Paul Sorvino
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1939
- Died
- July 25, 2022
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Amanda Undercover
Amanda Undercover TBA
as Self
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult 2026
as Self – Rotti Largo (archive footage)
Pursued 2023
as Grandpa
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective 2022
as Self
The Great American Heist 2022
as Cheech
The Birthday Cake 2021
as Uncle Carmine
Most Guys Are Losers 2020
as Grandpa Paul
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors 2020
as Self
Bad Impulse 2019
as Lou Branch
Welcome to Acapulco 2019
as Senator Campbell
Beneath the Leaves 2019
as Captain Parker
Acts of Desperation 2018
as Chief Lassiter
Papa 2018
as Danny
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game 2018
as Phil
Price for Freedom 2017
as Shah of Iran
Undercover Grandpa 2017
as Giovanni
The Red Maple Leaf 2017
as Joseph Palermo
Lost Cat Corona 2017
as Uncle Sam
A Winter Rose 2016
as Skippy
Rules Don't Apply 2016
as Vernon Scott
The Hybrids Family 2016
as The Count
The Brooklyn Banker 2016
as Benny
Executor 2016
as Father Antonio
The Bronx Bull 2016
as Giuseppe LaMotta
Detours 2016
as Joe DiMaria
Chasing Gold 2016
as Frank
The Bandit Hound 2016
as Chief Burton
Kidnapped in Romania 2016
as Alexandru Damian
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival 2016
as God
As Long As We Both Shall Live 2016
as Jim
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Cold Deck 2015
as Chips
Sicilian Vampire 2015
as Jimmy Scambino
Careful What You Wish For 2015
as Sheriff Big Jack
No Deposit 2015
as Alfie
A Place for Heroes 2014
as Vincent
Immigrant 2013
as Yeshiva Principal
4Closed 2013
as Bud
Last I Heard 2013
as Joe Scoleri
How Sweet It Is 2013
as Big Mike
Divorce Invitation 2012
as Daniel Miller
Jersey Shore Shark Attack 2012
as Mayor Palantine
For the Love of Money 2012
as Red Parker
Imaginary Friend 2012
as Jonathan
The Devil's Carnival 2012
as God
The Trouble with Cali 2012
as Ivan, Director
God Don't Make the Laws 2011
as Lewis
Night Club 2011
as Himself
Kill the Irishman 2011
as Tony Salerno
Miller's Tale 2011
as Self
Mineville 2010
as Jacob Laremy
Santa Baby 2 2009
as Santa Claus
The Wild Stallion 2009
as Nolan
Doc West II : Triggerman 2009
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
Doc West 2009
as Roy Basehart
Repo! The Genetic Opera 2008
as Rotti Largo
Carnera: The Walking Mountain 2008
as Ledudal
Last Hour 2008
as Maitre Steinfeld
The History of 'Cruising' 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Exorcising 'Cruising' 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Greetings from the Shore 2007
as Catch Turner
Mr. Fix It 2006
as Wally
Witness to 'Reds' 2006
as Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood 2005
Actor
The Workaday Gangster 2004
as Self
Goodnight, Joseph Parker 2004
as Charlie
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas 2004
as Self
Mr. 3000 2004
as Gus Panas
The Cooler 2003
as Buddy Stafford
Mambo Italiano 2003
as Gino Barberini
Mafia Doctor 2003
as Nicola Dellarusso
Hey Arnold! The Movie 2002
as Scheck (voice)
Plan B 2002
as Joe Maloni
Ciao America 2002
as Antonio Primavera
Streghe verso nord 2001
as Gallio
Longshot 2001
as Laszlo Pryce
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 2001
as Self
Perfume 2001
as Lorenzo Mancini
See Spot Run 2001
as Sonny Talia
The Amati Girls 2001
as Joe
The Thin Blue Lie 2000
as Frank Rizzo
Cheaters 2000
as Constantine Kiamos
That Championship Season 1999
as Coach, Director
Harlem Aria 1999
as Fabiano Grazzi
Houdini 1998
as Blackburn
Knock Off 1998
as Harry Johanson
Dead Broke 1998
as Harvey
Bulworth 1998
as Graham Crockett
Men with Guns 1998
as Horace Burke
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way 1997
as Joe Torre
Most Wanted 1997
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Money Talks 1997
as Guy Cipriani
Dog Watch 1997
as Delgoti
American Perfekt 1997
as Frank
Romeo + Juliet 1996
as Fulgencio Capulet
Escape Clause 1996
as Lt. Gil Farrand
Love Is All There Is 1996
as Piero Malacici
Nixon 1995
as Henry Kissinger
Cover Me 1995
as J.J. Davis
Without Consent 1994
as Dr. Winslow
Backstreet Justice 1994
as Captain Phil Giarusso
Parallel Lives 1994
as Ed Starling
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives 1993
as Anthony Caruso
The Firm 1993
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
The Last Mile 1992
as The Tenor
The Rocketeer 1991
as Eddie Valentine
Don't Touch My Daughter 1991
as Lt. Willman
Age Isn't Everything 1991
as Max
GoodFellas 1990
as Paul Cicero
Dick Tracy 1990
as Lips Manlis
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Almost Partners 1987
as Jack Wilder
Very Close Quarters 1986
as Kiril
A Fine Mess 1986
as Tony Pazzo
Betrayed by Innocence 1986
as Mike Vogel
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter 1986
as Gino
The Stuff 1985
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Chiller 1985
as Reverend Penny
Turk 182! 1985
as Himself
Surviving 1985
as Harvey
With Intent to Kill 1984
as Doyle Reinecker
My Mother's Secret Life 1984
as Max
Off the Wall 1983
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
That Championship Season 1982
as Phil Romano
A Question of Honor 1982
as Carlo Danzie
I, the Jury 1982
as Detective Pat Chambers
- Melanie
Melanie 1982
as Walter
Reds 1981
as Louis Fraina
Cruising 1980
as Capt. Edelson
Lost and Found 1979
as Reilly
Dummy 1979
as Lowell Myers
The Brink's Job 1978
as Jazz Maffie
Slow Dancing In The Big City 1978
as Lou Friedlander
Bloodbrothers 1978
as Chubby De Coco
Oh, God! 1977
as Reverend Willie Williams
I Will, I Will...For Now 1976
as Lou Springer
Angel and Big Joe 1975
Actor
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue 1974
as Ring
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy 1974
as Harry Walters
The Gambler 1974
as Hips
Tell Me Where It Hurts 1974
as Joe
King Lear 1974
as Gloucester
The Day of the Dolphin 1973
as Curtis Mahoney
A Touch of Class 1973
as Walter Menkes
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues 1972
as Taxi Driver
Made For Each Other 1971
as Gig's Father
Cry Uncle! 1971
as Coughing Cop
The Panic in Needle Park 1971
as Samuels
Where’s Poppa? 1970
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Skyscraper 1965
Actor
Credits from TMDB.