Paul Sorvino

Acting • 1939-04-13 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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2026
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of GoodfellasFilm
Self (archive footage)
2026
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a CultFilm
Self – Rotti Largo (archive footage)
2023
PursuedFilm
Grandpa
★ 5.8
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveFilm
Self
★ 4.8
2022
The Great American HeistFilm
Cheech
2021
The Birthday CakeFilm
Uncle Carmine
★ 5.0
2020
Josh Gates TonightTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2020
Most Guys Are LosersFilm
Grandpa Paul
★ 2.6
2020
GoodFellas: Behind Closed DoorsFilm
Self
2019
Godfather of HarlemTV
Frank Costello • 13 episodes
★ 8.2
2019
Welcome to AcapulcoFilm
Senator Campbell
★ 5.3
2019
Bad ImpulseFilm
Lou Branch
★ 5.0
2019
Beneath the LeavesFilm
Captain Parker
★ 4.2
2018
Abe & Phil's Last Poker GameFilm
Phil
★ 6.0
2018
Acts of DesperationFilm
Chief Lassiter
★ 4.0
2018
PapaFilm
Danny
★ 4.3
2017
Bad BloodTV
Nico Rizzuto Sr. • 6 episodes
★ 7.2
2017
Undercover GrandpaFilm
Giovanni
★ 5.7
2017
Lost Cat CoronaFilm
Uncle Sam
★ 5.7
2017
The Red Maple LeafFilm
Joseph Palermo
★ 4.3
2017
Price for FreedomFilm
Shah of Iran
★ 2.0
2016
Rules Don't ApplyFilm
Vernon Scott
★ 5.8
2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersTV
Dr. Dominico Scarpa • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2016
Alleluia! The Devil's CarnivalFilm
God
★ 6.0
2016
EmigratisTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2016
The Bronx BullFilm
Giuseppe LaMotta
★ 4.3
2016
ExecutorFilm
Father Antonio
★ 4.5
2016
The Bandit HoundFilm
Chief Burton
★ 4.6
2016
DetoursFilm
Joe DiMaria
★ 4.9
2016
The Hybrids FamilyFilm
The Count
★ 5.8
2016
The Brooklyn BankerFilm
Benny
★ 4.8
2016
Kidnapped in RomaniaFilm
Alexandru Damian
★ 2.9
2016
A Winter RoseFilm
Skippy
★ 3.0
2016
Chasing GoldFilm
Frank
2016
As Long As We Both Shall LiveFilm
Jim
2015
Careful What You Wish ForFilm
Sheriff Big Jack
★ 6.1
2015
Celebrity Family FeudTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2015
GrandfatheredTV
Jack Martino • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2015
Cold DeckFilm
Chips
★ 5.5
2015
Sicilian VampireFilm
Jimmy Scambino
★ 3.4
2015
No DepositFilm
Alfie
★ 3.0
2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go UpFilm
Self (archive footage)
2014
CosmosTV
Augustin Mouchot (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2014
A Place for HeroesFilm
Vincent
2013
The GoldbergsTV
Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2013
4ClosedFilm
Bud
★ 4.8
2013
Last I HeardFilm
Joe Scoleri
★ 5.3
2013
How Sweet It IsFilm
Big Mike
★ 2.2
2013
ImmigrantFilm
Yeshiva Principal
2012
ElementaryTV
Robert Pardillo • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2012
The Devil's CarnivalFilm
God
★ 5.6
2012
Jersey Shore Shark AttackFilm
Mayor Palantine
★ 4.6
2012
Imaginary FriendFilm
Jonathan
★ 4.7
2012
Divorce InvitationFilm
Daniel Miller
★ 4.5
2012
For the Love of MoneyFilm
Red Parker
★ 4.3
2012
The Trouble with CaliFilm
Ivan
★ 2.0
2011
Kill the IrishmanFilm
Tony Salerno
★ 6.8
2011
God Don't Make the LawsFilm
Lewis
★ 4.6
2011
Miller's TaleFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2011
Night ClubFilm
Himself
★ 2.0
2010
MinevilleFilm
Jacob Laremy
2009
