Paul Sorvino
Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA — Apr 13 1939• Died Jul 25 2022
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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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Law & Order
Phil Cerreta
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
Elementary
Robert Pardillo
Murder, She Wrote
Al Sidell
Great Performances
Gloucester
The Goldbergs
Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
Moonlighting
David Addison Sr.
Duckman
Variecom CEO (voice)
GoodFellas
Paul Cicero
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
Godfather of Harlem
Frank Costello
The Oscars
Self
Still Standing
Al Miller
Cosmos
Augustin Mouchot (voice)
The Streets of San Francisco
Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
Jack & Bobby
Emigratis
Self
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Dr. Dominico Scarpa
Romeo + Juliet
Fulgencio Capulet
That's Life
Frank DeLucca
Grandfathered
Jack Martino
The Firm
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Bad Blood
Nico Rizzuto Sr.
L'onore e il rispetto
Beniamino
Cruising
Capt. Edelson
Money Talks
Guy Cipriani
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Reds
Louis Fraina
Dick Tracy
Lips Manlis
The Rocketeer
Eddie Valentine
The Oldest Rookie
Ike Porter
Bulworth
Graham Crockett
Chiefs
Sheriff Skeeter Willis
Careful What You Wish For
Sheriff Big Jack
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Melanie
Walter
The Stuff
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Kill the Irishman
Tony Salerno
The Panic in Needle Park
Samuels
Knock Off
Harry Johanson
The Gambler
Hips
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Scheck (voice)
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Rotti Largo
Mr. 3000
Gus Panas
Rules Don't Apply
Vernon Scott
Most Wanted
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Where’s Poppa?
Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Perfume
Lorenzo Mancini
Oh, God!
Reverend Willie Williams
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
The Cooler
Buddy Stafford
Plan B
Joe Maloni
Seventh Avenue
Dave Shaw
The Day of the Dolphin
Curtis Mahoney
Turk 182!
Himself
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Anthony Caruso
Papa
Danny
Night Club
Himself
The Brink's Job
Jazz Maffie
Off the Wall
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Mafia Doctor
Nicola Dellarusso
I, the Jury
Detective Pat Chambers
Undercover Grandpa
Giovanni
Last Hour
Maitre Steinfeld
We'll Get By
George Platt
Mambo Italiano
Gino Barberini
The Bronx Bull
Giuseppe LaMotta
For the Love of Money
Red Parker
Cheaters
Constantine Kiamos
See Spot Run
Sonny Talia
Doc West
Roy Basehart
The Red Maple Leaf
Joseph Palermo
Imaginary Friend
Jonathan
A Fine Mess
Tony Pazzo
Cover Me
J.J. Davis
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
Dummy
Lowell Myers
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
Mr. Fix It
Wally
A Winter Rose
Skippy
A Touch of Class
Walter Menkes
Most Guys Are Losers
Grandpa Paul
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Taxi Driver
Longshot
Laszlo Pryce
Chiller
Reverend Penny
Welcome to Acapulco
Senator Campbell
The Devil's Carnival
God
American Perfekt
Frank
Escape Clause
Lt. Gil Farrand
Santa Baby 2
Santa Claus
Pursued
Grandpa
Don't Touch My Daughter
Lt. Willman
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Joe Torre
I Will, I Will...For Now
Lou Springer
That Championship Season
Phil Romano
The Thin Blue Lie
Frank Rizzo
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Dog Watch
Delgoti
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Carmine
Without Consent
Dr. Winslow
Houdini
Blackburn
Cold Deck
Chips
Bad Impulse
Lou Branch
Doc West II : Triggerman
Sheriff Roy Basehart
Bloodbrothers
Chubby De Coco
The Last Mile
The Tenor
Harlem Aria
Fabiano Grazzi
Miller's Tale
Self
King Lear
Gloucester
No Deposit
Alfie
Surviving
Harvey
That Championship Season
Coach
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Mayor Palantine
Detours
Joe DiMaria
Parallel Lives
Ed Starling
Lost Cat Corona
Uncle Sam
My Mother's Secret Life
Max
Dead Broke
Harvey
God Don't Make the Laws
Lewis
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Joe
The Wild Stallion
Nolan
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
Self
Lost and Found
Reilly
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
God
Greetings from the Shore
Catch Turner
How Sweet It Is
Big Mike
A Question of Honor
Carlo Danzie
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
4Closed
Bud
The Bandit Hound
Chief Burton
Love Is All There Is
Piero Malacici
Betrayed by Innocence
Mike Vogel
Men with Guns
Horace Burke
Price for Freedom
Shah of Iran
Age Isn't Everything
Max
Last I Heard
Joe Scoleri
With Intent to Kill
Doyle Reinecker
Acts of Desperation
Chief Lassiter
Divorce Invitation
Daniel Miller
Beneath the Leaves
Captain Parker
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Lou Friedlander
Sicilian Vampire
Jimmy Scambino
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Self
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Harry Walters
The Amati Girls
Joe
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Ledudal
The Trouble with Cali
Ivan
Backstreet Justice
Captain Phil Giarusso
As Long As We Both Shall Live
Jim
Chasing Gold
Frank
Executor
Father Antonio
Made For Each Other
Gig's Father
Ciao America
Antonio Primavera
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Self (archive footage)
Streghe verso nord
Gallio
Immigrant
Yeshiva Principal
Almost Partners
Jack Wilder
Cry Uncle!
Coughing Cop
The Hybrids Family
The Count
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Charlie
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Phil
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Gino
Kidnapped in Romania
Alexandru Damian
The Brooklyn Banker
Benny
Very Close Quarters
Kiril
The Big House
The Workaday Gangster
Self
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Ring
Skyscraper
The Great American Heist
Cheech
Angel and Big Joe
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee