About

Known credits:
152
Birthday:
1939-04-13
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Website:
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Paul Sorvino

Overview

Paul Anthony Sorvino (/sɔːrˈviːnoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor, opera singer, businessman, 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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Known for

Acting
2023 Pursued Actor Grandpa N/A
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2022 American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective Actor Self 59
Average
2022 The Great American Heist Actor Cheech N/A
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2021 The Birthday Cake Actor Uncle Carmine 58
Average
2020 Most Guys Are Losers Actor Grandpa Paul 58
Average
2019 Bad Impulse Actor Lou Branch 58
Average
2019 Beneath The Leaves Actor Captain Parker 58
Average
2018 Acts of Desperation Actor Chief Lassiter 59
Average
2018 Papa Actor Danny 58
Average
2018 Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game Actor Phil 59
Average
2017 Price for Freedom Actor Shah of Iran 58
Average
2017 Undercover Grandpa Actor Giovanni 58
Average
2017 Lost Cat Corona Actor Uncle Sam 59
Average
2017 The Red Maple Leaf Actor Joseph Palermo 58
Average
2016 A Winter Rose Actor Skippy 58
Average
2016 Rules Don't Apply Actor Vernon Scott 58
Average
2016 The Hybrids Family Actor The Count 59
Average
2016 The Brooklyn Banker Actor Benny 58
Average
2016 Executor Actor Father Antonio 59
Average
2016 The Bronx Bull Actor Giuseppe LaMotta 58
Average
2016 Detours Actor Joe DiMaria 59
Average
2016 Chasing Gold Actor Frank N/A
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2016 The Bandit Hound Actor Chief Burton 58
Average
2016 Kidnapped in Romania Actor Alexandru Damian 58
Average
2016 Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival Actor God 59
Average
2015 Enzian: When the Lights Go Up Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2015 Cold Deck Actor Chips 58
Average
2015 Sicilian Vampire Actor Jimmy Scambino 58
Average
2015 Careful What You Wish For Actor Sheriff Big Jack 59
Average
2015 No Deposit Actor Alfie 58
Average
2013 Immigrant Actor Yeshiva Principal N/A
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2013 4Closed Actor Bud 58
Average
2013 How Sweet It Is Actor Big Mike 58
Average
2013 Last I Heard Actor Joe Scoleri 58
Average
2012 Divorce Invitation Actor Daniel Miller 58
Average
2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack Actor Mayor Palantine 57
Average
2012 For the Love of Money Actor Red Parker 58
Average
2012 Imaginary Friend Actor Jonathan 58
Average
2012 The Devil's Carnival Actor God 58
Average
2012 The Trouble with Cali Actor Ivan 58
Average
2011 God Don't Make the Laws Actor Lewis 58
Average
2011 Night Club Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2011 Kill the Irishman Actor Tony Salerno 63
Fair
2011 Miller's Tale Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Santa Baby 2 Actor Santa Claus 58
Average
2009 Doc West II Actor Sheriff Roy Basehart 59
Average
2009 Doc West Actor Roy Basehart 59
Average
2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera Actor Rotti Largo 60
Fair
2008 Greetings from the Shore Actor Catch Turner 59
Average
2008 Carnera: The Walking Mountain Actor Ledudal 59
Average
2008 Last Hour Actor Maitre Steinfeld 58
Average
2007 Exorcising 'Cruising' Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2007 The History of 'Cruising' Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2006 Mr. Fix It Actor Wally 58
Average
2006 Witness to 'Reds' Actor Self N/A
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2005 Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood Actor 59
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2004 The Workaday Gangster Actor Self N/A
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2004 Goodnight, Joseph Parker Actor Charlie 59
Average
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' Actor Self N/A
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2004 Mr. 3000 Actor Gus Panas 57
Average
2004 Law & Order: The First 3 Years Actor Self - Sergeant Phil Cerreta N/A
N/A
2003 The Cooler Actor Buddy Stafford 62
Fair
2003 Mambo Italiano Actor Gino Barberini 59
Average
2003 Mafia Doctor Actor Nicola Dellarusso 59
Average
2002 Hey Arnold! The Movie Actor Scheck (voice) 61
Fair
2002 Ciao America Actor Antonio Primavera 59
Average
2001 Streghe verso nord Actor Gallio 58
Average
2001 Longshot Actor Laszlo Pryce 59