Doc West II : TriggermanFilm
Sheriff Roy Basehart
★ 6.3
2009
Doc WestFilm
Roy Basehart
★ 6.2
2009
The Wild StallionFilm
Nolan
★ 6.1
2009
Santa Baby 2Film
Santa Claus
★ 5.1
2008
Repo! The Genetic OperaFilm
Rotti Largo
★ 6.3
2008
Carnera: The Walking MountainFilm
Ledudal
★ 5.9
2008
Last HourFilm
Maitre Steinfeld
★ 4.2
2007
Greetings from the ShoreFilm
Catch Turner
★ 6.1
2007
The History of 'Cruising'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2006
Mr. Fix ItFilm
Wally
★ 4.9
2006
L'onore e il rispettoTV
Beniamino • 6 episodes
★ 7.4
2006
Witness to 'Reds'Film
Self
★ 6.0
2005
Gangland: Bullets over HollywoodFilm
★ 7.4
2005
The Apprentice: Martha StewartTV
★ 10.0
2004
Mr. 3000Film
Gus Panas
★ 5.3
2004
The Tony Danza ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2004
Jack & BobbyTV
★ 7.3
2004
Goodnight, Joseph ParkerFilm
Charlie
★ 6.0
2004
The Workaday GangsterFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2004
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellasFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2003
The CoolerFilm
Buddy Stafford
★ 6.7
2003
Mambo ItalianoFilm
Gino Barberini
★ 6.0
2003
Mafia DoctorFilm
Nicola Dellarusso
★ 5.7
2002
Hey Arnold! The MovieFilm
Scheck (voice)
★ 6.5
2002
Still StandingTV
Al Miller • 4 episodes
★ 6.9
2002
Plan BFilm
Joe Maloni
★ 4.5
2002
Ciao AmericaFilm
Antonio Primavera
★ 8.5
2001
See Spot RunFilm
Sonny Talia
★ 6.1
2001
PerfumeFilm
Lorenzo Mancini
★ 4.8
2001
Streghe verso nordFilm
Gallio
★ 5.3
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2001
LongshotFilm
Laszlo Pryce
★ 5.7
2001
The Amati GirlsFilm
Joe
★ 4.7
2000
CheatersFilm
Constantine Kiamos
★ 6.3
2000
That's LifeTV
Frank DeLucca • 36 episodes
★ 7.0
2000
The Thin Blue LieFilm
Frank Rizzo
★ 7.0
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
1999
Harlem AriaFilm
Fabiano Grazzi
★ 7.7
1999
That Championship SeasonFilm
Coach
★ 6.8
1998
Knock OffFilm
Harry Johanson
★ 5.4
1998
BulworthFilm
Graham Crockett
★ 6.3
1998
HoudiniFilm
Blackburn
★ 5.7
1998
Men with GunsFilm
Horace Burke
★ 4.6
1998
Dead BrokeFilm
Harvey
★ 10.0
1998
The Big HouseTV
★ 7.0
1997
Money TalksFilm
Guy Cipriani
★ 6.0
1997
Most WantedFilm
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
★ 5.4
1997
American PerfektFilm
Frank
★ 6.5
1997
Dog WatchFilm
Delgoti
★ 4.9
1997
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the WayFilm
Joe Torre
★ 6.3
1996
The Daily ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1996
Romeo + JulietFilm
Fulgencio Capulet
★ 6.8
1996
Escape ClauseFilm
Lt. Gil Farrand
★ 4.8
1996
Love Is All There IsFilm
Piero Malacici
★ 5.3
1995
NixonFilm
Henry Kissinger
★ 6.8
1995
Cover MeFilm
J.J. Davis
★ 3.3
1994
DuckmanTV
Variecom CEO (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1994
Without ConsentFilm
Dr. Winslow
★ 7.2
1994
Parallel LivesFilm
Ed Starling
★ 5.7
1994
Backstreet JusticeFilm
Captain Phil Giarusso
★ 3.7
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 5 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
The FirmFilm
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked WivesFilm
Anthony Caruso
★ 6.9
1992
The Last MileFilm
The Tenor
★ 7.0
1991
The RocketeerFilm
Eddie Valentine
★ 6.5
1991
Don't Touch My DaughterFilm
Lt. Willman
★ 4.7
1991
Age Isn't EverythingFilm
Max
★ 2.7
1990
Law & OrderTV
