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James Gandolfini
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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 bos…
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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.
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2024
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2016
The Night Of
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 2 of 2
Movie Self
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2015
Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2
Movie Self
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2014
The Drop
Movie Cousin Marv
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2013
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Enough Said
Movie Albert
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2013
Violet & Daisy
Movie Michael
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2013
Nicky Deuce
Movie Bobby Eggs
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2013
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Movie Himself
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2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie Doug Munny
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2012
Not Fade Away
Movie Pat Damiano
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2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Movie C.I.A. Director
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2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie Self
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2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie Executive Producer
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2012
Killing Them Softly
Movie Mickey
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2011
Cinema Verite
Movie Craig Gilbert
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2011
Down the Shore
Movie Bailey
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2010
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Movie Himself
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2010
Welcome to the Rileys
Movie Doug Riley
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2010
Mint Julep
Movie Mr. G
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2009
Where the Wild Things Are
Movie Carol (voice)
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2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie Mayor
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2009
In the Loop
Movie Lt Gen. George Miller
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2007
Stories USA
Movie The Man (segment "Club Soda")
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2007
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
Movie Self
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2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV show Narrator (voice)
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2006
Club Soda
Movie The Man
- 2006
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2006
All the King's Men
Movie Tiny Duffy
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2006
Lonely Hearts
Movie Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
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2005
Romance & Cigarettes
Movie Nick Murder
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2004
Stories of Lost Souls
Movie Vincent
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2004
Surviving Christmas
Movie Tom Valco
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2004
The Tony Danza Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2002
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Movie Self
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2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie Big Dave Brewster
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2001
The Last Castle
Movie Col. Winter
- 2001
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2001
The Mexican
Movie Leroy
