Killing Them Softly
The actor teamed with Brad Pitt for this 2012 crime drama.
Zero Dark Thirty
Though he only had a minor role, the actor made a big impact in the Oscar-winning film.
Cinema Verite
In this 2011 HBO film about the Loud family, the actor played a character involved in one of TV's earliest attempts at reality programming.
Welcome to the Rileys
The actor played a troubled man who connects with Kristen Stewart's character in this 2010 film.
In the Loop
The actor played a general in this 2009 comedy about war.
Where the Wild Things Are
The actor provided the voice of Carol in Spike Jonze's adaptation of the Maurice Sendak classic.
The Taking of Pelham 123
In a remake of a 1970s classic, the actor plays the mayor of New York City during a hostage crisis in the 2009 remake.
Lonely Hearts
The actor teamed with John Travolta in this period crime drama from 2006.
All the King's Men
Starring with Sean Penn, Gandolfini played Tiny Duffy in this 2006 adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's classic about the power of populist politics.
Romance & Cigarettes
In John Turturro's 2005 musical, the star played a character named Nick Murder.
Surviving Christmas
The actor takes a swing at Ben Affleck in this 2004 comedy.
The Mexican
The actor held his own with Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in this crime caper from 2001.
The Man Who Wasn't There
A retro noir thriller from the Coen Brothers offered the actor a terrific role in this 2001 film.
The Last Castle
With a cast that included Robert Redford and Mark Ruffalo, the 2001 film concerns a disgraced general who attempts a prison uprising.
The Juror
In one of his first big roles, Gandolfini squares off against Demi Moore in a 1996 drama about jury tampering.
The Sopranos
In his greatest role, the actor both humanized and elevated the troubles of a mob boss in New Jersey. He will be long remembered for the work.