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Family, friends and fans of Gandolfini gathered at a Manhattan cathedral for his funeral on Thursday, a week after the 51-year-old star of the HBO television show The Sopranos died of a heart attack while visiting Rome.

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New York Police officers arrange barricades across the street from Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine before funeral services for actor James Gandolfini.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Mourners line up to try and gain admission.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Actor Dominic Chianese arrives at the Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine in Manhattan.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Actress Jamie Lyn Siegler (right), who played Gandolfini’s daughter in The Sopranos, arrives at the church.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Brad Grey (left), chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and Sopranos creator David Chase (center).CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Actress Lorraine Bracco.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Actor John Turturro.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters

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Actor Vincent Pastore (left).LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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Actor Steve BuscemiLUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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Joe Pantoliano, a cast member of The Sopranos.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Michael Imperiolii, cast member of The Sopranos.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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Alec Baldwin.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Thomas.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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A hearse arrives outside the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine for the funeral services of James Gandolfini.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters

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