James Gandolfini
Acting • Born 1961-09-18 – Died 2013-06-19
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
66 credits
True Romance
Movie • 1993
Virgil
Lonely Hearts
Movie • 2006
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
The Last Castle
Movie • 2001
Col. Winter
All the King's Men
Movie • 2006
Tiny Duffy
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie • 2001
Big Dave Brewster
Welcome to the Rileys
Movie • 2010
Doug Riley
The Mexican
Movie • 2001
Winston Baldry
Get Shorty
Movie • 1995
Bear
8MM
Movie • 1999
Eddie Poole
12 Angry Men
Movie • 1997
Juror 6
Crimson Tide
Movie • 1995
Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
A Civil Action
Movie • 1998
Al Love
Terminal Velocity
Movie • 1994
Ben Pinkwater
Shock! Shock! Shock!
Movie • 1987
Orderly
The Juror
Movie • 1996
Eddie
The Mighty
Movie • 1998
Kenny Kane
Romance & Cigarettes
Movie • 2005
Nick Murder
Surviving Christmas
Movie • 2004
Tom Valco
She's So Lovely
Movie • 1997
Kiefer
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Movie • 2007
Self
Where the Wild Things Are
Movie • 2009
Carol (voice)
Night Falls on Manhattan
Movie • 1997
Joey Allegretto
Cinema Verite
Movie • 2011
Craig Gilbert
Killing Them Softly
Movie • 2012
Mickey
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie • 2009
Mayor
Club Soda
Movie • 2006
The Man
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Movie • 2010
Himself
In the Loop
Movie • 2009
Lt Gen. George Miller
Stories USA
Movie • 2007
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
Stories of Lost Souls
Movie • 2004
Vincent
Angie
Movie • 1994
Vinnie
Violet & Daisy
Movie • 2011
Michael
Zero Dark Thirty
Movie • 2012
C.I.A. Director
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie • 2013
Doug Munny
Not Fade Away
Movie • 2012
Pat Damiano
The Drop
Movie • 2014
Cousin Marv
Down the Shore
Movie • 2011
Bailey
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Movie • 2001
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Movie • 2013
Himself
Enough Said
Movie • 2013
Albert
Nicky Deuce
Movie • 2013
Bobby Eggs
The New World
Movie • 1995
Will Caberra
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Movie • 2000
Dance with the Devil
Movie • 1997
Dumas
Fallen
Movie • 1998
Lou
A Stranger Among Us
Movie • 1992
Tony Baldessari
Money for Nothing
Movie • 1993
Billy Coyle
Mint Julep
Movie • 2010
Mr. G
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Mr. Wonderful
Movie • 1993
Mike
Italian Movie
Movie • 1994
Angelo
A Whole New Day
Movie • 1999
Vincent
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Movie • 2015
Himself
The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes
Movie • 2015
Himself
The Last Boy Scout
Movie • 1991
Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Movie • 2002
Self
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Movie • 1997
Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
A Celebration of the Life and Times of Skippy Jessop
Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Tony Soprano
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Gun
TV • 1997
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV • 2006
Narrator (voice)
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage)