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
- Welcome to Acapulco as Senator Campbell
- Beneath the Leaves as Captain Parker
- Bad Impulse as Lou Branch
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
- The Bronx Bull as Giuseppe LaMotta
- The Bandit Hound as Chief Burton
- The Hybrids Family as The Count
- Detours as Joe DiMaria
- Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival as God
- A Winter Rose as Skippy
- The Brooklyn Banker as Benny
- Kidnapped in Romania as Alexandru Damian
- Executor as Father Antonio
- Chasing Gold as Frank
- As Long As We Both Shall Live as Jim
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Grandfathered as Jack Martino
- Careful What You Wish For as Sheriff Big Jack
- Cold Deck as Chips
- Sicilian Vampire as Jimmy Scambino
- No Deposit as Alfie
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Cosmos as Augustin Mouchot (voice)
- A Place for Heroes as Vincent
2013
- The Goldbergs as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
- 4Closed as Bud
- How Sweet It Is as Big Mike
- Last I Heard as Joe Scoleri
- Immigrant as Yeshiva Principal
2012
- Elementary as Robert Pardillo
- Jersey Shore Shark Attack as Mayor Palantine
- Divorce Invitation as Daniel Miller
- Imaginary Friend as Jonathan
- For the Love of Money as Red Parker
- The Devil's Carnival as God
- The Trouble with Cali as Ivan
2011
- Kill the Irishman as Tony Salerno
- God Don't Make the Laws as Lewis
- Night Club as Himself
- Miller's Tale as Self
2009
- Doc West II : Triggerman as Sheriff Roy Basehart
- Santa Baby 2 as Santa Claus
- The Wild Stallion as Nolan
- Doc West as Roy Basehart
2008
- Repo! The Genetic Opera as Rotti Largo
- Carnera: The Walking Mountain as Ledudal
- Last Hour as Maitre Steinfeld
2007
- Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
- Greetings from the Shore as Catch Turner
- The History of '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
- Mambo Italiano as Gino Barberini
- The Cooler as Buddy Stafford
- 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
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- Perfume as Lorenzo Mancini
- See Spot Run as Sonny Talia
- The Amati Girls as Joe
- Longshot as Laszlo Pryce
- 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
- Knock Off as Harry Johanson
- Bulworth as Graham Crockett
- Men with Guns as Horace Burke
- The Big House
- Houdini as Blackburn
- Dead Broke as Harvey
1997
- Money Talks as Guy Cipriani
- Most Wanted as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
- Dog Watch as Delgoti
- American Perfekt as Frank
- Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way as Joe Torre
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Romeo + Juliet as Fulgencio Capulet
- Escape Clause as Lt. Gil Farrand
- Love Is All There Is as Piero Malacici
1994
- Duckman as Variecom CEO (voice)
- Without Consent as Dr. Winslow
- Backstreet Justice as Captain Phil Giarusso
- Parallel Lives as Ed Starling
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
- Don't Touch My Daughter as Lt. Willman
- Age Isn't Everything as Max
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
- Very Close Quarters as Kiril
- Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Gino
- Betrayed by Innocence as Mike Vogel
1985
- Moonlighting as David Addison Sr.
- The Stuff as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
- Turk 182! as Himself
- Chiller as Reverend Penny
- Surviving as Harvey
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
- That Championship Season as Phil Romano
- Melanie as Walter
- A Question of Honor as Carlo Danzie
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
- Bloodbrothers as Chubby De Coco
- Slow Dancing In The Big City as Lou Friedlander
1977
- Oh, God! as Reverend Willie Williams
- Seventh Avenue as Dave Shaw
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
- King Lear as Gloucester
- It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy as Harry Walters
- Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue as Ring
- Tell Me Where It Hurts as Joe
1973
- The Day of the Dolphin as Curtis Mahoney
- A Touch of Class as Walter Menkes
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
- Cry Uncle! as Coughing Cop
- Made For Each Other as Gig's Father
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