Multiple Emmy winner James Gandolfini labored for years as a character actor before becoming a leading man in 1999 when he landed the role of the patriarch of the supremely dysfunctional Soprano family in HBO's hit TV series.Born Sept. 18, 1961, in Westwood, N.J., Gandolfini set out for New York City in 1983 to study at the Actors Studio. After working nearly a decade as a bartender, Gandolfini got his big break in 1992 when he appeared opposite Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange in a Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and made his big-screen debut in A Stranger Among Us. Roles in films such as Terminal Velocity (1994), Crimson Tide (1995) and Get Shorty (1995) followed.
During his run on "The Sopranos," Gandolfini has continued to appear in movies, including 2001's The Mexican, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), The Last Castle (2001) and Lonely Hearts (2006).
Where the Wild Things AreMax (Max Records) 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. Producer Tom Hanks and director Spike Jonze bring... Read More
Welcome to the RileysDevastated by their daughter's death eight years ago, Doug (James Gandolfini) and his guilt-ridden wife, Lois (Melissa Leo), lead depressing lives without much meaning. But by forming an unconventional relationship with teen call girl Mallory (Kristen Stewart), the couple begins to rediscover hope.... Read More
The Last CastleWhen General Irwin (Robert Redford) -- a POW in Vietnam and a revered hero in the Persian Gulf and Bosnian campaigns -- is court-martialed for disobeying orders, he's sentenced to serve time at a maximum-security military prison run by a hard-nosed disciplinarian (James Gandolfini). But a battle of... Read More
The SopranosIt's not easy running both a crime family and one's own family, but with the help of his secret shrink (Lorraine Bracco), New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) manages both -- though just barely -- in this darkly comedic and critically acclaimed crime series from HBO. Murder in the... Read More
Lonely HeartsIn this unnerving docudrama, John Travolta and James Gandolfini play homicide detectives assigned to pursue notorious lovers Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) -- a fugitive couple dubbed the "Lonely Hearts Killers." Luring unwary war widows and spinsters through personal... Read More
Cogan's Trade (2012) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
Cinema Verite (2011) | NR | |
Violet & Daisy (2011) | NR | |
Wartorn 1861-2010 (2011) | TV-14 | |
Welcome to the Rileys (2010) | R | |
In the Loop (2009) | NR | |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | PG | |
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) | R | |
American Breakdown (2007) | R | |
NR | ||
Lonely Hearts (2006) | R | |
All the King's Men (2006) | PG-13 | |
Romance & Cigarettes (2005) | R | |
Surviving Christmas (2004) | PG-13 | |
Sopranos Unauthorized (2002) | NR | |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) | R | |
The Last Castle (2001) | R | |
The Mexican (2001) | R | |
8MM (1999) | R | |
The Sopranos (1999) | TV-MA | |
Fallen (1998) | R | |
A Civil Action (1998) | PG-13 | |
The Mighty (1998) | PG-13 | |
She's So Lovely (1997) | R | |
R | ||
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) | R | |
Gun (1997) | NR | |
The Juror (1996) | R | |
Crimson Tide (1995) | R | |
Get Shorty (1995) | R | |
R | ||
Terminal Velocity (1994) | PG-13 | |
Angie (1994) | R | |
True Romance (1993) | UR | |
Money for Nothing (1993) | R | |
Italian Movie (1993) | NR | |
A Stranger Among Us (1992) | PG-13 | |
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