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