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