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James Gandolfini
Actor, Producer
Born September 18, 1961Died June 19, 2013 (51 years)
James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. 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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2014 | The Drop · as Cousin Marv |
| 2013 | Enough Said · as Albert |
| 2013 | Nicky Deuce · as Bobby Eggs |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone · as Doug Munny |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away · as Pat Damiano |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty · as C.i.a. Director |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly · as Mickey |
| 2011 | Violet & Daisy · as Michael |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite · as Craig Gilbert |
| 2011 | Down the Shore · as Bailey |
| 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys · as Doug Riley |
| 2010 | Mint Julep · as Mr. G |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are · as Carol (voice) |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 · as Mayor |
| 2009 | In the Loop · as Lt Gen. George Miller |
| 2007 | Stories USA · as The Man (segment "club Soda") |
| 2006 | America's Game (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts · as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt |
| 2006 | Club Soda · as The Man |
| 2006 | All the King's Men · as Tiny Duffy |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes · as Nick Murder |
| 2005 | Stories of Lost Souls · as Vincent |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas · as Tom Valco |
| 2002 | Brilliant But Cancelled · as Cast |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There · as Big Dave Brewster |
| 2001 | The Last Castle · as Col. Winter |
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| 2001 | The Mexican · as Winston Baldry |
| 1999 | 8MM · as Eddie Poole |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Tony Soprano |
| 1998 | A Civil Action · as Al Love |
| 1998 | The Mighty · as Kenny Kane |
| 1998 | Fallen · as Lou |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil · as Diner Cook #2 |
| 1997 | Perdita Durango · as Dumas |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely · as Kiefer |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men · as Juror 6 |
| 1997 | Gun (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan · as Joey Allegretto |
| 1996 | The Juror · as Eddie |
| 1995 | Get Shorty · as Bear |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide · as Lt. Robert 'bobby' Dougherty |
| 1995 | New World · as Will Caberra |
| 1995 | Italian Movie · as Angelo |
| 1994 | Terminal Velocity · as Ben Pinkwater |
| 1994 | Angie · as Vinnie |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful · as Mike |
| 1993 | True Romance · as Virgil |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing · as Billy Coyle |
| 1992 | A Stranger Among Us · as Tony Baldessari |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout · as Marcone's Goon (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Shock! Shock! Shock! · as Orderly |