James Gandolfini
Born September 18, 1961 (Age: 64)
•
Westwood, New Jersey, USA
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.
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.
Read more
Filmography
The Drop
2014
•
as Cousin Marv
•
Age: 52
Enough Said
2013
•
as Albert
•
Age: 52
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
•
as Doug Munny
•
Age: 51
Not Fade Away
2012
•
as Pat Damiano
•
Age: 51
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
•
as C.I.A. Director
•
Age: 51
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
•
as Self
•
Age: 51
Killing Them Softly
2012
•
as Mickey
•
Age: 50
Violet & Daisy
2011
•
as Michael
•
Age: 49
Welcome to the Rileys
2010
•
as Doug Riley
•
Age: 49
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
•
as Carol (voice)
•
Age: 48
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
•
as Mayor
•
Age: 47
In the Loop
2009
•
as Lt Gen. George Miller
•
Age: 47
Club Soda
2006
•
as The Man
•
Age: 45
All the King's Men
2006
•
as Tiny Duffy
•
Age: 44
Lonely Hearts
2006
•
as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
•
Age: 44
Romance & Cigarettes
2005
•
as Nick Murder
•
Age: 43
Surviving Christmas
2004
•
as Tom Valco
•
Age: 43
No Image
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002
•
as Self
•
Age: 40
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
•
as Big Dave Brewster
•
Age: 40
The Last Castle
2001
•
as Col. Winter
•
Age: 40
The Mexican
2001
•
as Winston Baldry
•
Age: 39
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
•
as
•
Age: 38
8MM
1999
•
as Eddie Poole
•
Age: 37
A Civil Action
1998
•
as Al Love
•
Age: 37
The Mighty
1998
•
as Kenny Kane
•
Age: 36
Fallen
1998
•
as Lou
•
Age: 36
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
•
as Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)
•
Age: 36
Dance with the Devil
1997
•
as Dumas
•
Age: 36
She's So Lovely
1997
•
as Kiefer
•
Age: 35
12 Angry Men
1997
•
as Juror 6
•
Age: 35
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997
•
as Joey Allegretto
•
Age: 35
The Juror
1996
•
as Eddie
•
Age: 34
Get Shorty
1995
•
as Bear
•
Age: 34
Crimson Tide
1995
•
as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
•
Age: 33
Angie
1994
•
as Vinnie
•
Age: 32
Mr. Wonderful
1993
•
as Mike
•
Age: 32
Money for Nothing
1993
•
as Billy Coyle
•
Age: 31
True Romance
1993
•
as Virgil
•
Age: 31
A Stranger Among Us
1992
•
as Tony Baldessari
•
Age: 30
The Last Boy Scout
1991
•
as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
•
Age: 30