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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...
Known for
The SopranosSeries • 1999
The Night OfSeries • 2016
8MMMovie • 1999
True RomanceMovie • 1993
Zero Dark ThirtyMovie • 2012
Crimson TideMovie • 1995
America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSeries • 2006
FallenMovie • 1998
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Movie • 2009
The Last CastleMovie • 2001
The Last Boy ScoutMovie • 1991
Killing Them SoftlyMovie • 2012
The DropMovie • 2014
Get ShortyMovie • 1995
Where the Wild Things AreMovie • 2009
12 Angry MenMovie • 1997
The Man Who Wasn't ThereMovie • 2001
All the King's MenMovie • 2006
The Incredible Burt WonderstoneMovie • 2013
The JurorMovie • 1996
Lonely HeartsMovie • 2006
A Civil ActionMovie • 1998
The MexicanMovie • 2001
Hemingway & GellhornMovie • 2012