Paul Sorvino
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-04-13
Day of Death
2022-07-25 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Paul Sorvino
Biography
Paul Anthony Sorvino (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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Pursued
as Grandpa
(2022)
(2022)
The Great American Heist
as Cheech
(2021)
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
(2020)
Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
(2020)
(2019)
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
(2019)
Beneath The Leaves
as Captain Parker
(2019)
Welcome to Acapulco
as Senator Campbell
(2018)
Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
(2018)
Papa
as Danny
(2018)
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
(2017)
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
(2017)
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
(2017)
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
(2017)
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
(2016)
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
(2016)
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
(2016)
(2016)
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
(2016)
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
(2016)
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
(2016)
Executor
as Father Antonio
(2016)
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
(2016)
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
(2016)
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
(2016)
Chasing Gold
as Frank
(2016)
(2015)
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
(2015)
Cold Deck
as Chips
(2015)
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
(2015)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
No Deposit
as Alfie
(2013)
4Closed
as Bud
(2013)
Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
(2013)
How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
(2013)
Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
(2012)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
(2012)
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
(2012)
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
(2012)
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
(2012)
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
(2012)
The Devil's Carnival
as God
(2011)
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
(2011)
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
(2011)
Night Club
as Himself
(2011)
Miller's Tale
as Self
(2009)
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
(2009)
Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
(2009)
The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
(2009)
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
(2008)
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
(2008)
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
(2008)
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
(2007)
(2007)
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
(2006)
Mr. Fix It
as Wally
(2006)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
(2004)
(2004)
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
(2004)
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
(2003)
The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
(2003)
Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
(2003)
Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
(2002)
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
(2002)
Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
(2001)
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
(2001)
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
(2001)
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
(2001)
Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
(2001)
The Amati Girls
as Joe
(2001)
Plan B
as Joe Maloni
(2001)
(2000)
The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
(2000)
Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
(1999)
That Championship Season
as Coach
(1999)
Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
(1998)
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
(1998)
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
(1998)
Dead Broke
as Harvey
(1998)
Houdini
as Blackburn
(1998)
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
(1997)
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
(1997)
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
(1997)
American Perfekt
as Frank
(1997)
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
(1997)
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
(1996)
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
(1996)
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
(1996)
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
(1995)
Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
(1995)
Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
(1994)
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
(1994)
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
(1994)
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
(1993)
The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
(1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
(1992)
The Last Mile
as The Tenor
(1991)
The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
(1991)
Age Isn't Everything
as Max
(1991)
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
(1990)
GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1990)
Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
(1987)
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
(1986)
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
(1986)
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
(1986)
(1986)
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
(1985)
The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
(1985)
Turk 182!
as Himself
(1985)
Surviving
as Harvey
(1985)
Chiller
as Reverend Penny
(1984)
My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
(1984)
With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
(1983)
Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
(1982)
I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
(1982)
Melanie
as Walter
(1982)
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
(1982)
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
(1981)
Reds
as Louis Fraina
(1980)
Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
(1979)
Lost and Found
as Reilly
(1979)
Dummy
as Lowell Myers
(1978)
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
(1978)
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
(1978)
The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
(1977)
Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
(1976)
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
(1975)
(1974)
The Gambler
as Hips
(1974)
King Lear
as Gloucester
(1974)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
(1974)
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
(1974)
(1973)
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
(1973)
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
(1972)
(1971)
The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
(1971)
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
(1971)
Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
(1970)
Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
(1965)
Crew
(2012)
The Trouble with Cali
Director
(1999)
That Championship Season
Director