James Gandolfini
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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Acted in
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Never Fuggedaboutit
2023
as Tony Soprano (voice) (uncredited)
The Bee
2020
as Tony Soprano (archive footage)
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
2015
as Himself
The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes
2015
as Himself
The Drop
2014
as Cousin Marv
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
as self-archive footage
Enough Said
2013
as Albert
Nicky Deuce
2013
as Bobby Eggs
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself
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
Killing Them Softly
2012
as Mickey
Violet & Daisy
2011
as Michael
Cinema Verite
2011
as Craig Gilbert
Down the Shore
2011
as Bailey
Wartorn: 1861-2010
2010
as Himself
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
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Club Soda
2006
as The Man
All the King's Men
2006
as Tiny Duffy
Lonely Hearts
2006
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Romance & Cigarettes
2005
as Nick Murder
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
as Vincent
Surviving Christmas
2004
as Tom Valco
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
The Mexican
2001
as Winston Baldry
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
A Whole New Day
1999
as Vincent
8MM
1999
as Eddie Poole
The Sopranos
1999
as Tony Soprano
A Civil Action
1998
as Al Love
The Mighty
1998
as Kenny Kane
Fallen
1998
as Lou
Dance with the Devil
1997
as Willie 'Woody' Dumas
She's So Lovely
1997
as Kiefer
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 6
Gun
1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997
as Joey Allegretto
The Juror
1996
as Eddie
Critics Choice Awards
1996
as Self - Nominee (credit only)
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
Angie
1994
as Vinnie
Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Mike
Money for Nothing
1993
as Billy Coyle
True Romance
1993
as Virgil
Italian Movie
1993
as Angelo
A Stranger Among Us
1992
as Tony Baldessari
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
Shock! Shock! Shock!
1987
as Orderly