Personal Info
Birth date
1961-09-18 (63 Years)
Day of death
2013-06-19
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
Джеймс Гендольфіні
Джеймс Джозеф Гандольфини-младший
James Joseph Gandolfini Jr
جیمز گاندولفینی
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 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.
Filmography
The Sopranos
8.657
Overview:
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.The Tony Danza Show
6.1
Overview:
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.Saturday Night Live
6.957
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
8
Overview:
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films (broadcast on the NFL Network and CBS). Each of its 55 (and counting) installments profile the National Football League's annual Super Bowl champion through highlights, interviews with players and coaches, and a celebrity narrator. A spin-off debuted on September 18, 2008, titled America's Game: The Missing Rings which chronicled five of the best teams to never win the Super Bowl.The Night Of
7.975
Overview:
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
8.269
Overview:
A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.The Drop
6.803
Overview:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.Fallen
6.8
Overview:
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.Zero Dark Thirty
6.988
Overview:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.The Last Boy Scout
6.827
Overview:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.The Last Castle
7.2
Overview:
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.Gun
4
Overview:
Gun is an American television anthology series which aired on ABC on Saturday night from April 12, to May 31, 1997 at 10:00 p.m Eastern time. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. Each episode involves the same semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode are completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, and Martin Sheen, as well as James Gandolfini in his first television appearance. The theme song was a cover of The Beatles' "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", performed by U2.8MM
6.461
Overview:
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.Crimson Tide
7.181
Overview:
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.Inside the Actors Studio
7.545
Overview:
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.Where the Wild Things Are
6.502
Overview:
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.Get Shorty
6.507
Overview:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
6.35
Overview:
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.Killing Them Softly
6.024
Overview:
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.The Juror
5.635
Overview:
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.12 Angry Men
7.66
Overview:
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
5.7
Overview:
After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene.The Man Who Wasn't There
7.528
Overview:
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.A Civil Action
6.45
Overview:
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.The Mexican
5.935
Overview:
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.Cinema Verite
5.718
Overview:
In 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock star showed his eccentric family on the small screen and decades before housewives had screaming matches with each other on camera in public. CINEMA VERITE tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking documentary "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new television genre: the reality TV series.Lonely Hearts
6.031
Overview:
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.Hemingway & Gellhorn
6.106
Overview:
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.Surviving Christmas
5.7
Overview:
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.Acting
2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2015Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 as Himself
2015The Sopranos: Behind-The-Scenes as Himself
2014The Drop as Cousin Marv
2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self (archive footage)
2013Enough Said as Albert
2013Nicky Deuce as Bobby Eggs
2013Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Himself
2013The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Doug Munny
2012Not Fade Away as Pat Damiano
2012Zero Dark Thirty as C.I.A. Director
201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
2012Killing Them Softly as Mickey
2011Violet & Daisy as Michael
2011Cinema Verite as Craig Gilbert
2011Down the Shore as Bailey
2010Wartorn: 1861-2010 as Himself
2010Welcome to the Rileys as Doug Riley
2010Mint Julep as Mr. G
2009Where the Wild Things Are as Carol (voice)
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Mayor
2009In the Loop as Lt Gen. George Miller
2007Stories USA as The Man (segment "Club Soda")
2007Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq as Self
2006America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
2006Club Soda as The Man
2006All the King's Men as Tiny Duffy
2006Lonely Hearts as Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
2005Romance & Cigarettes as Nick Murder
2004Stories of Lost Souls as Vincent
2004Surviving Christmas as Tom Valco
2004The Tony Danza Show (3 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2001The Man Who Wasn't There as Big Dave Brewster
2001The Last Castle as Col. Winter
2001Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music as Unknown
2001The Mexican as Winston Baldry
2000Gun: Fatal Betrayal as Unknown
1999A Whole New Day as Vincent
19998MM as Eddie Poole
1999The Sopranos (86 Episodes) as Tony Soprano
1998A Civil Action as Al Love
1998The Mighty as Kenny Kane
1998Fallen as Lou
1997Dance with the Devil as Dumas
1997She's So Lovely as Kiefer
199712 Angry Men as Juror 6
1997Gun as Walter Difideli
1997Gun (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Night Falls on Manhattan as Joey Allegretto
1996The Juror as Eddie
1995Get Shorty as Bear
1995Crimson Tide as Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty
1995The New World as Will Caberra
1994Terminal Velocity as Ben Pinkwater
1994Italian Movie as Angelo
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994Angie as Vinnie
1993Mr. Wonderful as Mike
1993Money for Nothing as Billy Coyle
1993True Romance as Virgil
1992A Stranger Among Us as Tony Baldessari
1991The Last Boy Scout as Marcone's Goon (uncredited)
1987Shock! Shock! Shock! as Orderly
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Production
2016The Night Of (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2012Hemingway & Gellhorn ... Executive Producer
2010Wartorn: 1861-2010 ... Executive Producer
2007Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq ... Executive Producer