Paul Sorvino
Birthday
1939/04/13
Day of death
2022/07/25 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
Paul Anthony 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 f...Read more
Acting
(2003) Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
(1996) Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
(1990) GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
(1991) The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
(2003) The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
(1995) Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
(2007) Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
(1978) The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
(1997) Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
(1998) Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
(2018) Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
(1971) The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
(2008) Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
(1997) Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
(1980) Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
(1985) Turk 182!
as Himself
(2001) Plan B
as Joe Maloni
(2023) Pursued
as Grandpa
(1973) The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
(1991) Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
(2008) Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
(1970) Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
(2009) Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
(1982) I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
(1998) Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
(2000) Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
(1974) The Gambler
as Hips
(2004) Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
(2001) See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
(2009) Doc West
as Roy Basehart
(2004) Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
(1985) The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
(1981) Reds
as Louis Fraina
(2011) Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
(2008) Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
(1996) Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
(2009) Doc West II
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
(1997) American Perfekt
as Franck
(1993) Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
(1999) Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
(1982) Melanie
as Walter
(1985) Chiller
as Reverend Penny
(1999) That Championship Season
as Coach
(2012) The Devil's Carnival
as God
(2000) The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
(2022) The Great American Heist
as Cheech
(2011) Miller's Tale
as Self
(1996) Dog Watch
as Delgoti
(2012) Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
(1978) Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
(1996) Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
(2012) Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
(2012) Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
(1987) Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
(2013) How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
(2001) Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
(2011) God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
(1979) Lost and Found
as Reilly
(2013) Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
(2013) 4Closed
as Bud
(1974) It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
(2016) The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
(1975) Angel and Big Joe
as ---
(2005) Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
as ---
(1979) Dummy
as Lowell Myers
(1978) Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
(1977) Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
(2022) American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
(1974) Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
as Ring
(2013) Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
(1994) Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
(1983) Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
(1990) Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(2003) Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
(2001) Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
(1998) Houdini
as Blackburn
(1998) Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
(1997) Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
(1985) Surviving
as Harvey
(1993) The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
(2016) Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
as God
(2006) Mr. Fix It
as Wally
(2004) Law & Order: The First 3 Years
as Self - Sergeant Phil Cerreta
(1974) Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
(2016) Detours
as Joe DiMaria
(2015) Cold Deck
as Chips
(1982) That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
(1986) Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
(2016) Chasing Gold
as Frank
(1994) Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
(2004) Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
(2016) The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
(1994) Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
(2016) The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
(1995) Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
(1976) I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
(2015) Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
(2015) No Deposit
as Alfie
(2015) Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
(1986) A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
(1965) Skyscraper
as ---
(2012) For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
(2016) Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
(1973) A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
(2011) Night Club
as Himself
(2017) Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
(2016) The Hybrids Family
as The Count
(2017) Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
(2002) Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
(2016) Executor
as Father Antonio
(1986) Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
(1974) King Lear
as Gloucester
(2018) Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
(2016) A Winter Rose
as Skippy
(2017) The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
(1990) Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
(2001) Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
(2002) Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
(1998) Dead Broke
as Harvey
(1991) Age Isn't Everything
as Max
(2018) Papa
as Danny
(2012) The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
(2019) Beneath The Leaves
as Captain Parker
(1972) Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Cab Driver
(1971) Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
(1971) Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
(1984) My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
(2004) The Workaday Gangster
as Self
(1986) Very Close Quarters
as ---
(1982) A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
(2017) Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
(2015) Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
(2001) Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
(1992) The Last Mile
as The Tenor
(2019) Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
(2008) Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
(2021) The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
(1984) With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
(2001) The Amati Girls
as Joe
(2006) Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Al Sidell
(1994) Duckman
as ---
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(2002) Still Standing
as ---
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(2004) Jack & Bobby
as ---
(1985) Moonlighting
as David Addison Sr.
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
(2005) The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
as ---
(2000) That's Life
as Frank DeLucca
(1975) We'll Get By
as George Platt
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1999) The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
(1976) Bert D'Angelo Superstar
as ---
(1998) The Big House
as ---
(1987) The Oldest Rookie
as Det. Ike Porter
(2006) L'onore e il rispetto
as Beniamino
(2012) Elementary
as Robert Pardillo
(2014) Cosmos
as Augustin Mouchot (voice)
(2020) Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
(1990) Law & Order
as Phil Cerreta
(2016) Emigratis
as Self
(2015) Grandfathered
as Jack Martino
(1983) Chiefs
as Sheriff Skeeter Willis
(2017) Bad Blood
as Nico Rizzuto Sr.
(1977) Seventh Avenue
as Dave Shaw
(2013) The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
(2015) Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
(2019) Godfather of Harlem
as Frank Costello
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1971) Great Performances
as Gloucester
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2016) Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Dr. Dominico Scarpa
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self