James Gandolfini

ActorProducer Sep 18 (died age 51) Westwood, New Jersey, USA 1975–2024 (49 year career)

6.4 avg rating

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 …

Known For

Film

The Sopranos

Tony Soprano

Film

True Romance

Virgil

Film

Zero Dark Thirty

C.I.A. Director

Film

The Night Of

Executive Producer

Film

The Man Who Wasn't There

Big Dave Brewster

Film

Crimson Tide

Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

Film

The Drop

Cousin Marv

Film

The Last Castle

Col. Winter

Filmography

Acting (66)

Movies (59)

The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes

2015

as Himself

9.5

Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2

as Himself

The Drop

as Cousin Marv

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

as Doug Munny

Enough Said

as Albert

Nicky Deuce

as Bobby Eggs

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013

as Himself

7.5

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Zero Dark Thirty

as C.I.A. Director

Killing Them Softly

as Mickey

Not Fade Away

as Pat Damiano

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

as Self

Down the Shore

as Bailey

Violet & Daisy

as Michael

Cinema Verite

as Craig Gilbert

Welcome to the Rileys

as Doug Riley

Mint Julep

as Mr. G

Wartorn: 1861-2010

as Himself

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Mayor

6.4

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

as Carol (voice)

6.5

In the Loop

2009

as Lt Gen. George Miller

7.0

Stories USA

2007

as The Man (segment "Club Soda")

3.9

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

2007

as Self

6.3

Lonely Hearts

2006

as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

All the King's Men

as Tiny Duffy

Club Soda

as The Man

Romance & Cigarettes

as Nick Murder

Surviving Christmas

as Tom Valco

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Vincent

5.6

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

2002

as Self

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Big Dave Brewster

The Mexican

as Winston Baldry

The Last Castle

as Col. Winter

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

Gun: Fatal Betrayal

8MM

as Eddie Poole

A Whole New Day

as Vincent

The Mighty

as Kenny Kane

Fallen

as Lou

A Civil Action

as Al Love

12 Angry Men

as Juror 6

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

as Diner Cook #2 (uncredited)

6.4

Night Falls on Manhattan

as Joey Allegretto

Dance with the Devil

as Dumas

She's So Lovely

as Kiefer

The Juror

as Eddie

Get Shorty

as Bear

The New World

as Will Caberra

Crimson Tide

as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

Terminal Velocity

as Ben Pinkwater

Angie

as Vinnie

Italian Movie

as Angelo

True Romance

as Virgil

Mr. Wonderful

as Mike

Money for Nothing

as Billy Coyle

A Stranger Among Us

as Tony Baldessari

The Last Boy Scout

as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)

6.8

Shock! Shock! Shock!

1987

as Orderly

3.6

A Celebration of the Life and Times of Skippy Jessop

Television (7)

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

2024

as Self (archive footage)

8.2

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

as Narrator (voice)

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

The Sopranos

as Tony Soprano

Gun

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

7.0

Crew (4)

Movies (3)

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Executive Producer

Wartorn: 1861-2010

Executive Producer

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

2007

Executive Producer

6.3

Television (1)

The Night Of

2016

Executive Producer

8.0