Paul Sorvino

Acting

Paul Sorvino

Born April 13, 1939Brooklyn, New York, USA182 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Pursued
2023Pursued
as GrandpaMovie
The Birthday Cake
2021The Birthday Cake
as Uncle CarmineMovie
Most Guys Are Losers
2020Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa PaulMovie
Bad Impulse
2019Bad Impulse
as Lou BranchMovie
Godfather of Harlem
2019Godfather of Harlem
as Frank CostelloTV
Welcome to Acapulco
2019Welcome to Acapulco
as Senator CampbellMovie
Beneath the Leaves
2019Beneath the Leaves
as Captain ParkerMovie
Acts of Desperation
2018Acts of Desperation
as Chief LassiterMovie
Papa
2018Papa
as DannyMovie
Bad Blood
2017Bad Blood
as Nico Rizzuto Sr.TV
Undercover Grandpa
2017Undercover Grandpa
as GiovanniMovie
Price for Freedom
2017Price for Freedom
as Shah of IranMovie
Lost Cat Corona
2017Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle SamMovie
The Red Maple Leaf
2017The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph PalermoMovie
A Winter Rose
2016A Winter Rose
as SkippyMovie
Rules Don't Apply
2016Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon ScottMovie
The Hybrids Family
2016The Hybrids Family
as The CountMovie
Executor
2016Executor
as Father AntonioMovie
The Bronx Bull
2016The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMottaMovie
Detours
2016Detours
as Joe DiMariaMovie
Chasing Gold
2016Chasing Gold
as FrankMovie
The Bandit Hound
2016The Bandit Hound
as Chief BurtonMovie
Emigratis
2016Emigratis
as SelfTV
Kidnapped in Romania
2016Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru DamianMovie
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Dr. Dominico ScarpaTV
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Cold Deck
2015Cold Deck
as ChipsMovie
Sicilian Vampire
2015Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy ScambinoMovie
Grandfathered
2015Grandfathered
as Jack MartinoTV
Careful What You Wish For
2015Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big JackMovie
No Deposit
2015No Deposit
as AlfieMovie
Cosmos
2014Cosmos
as Augustin Mouchot (voice)TV
Immigrant
2013Immigrant
as Yeshiva PrincipalMovie
The Goldbergs
2013The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop Pop' GoldbergTV
4Closed
20134Closed
as BudMovie
How Sweet It Is
2013How Sweet It Is
as Big MikeMovie
Last I Heard
2013Last I Heard
as Joe ScoleriMovie
Divorce Invitation
2012Divorce Invitation
as Daniel MillerMovie
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Robert PardilloTV
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor PalantineMovie
For the Love of Money
2012For the Love of Money
as Red ParkerMovie
Imaginary Friend
2012Imaginary Friend
as JonathanMovie
Night Club
2011Night Club
as HimselfMovie
Kill the Irishman
2011Kill the Irishman
as Tony SalernoMovie
Miller's Tale
2011Miller's Tale
as SelfMovie
Santa Baby 2
2009Santa Baby 2
as Santa ClausMovie
Doc West II : Triggerman
2009Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy BasehartMovie
Doc West
2009Doc West
as Roy BasehartMovie
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti LargoMovie
Last Hour
2008Last Hour
as Maitre SteinfeldMovie
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The History of 'Cruising'
2007The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Greetings from the Shore
2007Greetings from the Shore
as Catch TurnerMovie
Mr. Fix It
2006Mr. Fix It
as WallyMovie
Mr. 3000
2004Mr. 3000
as Gus PanasMovie
The Cooler
2003The Cooler
as Buddy StaffordMovie
Mambo Italiano
2003Mambo Italiano
as Gino BarberiniMovie
Mafia Doctor
2003Mafia Doctor
as Nicola DellarussoMovie
Still Standing
2002Still Standing
as Al MillerTV
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)Movie
Plan B
2002Plan B
as Joe MaloniMovie
Ciao America
2002Ciao America
as Antonio PrimaveraMovie
Longshot
2001Longshot
as Laszlo PryceMovie
Perfume
2001Perfume
as Lorenzo ManciniMovie
See Spot Run
2001See Spot Run
as Sonny TaliaMovie
That's Life
2000That's Life
as Frank DeLuccaTV
The Thin Blue Lie
