Paul Anthony Sorvino (/sɔːrˈviːnoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor, opera singer, businessman, writer, and sculptor. He often portrayed authority figures on both sides of the law and was known for his roles as Paulie Cicero (based on Paul Vario) in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the TV series Law & Order. He took on supporting roles in A Touch of Class, Reds, The Rocketeer, Nixon, and Romeo + Juliet. He was the father of actors Mira Sorvino and Michael Sorvino. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Sorvino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939-04-13 |
| Died | 2022-07-25 |
Movies
Pursued
as Grandpa
2023
2022
The Great American Heist
as Cheech
2022
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
2021
Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
2020
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
2019
Beneath The Leaves
as Captain Parker
2019
Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
2018
Papa
as Danny
2018
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
2018
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
2017
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
2017
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
2017
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
2016
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
2016
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
2016
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
2016
Executor
as Father Antonio
2016
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
2016
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
2016
Chasing Gold
as Frank
2016
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
2016
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
2016
2016
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Cold Deck
as Chips
2015
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
2015
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
2015
No Deposit
as Alfie
2015
Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
2013
4Closed
as Bud
2013
How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
2013
Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
2013
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
2012
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
2012
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
2012
The Devil's Carnival
as God
2012
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
2012
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
2011
Night Club
as Himself
2011
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
2011
Miller's Tale
as Self
2011
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
2009
Doc West II
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
2009
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
2009
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
2008
Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
2008
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
2008
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
2008
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Mr. Fix It
as Wally
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
2006
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
2004
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
2004
Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
2004
Law & Order: The First 3 Years
as Self - Sergeant Phil Cerreta
2004
The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
2003
Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
2003
Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
2003
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
2002
Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
2002
Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
2001
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
2001
2001
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
2001
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
2001
The Amati Girls
as Joe
2001
Plan B
as Joe Maloni
2001
The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
2000
Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
2000
That Championship Season
as Coach
1999
Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
1999
Houdini
as Blackburn
1998
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
1998
Dead Broke
as Harvey
1998
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
1998
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
1998
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
1997
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
1997
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
1997
American Perfekt
as Franck
1997
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
1996
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
1996
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
1996
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
1996
Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
1995
Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
1995
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
1994
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
1994
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
1993
The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
1993
The Last Mile
as The Tenor
1992
The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Max
1991
GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
1990
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
1987
1986
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
1986
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
1986
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
1986
The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
1985
Chiller
as Reverend Penny
1985
Turk 182!
as Himself
1985
Surviving
as Harvey
1985
With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
1984
My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
1984
Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
1983
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
1982
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
1982
I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
1982
Melanie
as Walter
1982
Reds
as Louis Fraina
1981
Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
1980
Lost and Found
as Reilly
1979
Dummy
as Lowell Myers
1979
The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
1978
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
1978
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
1978
Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
1977
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
1976
1975
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
as Ring
1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
1974
The Gambler
as Hips
1974
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
1974
King Lear
as Gloucester
1974
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
1973
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
1973
1972
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
1971
Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
1971
The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
1971
Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
1970
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