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# See James Gandolfini's Career in Photos

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In perhaps his most famous role, Gandolfini portrayed mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's The Sopranos.

In perhaps his most famous role, Gandolfini portrayed mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's The Sopranos.HBO

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James Gandolfini’s last movie, _The Drop_, hit theaters Sept. 12\. Here, see his many roles throughout his career.

![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5aa8ab6462f976e3/6986a2ef06f2c156a4330abd/the-drop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Gandolfini played Cousin Marv, the manager of a Brooklyn bar used to launder dirty mob money, in The Drop, his last feature film appearance, 20th Century Fox

![THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltceda300f3c46fff4/6986a2f035ba6f9be6c03bfe/the-incredible-burt-wonderstone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Joining Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Gandolfini played Doug Munny, the billionaire owner of Bally's Casino. Ben Glass—Warner Bros.

![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9240be8eec928f51/6986a2ef13c79f1253193cf5/killing-them-softly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Gandolfini played a hitman named Mickey in the 2012 crime film, Killing Them Softly. The Weinstein Co.

![1134604 - Zero Dark Thirty](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc814c4cf27920fdc/6986a2f113c79f32f5193cf9/zero-dark-thirty.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Gandolfini portrayed the unnamed CIA director in Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow's action thriller rendition of the manhunt for Osama Bin Laden. Jonathan Olley—Columbia

![Denzel Washington, left, and James Gandolfini in Columbia Pictures' action thriller THE TAKING OF  PELHAM 123, also starring John Travolta.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18a9e09bb9da16dd/6986a2f1e8524b0bec604a62/the-taking-of-pelham-1-2-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Gandolfini played the mayor of New York City in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Rico Torres—Columbia


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The 2009 movie adaptation of the chldren's book Where the Wild Things Are had James Gandolfini voicing Carol, an impulsive, anger prone Wild Thing. Warner Bros.

![All The King's Men](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b9768fac973f922/6986a2eecd6848c19409668f/all-the-kings-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Gandolfini played Tiny Duffy, a local political leader, who encourages Willie Stark (Sean Penn), left, to run for governor in the 2006 film adaptation of All the King's Men. Kerry Hayes—Columbia

![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55140e210f556697/6986a2eff983e7b4e504f95d/surviving-christmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

In the 2004 comedy Surviving Christmas, Gandolfini starred as Tom Valco opposite Ben Affleck. Dreamworks


![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cf7d2a1a92baf8b/6986a2f055a8591f5ea8282d/the-mexican.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Gandolfini played an openly gay hitman in the 2001 comedy The Mexican. Dreamworks

![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2e3e862346510e1/6986a2f1d0b6f25e063060ac/the-sopranos.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

In perhaps his most famous role, Gandolfini portrayed mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's The Sopranos. HBO

![James Gandolfini](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccbcdba719e3ab2e/6986a2ef35ba6ff76ec03bfa/get-shorty.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Gandolfini played Bear, a bodyguard, in the 1995 film Get Shorty. MGM

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