James Gandolfini

Born: 1961-09-18

Died: 2013-06-19

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2024

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos as Self (archive footage)

2016

The Night Of ... (Executive Producer)

2015

Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 as Himself
The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes as Himself

2014

The Drop as Cousin Marv

2013

Enough Said as Albert
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Doug Munny
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self (archive footage)
Nicky Deuce as Bobby Eggs
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Himself

2012

Killing Them Softly as Mickey
Zero Dark Thirty as C.I.A. Director
Hemingway & Gellhorn ... (Executive Producer)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
Not Fade Away as Pat Damiano

2011

Down the Shore as Bailey
Cinema Verite as Craig Gilbert
Violet & Daisy as Michael

2010

Mint Julep as Mr. G
Welcome to the Rileys as Doug Riley
Wartorn: 1861-2010 as Himself

2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Mayor
Where the Wild Things Are as Carol (voice)
In the Loop as Lt Gen. George Miller

2007

Stories USA as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq as Self

2006

Lonely Hearts as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Club Soda as The Man
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
All the King's Men as Tiny Duffy

1999

The Sopranos as Tony Soprano
8MM as Eddie Poole
A Whole New Day as Vincent

1998

Fallen as Lou
The Mighty as Kenny Kane
A Civil Action as Al Love

1997

12 Angry Men as Juror 6
Dance with the Devil as Dumas
Night Falls on Manhattan as Joey Allegretto
She's So Lovely as Kiefer
Gun

1996

The Juror as Eddie

1995

Get Shorty as Bear
The New World as Will Caberra
Crimson Tide as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

1994

Terminal Velocity as Ben Pinkwater
Angie as Vinnie
Italian Movie as Angelo
Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

True Romance as Virgil
Mr. Wonderful as Mike
Money for Nothing as Billy Coyle

1992

A Stranger Among Us as Tony Baldessari

1991

The Last Boy Scout as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)

1987

Shock! Shock! Shock! as Orderly

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)