James Gandolfini
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1961
- Died
- June 19, 2013
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2 2015
as Self
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 2015
as Self
The Drop 2014
as Cousin Marv
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Enough Said 2013
as Albert
Violet & Daisy 2013
as Michael
Nicky Deuce 2013
as Bobby Eggs
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me 2013
as Self
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013
as Doug Munny
Not Fade Away 2012
as Pat Damiano
Zero Dark Thirty 2012
as C.I.A. Director
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
as Self
Hemingway & Gellhorn 2012
Executive Producer
Killing Them Softly 2012
as Mickey
Cinema Verite 2011
as Craig Gilbert
Down the Shore 2011
as Bailey
Wartorn: 1861-2010 2010
as Self, Executive Producer
Welcome to the Rileys 2010
as Doug Riley
Mint Julep 2010
as Mr. G
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
as Carol (voice)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009
as Mayor
In the Loop 2009
as Lt Gen. George Miller
Stories USA 2007
as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq 2007
as Self, Executive Producer
Club Soda 2006
as The Man
- HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' 2006
Actor
All the King's Men 2006
as Tiny Duffy
Lonely Hearts 2006
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Romance & Cigarettes 2006
as Nick Murder
Stories of Lost Souls 2004
as Vincent
Surviving Christmas 2004
as Tom Valco
- Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" 2002
as Self
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
as Big Dave Brewster
The Last Castle 2001
as Col. Winter
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music 2001
Actor
The Mexican 2001
as Leroy
Gun: Fatal Betrayal 2000
Actor
- A Whole New Day
A Whole New Day 1999
as Vincent
8MM 1999
as Eddie Poole
A Civil Action 1998
as Al Love
The Mighty 1998
as Kenny Kane
Fallen 1998
as Lou
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997
as Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
Dance with the Devil 1997
as Dumas
She's So Lovely 1997
as Kiefer
12 Angry Men 1997
as Juror 6
Night Falls on Manhattan 1997
as Joey Allegretto
The Juror 1996
as Eddie
Get Shorty 1995
as Bear
Crimson Tide 1995
as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
The New World 1995
as Will Caberra
Terminal Velocity 1994
as Ben Pinkwater
Italian Movie 1994
as Angelo
Angie 1994
as Vinnie
Mr. Wonderful 1993
as Mike
Money for Nothing 1993
as Billy Coyle
True Romance 1993
as Virgil
A Stranger Among Us 1992
as Tony Baldessari
The Last Boy Scout 1991
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
- Shock! Shock! Shock!
Shock! Shock! Shock! 1987
as Orderly
Credits from TMDB.