James Gandolfini
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-09-18
Day of Death
2013-06-19 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Westwood, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Acting
(2015)
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
as Himself
(2015)
The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes
as Himself
(2014)
The Drop
as Cousin Marv
(2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Doug Munny
(2013)
Enough Said
as Albert
(2013)
Nicky Deuce
as Bobby Eggs
(2013)
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as Himself
(2012)
Zero Dark Thirty
as C.I.A. Director
(2012)
Killing Them Softly
as Mickey
(2012)
(2012)
Not Fade Away
as Pat Damiano
(2011)
Violet & Daisy
as Michael
(2011)
Cinema Verite
as Craig Gilbert
(2011)
Down the Shore
as Bailey
(2010)
Welcome to the Rileys
as Doug Riley
(2010)
Wartorn: 1861-2010
as Himself
(2010)
Mint Julep
as Mr. G
(2009)
Where the Wild Things Are
as Carol (voice)
(2009)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Mayor
(2009)
In the Loop
as Lt Gen. George Miller
(2007)
Stories USA
as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
(2007)
(2006)
All the King's Men
as Tiny Duffy
(2006)
Lonely Hearts
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
(2006)
Club Soda
as The Man
(2005)
Romance & Cigarettes
as Nick Murder
(2004)
Surviving Christmas
as Tom Valco
(2004)
Stories of Lost Souls
as Vincent
(2001)
The Last Castle
as Col. Winter
(2001)
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Big Dave Brewster
(2001)
The Mexican
as Winston Baldry
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
8MM
as Eddie Poole
(1999)
A Whole New Day
as Vincent
(1998)
Fallen
as Lou
(1998)
A Civil Action
as Al Love
(1998)
The Mighty
as Kenny Kane
(1997)
12 Angry Men
as Juror 6
(1997)
Dance with the Devil
as Willie 'Woody' Dumas
(1997)
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Joey Allegretto
(1997)
She's So Lovely
as Kiefer
(1997)
Gun
as Walter Difideli
(1996)
The Juror
as Eddie
(1995)
Crimson Tide
as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
(1995)
Get Shorty
as Bear
(1995)
The New World
as Will Caberra
(1994)
Terminal Velocity
as Ben Pinkwater
(1994)
Angie
as Vinnie
(1994)
Italian Movie
as Angelo
(1993)
True Romance
as Virgil
(1993)
Money for Nothing
as Billy Coyle
(1993)
Mr. Wonderful
as Mike
(1992)
A Stranger Among Us
as Tony Baldessari
(1991)
The Last Boy Scout
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
(1987)
Shock! Shock! Shock!
as Orderly
Crew
(2012)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Executive Producer
(2010)
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Executive Producer
(2007)
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Executive Producer