Paul Sorvino
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1939
- Died
- July 25, 2022 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Paul Anthony Sorvino (April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, opera singer, 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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Filmography
Amanda Undercover
Movie · as Self
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Movie · as Self – Rotti Largo (archive footage)
Pursued
Movie · as Grandpa
The Great American Heist
Movie · as Cheech
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Movie · as Self
The Birthday Cake
Movie · as Uncle Carmine
Most Guys Are Losers
Movie · as Grandpa Paul
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Movie · as Self
Josh Gates Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beneath the Leaves
Movie · as Captain Parker
Bad Impulse
Movie · as Lou Branch
Welcome to Acapulco
Movie · as Senator Campbell
Godfather of Harlem
TV · as Frank Costello · 13 eps
Acts of Desperation
Movie · as Chief Lassiter
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Movie · as Phil
Papa
Movie · as Danny
Lost Cat Corona
Movie · as Uncle Sam
Undercover Grandpa
Movie · as Giovanni
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie · as Joseph Palermo
Price for Freedom
Movie · as Shah of Iran
Bad Blood
TV · as Nico Rizzuto Sr. · 6 eps
Kidnapped in Romania
Movie · as Alexandru Damian
The Bronx Bull
Movie · as Giuseppe LaMotta
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
Movie · as God
Detours
Movie · as Joe DiMaria
Chasing Gold
Movie · as Frank
The Bandit Hound
Movie · as Chief Burton
The Brooklyn Banker
Movie · as Benny
Rules Don't Apply
Movie · as Vernon Scott
The Hybrids Family
Movie · as The Count
Executor
Movie · as Father Antonio
A Winter Rose
Movie · as Skippy
As Long As We Both Shall Live
Movie · as Jim
Emigratis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
TV · as Dr. Dominico Scarpa · 1 ep
Cold Deck
Movie · as Chips
Sicilian Vampire
Movie · as Jimmy Scambino
No Deposit
Movie · as Alfie
Careful What You Wish For
Movie · as Sheriff Big Jack
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Grandfathered
TV · as Jack Martino · 1 ep
Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Place for Heroes
Movie · as Vincent
Cosmos
TV · as Augustin Mouchot (voice) · 1 ep
How Sweet It Is
Movie · as Big Mike
Immigrant
Movie · as Yeshiva Principal
4Closed
Movie · as Bud
Last I Heard
Movie · as Joe Scoleri
The Goldbergs
TV · as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg · 1 ep
The Devil's Carnival
Movie · as God
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Movie · as Mayor Palantine
Divorce Invitation
Movie · as Daniel Miller
Imaginary Friend
Movie · as Jonathan
For the Love of Money
Movie · as Red Parker
The Trouble with Cali
Movie · as Ivan
Elementary
TV · as Robert Pardillo · 1 ep
Kill the Irishman
Movie · as Tony Salerno
Miller's Tale
Movie · as Self
God Don't Make the Laws
Movie · as Lewis
Night Club
Movie · as Himself
Mineville
Movie · as Jacob Laremy
Santa Baby 2
Movie · as Santa Claus
Doc West
Movie · as Roy Basehart
Doc West II : Triggerman
Movie · as Sheriff Roy Basehart
The Wild Stallion
Movie · as Nolan
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Movie · as Ledudal
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movie · as Rotti Largo
Last Hour
Movie · as Maitre Steinfeld
The History of 'Cruising'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Greetings from the Shore
Movie · as Catch Turner
Mr. Fix It
Movie · as Wally
Witness to 'Reds'
Movie · as Self
L'onore e il rispetto
TV · as Beniamino · 6 eps
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
TV · 1 ep
Mr. 3000
Movie · as Gus Panas
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Movie · as Charlie
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas
Movie · as Self
The Workaday Gangster
Movie · as Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Jack & Bobby
TV · 1 ep
Mambo Italiano
Movie · as Gino Barberini
The Cooler
Movie · as Buddy Stafford
Mafia Doctor
Movie · as Nicola Dellarusso
Plan B
Movie · as Joe Maloni
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Movie · as Scheck (voice)
Ciao America
Movie · as Antonio Primavera
Still Standing
