James Gandolfini
Acting
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.
Born: September 18, 1961
Place of Birth: Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as Himself
as Cousin Marv
as Self (archive footage)
as Albert
as Bobby Eggs
as Himself
as Doug Munny
as Pat Damiano
as C.I.A. Director
as Mickey
as Michael
as Craig Gilbert
as Bailey
as Himself
as Doug Riley
as Mr. G
as Carol (voice)
as Mayor
as Lt Gen. George Miller
as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
as Narrator (voice)
as The Man
as Tiny Duffy
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
as Nick Murder
as Vincent
as Tom Valco
as Big Dave Brewster
as Col. Winter
as Winston Baldry
as Eddie Poole
as Tony Soprano
as Al Love
as Kenny Kane
as Lou
as Dumas
as Kiefer
as Juror 6
as Joey Allegretto
as Eddie
as Bear
as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
as Will Caberra
as Ben Pinkwater
as Angelo
as Self
as Vinnie
as Mike
as Billy Coyle
as Virgil
as Tony Baldessari
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)