Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

🎂 13th April 1939 (86 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

GoodFellas

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.

Paul Sorvino

🎬 Movies Featuring Paul Sorvino

Pursued

Pursued (2023)

as Grandpa
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022)

as Self
The Great American Heist

The Great American Heist (2022)

as Cheech
The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake (2021)

as Uncle Carmine
Most Guys Are Losers

Most Guys Are Losers (2020)

as Grandpa Paul
No Image

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors (2020)

as Self
Bad Impulse

Bad Impulse (2019)

as Lou Branch
Welcome to Acapulco

Welcome to Acapulco (2019)

as Senator Campbell
Beneath the Leaves

Beneath the Leaves (2019)

as Captain Parker
Acts of Desperation

Acts of Desperation (2018)

as Chief Lassiter
Papa

Papa (2018)

as Danny
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2018)

as Phil
Undercover Grandpa

Undercover Grandpa (2017)

as Giovanni
Price for Freedom

Price for Freedom (2017)

as Shah of Iran
Lost Cat Corona

Lost Cat Corona (2017)

as Uncle Sam
The Red Maple Leaf

The Red Maple Leaf (2017)

as Joseph Palermo
A Winter Rose

A Winter Rose (2016)

as Skippy
Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply (2016)

as Vernon Scott
The Hybrids Family

The Hybrids Family (2016)

as The Count
The Brooklyn Banker

The Brooklyn Banker (2016)

as Benny
Executor

Executor (2016)

as Father Antonio
The Bronx Bull

The Bronx Bull (2016)

as Giuseppe LaMotta
Detours

Detours (2016)

as Joe DiMaria
Chasing Gold

Chasing Gold (2016)

as Frank
The Bandit Hound

The Bandit Hound (2016)

as Chief Burton
Kidnapped in Romania

Kidnapped in Romania (2016)

as Alexandru Damian
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016)

as God
As Long As We Both Shall Live

As Long As We Both Shall Live (2016)

as Jim
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Cold Deck

Cold Deck (2015)

as Chips
Sicilian Vampire

Sicilian Vampire (2015)

as Jimmy Scambino
Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For (2015)

as Sheriff Big Jack
No Deposit

No Deposit (2015)

as Alfie
Immigrant

Immigrant (2013)

as Yeshiva Principal
4Closed

4Closed (2013)

as Bud
How Sweet It Is

How Sweet It Is (2013)

as Big Mike
Last I Heard

Last I Heard (2013)

as Joe Scoleri
Divorce Invitation

Divorce Invitation (2012)

as Daniel Miller
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)

as Mayor Palantine
For the Love of Money

For the Love of Money (2012)

as Red Parker
Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friend (2012)

as Jonathan
The Devil's Carnival

The Devil's Carnival (2012)

as God
The Trouble with Cali

The Trouble with Cali (2012)

as Ivan
God Don't Make the Laws

God Don't Make the Laws (2011)

as Lewis
Night Club

Night Club (2011)

as Himself
Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman (2011)

as Tony Salerno
Miller's Tale

Miller's Tale (2011)

as Self
Santa Baby 2

Santa Baby 2 (2009)

as Santa Claus
The Wild Stallion

The Wild Stallion (2009)

as Nolan
Doc West II : Triggerman

Doc West II : Triggerman (2009)

as Sheriff Roy Basehart
Doc West

Doc West (2009)

as Roy Basehart
Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

as Rotti Largo
Carnera: The Walking Mountain

Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)

as Ledudal
Last Hour

Last Hour (2008)

as Maitre Steinfeld
The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising' (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising' (2007)

Greetings from the Shore

Greetings from the Shore (2007)

as Catch Turner
Mr. Fix It

Mr. Fix It (2006)

as Wally
Witness to 'Reds'

Witness to 'Reds' (2006)

as Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)

