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