- Welcome to the Rileys2010 · as Doug Riley
- Mint Julep2010 · as Mr. G
- Where the Wild Things Are2009 · as Carol (voice)
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 32009 · as Mayor
- In the Loop2009 · as Lt Gen. George Miller
- Stories USA2007 · as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq2007 · as Self
- Club Soda2006 · as The Man
- HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'2006
- All the King's Men2006 · as Tiny Duffy
- Lonely Hearts2006 · as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
- Romance & Cigarettes2005 · as Nick Murder
- Stories of Lost Souls2004 · as Vincent
- Surviving Christmas2004 · as Tom Valco
- Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"2002 · as Self
- The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · as Big Dave Brewster
- The Last Castle2001 · as Col. Winter
- Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music2001
- The Mexican2001 · as Winston Baldry
- Gun: Fatal Betrayal2000
- A Whole New Day1999 · as Vincent
- 8MM1999 · as Eddie Poole
- The Sopranos : Woke Up This Morning1999 · as self
- A Civil Action1998 · as Al Love
- The Mighty1998 · as Kenny Kane
- Fallen1998 · as Lou
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997 · as Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
- Dance with the Devil1997 · as Dumas
- She's So Lovely1997 · as Kiefer
- 12 Angry Men1997 · as Juror 6
- Night Falls on Manhattan1997 · as Joey Allegretto
- The Juror1996 · as Eddie
- Get Shorty1995 · as Bear
- Crimson Tide1995 · as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
- The New World1995 · as Will Caberra
- Terminal Velocity1994 · as Ben Pinkwater
- Italian Movie1994 · as Angelo
- Angie1994 · as Vinnie
- Mr. Wonderful1993 · as Mike
- Money for Nothing1993 · as Billy Coyle
- True Romance1993 · as Virgil
- A Stranger Among Us1992 · as Tony Baldessari
- The Last Boy Scout1991 · as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
- Shock! Shock! Shock!1987 · as Orderly
All TV Shows (7)
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions2006 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
- The Sopranos1999 · as Tony Soprano
- Gun1997
- Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self / Unidentified New Jersey Resident (uncredited)