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.
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Movies (151)
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
2026 · Self – Rotti Largo (archive footage)
Pursued
2023 · Grandpa
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022 · Self
The Great American Heist
2022 · Cheech
El Cumpleaños Mortal
2021 · Uncle Carmine
Most Guys Are Losers
2020 · Grandpa Paul
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
2020 · Self
Inseguros
2019 · Lou Branch
Welcome to Acapulco
2019 · Senator Campbell
Beneath the Leaves
2019 · Captain Parker
Acts of Desperation
2018 · Chief Lassiter
Papa
2018 · Danny
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
2018 · Phil
Undercover Grandpa
2017 · Giovanni
Price for Freedom
2017 · Shah of Iran
Lost Cat Corona
2017 · Uncle Sam
The Red Maple Leaf
2017 · Joseph Palermo
A Winter Rose
2016 · Skippy
Las reglas no aplican
2016 · Vernon Scott
The Hybrids Family
2016 · The Count
The Brooklyn Banker
2016 · Benny
Executor
2016 · Father Antonio
The Bronx Bull
2016 · Giuseppe LaMotta
Detours
2016 · Joe DiMaria
Chasing Gold
2016 · Frank
The Bandit Hound
2016 · Chief Burton
Secuestrados en Rumania
2016 · Alexandru Damian
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
2016 · God
As Long As We Both Shall Live
2016 · Jim
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Cold Deck
2015 · Chips
Sicilian Vampire
2015 · Jimmy Scambino
Ten cuidado con lo que deseas
2015 · Sheriff Big Jack
No Deposit
2015 · Alfie
A Place for Heroes
2014 · Vincent
Immigrant
2013 · Yeshiva Principal
4Closed
2013 · Bud
Last I Heard
2013 · Joe Scoleri
How Sweet It Is
2013 · Big Mike
Divorce Invitation
2012 · Daniel Miller
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012 · Mayor Palantine
Por Amor al Dinero
2012 · Red Parker
Imaginary Friend
2012 · Jonathan
The Devil's Carnival
2012 · God
The Trouble with Cali
2012 · Ivan, Director
God Don't Make the Laws
2011 · Lewis
Night Club
2011 · Himself
Kill the Irishman
2011 · Tony Salerno
Miller's Tale
2011 · Self
Mineville
2010 · Jacob Laremy
Santa Baby 2
2009 · Santa Claus
The Wild Stallion
2009 · Nolan
Doc West II : Triggerman
2009 · Sheriff Roy Basehart
Doc West
2009 · Roy Basehart
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 · Rotti Largo
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
2008 · Ledudal
Last Hour
2008 · Maitre Steinfeld
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising'
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Greetings from the Shore
2007 · Catch Turner
Mr. Fix It
2006 · Wally
Witness to 'Reds'
2006 · Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
The Workaday Gangster
2004 · Self
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004 · Charlie
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas
2004 · Self
Mr. 3000
2004 · Gus Panas
The Cooler
2003 · Buddy Stafford
Mambo Italiano
2003 · Gino Barberini
Mafia Doctor
2003 · Nicola Dellarusso
¡Oye, Arnold! La película
2002 · Scheck (voice)
Plan B
2002 · Joe Maloni
Ciao America
2002 · Antonio Primavera
Streghe verso nord
2001 · Gallio
Longshot
2001 · Laszlo Pryce
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001 · Self
Perfume
2001 · Lorenzo Mancini
Spot
2001 · Sonny Talia
The Amati Girls
2001 · Joe
The Thin Blue Lie
2000 · Frank Rizzo
Cheaters
2000 · Constantine Kiamos
That Championship Season
1999 · Coach, Director
Harlem Aria
1999 · Fabiano Grazzi
Houdini
1998 · Blackburn
Complot en Hong Kong
1998 · Harry Johanson
Dead Broke
1998 · Harvey
Bulworth
1998 · Graham Crockett
Men with Guns
1998 · Horace Burke
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997 · Joe Torre
Most Wanted
1997 · CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Dinero fácil
1997 · Guy Cipriani
Dog Watch
1997 · Delgoti
