Personal Info
Known Credits
143
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1939-04-13 (86 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known For
Paul Anthony Sorvino
Paul Sorvino
Biography
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 f ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Pursued
| Grandpa
2022 --
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
| Self
2022 --
The Great American Heist
| Cheech
2021 --
The Birthday Cake
| Uncle Carmine
2020 --
Most Guys Are Losers
| Grandpa Paul
2019 --
Bad Impulse
| Lou Branch
2019 --
Beneath The Leaves
| Captain Parker
2018 --
Acts of Desperation
| Chief Lassiter
2018 --
Papa
| Danny
2018 --
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
| Phil
2017 --
Price for Freedom
| Shah of Iran
2017 --
Undercover Grandpa
| Giovanni
2017 --
The Red Maple Leaf
| Joseph Palermo
2017 --
Lost Cat Corona
| Uncle Sam
2016 --
A Winter Rose
| Skippy
2016 --
Rules Don't Apply
| Vernon Scott
2016 --
The Hybrids Family
| The Count
2016 --
The Brooklyn Banker
| Benny
2016 --
Executor
| Father Antonio
2016 --
The Bronx Bull
| Giuseppe LaMotta
2016 --
Detours
| Joe DiMaria
2016 --
Chasing Gold
| Frank
2016 --
The Bandit Hound
| Chief Burton
2016 --
Kidnapped in Romania
| Alexandru Damian
2016 --
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
| God
2015 --
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
Cold Deck
| Chips
2015 --
Sicilian Vampire
| Jimmy Scambino
2015 --
Careful What You Wish For
| Sheriff Big Jack
2015 --
No Deposit
| Alfie
2013 --
Immigrant
| Yeshiva Principal
2013 --
4Closed
| Bud
2013 --
How Sweet It Is
| Big Mike
2013 --
Last I Heard
| Joe Scoleri
2012 --
Divorce Invitation
| Daniel Miller
2012 --
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
| Mayor Palantine
2012 --
For the Love of Money
| Red Parker
2012 --
Imaginary Friend
| Jonathan
2012 --
The Devil's Carnival
| God
2012 --
The Trouble with Cali
| Ivan
2011 --
God Don't Make the Laws
| Lewis
2011 --
Night Club
| Himself
2011 --
Kill the Irishman
| Tony Salerno
2011 --
Miller's Tale
| Self
2009 --
Santa Baby 2
| Santa Claus
2009 --
The Wild Stallion
| Nolan
2009 --
Doc West II
| Sheriff Roy Basehart
2009 --
Doc West
| Roy Basehart
2008 --
Repo! The Genetic Opera
| Rotti Largo
2008 --
Greetings from the Shore
| Catch Turner
2008 --
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
| Ledudal
2008 --
Last Hour
| Maitre Steinfeld
2007 --
Exorcising 'Cruising'
| Self (archive footage)
2007 --
The History of 'Cruising'
| Self (archive footage)
2006 --
Mr. Fix It
| Wally
2006 --
Witness to 'Reds'
| Self
2005 --
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
|
2004 --
The Workaday Gangster
| Self
2004 --
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
| Charlie
2004 --
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
| Self
2004 --
Mr. 3000
| Gus Panas
2003 --
The Cooler
| Buddy Stafford
2003 --
Mambo Italiano
| Gino Barberini
2003 --
Mafia Doctor
| Nicola Dellarusso
2002 --
Hey Arnold! The Movie
| Scheck (voice)
2002 --
Ciao America
| Antonio Primavera
2001 --
Streghe verso nord
| Gallio
2001 --
Longshot
| Laszlo Pryce
2001 --
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
| Self
2001 --
Perfume
| Lorenzo Mancini
2001 --
See Spot Run
| Sonny Talia
2001 --
The Amati Girls
| Joe
2001 --
Plan B
| Joe Maloni
2000 --
The Thin Blue Lie
| Frank Rizzo
2000 --
Cheaters
| Constantine Kiamos
1999 --
That Championship Season
| Coach
1999 --
Harlem Aria
| Fabiano Grazzi
1998 --
Houdini
| Blackburn
1998 --
Knock Off
| Harry Johanson
1998 --
Dead Broke
| Harvey
1998 --
Bulworth
| Graham Crockett
1998 --
Men with Guns
| Horace Burke
1997 --
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
| Joe Torre
1997 --
Most Wanted
| CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
1997 --
Money Talks
| Guy Cipriani
1997 --
American Perfekt
| Franck
1996 --
Romeo + Juliet
| Fulgencio Capulet
1996 --
Escape Clause
| Lt. Gil Farrand
1996 --
Love Is All There Is
| Piero Malacici
1996 --
Dog Watch
| Delgoti
1995 --
Nixon
| Henry Kissinger
1995 --
Cover Me
| J.J. Davis
1994 --
Without Consent
| Dr. Winslow
1994 --
Backstreet Justice
| Captain Phil Giarusso
1994 --
Parallel Lives
| Ed Starling
1993 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
| Anthony Caruso
1993 --
The Firm
| Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
1992 --
The Last Mile
| The Tenor
1991 --
The Rocketeer
| Eddie Valentine
1991 --
Don't Touch My Daughter
| Lt. Willman
1991 --
Age Isn't Everything
| Max
1990 --
GoodFellas
| Paul Cicero
1990 --
Night of 100 Stars III
| Self
1990 --
Dick Tracy
| Lips Manlis
1987 --
Almost Partners
| Jack Wilder
1986 --
Very Close Quarters
|
1986 --
A Fine Mess
| Tony Pazzo
1986 --
Betrayed by Innocence
| Mike Vogel
1986 --
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
| Gino
1985 --
The Stuff
| Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
1985 --
Chiller
| Reverend Penny
1985 --
Turk 182!
| Himself
1985 --
Surviving
| Harvey
1984 --
With Intent to Kill
| Doyle Reinecker
1984 --
My Mother's Secret Life
| Max
1983 --
Off the Wall
| Warden Nicholas F. Castle
1982 --
That Championship Season
| Phil Romano
1982 --
A Question of Honor
| Carlo Danzie
1982 --
I, the Jury
| Detective Pat Chambers
1982 --
Melanie
| Walter
1981 --
Reds
| Louis Fraina
1980 --
Cruising
| Capt. Edelson
1979 --
Lost and Found
| Reilly
1979 --
Dummy
| Lowell Myers
1978 --
The Brink's Job
| Jazz Maffie
1978 --
Slow Dancing In The Big City
| Lou Friedlander
1978 --
Bloodbrothers
| Chubby De Coco
1977 --
Oh, God!
| Reverend Willie Williams
1976 --
I Will, I Will...For Now
| Lou Springer
1975 --
Angel and Big Joe
|
1974 --
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
| Ring
1974 --
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
| Harry Walters
1974 --
The Gambler
| Hips
1974 --
Tell Me Where It Hurts
| Joe
1974 --
King Lear
| Gloucester
1973 --
The Day of the Dolphin
| Curtis Mahoney
1973 --
A Touch of Class
| Walter Menkes
1972 --
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
| Cab Driver
1971 --
Made For Each Other
| Gig's Father
1971 --
Cry Uncle!
| Coughing Cop
1971 --
The Panic in Needle Park
| Samuels
1970 --
Where’s Poppa?
| Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
1965 --
Skyscraper
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