1939-04-13 Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
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Pursued | Grandpa | 2023-03-25 |
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The Great American Heist | Cheech | 2022-03-16 |
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American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | Self | 2022-08-15 |
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The Birthday Cake | Uncle Carmine | 2021-06-18 |
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Most Guys Are Losers | Grandpa Paul | 2020-10-24 |
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GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2020-09-26 |
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Welcome to Acapulco | Senator Campbell | 2019-03-07 |
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Beneath the Leaves | Captain Parker | 2019-02-08 |
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Bad Impulse | Lou Branch | 2019-12-07 |
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Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game | Phil | 2018-01-12 |
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Acts of Desperation | Chief Lassiter | 2018-12-09 |
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Papa | Danny | 2018-06-14 |
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Price for Freedom | Shah of Iran | 2017-07-07 |
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Lost Cat Corona | Uncle Sam | 2017-02-24 |
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Undercover Grandpa | Giovanni | 2017-07-07 |
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The Red Maple Leaf | Joseph Palermo | 2017-02-24 |
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Chasing Gold | Frank | 2016-04-15 |
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The Bronx Bull | Giuseppe LaMotta | 2016-06-13 |
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Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | God | 2016-03-29 |
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The Bandit Hound | Chief Burton | 2016-04-12 |
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Detours | Joe DiMaria | 2016-04-20 |
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The Brooklyn Banker | Benny | 2016-08-05 |
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Kidnapped in Romania | Alexandru Damian | 2016-04-02 |
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The Hybrids Family | The Count | 2016-10-01 |
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Executor | Father Antonio | 2016-07-05 |
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A Winter Rose | Skippy | 2016-12-02 |
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Rules Don't Apply | Vernon Scott | 2016-11-23 |
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As Long As We Both Shall Live | Jim | 2016-02-08 |
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Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-17 |
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No Deposit | Alfie | 2015-04-24 |
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Careful What You Wish For | Sheriff Big Jack | 2015-05-06 |
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Sicilian Vampire | Jimmy Scambino | 2015-11-03 |
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Cold Deck | Chips | 2015-12-04 |
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How Sweet It Is | Big Mike | 2013-05-10 |
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Immigrant | Yeshiva Principal | 2013-11-01 |
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4Closed | Bud | 2013-08-30 |
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Last I Heard | Joe Scoleri | 2013-06-08 |
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Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Mayor Palantine | 2012-06-09 |
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The Trouble with Cali | Ivan | 2012-02-21 |
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For the Love of Money | Red Parker | 2012-06-08 |
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Divorce Invitation | Daniel Miller | 2012-11-14 |
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Imaginary Friend | Jonathan | 2012-06-02 |
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The Devil's Carnival | God | 2012-04-05 |
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Night Club | Himself | 2011-04-11 |
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Miller's Tale | Self | 2011-03-05 |
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God Don't Make the Laws | Lewis | 2011-12-01 |
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Kill the Irishman | Tony Salerno | 2011-03-10 |
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Doc West: La sfida | Sheriff Roy Basehart | 2009-09-14 |
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Santa Baby 2 | Santa Claus | 2009-12-13 |
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Doc West | Roy Basehart | 2009-09-07 |
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The Wild Stallion | Nolan | 2009-10-06 |
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Repo! The Genetic Opera | Rotti Largo | 2008-11-07 |
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Last Hour | Maitre Steinfeld | 2008-04-15 |
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Carnera: The Walking Mountain | Ledudal | 2008-05-09 |
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Exorcising 'Cruising' | Self (archive footage) | 2007-09-18 |
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The History of 'Cruising' | Self (archive footage) | 2007-09-18 |
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Greetings from the Shore | Catch Turner | 2007-08-28 |
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Mr. Fix It | Wally | 2006-12-26 |
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Witness to 'Reds' | Self | 2006-10-17 |
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Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood | 2005-12-02 | |
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Goodnight, Joseph Parker | Charlie | 2004-10-01 |
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Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' | Self | 2004-08-17 |
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The Workaday Gangster | Self | 2004-11-19 |
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Mr. 3000 | Gus Panas | 2004-06-15 |
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The Cooler | Buddy Stafford | 2003-11-26 |
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Mambo Italiano | Gino Barberini | 2003-06-06 |
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Mafia Doctor | Nicola Dellarusso | 2003-03-16 |
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Hey Arnold! The Movie | Scheck (voice) | 2002-06-28 |
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Plan B | Joe Maloni | 2002-03-22 |
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Ciao America | Antonio Primavera | 2002-01-01 |
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Streghe verso nord | Gallio | 2001-11-16 |
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Perfume | Lorenzo Mancini | 2001-04-08 |
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The Amati Girls | Joe | 2001-01-09 |
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
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See Spot Run | Sonny Talia | 2001-03-02 |
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Longshot | Laszlo Pryce | 2001-10-25 |
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The Thin Blue Lie | Frank Rizzo | 2000-08-13 |
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Cheaters | Constantine Kiamos | 2000-05-20 |
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Harlem Aria | Fabiano Grazzi | 1999-03-05 |
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That Championship Season | Coach | 1999-06-06 |
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Bulworth | Graham Crockett | 1998-05-15 |
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Knock Off | Harry Johanson | 1998-09-04 |
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Dead Broke | Harvey | 1998-06-01 |
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Houdini | Blackburn | 1998-12-06 |
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Men with Guns | Horace Burke | 1998-03-06 |
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Dog Watch | Delgoti | 1997-08-15 |
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American Perfekt | Frank | 1997-06-11 |
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Most Wanted | CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill | 1997-10-10 |
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Money Talks | Guy Cipriani | 1997-08-22 |
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Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way | Joe Torre | 1997-10-17 |
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Love Is All There Is | Piero Malacici | 1996-05-10 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Fulgencio Capulet | 1996-11-01 |
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Escape Clause | Lt. Gil Farrand | 1996-07-14 |
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Nixon | Henry Kissinger | 1995-12-22 |
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Cover Me | J.J. Davis | 1995-10-09 |
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Without Consent | Dr. Winslow | 1994-10-16 |
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Parallel Lives | Ed Starling | 1994-08-04 |
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Backstreet Justice | Captain Phil Giarusso | 1994-09-21 |
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The Firm | Tommy Morolto (uncredited) | 1993-06-30 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Anthony Caruso | 1993-12-17 |
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The Last Mile | The Tenor | 1992-10-09 |
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Age Isn't Everything | Max | 1991-01-02 |
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Don't Touch My Daughter | Lt. Willman | 1991-04-07 |
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The Rocketeer | Eddie Valentine | 1991-06-21 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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GoodFellas | Paul Cicero | 1990-09-12 |
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Dick Tracy | Lips Manlis | 1990-06-15 |
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Almost Partners | Jack Wilder | 1987-05-16 |
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Betrayed by Innocence | Mike Vogel | 1986-03-01 |
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Very Close Quarters | Kiril | 1986-08-14 |
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A Fine Mess | Tony Pazzo | 1986-08-08 |
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Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Gino | 1986-01-01 |
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Chiller | Reverend Penny | 1985-05-22 |
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Surviving | Harvey | 1985-02-10 |
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Turk 182! | Himself | 1985-02-15 |
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The Stuff | Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears | 1985-06-14 |
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With Intent to Kill | Doyle Reinecker | 1984-10-24 |
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My Mother's Secret Life | Max | 1984-02-05 |
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Off the Wall | Warden Nicholas F. Castle | 1983-07-01 |
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A Question of Honor | Carlo Danzie | 1982-04-28 |
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I, the Jury | Detective Pat Chambers | 1982-04-22 |
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Melanie | Walter | 1982-02-12 |
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That Championship Season | Phil Romano | 1982-12-09 |
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Reds | Louis Fraina | 1981-12-25 |
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Cruising | Capt. Edelson | 1980-02-15 |
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Lost and Found | Reilly | 1979-07-13 |
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Dummy | Lowell Myers | 1979-05-27 |
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The Brink's Job | Jazz Maffie | 1978-12-08 |
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Slow Dancing In The Big City | Lou Friedlander | 1978-11-08 |
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Bloodbrothers | Chubby De Coco | 1978-09-27 |
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Oh, God! | Reverend Willie Williams | 1977-10-07 |
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I Will, I Will...For Now | Lou Springer | 1976-02-18 |
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Angel and Big Joe | 1975-01-01 | |
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King Lear | Gloucester | 1974-02-20 |
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Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Ring | 1974-12-06 |
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Tell Me Where It Hurts | Joe | 1974-03-12 |
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The Gambler | Hips | 1974-10-02 |
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It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Harry Walters | 1974-11-19 |
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The Day of the Dolphin | Curtis Mahoney | 1973-12-19 |
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A Touch of Class | Walter Menkes | 1973-05-25 |
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Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | Taxi Driver | 1972-02-25 |
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The Panic in Needle Park | Samuels | 1971-06-01 |
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Made For Each Other | Gig's Father | 1971-12-12 |
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Cry Uncle! | Coughing Cop | 1971-08-17 |
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Where’s Poppa? | Owner of Gus & Grace's Home | 1970-11-10 |
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Skyscraper | 1965-11-15 | |
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Amanda Undercover | Self |
