Paul Sorvino
Acting1939Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
2023
Pursued
as Grandpa
2022
2021
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
2020
Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
Josh Gates Tonight
TVas Self
2019
Beneath the Leaves
as Captain Parker
Welcome to Acapulco
as Senator Campbell
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
Godfather of Harlem
TVas Frank Costello• 13 eps
2018
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
TVas Dr. Dominico Scarpa• 1 eps
Bad Blood
TVas Nico Rizzuto Sr.
2016
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
Chasing Gold
as Frank
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
Executor
as Father Antonio
Celebrity Family Feud
TVas Self• 1 eps
Grandfathered
TVas Jack Martino• 1 eps
2015
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
Cold Deck
as Chips
No Deposit
as Alfie
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Elementary
TVas Robert Pardillo• 1 eps
The Goldbergs
TVas Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg• 1 eps
Cosmos
TVas Augustin Mouchot (voice)• 1 eps
2013
2012
The Devil's Carnival
as God
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
The Trouble with Cali
Director
2011
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
Night Club
as Himself
Miller's Tale
as Self
2009
The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
2008
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
2006
Mr. Fix It
as Wally
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
L'onore e il rispetto
TVas Beniamino
2004
Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
Still Standing
TVas Al Miller• 4 eps
2003
2002
2001
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
The Amati Girls
as Joe
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2000
1999
1998
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
Houdini
as Blackburn
Dead Broke
as Harvey
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
1997
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
American Perfekt
as Frank
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
Duckman
TVas Variecom CEO (voice)• 1 eps
1996
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1994
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TVas Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko• 1 eps
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
1992
The Last Mile
as The Tenor
1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
Age Isn't Everything
as Max
Law & Order
TVas Phil Cerreta• 31 eps
1990
1989
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Al Sidell• 1 eps
1987
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
The Oldest Rookie
TVas Ike Porter• 14 eps
1986
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
Very Close Quarters
as Kiril
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
Moonlighting
TVas David Addison Sr.• 1 eps
1984
My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
1983
Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Chiefs
TVas Sheriff Skeeter Willis
1982
I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
Melanie
as Walter
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
1981
Reds
as Louis Fraina
1980
Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
1979
Lost and Found
as Reilly
Dummy
as Lowell Myers
1978
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
1977
Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Sergeant Bert D'Angelo• 1 eps
1974
The Gambler
as Hips
King Lear
as Gloucester
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
Great Performances
TVas Gloucester• 1 eps
1973
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
1972
1971
1970
Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
1965
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self