James Gandolfini

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-09-18 (52 years old)

Deathday

2013-06-19

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 Pelha...

Acting

1993

True Romance

as Virgil

2006

Lonely Hearts

as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

2001

The Last Castle

as Col. Winter

2006

All the King's Men

as Tiny Duffy

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Big Dave Brewster

2010

2001

The Mexican

as Winston Baldry

1995

Get Shorty

as Bear

1999

8MM

as Eddie Poole

1997

12 Angry Men

as Juror 6

1995

Crimson Tide

as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

1998

A Civil Action

as Al Love

1994

Terminal Velocity

as Ben Pinkwater

1987

1996

The Juror

as Eddie

1998

The Mighty

as Kenny Kane

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as Nick Murder

2004

1997

2009

2011

Cinema Verite

as Craig Gilbert

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

as Joey Allegretto

2012

2006

Club Soda

as The Man

2010

2009

In the Loop

as Lt Gen. George Miller

2007

Stories USA

as The Man (segment "Club Soda")

2004

1994

Angie

as Vinnie

2011

Violet & Daisy

as Michael

2012

Zero Dark Thirty

as C.I.A. Director

2012

Not Fade Away

as Pat Damiano

2014

The Drop

as Cousin Marv

2011

2013

Enough Said

as Albert

2013

Nicky Deuce

as Bobby Eggs

1995

The New World

as Will Caberra

1998

Fallen

as Lou

1992

A Stranger Among Us

as Tony Baldessari

1993

Money for Nothing

as Billy Coyle

2010

Mint Julep

as Mr. G

2013

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

as Self (archive footage)

1993

1994

Italian Movie

as Angelo

1999

A Whole New Day

as Vincent

1991

The Last Boy Scout

as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)

1997

Gun

as Walter Difideli

Production

2010

Wartorn: 1861-2010

as Executive Producer

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as Executive Producer

2007

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