Paul Sorvino

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 (184 Appearances)

Pursued

2023

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

The Great American Heist

2022

The Birthday Cake

2021

Most Guys Are Losers

2020

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

2020

Josh Gates Tonight

2020

Bad Impulse

2019

Godfather of Harlem

2019

Welcome to Acapulco

2019

Beneath the Leaves

2019

Acts of Desperation

2018

Papa

2018

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

2018

Bad Blood

2017

Price for Freedom

2017

Undercover Grandpa

2017

Lost Cat Corona

2017

The Red Maple Leaf

2017

A Winter Rose

2016

Rules Don't Apply

2016

The Hybrids Family

2016

The Brooklyn Banker

2016

Executor

2016

The Bronx Bull

2016

Detours

2016

Chasing Gold

2016

The Bandit Hound

2016

Emigratis

2016

Kidnapped in Romania

2016

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

2016

As Long As We Both Shall Live

2016

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

Cold Deck

2015

Sicilian Vampire

2015

Grandfathered

2015

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

Careful What You Wish For

2015

No Deposit

2015

Cosmos

2014

Immigrant

2013

The Goldbergs

2013

4Closed

2013

How Sweet It Is

2013

Last I Heard

2013

Divorce Invitation

2012

Elementary

2012

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012

For the Love of Money

2012

Imaginary Friend

2012

The Devil's Carnival

2012

The Trouble with Cali

2012

God Don't Make the Laws

2011

Night Club

2011

Kill the Irishman

2011

Miller's Tale

2011

Santa Baby 2

2009

The Wild Stallion

2009

Doc West II : Triggerman

2009

Doc West

2009

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

2008

Last Hour

2008

The History of 'Cruising'

2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007

Greetings from the Shore

2007

Mr. Fix It

2006

Witness to 'Reds'

2006

L'onore e il rispetto

2006

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

2005

The Workaday Gangster

2004

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

2004

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Jack & Bobby

2004

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004

Mr. 3000

2004

The Cooler

2003

Mambo Italiano

2003

Mafia Doctor

2003

Still Standing

2002

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

Plan B

2002

Ciao America

2002

Streghe verso nord

2001

Longshot

2001

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001

Perfume

2001

See Spot Run

2001

The Amati Girls

2001

That's Life

2000

The Thin Blue Lie

2000

Cheaters

2000

That Championship Season

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

Harlem Aria

1999

Houdini

1998

Knock Off

1998

Dead Broke

1998

Bulworth

1998

Men with Guns

1998

The Big House

1998

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997

Most Wanted

1997

Money Talks

1997

Dog Watch

1997

American Perfekt

1997

Romeo + Juliet

1996

The Daily Show

1996

Escape Clause

1996

Love Is All There Is

1996

Nixon

1995

Cover Me

1995

Without Consent

1994

Backstreet Justice

1994

Parallel Lives

1994

Duckman

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

The Firm

1993

The Last Mile

1992

The Rocketeer

1991

Don't Touch My Daughter

1991

Age Isn't Everything

1991

Law & Order

1990

GoodFellas

1990

Dick Tracy

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

The Oldest Rookie

1987

Almost Partners

1987

Very Close Quarters

1986

A Fine Mess

1986

Betrayed by Innocence

1986

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986

The Stuff

1985

Chiller

1985

Moonlighting

1985

Turk 182!

1985

Surviving

1985

With Intent to Kill

1984

Murder, She Wrote

1984

My Mother's Secret Life

1984

Chiefs

1983

Off the Wall

1983

That Championship Season

1982

A Question of Honor

1982

I, the Jury

1982

Melanie

1982

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

Reds

1981

Cruising

1980

Lost and Found

1979

Dummy

1979

The Brink's Job

1978

Slow Dancing In The Big City

1978

Bloodbrothers

1978

Oh, God!

1977

Seventh Avenue

1977

Bert D'Angelo Superstar

1976

I Will, I Will...For Now

1976

We'll Get By

1975

Angel and Big Joe

1975

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

1974

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

1974

The Gambler

1974

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974

King Lear

1974

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

A Touch of Class

1973

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

1972

Made For Each Other

1971

Cry Uncle!

1971

The Panic in Needle Park

1971

Great Performances

1971

Where’s Poppa?

1970

Skyscraper

1965 Debut

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Tony Awards

1956

The Oscars

1953
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