James Gandolfini’s career highlights
Edie Falco portrays Carmela Soprano and James Gandolfini plays Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO series “The Sopranos.” (Craig Blankenhorn / Associated Press)
James Gandolfini, far right, reunites with the original Tony Award-nominated Broadway cast of “God of Carnage” -- Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden. Yasmina Reza’s scathing comedy of manners was set in a gentrified section of Brooklyn, where two married couples meet to sort out a playground fight between their sons. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Marcia Gay Harden, as Veronica, James Gandolfini, as Michael, and Hope Davis, as Annette, perform in “God of Carnage” at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on April 3, 2011. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini on location filming the crime drama “Animal Rescue,” which was slated for 2014 release. (Bobby Bank / Getty Images)