Average
2001 Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Perfume Actor Lorenzo Mancini 58
Average
2001 See Spot Run Actor Sonny Talia 59
Average
2001 The Amati Girls Actor Joe 58
Average
2001 Plan B Actor Joe Maloni 58
Average
2000 That's Life Actor Frank DeLucca 69
Fair
2000 The Thin Blue Lie Actor Frank Rizzo 59
Average
2000 Cheaters Actor Constantine Kiamos 59
Average
1999 That Championship Season Actor Coach 58
Average
1999 Harlem Aria Actor Fabiano Grazzi 59
Average
1998 Houdini Actor Blackburn 58
Average
1998 Knock Off Actor Harry Johanson 56
Average
1998 Dead Broke Actor Harvey N/A
N/A
1998 Bulworth Actor Graham Crockett 60
Fair
1998 Men with Guns Actor Horace Burke 58
Average
1998 The Big House Actor N/A
N/A
1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Actor Joe Torre 58
Average
1997 Most Wanted Actor CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill 58
Average
1997 Money Talks Actor Guy Cipriani 59
Average
1997 American Perfekt Actor Franck 59
Average
1996 Romeo + Juliet Actor Fulgencio Capulet 67
Fair
1996 Escape Clause Actor Lt. Gil Farrand 58
Average
1996 Love Is All There Is Actor Piero Malacici 58
Average
1996 Dog Watch Actor Delgoti 59
Average
1995 Nixon Actor Henry Kissinger 63
Fair
1995 Cover Me Actor J.J. Davis 58
Average
1994 Without Consent Actor Dr. Winslow 59
Average
1994 Backstreet Justice Actor Captain Phil Giarusso 58
Average
1994 Parallel Lives Actor Ed Starling 58
Average
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives Actor Anthony Caruso 59
Average
1993 The Firm Actor Tommy Morolto (uncredited) 65
Fair
1992 The Last Mile Actor The Tenor N/A
N/A
1991 The Rocketeer Actor Eddie Valentine 62
Fair
1991 Don't Touch My Daughter Actor Lt. Willman 58
Average
1991 Age Isn't Everything Actor Max 58
Average
1990 GoodFellas Actor Paul Cicero 84
Very good
1990 Night of 100 Stars III Actor Self 59
Average
1990 Dick Tracy Actor Lips Manlis 60
Fair
1987 The Oldest Rookie Actor Det. Ike Porter 69
Fair
1987 Almost Partners Actor Jack Wilder N/A
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1986 Very Close Quarters Actor N/A
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1986 A Fine Mess Actor Tony Pazzo 58
Average
1986 Betrayed by Innocence Actor Mike Vogel 59
Average
1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Actor Gino N/A
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1985 The Stuff Actor Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears 59
Average
1985 Chiller Actor Reverend Penny 57
Average
1985 Turk 182! Actor Himself 58
Average
1985 Surviving Actor Harvey 58
Average
1984 With Intent to Kill Actor Doyle Reinecker N/A
N/A
1984 My Mother's Secret Life Actor Max 59
Average
1983 Chiefs Actor Sheriff Skeeter Willis 71
Good
1983 Off the Wall Actor Warden Nicholas F. Castle 58
Average
1982 That Championship Season Actor Phil Romano 58
Average
1982 A Question of Honor Actor Carlo Danzie 58
Average
1982 I, the Jury Actor Detective Pat Chambers 58
Average
1982 Melanie Actor Walter 59
Average
1981 Reds Actor Louis Fraina 62
Fair
1980 Cruising Actor Capt. Edelson 62
Fair
1979 Lost and Found Actor Reilly 59
Average
1979 Dummy Actor Lowell Myers 59
Average
1978 The Brink's Job Actor Jazz Maffie 59
Average
1978 Slow Dancing In The Big City Actor Lou Friedlander 59
Average
1978 Bloodbrothers Actor Chubby De Coco 59
Average
1977 Oh, God! Actor Reverend Willie Williams 60
Fair
1977 Seventh Avenue Actor Dave Shaw 69
Fair
1976 Bert D'Angelo Superstar Actor 69
Fair
1976 I Will, I Will...For Now Actor Lou Springer 59
Average
1975 We'll Get By Actor George Platt N/A
N/A
1975 Angel and Big Joe Actor 59
Average
1974 Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue Actor Ring 59
Average
1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Actor Harry Walters 58
Average
1974 The Gambler Actor Hips 60
Fair
1974 Tell Me Where It Hurts Actor Joe N/A
N/A
1974 King Lear Actor Gloucester N/A
N/A
1973 The Day of the Dolphin Actor Curtis Mahoney 58
Average
1973 A Touch of Class Actor Walter Menkes 59
Average
1972 Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues Actor Cab Driver 58
Average
1971 Made For Each Other Actor Gig's Father 59
Average
1971 Cry Uncle! Actor Coughing Cop 58
Average
1971 The Panic in Needle Park Actor Samuels 62
Fair
1970 Where’s Poppa? Actor Owner of Gus & Grace's Home 59
Average
1965 Skyscraper Actor N/A
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Directing
2012 The Trouble with Cali Directing Director 58
Average
1999 That Championship Season Directing Director 58
Average