Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Acting • Born 1939-04-13 – Died 2022-07-25

Acting2Brooklyn, 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.

Filmography

182 credits
Mambo Italiano

Mambo Italiano

Movie • 2003

Gino Barberini

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

Movie • 1996

Fulgencio Capulet

GoodFellas

GoodFellas

Movie • 1990

Paul Cicero

The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

Movie • 1991

Eddie Valentine

The Cooler

The Cooler

Movie • 2003

Buddy Stafford

Nixon

Nixon

Movie • 1995

Henry Kissinger

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Movie • 2007

Self (archive footage)

The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising'

Movie • 2007

Self (archive footage)

Kidnapped in Romania

Kidnapped in Romania

Movie • 2016

Alexandru Damian

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

Movie • 1978

Jazz Maffie

Money Talks

Money Talks

Movie • 1997

Guy Cipriani

Bulworth

Bulworth

Movie • 1998

Graham Crockett

Acts of Desperation

Acts of Desperation

Movie • 2018

Chief Lassiter

The Panic in Needle Park

The Panic in Needle Park

Movie • 1971

Samuels

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

Movie • 2008

Ledudal

Most Wanted

Most Wanted

Movie • 1997

CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill

Cruising

Cruising

Movie • 1980

Capt. Edelson

Turk 182!

Turk 182!

Movie • 1985

Himself

Plan B

Plan B

Movie • 2002

Joe Maloni

Pursued

Pursued

Movie • 2023

Grandpa

Don't Touch My Daughter

Don't Touch My Daughter

Movie • 1991

Lt. Willman

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

Movie • 1973

Curtis Mahoney

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Movie • 2008

Rotti Largo

Where’s Poppa?

Where’s Poppa?

Movie • 1970

Owner of Gus & Grace's Home

Santa Baby 2

Santa Baby 2

Movie • 2009

Santa Claus

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

Movie • 1982

Detective Pat Chambers

Knock Off

Knock Off

Movie • 1998

Harry Johanson

Cheaters

Cheaters

Movie • 2000

Constantine Kiamos

The Gambler

The Gambler

Movie • 1974

Hips

Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000

Movie • 2004

Gus Panas

See Spot Run

See Spot Run

Movie • 2001

Sonny Talia

Doc West

Doc West

Movie • 2009

Roy Basehart

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

Movie • 2004

Charlie

The Stuff

The Stuff

Movie • 1985

Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears

Reds

Reds

Movie • 1981

Louis Fraina

Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

Movie • 2011

Tony Salerno

Greetings from the Shore

Greetings from the Shore

Movie • 2007

Catch Turner

Love Is All There Is

Love Is All There Is

Movie • 1996

Piero Malacici

Doc West II : Triggerman

Doc West II : Triggerman

Movie • 2009

Sheriff Roy Basehart

American Perfekt

American Perfekt

Movie • 1997

Frank

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

Movie • 1993

Anthony Caruso

Harlem Aria

Harlem Aria

Movie • 1999

Fabiano Grazzi

Melanie

Melanie

Movie • 1982

Walter

Chiller

Chiller

Movie • 1985

Reverend Penny

That Championship Season

That Championship Season

Movie • 1999

Coach

The Devil's Carnival

The Devil's Carnival

Movie • 2012

God

The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie

Movie • 2000

Frank Rizzo

The Great American Heist

The Great American Heist

Movie • 2022

Cheech

Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale

Movie • 2011

Self

Dog Watch

Dog Watch

Movie • 1997

Delgoti

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Movie • 2012

Mayor Palantine

Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers

Movie • 1978

Chubby De Coco

Escape Clause

Escape Clause

Movie • 1996

Lt. Gil Farrand

Divorce Invitation

Divorce Invitation

Movie • 2012

Daniel Miller

Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friend

Movie • 2012

Jonathan

Almost Partners

Almost Partners

Movie • 1987

Jack Wilder

How Sweet It Is

How Sweet It Is

Movie • 2013

Big Mike

Streghe verso nord

Streghe verso nord

Movie • 2001

Gallio

God Don't Make the Laws

God Don't Make the Laws

Movie • 2011

Lewis

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Movie • 1979

Reilly

Immigrant

Immigrant

Movie • 2013

Yeshiva Principal

4Closed

4Closed

Movie • 2013

Bud

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

Movie • 1974

Harry Walters

The Bronx Bull

The Bronx Bull

Movie • 2016

Giuseppe LaMotta

Angel and Big Joe

Angel and Big Joe

Movie • 1975

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Movie • 2005

Dummy

Dummy

Movie • 1979

Lowell Myers

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Movie • 1978

Lou Friedlander

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

Movie • 1977

Reverend Willie Williams

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Movie • 2022

Self

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

Movie • 1974

Ring

Last I Heard

Last I Heard

Movie • 2013

Joe Scoleri

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Movie • 1994

Ed Starling

Off the Wall

Off the Wall

Movie • 1983

Warden Nicholas F. Castle

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie • 1990

Self

Mafia Doctor

Mafia Doctor

Movie • 2003

Nicola Dellarusso

Longshot

Longshot

Movie • 2001

Laszlo Pryce

Houdini

Houdini

Movie • 1998

Blackburn

Men with Guns

Men with Guns

Movie • 1998

Horace Burke

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

Movie • 1997

Joe Torre

Surviving

Surviving

Movie • 1985

Harvey

The Firm

The Firm

Movie • 1993

Tommy Morolto (uncredited)

