James Gandolfini
American actor (1961-2013) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 51
James John Gandolfini was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999-2007). For this role, he won three Primetime Emmy Awards, five Actor Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.
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Enough SaidFilm, 2013Albert2011
Cinema VeriteFilm, Craig Gilbert2010
Welcome to the RileysFilm, Doug Riley2009
In the LoopFilm, Lt Gen. George Miller2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSeries, Narrator (voice)2004The Tony Danza ShowSeries
Surviving ChristmasFilm, 2004Tom Valco2003Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward2001Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward
The Last CastleFilm, 2001Col. Winter2000Golden Globe AwardsAwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward1999
The SopranosSeries, Tony Soprano
8MMFilm, 1999Eddie Poole1998
A Civil ActionFilm, Al Love1997
GunSeries, Walter1996
The JurorFilm, Eddie1995
Crimson TideFilm, Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty1994
Inside the Actors StudioSeries
AngieFilm, 1994Vinnie1992
A Stranger Among UsFilm, Tony Baldessari1991
The Last Boy ScoutFilm, Marcone's Goon (uncredited)1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1961Born18 September 1961People around James
Tony Scott Directed True Romance and Crimson Tide
John Travolta Also in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Michael Rispoli Also in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Steven Zaillian Directed All the King's Men and A Civil Action
Brad Pitt Produced Killing Them Softly (2012)
Denzel Washington Also in The Taking of Pelham 123 and Fallen
Sidney Lumet Directed A Stranger Among Us (1994)
John Turturro Directed Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Scott Rudin Produced Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Aida Turturro Also in The Sopranos and Romance & Cigarettes
Tim Van Patten Directed The Sopranos and Two Tonys
Joel Coen Directed The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Tom Hanks Produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Robert Redford Produced A Civil Action (1999)
Mark Ruffalo Also in The Last Castle and All the King's Men
Gene Hackman Also in Crimson Tide, The Mexican and Get Shorty
Steve Buscemi Also in The Sopranos
Catherine Keener Also in Enough Said and 8MM
Steve Schirripa Produced Nicky Deuce (2013)
Álex de la Iglesia Directed Perdita Durango (1998)
David Thornton Also in A Civil Action and She's So Lovely
Adrian Martinez Also in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Ethan Coen Produced Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Paul Carafotes Directed Stories USA (2007)
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12 Angry Men 1997
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
True Romance 1993
The Last Castle 2001
The Mighty 1998
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Gandolfini and The Sopranos co-star Tony Sirico (left) with a member of the United States Air Force during a March 2010 United Service Organizations visit to southwest Asia.
Gandolfini with Rose McGowan during a March 2010 USO visit to Kuwait
Gandolfini dressed as Bacchus during a Mardi Gras parade, 2007.
Gandolfini suffered a fatal heart attack at the Boscolo Exedra Hotel in Rome, Italy, on June 19, 2013
Gandolfini while on a USO tour in Kuwait City in 2010Awards
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His role as Tony Soprano has been described as the greatest and most influential performance in television history.
