, 1995: Tony Scott had an eye for acting talent, and his second film with Gandolfini also featured many other unknown faces who would go on to great heights, including Viggo Mortensen, Steve Zahn and Ryan Phillippe."} 61:{"position":5,"content":"Get Shorty, 1995: John Travolta was making headlines with his resurgent career when this 1995 adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel came out, but Gandolfini stole his scenes as the mob heavy, Bear."} 62:{"position":6,"content":"A Civil Action, 1998: Though by now he’d cultivated an impressive career playing tough guys, thugs and heavies, Gandolfini subverted expectations by playing an average working-class guy, wronged by the company he worked for in director Steven Zaillian’s 1998 drama. Once again, Gandolfini appeared opposite Travolta."} 63:{"position":7,"content":"The Sopranos, 1999-2007: Gandolfini was just 37 years old when he began filming this HBO original series about a mobster seeking therapy for his issues with his mother, but he seemed as though he’d lived a lifetime. His layered, deeply felt portrayal of Tony Soprano turned Gandolfini into a household name and earned him multiple awards and nominations, including three Emmys for lead actor in a drama series."} 64:{"position":8,"content":"The Man Who Wasn’t There, 2001: Gandolfini joined the small but elite group of actors interesting enough to appear in one of Joel and Ethan Coen’s movies in 2001, appearing in this blackand- white homage to noir films of the 1950s. His small role as sinister department store owner “Big Dave” Brewster gave him an opportunity to act opposite Billy Bob Thornton as well as a memorably gruesome onscreen death."} 66:T593,

More than Tony Soprano

Recalling 10 of James Gandolfini’s most memorable roles.