Paul Sorvino
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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
Credits
The Rocketeer (1991)
as Eddie Valentine
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GoodFellas (1990)
as Paul Cicero
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Fulgencio Capulet
The Firm (1993)
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
as Vernon Scott
Money Talks (1997)
as Guy Cipriani
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Lips Manlis
Most Wanted (1997)
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Kill the Irishman (2011)
as Tony Salerno
The Stuff (1985)
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
See Spot Run (2001)
as Sonny Talia
Cruising (1980)
as Capt. Edelson
Mambo Italiano (2003)
as Gino Barberini
Careful What You Wish For (2015)
as Sheriff Big Jack
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
as Scheck (voice)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
as Samuels
Nixon (1995)
as Henry Kissinger
Knock Off (1998)
as Harry Johanson
Bulworth (1998)
as Graham Crockett
The Birthday Cake (2021)
as Uncle Carmine
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
as Rotti Largo
Reds (1981)
as Louis Fraina
The Gambler (1974)
as Hips
The Brink's Job (1978)
as Jazz Maffie
Doc West II : Triggerman (2009)
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
as Curtis Mahoney
The Cooler (2003)
as Buddy Stafford
Mr. 3000 (2004)
as Gus Panas
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Where’s Poppa? (1970)
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Sicilian Vampire (2015)
as Jimmy Scambino
For the Love of Money (2012)
as Red Parker
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
as Giovanni
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
I, the Jury (1982)
as Detective Pat Chambers
Cheaters (2000)
as Constantine Kiamos
Love Is All There Is (1996)
as Piero Malacici
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
How Sweet It Is (2013)
as Big Mike
A Touch of Class (1973)
as Walter Menkes
A Fine Mess (1986)
as Tony Pazzo
Perfume (2001)
as Lorenzo Mancini
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
as Mayor Palantine
Oh, God! (1977)
as Reverend Willie Williams
The Devil's Carnival (2012)
as God
A Question of Honor (1982)
as Carlo Danzie
Detours (2016)
as Joe DiMaria
The Bronx Bull (2016)
as Giuseppe LaMotta
The Bandit Hound (2016)
as Chief Burton
Papa (2018)
as Danny
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)
as Joe Torre
Cold Deck (2015)
as Chips
Most Guys Are Losers (2020)
as Grandpa Paul
Mafia Doctor (2003)
as Nicola Dellarusso
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016)
as God
Dummy (1979)
as Lowell Myers
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)
as Ledudal
Mr. Fix It (2006)
as Wally
American Perfekt (1997)
as Frank
My Mother's Secret Life (1984)
as Max
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
as Anthony Caruso
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
as Taxi Driver
Doc West (2009)
as Roy Basehart
Don't Touch My Daughter (1991)
as Lt. Willman
Made For Each Other (1971)
as Gig's Father
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022)
as Self
That Championship Season (1982)
as Phil Romano
Houdini (1998)
as Blackburn
Cover Me (1995)
as J.J. Davis
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Joseph Palermo
God Don't Make the Laws (2011)
as Lewis
Greetings from the Shore (2007)
as Catch Turner
Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)
as Lou Friedlander
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2018)
as Phil
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors (2020)
as Self
Welcome to Acapulco (2019)
as Senator Campbell
Age Isn't Everything (1991)
as Max
Longshot (2001)
as Laszlo Pryce
With Intent to Kill (1984)
as Doyle Reinecker
Lost and Found (1979)
as Reilly
Immigrant (2013)
as Yeshiva Principal
The Trouble with Cali (2012)
as Ivan
I Will, I Will...For Now (1976)
as Lou Springer
Ciao America (2002)
as Antonio Primavera
The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
as Frank Rizzo
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
as Harry Walters
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004)
as Self
4Closed (2013)
as Bud
Imaginary Friend (2012)
as Jonathan
That Championship Season (1999)
as Coach
A Place for Heroes (2014)
as Vincent
A Winter Rose (2016)
as Skippy
Bloodbrothers (1978)
as Chubby De Coco
Beneath the Leaves (2019)
as Captain Parker
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Dog Watch (1997)
as Delgoti
Chasing Gold (2016)
as Frank
Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974)
as Joe
Lost Cat Corona (2017)
as Uncle Sam
No Deposit (2015)
as Alfie
Turk 182! (1985)
as Himself
The Wild Stallion (2009)
as Nolan
Divorce Invitation (2012)
as Daniel Miller
Bad Impulse (2019)
as Lou Branch
Chiller (1985)
as Reverend Penny
Cry Uncle! (1971)
as Coughing Cop
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
Actor
Dead Broke (1998)
as Harvey
Escape Clause (1996)
as Lt. Gil Farrand
Backstreet Justice (1994)
as Captain Phil Giarusso
Plan B (2002)
as Joe Maloni
Last Hour (2008)
as Maitre Steinfeld
Santa Baby 2 (2009)
as Santa Claus
Men with Guns (1998)
as Horace Burke
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)
as Gino
Melanie (1982)
as Walter
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (1974)
as Ring
Last I Heard (2013)
as Joe Scoleri
The Workaday Gangster (2004)
as Self
Executor (2016)
as Father Antonio
Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004)
as Charlie
The Last Mile (1992)
as The Tenor
Miller's Tale (2011)
as Self
Off the Wall (1983)
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Parallel Lives (1994)
as Ed Starling
The Great American Heist (2022)
as Cheech
Amanda Undercover (—)
as Self
Night Club (2011)
as Himself
As Long As We Both Shall Live (2016)
as Jim
Without Consent (1994)
as Dr. Winslow
Almost Partners (1987)
as Jack Wilder
Acts of Desperation (2018)
as Chief Lassiter
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
Actor
Kidnapped in Romania (2016)
as Alexandru Damian
The Hybrids Family (2016)
as The Count
Surviving (1985)
as Harvey
The Brooklyn Banker (2016)
as Benny
Skyscraper (1965)
Actor
Harlem Aria (1999)
as Fabiano Grazzi
Very Close Quarters (1986)
as Kiril
The Amati Girls (2001)
as Joe
Pursued (2023)
as Grandpa
King Lear (1974)
as Gloucester
Price for Freedom (2017)
as Shah of Iran
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Betrayed by Innocence (1986)
as Mike Vogel
Witness to 'Reds' (2006)
as Self
Streghe verso nord (2001)
as Gallio