Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 18, 1961
Died
Jun 19, 2013
Place of Birth
Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Credits
68 titles
James Gandolfini
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.
Known For
Filmography
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self (archive footage)
The Night Of
Executive Producer
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Self
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2
Self
The Drop
Cousin Marv
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self (archive footage)
Enough Said
Albert
Violet & Daisy
Michael
Nicky Deuce
Bobby Eggs
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Himself
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Doug Munny
Not Fade Away
Pat Damiano
Zero Dark Thirty
C.I.A. Director
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Executive Producer
Killing Them Softly
Mickey
Cinema Verite
Craig Gilbert
Down the Shore
Bailey
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Himself
Welcome to the Rileys
Doug Riley
Mint Julep
Mr. G
Where the Wild Things Are
Carol (voice)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Mayor
In the Loop
Lt Gen. George Miller
Stories USA
The Man (segment "Club Soda")
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
Club Soda
The Man
HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
All the King's Men
Tiny Duffy
Lonely Hearts
Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Romance & Cigarettes
Nick Murder
Stories of Lost Souls
Vincent
Surviving Christmas
Tom Valco
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Self
The Man Who Wasn't There
Big Dave Brewster
The Last Castle
Col. Winter
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
The Mexican
Winston Baldry
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
A Whole New Day
Vincent
8MM
Eddie Poole
The Sopranos
Tony Soprano
A Civil Action
Al Love
The Mighty
Kenny Kane
Fallen
Lou
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
Dance with the Devil
Dumas
She's So Lovely
Kiefer