The Workaday Gangster

The Workaday Gangster (2004)

as Self
Goodnight, Joseph Parker

Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004)

as Charlie
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004)

as Self
Mr. 3000

Mr. 3000 (2004)

as Gus Panas
The Cooler

The Cooler (2003)

as Buddy Stafford
Mambo Italiano

Mambo Italiano (2003)

as Gino Barberini
Mafia Doctor

Mafia Doctor (2003)

as Nicola Dellarusso
Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)

as Scheck (voice)
Plan B

Plan B (2002)

as Joe Maloni
Ciao America

Ciao America (2002)

as Antonio Primavera
Streghe verso nord

Streghe verso nord (2001)

as Gallio
Longshot

Longshot (2001)

as Laszlo Pryce
No Image

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)

as Self
Perfume

Perfume (2001)

as Lorenzo Mancini
See Spot Run

See Spot Run (2001)

as Sonny Talia
The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls (2001)

as Joe
The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie (2000)

as Frank Rizzo
Cheaters

Cheaters (2000)

as Constantine Kiamos
That Championship Season

That Championship Season (1999)

as Coach
Harlem Aria

Harlem Aria (1999)

as Fabiano Grazzi
Houdini

Houdini (1998)

as Blackburn
Knock Off

Knock Off (1998)

as Harry Johanson
Dead Broke

Dead Broke (1998)

as Harvey
Bulworth

Bulworth (1998)

as Graham Crockett
Men with Guns

Men with Guns (1998)

as Horace Burke
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)

as Joe Torre
Most Wanted

Most Wanted (1997)

as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Money Talks

Money Talks (1997)

as Guy Cipriani
Dog Watch

Dog Watch (1997)

as Delgoti
American Perfekt

American Perfekt (1997)

as Frank
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

as Fulgencio Capulet
Escape Clause

Escape Clause (1996)

as Lt. Gil Farrand
Love Is All There Is

Love Is All There Is (1996)

as Piero Malacici
Nixon

Nixon (1995)

as Henry Kissinger
Cover Me

Cover Me (1995)

as J.J. Davis
Without Consent

Without Consent (1994)

as Dr. Winslow
Backstreet Justice

Backstreet Justice (1994)

as Captain Phil Giarusso
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives (1994)

as Ed Starling
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)

as Anthony Caruso
The Firm

The Firm (1993)

as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
The Last Mile

The Last Mile (1992)

as The Tenor
The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer (1991)

as Eddie Valentine
Don't Touch My Daughter

Don't Touch My Daughter (1991)

as Lt. Willman
Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything (1991)

as Max
GoodFellas

GoodFellas (1990)

as Paul Cicero
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

as Self
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy (1990)

as Lips Manlis
Almost Partners

Almost Partners (1987)

as Jack Wilder
No Image

Very Close Quarters (1986)

A Fine Mess

A Fine Mess (1986)

as Tony Pazzo
Betrayed by Innocence

Betrayed by Innocence (1986)

as Mike Vogel
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)

as Gino
The Stuff

The Stuff (1985)

as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Chiller

Chiller (1985)

as Reverend Penny
Turk 182!

Turk 182! (1985)

as Himself
Surviving

Surviving (1985)

as Harvey
With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill (1984)

as Doyle Reinecker
My Mother's Secret Life

My Mother's Secret Life (1984)

as Max
Off the Wall

Off the Wall (1983)

as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
That Championship Season

That Championship Season (1982)

as Phil Romano
A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor (1982)

as Carlo Danzie
I, the Jury

I, the Jury (1982)

as Detective Pat Chambers
No Image

Melanie (1982)

as Walter
Reds

Reds (1981)

as Louis Fraina
Cruising

Cruising (1980)

as Capt. Edelson
Lost and Found

Lost and Found (1979)

as Reilly
Dummy

Dummy (1979)

as Lowell Myers
The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job (1978)

as Jazz Maffie
Slow Dancing In The Big City

Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)

as Lou Friedlander
Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers (1978)

as Chubby De Coco
Oh, God!

Oh, God! (1977)

as Reverend Willie Williams
I Will, I Will...For Now

I Will, I Will...For Now (1976)

as Lou Springer
Angel and Big Joe

Angel and Big Joe (1975)

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (1974)

as Ring
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)

as Harry Walters
The Gambler

The Gambler (1974)

as Hips
No Image

Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974)

as Joe
King Lear

King Lear (1974)

as Gloucester
The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

as Curtis Mahoney
A Touch of Class

A Touch of Class (1973)

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

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)

as Taxi Driver
Made For Each Other

Made For Each Other (1971)

as Gig's Father
Cry Uncle!

Cry Uncle! (1971)

as Coughing Cop
The Panic in Needle Park

The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

as Samuels
Where’s Poppa?

Where’s Poppa? (1970)

as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Skyscraper

Skyscraper (1965)