James Gandolfini
Acting
Born: Sep 18, 1961 — Died: Jun 19, 2013
From: Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing Them Softly | Mickey | 2012 | 6.025 |
| Cinema Verite | Craig Gilbert | 2011 | 5.705 |
| Welcome to the Rileys | Doug Riley | 2010 | 6.582 |
| Wartorn: 1861-2010 | Himself | 2010 | 5.8 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Carol (voice) | 2009 | 6.5 |
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Mayor | 2009 | 6.357 |
| In the Loop | Lt Gen. George Miller | 2009 | 7.0 |
| Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq | Self | 2007 | 6.1 |
| Stories USA | The Man (segment "Club Soda") | 2007 | 3.9 |
| Lonely Hearts | Det. Charles Hilderbrandt | 2006 | 6.049 |
| All the King's Men | Tiny Duffy | 2006 | 5.785 |
| Club Soda | The Man | 2006 | — |
| Romance & Cigarettes | Nick Murder | 2005 | 5.992 |
| Surviving Christmas | Tom Valco | 2004 | 5.73 |
| Stories of Lost Souls | Vincent | 2004 | 5.833 |
| The Last Castle | Col. Winter | 2001 | 7.174 |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Big Dave Brewster | 2001 | 7.506 |
| The Mexican | Winston Baldry | 2001 | 5.954 |
| 8MM | Eddie Poole | 1999 | 6.479 |
| A Civil Action | Al Love | 1998 | 6.47 |
| The Mighty | Kenny Kane | 1998 | 7.242 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 6 | 1997 | 7.68 |
| She's So Lovely | Kiefer | 1997 | 5.887 |
| Night Falls on Manhattan | Joey Allegretto | 1997 | 6.331 |
| The Juror | Eddie | 1996 | 5.7 |
| Get Shorty | Bear | 1995 | 6.505 |
| Crimson Tide | Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty | 1995 | 7.183 |
| Terminal Velocity | Ben Pinkwater | 1994 | 5.363 |
| True Romance | Virgil | 1993 | 7.535 |
| Shock! Shock! Shock! | Orderly | 1987 | 4.6 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | Westwood, New Jersey, … |