Phil Cerreta • 31 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
GoodFellasFilm
Paul Cicero
★ 8.5
1990
Dick TracyFilm
Lips Manlis
★ 6.2
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm
Self
★ 4.3
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV
Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1987
The Oldest RookieTV
Ike Porter • 14 episodes
★ 7.0
1987
Almost PartnersFilm
Jack Wilder
★ 9.0
1986
A Fine MessFilm
Tony Pazzo
★ 4.5
1986
Betrayed by InnocenceFilm
Mike Vogel
★ 6.2
1986
Very Close QuartersFilm
Kiril
★ 9.0
1986
Vasectomy: A Delicate MatterFilm
Gino
★ 5.0
1985
MoonlightingTV
David Addison Sr. • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1985
The StuffFilm
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
★ 6.0
1985
Turk 182!Film
Himself
★ 5.9
1985
ChillerFilm
Reverend Penny
★ 4.2
1985
SurvivingFilm
Harvey
★ 5.0
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Al Sidell • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
My Mother's Secret LifeFilm
Max
★ 8.0
1984
With Intent to KillFilm
Doyle Reinecker
★ 6.5
1983
ChiefsTV
Sheriff Skeeter Willis • 3 episodes
★ 7.9
1983
Off the WallFilm
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
★ 3.5
1982
Late Night with David LettermanTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1982
I, the JuryFilm
Detective Pat Chambers
★ 5.7
1982
That Championship SeasonFilm
Phil Romano
★ 5.2
1982
MelanieFilm
Walter
★ 7.5
1982
A Question of HonorFilm
Carlo Danzie
★ 8.5
1981
RedsFilm
Louis Fraina
★ 6.9
1980
CruisingFilm
Capt. Edelson
★ 6.6
1979
Lost and FoundFilm
Reilly
★ 6.0
1979
DummyFilm
Lowell Myers
★ 8.8
1978
The Brink's JobFilm
Jazz Maffie
★ 6.2
1978
BloodbrothersFilm
Chubby De Coco
★ 5.8
1978
Slow Dancing In The Big CityFilm
Lou Friedlander
★ 6.6
1977
Oh, God!Film
Reverend Willie Williams
★ 6.4
1977
Seventh AvenueTV
Dave Shaw • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1976
I Will, I Will...For NowFilm
Lou Springer
★ 4.6
1976
Bert D'Angelo SuperstarTV
★ 5.0
1975
Angel and Big JoeFilm
★ 6.9
1975
We'll Get ByTV
George Platt • 11 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
The GamblerFilm
Hips
★ 6.7
1974
Shoot It Black, Shoot It BlueFilm
Ring
★ 7.0
1974
King LearFilm
Gloucester
★ 9.0
1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer GuyFilm
Harry Walters
★ 4.0
1974
Tell Me Where It HurtsFilm
Joe
1973
The Day of the DolphinFilm
Curtis Mahoney
★ 5.8
1973
A Touch of ClassFilm
Walter Menkes
★ 6.1
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
Sergeant Bert D'Angelo • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1972
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesFilm
Taxi Driver
★ 5.3
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Gloucester • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
The Panic in Needle ParkFilm
Samuels
★ 6.8
1971
Cry Uncle!Film
Coughing Cop
★ 4.5
1971
Made For Each OtherFilm
Gig's Father
★ 5.5
1970
Where’s Poppa?Film
Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
★ 6.0
1965
SkyscraperFilm
★ 9.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 8 episodes
★ 7.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 5.8
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1

Known For

Law & Order

GoodFellas

Godfather of Harlem

Cruising

Repo! The Genetic Opera

The Rocketeer

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