Acting · Westwood, New Jersey, USA · Born September 18, 1961
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.
TVWise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
2015
as Self
MovieSopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2
2015
as Self
MovieThe Drop
2014
as Cousin Marv
MovieJames Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEnough Said
2013
as Albert
MovieViolet & Daisy
2013
as Michael
MovieNicky Deuce
2013
as Bobby Eggs
MovieElaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself
MovieThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
as Doug Munny
MovieNot Fade Away
2012
as Pat Damiano
MovieZero Dark Thirty
2012
as C.I.A. Director
Movie12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
MovieKilling Them Softly
2012
as Mickey
MovieCinema Verite
2011
as Craig Gilbert
MovieDown the Shore
2011
as Bailey
MovieWartorn: 1861-2010
2010
as Himself
MovieWelcome to the Rileys
2010
as Doug Riley
MovieMint Julep
2010
as Mr. G
MovieWhere the Wild Things Are
2009
as Carol (voice)
MovieThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Mayor
MovieIn the Loop
2009
as Lt Gen. George Miller
MovieStories USA
2007
as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
MovieAlive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
2007
as Self
TVAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Narrator (voice)
MovieClub Soda
2006
as The Man
HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
2006
MovieAll the King's Men
2006
as Tiny Duffy
MovieLonely Hearts
2006
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
MovieRomance & Cigarettes
2005
as Nick Murder
MovieStories of Lost Souls
2004
as Vincent
MovieSurviving Christmas
2004
as Tom Valco
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002
as Self
MovieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Big Dave Brewster
MovieThe Last Castle
2001
as Col. Winter
MovieCome Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
MovieThe Mexican
2001
as Winston Baldry
MovieGun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
A Whole New Day
1999
as Vincent
Movie8MM
1999
as Eddie Poole
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Tony Soprano
MovieA Civil Action
1998
as Al Love
MovieThe Mighty
1998
as Kenny Kane
MovieFallen
1998
as Lou
MovieMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
as Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
MovieDance with the Devil
1997
as Dumas
MovieShe's So Lovely
1997
as Kiefer
Movie12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 6
TVGun
1997
MovieNight Falls on Manhattan
1997
as Joey Allegretto
MovieThe Juror
1996
as Eddie
MovieGet Shorty
1995
as Bear
MovieCrimson Tide
1995
as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
MovieThe New World
1995
as Will Caberra
MovieTerminal Velocity
1994
as Ben Pinkwater
MovieItalian Movie
1994
as Angelo
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieAngie
1994
as Vinnie
MovieMr. Wonderful
1993
as Mike
MovieMoney for Nothing
1993
as Billy Coyle
MovieTrue Romance
1993
as Virgil
MovieA Stranger Among Us
1992
as Tony Baldessari
MovieThe Last Boy Scout
1991
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
Shock! Shock! Shock!
1987
as Orderly
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Unidentified New Jersey Resident (uncredited)
