Paul Sorvino

ActorDirector Apr 13 (died age 83) Brooklyn, New York, USA 1953–2023 (70 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

GoodFellas

Paul Cicero

Film

Romeo + Juliet

Fulgencio Capulet

Film

The Firm

Tommy Morolto (uncredited)

Film

Law & Order

Phil Cerreta

Film

The Rocketeer

Eddie Valentine

Film

Kill the Irishman

Tony Salerno

Film

Cruising

Capt. Edelson

Film

Dick Tracy

Lips Manlis

Filmography

Acting (184)

Movies (146)

Pursued

2023

as Grandpa

5.7

The Great American Heist

2022

as Cheech

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

as Self

The Birthday Cake

as Uncle Carmine

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

2020

as Self

Most Guys Are Losers

as Grandpa Paul

Bad Impulse

as Lou Branch

Beneath the Leaves

as Captain Parker

Welcome to Acapulco

as Senator Campbell

Papa

as Danny

Acts of Desperation

as Chief Lassiter

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

as Phil

Undercover Grandpa

as Giovanni

The Red Maple Leaf

as Joseph Palermo

Price for Freedom

as Shah of Iran

Lost Cat Corona

as Uncle Sam

The Brooklyn Banker

as Benny

Rules Don't Apply

as Vernon Scott

Detours

as Joe DiMaria

The Hybrids Family

as The Count

Executor

as Father Antonio

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016

as God

6.0

Chasing Gold

2016

as Frank

Kidnapped in Romania

as Alexandru Damian

The Bronx Bull

as Giuseppe LaMotta

The Bandit Hound

as Chief Burton

A Winter Rose

as Skippy

As Long As We Both Shall Live

2016

as Jim

Careful What You Wish For

as Sheriff Big Jack

Cold Deck

as Chips

Sicilian Vampire

as Jimmy Scambino

No Deposit

as Alfie

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

as Self (archive footage)

How Sweet It Is

2013

as Big Mike

2.2

Immigrant

2013

as Yeshiva Principal

4Closed

as Bud

Last I Heard

as Joe Scoleri

For the Love of Money

as Red Parker

Divorce Invitation

as Daniel Miller

Imaginary Friend

as Jonathan

The Devil's Carnival

as God

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012

as Mayor Palantine

4.7

The Trouble with Cali

as Ivan

Kill the Irishman

as Tony Salerno

Night Club

as Himself

Miller's Tale

2011

as Self

7.1

God Don't Make the Laws

as Lewis

Santa Baby 2

as Santa Claus

Doc West II : Triggerman

2009

as Sheriff Roy Basehart

The Wild Stallion

as Nolan

Doc West

as Roy Basehart

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008

as Rotti Largo

6.3

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

as Ledudal

Last Hour

as Maitre Steinfeld

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

The History of 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

Greetings from the Shore

as Catch Turner

Mr. Fix It

as Wally

Witness to 'Reds'

as Self

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005

7.3

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

as Self

Mr. 3000

as Gus Panas

The Workaday Gangster

2004

as Self

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

as Charlie

Mambo Italiano

as Gino Barberini

The Cooler

as Buddy Stafford

Mafia Doctor

as Nicola Dellarusso

Hey Arnold! The Movie

as Scheck (voice)

Plan B

as Joe Maloni

Ciao America

as Antonio Primavera

Streghe verso nord

as Gallio

Perfume

as Lorenzo Mancini

See Spot Run

as Sonny Talia

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

as Self

Longshot

as Laszlo Pryce

The Amati Girls

as Joe

Cheaters

as Constantine Kiamos

6.2

The Thin Blue Lie

2000

as Frank Rizzo

6.0

That Championship Season

as Coach

Harlem Aria

as Fabiano Grazzi

Knock Off

as Harry Johanson

Bulworth

as Graham Crockett

Houdini

as Blackburn

Men with Guns

as Horace Burke

Dead Broke

as Harvey

Money Talks

1997

as Guy Cipriani

6.0

Most Wanted

1997

as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill

American Perfekt

as Frank

Dog Watch

as Delgoti

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

as Joe Torre

Romeo + Juliet

as Fulgencio Capulet

Love Is All There Is

as Piero Malacici

Escape Clause

as Lt. Gil Farrand

Nixon

as Henry Kissinger

Cover Me

as J.J. Davis

Without Consent

as Dr. Winslow

Backstreet Justice

as Captain Phil Giarusso

Parallel Lives

as Ed Starling

The Firm

as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)

6.7

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

1993

as Anthony Caruso

6.6

The Last Mile

1992

as The Tenor

The Rocketeer

as Eddie Valentine

Age Isn't Everything

as Max

Don't Touch My Daughter

as Lt. Willman

GoodFellas

as Paul Cicero

Dick Tracy

as Lips Manlis

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0

Almost Partners

1987

as Jack Wilder

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

as Gino

A Fine Mess

as Tony Pazzo

Very Close Quarters

Betrayed by Innocence

1986

as Mike Vogel

5.0

The Stuff

1985

as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears

Turk 182!

as Himself

Chiller

as Reverend Penny

Surviving

as Harvey

My Mother's Secret Life

as Max

With Intent to Kill

as Doyle Reinecker

Off the Wall

as Warden Nicholas F. Castle

A Question of Honor

as Carlo Danzie

Melanie

as Walter

I, the Jury

as Detective Pat Chambers

5.7

That Championship Season

as Phil Romano

Reds

as Louis Fraina

Cruising

as Capt. Edelson

Dummy

as Lowell Myers

Lost and Found

as Reilly

Bloodbrothers

as Chubby De Coco

The Brink's Job

as Jazz Maffie

Slow Dancing In The Big City

1978

as Lou Friedlander

6.2

Oh, God!

1977

as Reverend Willie Williams

6.5

I Will, I Will...For Now

as Lou Springer

Angel and Big Joe

The Gambler

as Hips

King Lear

as Gloucester

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

1974

as Ring

6.0

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974

as Joe

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

1974

as Harry Walters

1.0

The Day of the Dolphin

as Curtis Mahoney

A Touch of Class

as Walter Menkes

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

1972

as Taxi Driver

4.8

The Panic in Needle Park

as Samuels

Cry Uncle!

as Coughing Cop

Made For Each Other

as Gig's Father

Where’s Poppa?

as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home

6.0

Skyscraper

1965

Television (38)

Josh Gates Tonight

as Self

Godfather of Harlem

as Frank Costello

Bad Blood

as Nico Rizzuto Sr.

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

2016

as Dr. Dominico Scarpa

6.9

Emigratis

2016

as Self

7.0

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

Grandfathered

as Jack Martino

Cosmos

as Augustin Mouchot (voice)

8.5

The Goldbergs

2013

as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg

7.5

Elementary

2012

as Robert Pardillo

7.6

L'onore e il rispetto

2006

as Beniamino

7.3

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Jack & Bobby

Still Standing

as Al Miller

That's Life

as Frank DeLucca

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

The Big House

The Daily Show

as Self

Duckman

as Variecom CEO (voice)

Law & Order

as Phil Cerreta

Law & Order

as Phil Cerreta

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko

The Oldest Rookie

as Ike Porter

Moonlighting

as David Addison Sr.

Murder, She Wrote

as Al Sidell

Chiefs

as Sheriff Skeeter Willis

8.0

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Seventh Avenue

as Dave Shaw

Bert D'Angelo Superstar

1976

5.0

We'll Get By

1975

as George Platt

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo

7.0

Great Performances

1971

as Gloucester

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Trouble with Cali

2012

Director

2.0

That Championship Season

1999

Director

5.8