Paul Sorvino
Born: 1939-04-13 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2022-07-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2023
- Pursued as Grandpa
2022
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- The Great American Heist as Cheech
2021
- The Birthday Cake as Uncle Carmine
2020
- Josh Gates Tonight as Self
- Most Guys Are Losers as Grandpa Paul
- GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors as Self
2019
- Godfather of Harlem as Frank Costello
- Bad Impulse as Lou Branch
- Beneath the Leaves as Captain Parker
- Welcome to Acapulco as Senator Campbell
2018
- Papa as Danny
- Acts of Desperation as Chief Lassiter
- Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game as Phil
2017
- Bad Blood as Nico Rizzuto Sr.
- Undercover Grandpa as Giovanni
- Lost Cat Corona as Uncle Sam
- The Red Maple Leaf as Joseph Palermo
- Price for Freedom as Shah of Iran
2016
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Dr. Dominico Scarpa
- Emigratis as Self
- Rules Don't Apply as Vernon Scott
- Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival as God
- The Bronx Bull as Giuseppe LaMotta
- A Winter Rose as Skippy
- Detours as Joe DiMaria
- The Brooklyn Banker as Benny
- Executor as Father Antonio
- The Hybrids Family as The Count
- Kidnapped in Romania as Alexandru Damian
- The Bandit Hound as Chief Burton
- Chasing Gold as Frank
- As Long As We Both Shall Live as Jim
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Careful What You Wish For as Sheriff Big Jack
- Grandfathered as Jack Martino
- Sicilian Vampire as Jimmy Scambino
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- No Deposit as Alfie
- Cold Deck as Chips
2014
- Cosmos as Augustin Mouchot (voice)
2013
- The Goldbergs as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
- 4Closed as Bud
- Last I Heard as Joe Scoleri
- How Sweet It Is as Big Mike
- Immigrant as Yeshiva Principal
2012
- Elementary as Robert Pardillo
- For the Love of Money as Red Parker
- Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Mayor Palantine
- The Devil's Carnival as God
- Divorce Invitation as Daniel Miller
- Imaginary Friend as Jonathan
- The Trouble with Cali as Ivan
2011
- Kill the Irishman as Tony Salerno
- Night Club as Himself
- God Don't Make the Laws as Lewis
- Miller's Tale as Self
2009
- Doc West II : Triggerman as Sheriff Roy Basehart
- Santa Baby 2 as Santa Claus
- Doc West as Roy Basehart
- The Wild Stallion as Nolan
2008
- Repo! The Genetic Opera as Rotti Largo
- Carnera: The Walking Mountain as Ledudal
- Last Hour as Maitre Steinfeld
2007
- The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
- Greetings from the Shore as Catch Turner
- Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
2006
- L'onore e il rispetto as Beniamino
- Mr. Fix It as Wally
- Witness to 'Reds' as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Jack & Bobby
- Mr. 3000 as Gus Panas
- Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' as Self
- The Workaday Gangster as Self
- Goodnight, Joseph Parker as Charlie
2003
- The Cooler as Buddy Stafford
- Mambo Italiano as Gino Barberini
- Mafia Doctor as Nicola Dellarusso
2002
- Still Standing as Al Miller
- Hey Arnold! The Movie as Scheck (voice)
- Plan B as Joe Maloni
- Ciao America as Antonio Primavera
2001
- Perfume as Lorenzo Mancini
- See Spot Run as Sonny Talia
- Longshot as Laszlo Pryce
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- The Amati Girls as Joe
- Streghe verso nord as Gallio
2000
- That's Life as Frank DeLucca
- Cheaters as Constantine Kiamos
- The Thin Blue Lie as Frank Rizzo
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- That Championship Season as Coach
- Harlem Aria as Fabiano Grazzi
1998
- Bulworth as Graham Crockett
- Knock Off as Harry Johanson
- Men with Guns as Horace Burke
- Houdini as Blackburn
- The Big House
- Dead Broke as Harvey
1997
- Money Talks as Guy Cipriani
- Most Wanted as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
- American Perfekt as Frank
- Dog Watch as Delgoti
- Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way as Joe Torre
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Romeo + Juliet as Fulgencio Capulet
- Love Is All There Is as Piero Malacici
- Escape Clause as Lt. Gil Farrand
1994
- Duckman as Variecom CEO (voice)
- Parallel Lives as Ed Starling
- Without Consent as Dr. Winslow
- Backstreet Justice as Captain Phil Giarusso
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Firm as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives as Anthony Caruso
1992
- The Last Mile as The Tenor
1991
- The Rocketeer as Eddie Valentine
- Age Isn't Everything as Max
- Don't Touch My Daughter as Lt. Willman
1990
- Law & Order as Phil Cerreta
- GoodFellas as Paul Cicero
- Dick Tracy as Lips Manlis
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
- The Oldest Rookie as Ike Porter
- Almost Partners as Jack Wilder
1986
- A Fine Mess as Tony Pazzo
- Betrayed by Innocence as Mike Vogel
- Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Gino
- Very Close Quarters as Kiril
1985
- Moonlighting as David Addison Sr.
- The Stuff as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
- Turk 182! as Himself
- Surviving as Harvey
- Chiller as Reverend Penny
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Al Sidell
- My Mother's Secret Life as Max
- With Intent to Kill as Doyle Reinecker
1983
- Chiefs as Sheriff Skeeter Willis
- Off the Wall as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- I, the Jury as Detective Pat Chambers
- A Question of Honor as Carlo Danzie
- Melanie as Walter
- That Championship Season as Phil Romano
1981
- Reds as Louis Fraina
1980
- Cruising as Capt. Edelson
1979
- Lost and Found as Reilly
- Dummy as Lowell Myers
1978
- The Brink's Job as Jazz Maffie
- Slow Dancing In The Big City as Lou Friedlander
- Bloodbrothers as Chubby De Coco
1977
- Seventh Avenue as Dave Shaw
- Oh, God! as Reverend Willie Williams
1976
- Bert D'Angelo Superstar
- I Will, I Will...For Now as Lou Springer
1975
- We'll Get By as George Platt
- Angel and Big Joe
1974
- The Gambler as Hips
- It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy as Harry Walters
- King Lear as Gloucester
- Tell Me Where It Hurts as Joe
- Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue as Ring
1973
- A Touch of Class as Walter Menkes
- The Day of the Dolphin as Curtis Mahoney
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
- Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues as Taxi Driver
1971
- Great Performances as Gloucester
- The Panic in Needle Park as Samuels
- Made For Each Other as Gig's Father
- Cry Uncle! as Coughing Cop
1970
- Where’s Poppa? as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
1965
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1953
- The Oscars as Self