American Perfekt
1997 · Frank
Romeo + Julieta de William Shakespeare
1996 · Fulgencio Capulet
Escape Clause
1996 · Lt. Gil Farrand
Love Is All There Is
1996 · Piero Malacici
Nixon
1995 · Henry Kissinger
Cover Me
1995 · J.J. Davis
Without Consent
1994 · Dr. Winslow
Backstreet Justice
1994 · Captain Phil Giarusso
Parallel Lives
1994 · Ed Starling
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993 · Anthony Caruso
Sin salida
1993 · Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
The Last Mile
1992 · The Tenor
Rocketeer: El hombre cohete
1991 · Eddie Valentine
Don't Touch My Daughter
1991 · Lt. Willman
Age Isn't Everything
1991 · Max
Buenos Muchachos
1990 · Paul Cicero
Dick Tracy
1990 · Lips Manlis
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
Almost Partners
1987 · Jack Wilder
Very Close Quarters
1986 · Kiril
A Fine Mess
1986 · Tony Pazzo
Betrayed by Innocence
1986 · Mike Vogel
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986 · Gino
The Stuff
1985 · Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Chiller
1985 · Reverend Penny
Turk 182!
1985 · Himself
Surviving
1985 · Harvey
With Intent to Kill
1984 · Doyle Reinecker
My Mother's Secret Life
1984 · Max
Off the Wall
1983 · Warden Nicholas F. Castle
That Championship Season
1982 · Phil Romano
A Question of Honor
1982 · Carlo Danzie
I, the Jury
1982 · Detective Pat Chambers
Melanie
1982 · Walter
Reds
1981 · Louis Fraina
Cruising
1980 · Capt. Edelson
Lost and Found
1979 · Reilly
Dummy
1979 · Lowell Myers
The Brink's Job
1978 · Jazz Maffie
Slow Dancing In The Big City
1978 · Lou Friedlander
Bloodbrothers
1978 · Chubby De Coco
Oh, God!
1977 · Reverend Willie Williams
I Will, I Will...For Now
1976 · Lou Springer
Angel and Big Joe
1975
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
1974 · Ring
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974 · Harry Walters
The Gambler
1974 · Hips
Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974 · Joe
King Lear
1974 · Gloucester
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Curtis Mahoney
A Touch of Class
1973 · Walter Menkes
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972 · Taxi Driver
Made For Each Other
1971 · Gig's Father
Cry Uncle!
1971 · Coughing Cop
The Panic in Needle Park
1971 · Samuels
Where’s Poppa?
1970 · Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Skyscraper
1965
Amanda Undercover
· Self
TV shows (38)
Josh Gates Tonight
2020 · Self
El Padrino de Harlem
2019 · Frank Costello
Bad Blood
2017 · Nico Rizzuto Sr.
Emigratis
2016 · Self
Mentes Criminales: Sin fronteras
2016 · Dr. Dominico Scarpa
Grandfathered
2015 · Jack Martino
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
Cosmos
2014 · Augustin Mouchot (voice)
Los Goldberg
2013 · Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
Elementary
2012 · Robert Pardillo
L'onore e il rispetto
2006 · Beniamino
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
Jack & Bobby
2004
Still Standing
2002 · Al Miller
That's Life
2000 · Frank DeLucca
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
The Big House
1998
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Duckman
1994 · Variecom CEO (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Law & Order
1990 · Phil Cerreta
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
The Oldest Rookie
1987 · Ike Porter
Moonlighting
1985 · David Addison Sr.
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Al Sidell
Chiefs
1983 · Sheriff Skeeter Willis
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Seventh Avenue
1977 · Dave Shaw
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
1976
We'll Get By
1975 · George Platt
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
Great Performances
1971 · Gloucester
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953 · Self