TV · as Al Miller · 4 eps
See Spot Run
Movie · as Sonny Talia
Streghe verso nord
Movie · as Gallio
Longshot
Movie · as Laszlo Pryce
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie · as Self
Perfume
Movie · as Lorenzo Mancini
The Amati Girls
Movie · as Joe
Cheaters
Movie · as Constantine Kiamos
The Thin Blue Lie
Movie · as Frank Rizzo
That's Life
TV · as Frank DeLucca · 36 eps
Harlem Aria
Movie · as Fabiano Grazzi
That Championship Season
Movie · as Coach
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Bulworth
Movie · as Graham Crockett
Knock Off
Movie · as Harry Johanson
Houdini
Movie · as Blackburn
Men with Guns
Movie · as Horace Burke
Dead Broke
Movie · as Harvey
The Big House
TV · 29 eps
Money Talks
Movie · as Guy Cipriani
Most Wanted
Movie · as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
American Perfekt
Movie · as Frank
Dog Watch
Movie · as Delgoti
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Movie · as Joe Torre
Romeo + Juliet
Movie · as Fulgencio Capulet
Love Is All There Is
Movie · as Piero Malacici
Escape Clause
Movie · as Lt. Gil Farrand
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Nixon
Movie · as Henry Kissinger
Cover Me
Movie · as J.J. Davis
Parallel Lives
Movie · as Ed Starling
Without Consent
Movie · as Dr. Winslow
Backstreet Justice
Movie · as Captain Phil Giarusso
Duckman
TV · as Variecom CEO (voice) · 1 ep
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Movie · as Anthony Caruso
The Firm
Movie · as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Last Mile
Movie · as The Tenor
The Rocketeer
Movie · as Eddie Valentine
Don't Touch My Daughter
Movie · as Lt. Willman
Age Isn't Everything
Movie · as Max
GoodFellas
Movie · as Paul Cicero
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Dick Tracy
Movie · as Lips Manlis
Law & Order
TV · as Phil Cerreta · 31 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Almost Partners
Movie · as Jack Wilder
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko · 1 ep
The Oldest Rookie
TV · as Ike Porter · 14 eps
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Movie · as Gino
A Fine Mess
Movie · as Tony Pazzo
Betrayed by Innocence
Movie · as Mike Vogel
Very Close Quarters
Movie · as Kiril
Turk 182!
Movie · as Himself
The Stuff
Movie · as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Chiller
Movie · as Reverend Penny
Surviving
Movie · as Harvey
Moonlighting
TV · as David Addison Sr. · 1 ep
My Mother's Secret Life
Movie · as Max
With Intent to Kill
Movie · as Doyle Reinecker
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Al Sidell · 1 ep
Off the Wall
Movie · as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Chiefs
TV · as Sheriff Skeeter Willis · 3 eps
I, the Jury
Movie · as Detective Pat Chambers
Melanie
Movie · as Walter
That Championship Season
Movie · as Phil Romano
A Question of Honor
Movie · as Carlo Danzie
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Reds
Movie · as Louis Fraina
Cruising
Movie · as Capt. Edelson
Lost and Found
Movie · as Reilly
Dummy
Movie · as Lowell Myers
The Brink's Job
Movie · as Jazz Maffie
Bloodbrothers
Movie · as Chubby De Coco
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Movie · as Lou Friedlander
Oh, God!
Movie · as Reverend Willie Williams
Seventh Avenue
TV · as Dave Shaw · 3 eps
I Will, I Will...For Now
Movie · as Lou Springer
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
TV · 12 eps
Angel and Big Joe
Movie
We'll Get By
TV · as George Platt · 11 eps
The Gambler
Movie · as Hips
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Movie · as Harry Walters
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Movie · as Ring
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Movie · as Joe
King Lear
Movie · as Gloucester
The Day of the Dolphin
Movie · as Curtis Mahoney
A Touch of Class
Movie · as Walter Menkes
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Movie · as Taxi Driver
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo · 1 ep
The Panic in Needle Park
Movie · as Samuels
Made For Each Other
Movie · as Gig's Father
Cry Uncle!
Movie · as Coughing Cop
Great Performances
TV · as Gloucester · 1 ep
Where’s Poppa?
Movie · as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Skyscraper
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep