Paul Sorvino
Acting • Born 1939-04-13 – Died 2022-07-25
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
Movie • 2003
Gino Barberini
Romeo + Juliet
Movie • 1996
Fulgencio Capulet
GoodFellas
Movie • 1990
Paul Cicero
The Rocketeer
Movie • 1991
Eddie Valentine
The Cooler
Movie • 2003
Buddy Stafford
Nixon
Movie • 1995
Henry Kissinger
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising'
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Kidnapped in Romania
Movie • 2016
Alexandru Damian
The Brink's Job
Movie • 1978
Jazz Maffie
Money Talks
Movie • 1997
Guy Cipriani
Bulworth
Movie • 1998
Graham Crockett
Acts of Desperation
Movie • 2018
Chief Lassiter
The Panic in Needle Park
Movie • 1971
Samuels
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Movie • 2008
Ledudal
Most Wanted
Movie • 1997
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Cruising
Movie • 1980
Capt. Edelson
Turk 182!
Movie • 1985
Himself
Plan B
Movie • 2002
Joe Maloni
Pursued
Movie • 2023
Grandpa
Don't Touch My Daughter
Movie • 1991
Lt. Willman
The Day of the Dolphin
Movie • 1973
Curtis Mahoney
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movie • 2008
Rotti Largo
Where’s Poppa?
Movie • 1970
Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Santa Baby 2
Movie • 2009
Santa Claus
I, the Jury
Movie • 1982
Detective Pat Chambers
Knock Off
Movie • 1998
Harry Johanson
Cheaters
Movie • 2000
Constantine Kiamos
The Gambler
Movie • 1974
Hips
Mr. 3000
Movie • 2004
Gus Panas
See Spot Run
Movie • 2001
Sonny Talia
Doc West
Movie • 2009
Roy Basehart
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Movie • 2004
Charlie
The Stuff
Movie • 1985
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Reds
Movie • 1981
Louis Fraina
Kill the Irishman
Movie • 2011
Tony Salerno
Greetings from the Shore
Movie • 2007
Catch Turner
Love Is All There Is
Movie • 1996
Piero Malacici
Doc West II : Triggerman
Movie • 2009
Sheriff Roy Basehart
American Perfekt
Movie • 1997
Frank
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Movie • 1993
Anthony Caruso
Harlem Aria
Movie • 1999
Fabiano Grazzi
Melanie
Movie • 1982
Walter
Chiller
Movie • 1985
Reverend Penny
That Championship Season
Movie • 1999
Coach
The Devil's Carnival
Movie • 2012
God
The Thin Blue Lie
Movie • 2000
Frank Rizzo
The Great American Heist
Movie • 2022
Cheech
Miller's Tale
Movie • 2011
Self
Dog Watch
Movie • 1997
Delgoti
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Movie • 2012
Mayor Palantine
Bloodbrothers
Movie • 1978
Chubby De Coco
Escape Clause
Movie • 1996
Lt. Gil Farrand
Divorce Invitation
Movie • 2012
Daniel Miller
Imaginary Friend
Movie • 2012
Jonathan
Almost Partners
Movie • 1987
Jack Wilder
How Sweet It Is
Movie • 2013
Big Mike
Streghe verso nord
Movie • 2001
Gallio
God Don't Make the Laws
Movie • 2011
Lewis
Lost and Found
Movie • 1979
Reilly
Immigrant
Movie • 2013
Yeshiva Principal
4Closed
Movie • 2013
Bud
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Movie • 1974
Harry Walters
The Bronx Bull
Movie • 2016
Giuseppe LaMotta
Angel and Big Joe
Movie • 1975
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Dummy
Movie • 1979
Lowell Myers
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Movie • 1978
Lou Friedlander
Oh, God!
Movie • 1977
Reverend Willie Williams
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Movie • 2022
Self
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Movie • 1974
Ring
Last I Heard
Movie • 2013
Joe Scoleri
Parallel Lives
Movie • 1994
Ed Starling
Off the Wall
Movie • 1983
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
Mafia Doctor
Movie • 2003
Nicola Dellarusso
Longshot
Movie • 2001
Laszlo Pryce
Houdini
Movie • 1998
Blackburn
Men with Guns
Movie • 1998
Horace Burke
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Movie • 1997
Joe Torre
Surviving
Movie • 1985
Harvey
The Firm
Movie • 1993
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
Movie • 2016
God
Mr. Fix It
Movie • 2006
Wally
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Movie • 1974
Joe
Detours
Movie • 2016
Joe DiMaria
Cold Deck
Movie • 2015
Chips
That Championship Season
Movie • 1982
Phil Romano
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Movie • 1986
Gino
Chasing Gold
Movie • 2016
Frank
Without Consent
Movie • 1994
Dr. Winslow
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Bandit Hound
Movie • 2016
Chief Burton
Backstreet Justice
Movie • 1994
Captain Phil Giarusso
The Brooklyn Banker
Movie • 2016
Benny
Cover Me
Movie • 1995
J.J. Davis
I Will, I Will...For Now
Movie • 1976
Lou Springer
Sicilian Vampire
Movie • 2015
Jimmy Scambino
No Deposit
Movie • 2015
Alfie
Careful What You Wish For
Movie • 2015
Sheriff Big Jack
A Fine Mess
Movie • 1986
Tony Pazzo
Skyscraper
Movie • 1965
For the Love of Money
Movie • 2012
Red Parker
Rules Don't Apply
Movie • 2016
Vernon Scott
A Touch of Class
Movie • 1973
Walter Menkes
Night Club
Movie • 2011
Himself
Lost Cat Corona
Movie • 2017
Uncle Sam
The Hybrids Family
Movie • 2016
The Count
Undercover Grandpa
Movie • 2017
Giovanni
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Movie • 2002
Scheck (voice)
Executor
Movie • 2016
Father Antonio
Betrayed by Innocence
Movie • 1986
Mike Vogel
King Lear
Movie • 1974
Gloucester
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Movie • 2018
Phil
A Winter Rose
Movie • 2016
Skippy
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie • 2017
Joseph Palermo
Dick Tracy
Movie • 1990
Lips Manlis
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie • 2001
Self
Ciao America
Movie • 2002
Antonio Primavera
Dead Broke
Movie • 1998
Harvey
Age Isn't Everything
Movie • 1991
Max
Papa
Movie • 2018
Danny
The Trouble with Cali
Movie • 2012
Ivan
Beneath the Leaves
Movie • 2019
Captain Parker
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Movie • 1972
Taxi Driver
Made For Each Other
Movie • 1971
Gig's Father
Cry Uncle!
Movie • 1971
Coughing Cop
My Mother's Secret Life
Movie • 1984
Max
The Workaday Gangster
Movie • 2004
Self
Very Close Quarters
Movie • 1986
Kiril
A Question of Honor
Movie • 1982
Carlo Danzie
Price for Freedom
Movie • 2017
Shah of Iran
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Most Guys Are Losers
Movie • 2020
Grandpa Paul
Perfume
Movie • 2001
Lorenzo Mancini
The Last Mile
Movie • 1992
The Tenor
Bad Impulse
Movie • 2019
Lou Branch
Last Hour
Movie • 2008
Maitre Steinfeld
The Birthday Cake
Movie • 2021
Uncle Carmine
With Intent to Kill
Movie • 1984
Doyle Reinecker
The Amati Girls
Movie • 2001
Joe
Witness to 'Reds'
Movie • 2006
Self
The Wild Stallion
Movie • 2009
Nolan
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Movie • 2020
Self
The History of 'Cruising'
Movie • 2007
Welcome to Acapulco
Movie • 2019
Senator Campbell
As Long As We Both Shall Live
Movie • 2016
Jim
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Al Sidell
Duckman
TV • 1994
Variecom CEO (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
Still Standing
TV • 2002
Al Miller
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
David Addison Sr.
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
TV • 2005
That's Life
TV • 2000
Frank DeLucca
We'll Get By
TV • 1975
George Platt
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
TV • 1976
The Big House
TV • 1998
The Oldest Rookie
TV • 1987
Ike Porter
L'onore e il rispetto
TV • 2006
Beniamino
Elementary
TV • 2012
Robert Pardillo
Cosmos
TV • 2014
Augustin Mouchot (voice)
Josh Gates Tonight
TV • 2020
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Phil Cerreta
Emigratis
TV • 2016
Self
Grandfathered
TV • 2015
Jack Martino
Chiefs
TV • 1983
Sheriff Skeeter Willis
Bad Blood
TV • 2017
Nico Rizzuto Sr.
Seventh Avenue
TV • 1977
Dave Shaw
The Goldbergs
TV • 2013
Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Godfather of Harlem
TV • 2019
Frank Costello
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Gloucester
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
TV • 2016
Dr. Dominico Scarpa
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self - Guest