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 (/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.
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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)
Beneath The Leaves
as Captain Parker
(2019)
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
(2018)
Papa
as Danny
(2018)
Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
(2018)
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
(2017)
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
(2017)
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
(2017)
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
(2017)
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
(2016)
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
(2016)
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
(2016)
(2016)
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
(2016)
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
(2016)
Executor
as Father Antonio
(2016)
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
(2016)
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
(2016)
Chasing Gold
as Frank
(2016)
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
(2016)
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
(2015)
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
(2015)
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
(2015)
Cold Deck
as Chips
(2015)
No Deposit
as Alfie
(2015)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
4Closed
as Bud
(2013)
How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
(2013)
Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
(2013)
Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
(2012)
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
(2012)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
(2012)
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
(2012)
The Devil's Carnival
as God
(2012)
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
(2012)
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
(2011)
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
(2011)
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
(2011)
Miller's Tale
as Self
(2011)
Night Club
as Himself
(2009)
Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
(2009)
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
(2009)
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
(2009)
The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
(2008)
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
(2008)
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
(2008)
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
(2007)
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
(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)
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
(2004)
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
(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)
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
(2001)
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
(2001)
(2001)
Streghe Verso Nord
as Gallio
(2001)
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
(2001)
The Amati Girls
as Joe
(2001)
Plan B
as Joe Maloni
(2000)
Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
(2000)
The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
(1999)
Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
(1999)
That Championship Season
as Coach
(1998)
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
(1998)
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
(1998)
Houdini
as Blackburn
(1998)
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
(1998)
Dead Broke
as Harvey
(1997)
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
(1997)
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
(1997)
American Perfekt
as Frank
(1997)
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
(1996)
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
(1996)
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
(1996)
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
(1996)
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
(1995)
Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
(1995)
Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
(1994)
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
(1994)
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
(1994)
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
(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)
Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1987)
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
(1986)
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
(1986)
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
(1986)
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
(1986)
(1985)
The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
(1985)
Chiller
as Reverend Penny
(1985)
Turk 182!
as Himself
(1985)
Surviving
as Harvey
(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)
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
(1982)
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
(1982)
Melanie
as Walter
(1981)
Reds
as Louis Fraina
(1980)
Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
(1979)
Dummy
as Lowell Myers
(1979)
Lost and Found
as Reilly
(1978)
The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
(1978)
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
(1978)
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
(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)
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
(1974)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
(1974)
(1973)
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
(1973)
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
(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