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

Movie • 2016

God

Mr. Fix It

Mr. Fix It

Movie • 2006

Wally

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Movie • 1974

Joe

Detours

Detours

Movie • 2016

Joe DiMaria

Cold Deck

Cold Deck

Movie • 2015

Chips

That Championship Season

That Championship Season

Movie • 1982

Phil Romano

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Movie • 1986

Gino

Chasing Gold

Chasing Gold

Movie • 2016

Frank

Without Consent

Without Consent

Movie • 1994

Dr. Winslow

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Movie • 2004

Self

The Bandit Hound

The Bandit Hound

Movie • 2016

Chief Burton

Backstreet Justice

Backstreet Justice

Movie • 1994

Captain Phil Giarusso

The Brooklyn Banker

The Brooklyn Banker

Movie • 2016

Benny

Cover Me

Cover Me

Movie • 1995

J.J. Davis

I Will, I Will...For Now

I Will, I Will...For Now

Movie • 1976

Lou Springer

Sicilian Vampire

Sicilian Vampire

Movie • 2015

Jimmy Scambino

No Deposit

No Deposit

Movie • 2015

Alfie

Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For

Movie • 2015

Sheriff Big Jack

A Fine Mess

A Fine Mess

Movie • 1986

Tony Pazzo

Skyscraper

Skyscraper

Movie • 1965

For the Love of Money

For the Love of Money

Movie • 2012

Red Parker

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

Movie • 2016

Vernon Scott

A Touch of Class

A Touch of Class

Movie • 1973

Walter Menkes

Night Club

Night Club

Movie • 2011

Himself

Lost Cat Corona

Lost Cat Corona

Movie • 2017

Uncle Sam

The Hybrids Family

The Hybrids Family

Movie • 2016

The Count

Undercover Grandpa

Undercover Grandpa

Movie • 2017

Giovanni

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Movie • 2002

Scheck (voice)

Executor

Executor

Movie • 2016

Father Antonio

Betrayed by Innocence

Betrayed by Innocence

Movie • 1986

Mike Vogel

King Lear

King Lear

Movie • 1974

Gloucester

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Movie • 2018

Phil

A Winter Rose

A Winter Rose

Movie • 2016

Skippy

The Red Maple Leaf

The Red Maple Leaf

Movie • 2017

Joseph Palermo

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Movie • 1990

Lips Manlis

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Movie • 2001

Self

Ciao America

Ciao America

Movie • 2002

Antonio Primavera

Dead Broke

Dead Broke

Movie • 1998

Harvey

Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

Movie • 1991

Max

Papa

Papa

Movie • 2018

Danny

The Trouble with Cali

The Trouble with Cali

Movie • 2012

Ivan

Beneath the Leaves

Beneath the Leaves

Movie • 2019

Captain Parker

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Movie • 1972

Taxi Driver

Made For Each Other

Made For Each Other

Movie • 1971

Gig's Father

Cry Uncle!

Cry Uncle!

Movie • 1971

Coughing Cop

My Mother's Secret Life

My Mother's Secret Life

Movie • 1984

Max

The Workaday Gangster

The Workaday Gangster

Movie • 2004

Self

Very Close Quarters

Very Close Quarters

Movie • 1986

Kiril

A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor

Movie • 1982

Carlo Danzie

Price for Freedom

Price for Freedom

Movie • 2017

Shah of Iran

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

Movie • 2015

Self (archive footage)

Most Guys Are Losers

Most Guys Are Losers

Movie • 2020

Grandpa Paul

Perfume

Perfume

Movie • 2001

Lorenzo Mancini

The Last Mile

The Last Mile

Movie • 1992

The Tenor

Bad Impulse

Bad Impulse

Movie • 2019

Lou Branch

Last Hour

Last Hour

Movie • 2008

Maitre Steinfeld

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake

Movie • 2021

Uncle Carmine

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill

Movie • 1984

Doyle Reinecker

The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls

Movie • 2001

Joe

Witness to 'Reds'

Witness to 'Reds'

Movie • 2006

Self

The Wild Stallion

The Wild Stallion

Movie • 2009

Nolan

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

Movie • 2020

Self

The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising'

Movie • 2007

Welcome to Acapulco

Welcome to Acapulco

Movie • 2019

Senator Campbell

As Long As We Both Shall Live

As Long As We Both Shall Live

Movie • 2016

Jim

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

TV • 1984

Al Sidell

Duckman

Duckman

TV • 1994

Variecom CEO (voice)

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV • 2004

Self

Still Standing

Still Standing

TV • 2002

Al Miller

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV • 1987

Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby

TV • 2004

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

TV • 1985

David Addison Sr.

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

TV • 1972

Sergeant Bert D'Angelo

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

TV • 2005

That's Life

That's Life

TV • 2000

Frank DeLucca

We'll Get By

We'll Get By

TV • 1975

George Platt

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV • 1999

Self - Guest

Bert D'Angelo Superstar

Bert D'Angelo Superstar

TV • 1976

The Big House

The Big House

TV • 1998

The Oldest Rookie

The Oldest Rookie

TV • 1987

Ike Porter

L'onore e il rispetto

L'onore e il rispetto

TV • 2006

Beniamino

Elementary

Elementary

TV • 2012

Robert Pardillo

Cosmos

Cosmos

TV • 2014

Augustin Mouchot (voice)

Josh Gates Tonight

Josh Gates Tonight

TV • 2020

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Phil Cerreta

Emigratis

Emigratis

TV • 2016

Self

Grandfathered

Grandfathered

TV • 2015

Jack Martino

Chiefs

Chiefs

TV • 1983

Sheriff Skeeter Willis

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

TV • 2017

Nico Rizzuto Sr.

Seventh Avenue

Seventh Avenue

TV • 1977

Dave Shaw

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

TV • 2013

Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

TV • 2015

Self

Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem

TV • 2019

Frank Costello

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Gloucester

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

TV • 2016

Dr. Dominico Scarpa

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV • 1962

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

TV • 1982

Self - Guest