James Gandolfini, the powerful New Jersey-born actor best known for portraying the complex Garden State-based mob boss Tony Soprano on the groundbreaking HBO series "The Sopranos" died June 19 while visiting Rome with his teenage son Michael.  He was 51 years old.  Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award for his work in a program that paved the way for HBO and other cable networks to produce quality dramatic programs such as "Mad Men" and "Boardwalk Empire." An actor since age 25, Gandolfini made his Broadway debut in a minor role in the revival of the Tennessee Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" starring Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin.  In 2010, Galdolfini returned to the Great White Way to star opposite Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis in Yasmina Reza's drama "God of Carnage."

In addition to the complete third season and the second half of season six of "The Sopranos," Merrick Library has the following films on DVD featuring the talents of James Gandolfini:

All The King's Men
Cinema Verite
In The Loop
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Lonely Hearts
Romance and Cigarettes
The Taking of Pelham 123
Welcome to the Rileys
Where the Wild Things Are (voice work)