Paul Sorvino
Acting
Born: April 13, 1939 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: July 25, 2022 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
GoodFellas
1990
Romeo + Juliet
1996
The Firm
1993
Elementary
2012
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Cosmos
2014
Dick Tracy
1990
The Rocketeer
1991
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Kill the Irishman
2011
Law & Order
1990
Cruising
1980
Photos (7)
Movies (133)
GoodFellas
Paul Cicero
Romeo + Juliet
Fulgencio Capulet
The Firm
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Rules Don't Apply
Vernon Scott
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Carmine
Money Talks
Guy Cipriani
Kill the Irishman
Tony Salerno
The Rocketeer
Eddie Valentine
The Brink's Job
Jazz Maffie
Bulworth
Graham Crockett
Reds
Louis Fraina
Careful What You Wish For
Sheriff Big Jack
The Cooler
Buddy Stafford
The Stuff
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Cruising
Capt. Edelson
The Gambler
Hips
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Scheck (voice)
Where’s Poppa?
Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
See Spot Run
Sonny Talia
Most Wanted
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Dick Tracy
Lips Manlis
For the Love of Money
Red Parker
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Rotti Largo
The Panic in Needle Park
Samuels
I, the Jury
Detective Pat Chambers
A Fine Mess
Tony Pazzo
Mambo Italiano
Gino Barberini
Welcome to Acapulco
Senator Campbell
Mr. 3000
Gus Panas
The Bronx Bull
Giuseppe LaMotta
Knock Off
Harry Johanson
Oh, God!
Reverend Willie Williams
That Championship Season
Phil Romano
Divorce Invitation
Daniel Miller
The Day of the Dolphin
Curtis Mahoney
Undercover Grandpa
Giovanni
Off the Wall
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Love Is All There Is
Piero Malacici
Perfume
Lorenzo Mancini
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Joe Torre
Sicilian Vampire
Jimmy Scambino
Most Guys Are Losers
Grandpa Paul
Cold Deck
Chips
A Touch of Class
Walter Menkes
American Perfekt
Frank
Dog Watch
Delgoti
Santa Baby 2
Santa Claus
Mr. Fix It
Wally
Papa
Danny
The Devil's Carnival
God
Doc West II : Triggerman
Sheriff Roy Basehart
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
God
Beneath the Leaves
Captain Parker
Surviving
Harvey
The Red Maple Leaf
Joseph Palermo
Ciao America
Antonio Primavera
Mafia Doctor
Nicola Dellarusso
The Wild Stallion
Nolan
Cover Me
J.J. Davis
Chasing Gold
Frank
Detours
Joe DiMaria
Cheaters
Constantine Kiamos
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Mayor Palantine
A Question of Honor
Carlo Danzie
I Will, I Will...For Now
Lou Springer
God Don't Make the Laws
Lewis
Houdini
Blackburn
Cry Uncle!
Coughing Cop
How Sweet It Is
Big Mike
Last Hour
Maitre Steinfeld
Bad Impulse
Lou Branch
The Bandit Hound
Chief Burton
Lost and Found
Reilly
Escape Clause
Lt. Gil Farrand
No Deposit
Alfie
Without Consent
Dr. Winslow
Doc West
Roy Basehart
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Ledudal
Acts of Desperation
Chief Lassiter
Chiller
Reverend Penny
Kidnapped in Romania
Alexandru Damian
Executor
Father Antonio
That Championship Season
Coach
Dummy
Lowell Myers
Bloodbrothers
Chubby De Coco
Skyscraper
1965
Don't Touch My Daughter
Lt. Willman
The Trouble with Cali
Ivan
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Ring
Pursued
Grandpa
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Phil
Age Isn't Everything
Max
A Winter Rose
Skippy
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Harry Walters
Immigrant
Yeshiva Principal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Anthony Caruso
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Gino
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Taxi Driver
Backstreet Justice
Captain Phil Giarusso
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
4Closed
Bud
Streghe verso nord
Gallio
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Lou Friedlander
Parallel Lives
Ed Starling
Greetings from the Shore
Catch Turner
Made For Each Other
Gig's Father
Lost Cat Corona
Uncle Sam
Dead Broke
Harvey
Men with Guns
Horace Burke
With Intent to Kill
Doyle Reinecker
King Lear
Gloucester
Imaginary Friend
Jonathan
The Great American Heist
Cheech
Longshot
Laszlo Pryce
My Mother's Secret Life
Max
Price for Freedom
Shah of Iran
Angel and Big Joe
1975
The Brooklyn Banker
Benny
A Place for Heroes
Vincent
Harlem Aria
Fabiano Grazzi
Plan B
Joe Maloni
Almost Partners
Jack Wilder
The Last Mile
The Tenor
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Charlie
The Thin Blue Lie
Frank Rizzo
Betrayed by Innocence
Mike Vogel
The Hybrids Family
The Count
Last I Heard
Joe Scoleri
As Long As We Both Shall Live
Jim
The Amati Girls
Joe
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Joe
Very Close Quarters
Kiril
TV Shows (23)
Law & Order
Phil Cerreta · 31 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko · 1 eps
Elementary
Robert Pardillo · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Al Sidell · 1 eps
Great Performances
Gloucester · 1 eps
The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg · 1 eps
Godfather of Harlem
Frank Costello · 13 eps
Moonlighting
David Addison Sr. · 1 eps
Duckman
Variecom CEO (voice) · 1 eps
Still Standing
Al Miller · 4 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Sergeant Bert D'Angelo · 1 eps
Cosmos
Augustin Mouchot (voice) · 1 eps
Jack & Bobby
1 eps
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Dr. Dominico Scarpa · 1 eps
Bad Blood
Nico Rizzuto Sr. · 6 eps
Grandfathered
Jack Martino · 1 eps
L'onore e il rispetto
Beniamino · 6 eps
That's Life
Frank DeLucca · 36 eps
Chiefs
Sheriff Skeeter Willis · 3 eps
The Oldest Rookie
Ike Porter · 14 eps
Seventh Avenue
Dave Shaw · 3 eps
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
12 eps
We'll Get By
George Platt · 11 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 8 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Emigratis
Self · 1 eps
Josh Gates Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Self
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Turk 182!
Himself
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Miller's Tale
Self
The Workaday Gangster
Self
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Night Club
Himself
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Self – Rotti Largo (archive footage)
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
