Paul Anthony Sorvino (/sɔːrˈviːnoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor, opera singer, businessman, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Sorvino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Movies
- Mambo Italiano
2003
- Romeo + Juliet
1996
- GoodFellas
1990
- The Rocketeer
1991
- The Cooler
2003
- Nixon
1995
- Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007
- The History of 'Cruisin...
2007
- Kidnapped in Romania
2016
- The Brink's Job
1978
- Money Talks
1997
- Bulworth
1998
- Acts of Desperation
2018
- The Panic in Needle Park
1971
- Carnera: The Walking Mo...
2008
- Most Wanted
1997
- Cruising
1980
- Turk 182!
1985
- Plan B
2001
- Pursued
2023
- Don't Touch My Daughter
1991
- The Day of the Dolphin
1973
- Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008
- Where’s Poppa?
1970
- Santa Baby 2
2009
- I, the Jury
1982
- Knock Off
1998
- Cheaters
2000
- The Gambler
1974
- Mr. 3000
2004
- See Spot Run
2001
- Doc West
2009
- Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004
- The Stuff
1985
- Reds
1981
- Kill the Irishman
2011
- Greetings from the Shore
2007
- Love Is All There Is
1996
- Doc West: La sfida
2009
- American Perfekt
1997
- Perry Mason: The Case o...
1993
- Harlem Aria
1999
- Melanie
1982
- Chiller
1985
- That Championship Season
1999
- The Devil's Carnival
2012
- The Thin Blue Lie
2000
- The Great American Heist
2022
- Miller's Tale
2011
- Dog Watch
1996
- Jersey Shore Shark Atta...
2012
- Bloodbrothers
1978
- Escape Clause
1996
- Divorce Invitation
2012
- Imaginary Friend
2012
- Almost Partners
1987
- How Sweet It Is
2013
- Streghe Verso Nord
2001
- God Don't Make the Laws
2011
- Lost and Found
1979
- Immigrant
2013
- 4Closed
2013
- It Couldn't Happen to a...
1974
- The Bronx Bull
2016
- Angel and Big Joe
1975
- Gangland: Bullets over ...
2005
- Dummy
1979
- Slow Dancing In The Big...
1978
- Oh, God!
1977
- American Badass: A Mich...
2022
- Shoot It Black, Shoot I...
1974
- Last I Heard
2013
- Parallel Lives
1994
- Off the Wall
1983
- Night of 100 Stars III
1990
- Mafia Doctor
2003
- Longshot
2001
- Houdini
1998
- Men with Guns
1998
- Joe Torre: Curveballs A...
1997
- Surviving
1985
- The Firm
1993
- Alleluia! The Devil's C...
2016
- Mr. Fix It
2006
- Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974
- Detours
2016
- Cold Deck
2015
- That Championship Season
1982
- Vasectomy: A Delicate M...
1986
- Chasing Gold
2016
- Without Consent
1994
- Getting Made: The Makin...
2004
- The Bandit Hound
2016
- Backstreet Justice
1994
- The Brooklyn Banker
2016
- Cover Me
1995
- I Will, I Will...For Now
1976
- Sicilian Vampire
2015
- No Deposit
2015
- Careful What You Wish F...
2015
- A Fine Mess
1986
- Skyscraper
1965
- For the Love of Money
2012
- Rules Don't Apply
2016
- A Touch of Class
1973
- Night Club
2011
- Lost Cat Corona
2017
- The Hybrids Family
2016
- Undercover Grandpa
2017
- Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
- Executor
2016
- Betrayed by Innocence
1986
- King Lear
1974
- Abe & Phil's Last Poker...
2018
- A Winter Rose
2016
- The Red Maple Leaf
2017
- Dick Tracy
1990
- Playboy Mansion Parties...
2001
- Ciao America
2002
- Dead Broke
1998
- Age Isn't Everything
1991
- Papa
2018
- The Trouble with Cali
2012
- Beneath The Leaves
2019
- Dealing: Or the Berkele...
1972
- Made For Each Other
1971
- Cry Uncle!
1971
- My Mother's Secret Life
1984
- The Workaday Gangster
2004
- Very Close Quarters
1986
- A Question of Honor
1982
- Price for Freedom
2017
- Enzian: When the Lights...
2015
- Most Guys Are Losers
2020
- Perfume
2001
- The Last Mile
1992
- Bad Impulse
2019
- Last Hour
2008
- The Birthday Cake
2021
- With Intent to Kill
1984
- The Amati Girls
2001
- Witness to 'Reds'
2006
- The Wild Stallion
2009
- GoodFellas: Behind Clos...
2020
- The History of 'Cruisin...
2007
TV Shows
- Murder, She Wrote
1984
- Duckman
1994
- The Tony Danza Show
2004
- Still Standing
2002
- Star Trek: The Next Gen...
1987
- The Daily Show
1996
- Jack & Bobby
2004
- Moonlighting
1985
- The Streets of San Fran...
1972
- The Apprentice: Martha ...
2005
- That's Life
2000
- We'll Get By
1975
- The Oscars
1953
- The Late Late Show with...
1999
- Bert D'Angelo Superstar
1976
- The Big House
1998
- The Oldest Rookie
1987
- L'onore e il rispetto
2006
- Elementary
2012
- Cosmos
2014
- Josh Gates Tonight
2020
- Law & Order
1990
- Emigratis
2016
- Grandfathered
2015
- Chiefs
1983
- Bad Blood
2017
- Seventh Avenue
1977
- The Goldbergs
2013
- Celebrity Family Feud
2015
- Godfather of Harlem
2019
- Tony Awards
1956
- Great Performances
1971
- Tony Awards
1956
- Criminal Minds: Beyond ...
2016
- The Tonight Show Starri...
1962
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961