2000The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank RizzoMovie
Cheaters
2000Cheaters
as Constantine KiamosMovie
Harlem Aria
1999Harlem Aria
as Fabiano GrazziMovie
Houdini
1998Houdini
as BlackburnMovie
Knock Off
1998Knock Off
as Harry JohansonMovie
Dead Broke
1998Dead Broke
as HarveyMovie
Bulworth
1998Bulworth
as Graham CrockettMovie
Men with Guns
1998Men with Guns
as Horace BurkeMovie
Most Wanted
1997Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny RackmillMovie
Money Talks
1997Money Talks
as Guy CiprianiMovie
Dog Watch
1997Dog Watch
as DelgotiMovie
Romeo + Juliet
1996Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio CapuletMovie
Escape Clause
1996Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil FarrandMovie
Love Is All There Is
1996Love Is All There Is
as Piero MalaciciMovie
Nixon
1995Nixon
as Henry KissingerMovie
Cover Me
1995Cover Me
as J.J. DavisMovie
Without Consent
1994Without Consent
as Dr. WinslowMovie
Backstreet Justice
1994Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil GiarussoMovie
Parallel Lives
1994Parallel Lives
as Ed StarlingMovie
Duckman
1994Duckman
as Variecom CEO (voice)TV
The Firm
1993The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)Movie
The Last Mile
1992The Last Mile
as The TenorMovie
The Rocketeer
1991The Rocketeer
as Eddie ValentineMovie
Don't Touch My Daughter
1991Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. WillmanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Phil CerretaTV
GoodFellas
1990GoodFellas
as Paul CiceroMovie
Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracy
as Lips ManlisMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Nikolai RozhenkoTV
The Oldest Rookie
1987The Oldest Rookie
as Ike PorterTV
Almost Partners
1987Almost Partners
as Jack WilderMovie
A Fine Mess
1986A Fine Mess
as Tony PazzoMovie
Betrayed by Innocence
1986Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike VogelMovie
The Stuff
1985The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett SpearsMovie
Chiller
1985Chiller
as Reverend PennyMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlighting
as David Addison Sr.TV
Turk 182!
1985Turk 182!
as HimselfMovie
Surviving
1985Surviving
as HarveyMovie
With Intent to Kill
1984With Intent to Kill
as Doyle ReineckerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Al SidellTV
Chiefs
1983Chiefs
as Sheriff Skeeter WillisTV
Off the Wall
1983Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. CastleMovie
That Championship Season
1982That Championship Season
as Phil RomanoMovie
A Question of Honor
1982A Question of Honor
as Carlo DanzieMovie
I, the Jury
1982I, the Jury
as Detective Pat ChambersMovie
M
1982Melanie
as WalterMovie
Reds
1981Reds
as Louis FrainaMovie
Cruising
1980Cruising
as Capt. EdelsonMovie
Lost and Found
1979Lost and Found
as ReillyMovie
Dummy
1979Dummy
as Lowell MyersMovie
The Brink's Job
1978The Brink's Job
as Jazz MaffieMovie
Slow Dancing In The Big City
1978Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou FriedlanderMovie
Bloodbrothers
1978Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De CocoMovie
Oh, God!
1977Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie WilliamsMovie
Seventh Avenue
1977Seventh Avenue
as Dave ShawTV
I Will, I Will...For Now
1976I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou SpringerMovie
We'll Get By
1975We'll Get By
as George PlattTV
The Gambler
1974The Gambler
as HipsMovie
King Lear
1974King Lear
as GloucesterMovie
The Day of the Dolphin
1973The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis MahoneyMovie
A Touch of Class
1973A Touch of Class
as Walter MenkesMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Francisco
as Sergeant Bert D'AngeloTV
Made For Each Other
1971Made For Each Other
as Gig's FatherMovie
Cry Uncle!
1971Cry Uncle!
as Coughing CopMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as GloucesterTV
Where’s Poppa?
1970Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's HomeMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV