Paul Sorvino

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-04-13

Deathday 2022-07-25 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As Paul Anthony Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Biography

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

Actor

2023
Pursued

as Grandpa

2021
The Birthday Cake

as Uncle Carmine

2020
Most Guys Are Losers

as Grandpa Paul

2020
2019
Bad Impulse

as Lou Branch

2019
Beneath The Leaves

as Captain Parker

2019
Godfather of Harlem

as Frank Costello

2018
Acts of Desperation

as Chief Lassiter

2018
Papa

as Danny

2017
Undercover Grandpa

as Giovanni

2017
Price for Freedom

as Shah of Iran

2017
Lost Cat Corona

as Uncle Sam

2017
The Red Maple Leaf

as Joseph Palermo

2017
Bad Blood

as Nico Rizzuto Sr.

2016
A Winter Rose

as Skippy

2016
Rules Don't Apply

as Vernon Scott

2016
The Hybrids Family

as The Count

2016
2016
Executor

as Father Antonio

2016
The Bronx Bull

as Giuseppe LaMotta

2016
Detours

as Joe DiMaria

2016
Chasing Gold

as Frank

2016
The Bandit Hound

as Chief Burton

2016
Kidnapped in Romania

as Alexandru Damian

2016
Emigratis

as Self

2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

as Dr. Dominico Scarpa

2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Cold Deck

as Chips

2015
Sicilian Vampire

as Jimmy Scambino

2015
Careful What You Wish For

as Sheriff Big Jack

2015
No Deposit

as Alfie

2015
Grandfathered

as Jack Martino

2014
Cosmos

as Augustin Mouchot (voice)

2013
Immigrant

as Yeshiva Principal

2013
4Closed

as Bud

2013
How Sweet It Is

as Big Mike

2013
Last I Heard

as Joe Scoleri

2013
The Goldbergs

as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg

2012
Divorce Invitation

as Daniel Miller

2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

as Mayor Palantine

2012
For the Love of Money

as Red Parker

2012
Imaginary Friend

as Jonathan

2012
Elementary

as Robert Pardillo

2011
Night Club

as Himself

2011
Kill the Irishman

as Tony Salerno

2011
2009
Santa Baby 2

as Santa Claus

2009
Doc West II

as Sheriff Roy Basehart

2009
Doc West

as Roy Basehart

2008
2008
Greetings from the Shore

as Catch Turner

2008
Last Hour

as Maitre Steinfeld

2007
The History of 'Cruising'

as Self (archive footage)

2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Mr. Fix It

as Wally

2006
2006
2004
Mr. 3000

as Gus Panas

2004
Law & Order: The First 3 Years

as Self - Sergeant Phil Cerreta

2003
The Cooler

as Buddy Stafford

2003
Mambo Italiano

as Gino Barberini

2003
Mafia Doctor

as Nicola Dellarusso

2002
Hey Arnold! The Movie

as Scheck (voice)

2002
Ciao America

as Antonio Primavera

2001
2001
Longshot

as Laszlo Pryce

2001
Perfume

as Lorenzo Mancini

2001
See Spot Run

as Sonny Talia

2001
2001
Plan B

as Joe Maloni

2000
The Thin Blue Lie

as Frank Rizzo

2000
Cheaters

as Constantine Kiamos

2000
That's Life

as Frank DeLucca

1999
Harlem Aria

as Fabiano Grazzi

1998
Houdini

as Blackburn

1998
Knock Off

as Harry Johanson

1998
Dead Broke

as Harvey

1998
Bulworth

as Graham Crockett

1998
Men with Guns

as Horace Burke

1997
Most Wanted

as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill

1997
Money Talks

as Guy Cipriani

1997
1996
Romeo + Juliet

as Fulgencio Capulet

1996
Escape Clause

as Lt. Gil Farrand

1996
Love Is All There Is

as Piero Malacici

1996
Dog Watch

as Delgoti

1996
1995
Nixon

as Henry Kissinger

1995
Cover Me

as J.J. Davis

1994
Without Consent

as Dr. Winslow

1994
Backstreet Justice

as Captain Phil Giarusso

1994
Parallel Lives

as Ed Starling

1993
The Firm

as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)

1992
The Last Mile

as The Tenor

1991
The Rocketeer

as Eddie Valentine

1991
1990
GoodFellas

as Paul Cicero

1990
Dick Tracy

as Lips Manlis

1990
Law & Order

as Phil Cerreta

1987
Almost Partners

as Jack Wilder

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko

1987
The Oldest Rookie

as Det. Ike Porter

1986
A Fine Mess

as Tony Pazzo

1986
Betrayed by Innocence

as Mike Vogel

1985
The Stuff

as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears

1985
Chiller

as Reverend Penny

1985
Turk 182!

as Himself

1985
Surviving

as Harvey

1985
Moonlighting

as David Addison Sr.

1984
With Intent to Kill

as Doyle Reinecker

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Al Sidell

1983
Off the Wall

as Warden Nicholas F. Castle

1983
Chiefs

as Sheriff Skeeter Willis

1982
1982
A Question of Honor

as Carlo Danzie

1982
I, the Jury

as Detective Pat Chambers

1982
Melanie

as Walter

1981
Reds

as Louis Fraina

1980
Cruising

as Capt. Edelson

1979
Lost and Found

as Reilly

1979
Dummy

as Lowell Myers

1978
The Brink's Job

as Jazz Maffie

1978
Slow Dancing In The Big City

as Lou Friedlander

1978
Bloodbrothers

as Chubby De Coco

1977
Oh, God!

as Reverend Willie Williams

1977
Seventh Avenue

as Dave Shaw

1976
I Will, I Will...For Now

as Lou Springer

1975
We'll Get By

as George Platt

1974
The Gambler

as Hips

1974
King Lear

as Gloucester

1973
The Day of the Dolphin

as Curtis Mahoney

1973
A Touch of Class

as Walter Menkes

1972
The Streets of San Francisco

as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo

1971
Made For Each Other

as Gig's Father

1971
Cry Uncle!

as Coughing Cop

1971
Great Performances

as Gloucester

1970
Where’s Poppa?

as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Director

2012
1999