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Paul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor, opera singer, businessman, writer, and sculptor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the TV series Law & Order. He held supporting roles in A Touch of Class, Reds, The Rocketeer, Nixon and Romeo + Juliet. He is the father of actors Mira Sorvino and Michael Sorvino.
Birth Name
Paul Anthony Sorvino
Born
Thursday, 13 April 1939
Died
Monday, 25 July 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Birthday Cake | Uncle Carmine | 2021 |
| As Long As We Both Shall Live | Jim | 2021 |
| Most Guys Are Losers | Grandpa | 2020 |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Bad Impulse | Lou Branch | 2019 |
| Godfather of Harlem | Frank Costello | 2019 |
| Welcome to Acapulco | Senator Campbell | 2019 |
| Acts of Desperation | Chief Lassiter | 2019 |
| Beneath the Leaves | Captain Parker | 2019 |
| Papa | Danny | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Birthday Cake | Uncle Carmine | 2021 |
| As Long As We Both Shall Live | Jim | 2021 |
| Most Guys Are Losers | Grandpa | 2020 |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Bad Impulse | Lou Branch | 2019 |
| Godfather of Harlem | Frank Costello | 2019 |
| Welcome to Acapulco | Senator Campbell | 2019 |
| Acts of Desperation | Chief Lassiter | 2019 |
| Beneath the Leaves | Captain Parker | 2019 |
| Papa | Danny | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Renaissance Man | Self | 2018 |
| Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game | Phil | 2018 |
| Bad Blood | Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. / Nico Rizzuto Sr. | 2017 |
| Executor | Father Antonio | 2017 |
| Undercover Grandpa | Giovanni | 2017 |
| Price for Freedom | Shah of Iran | 2017 |
| Lost Cat Corona | Uncle Sam | 2017 |
| The Red Maple Leaf | Joseph Palermo | 2017 |
| A Winter Rose | Skippy | 2016 |
| Rules Don't Apply | Vernon Scott | 2016 |
| The Brooklyn Banker | Benny | 2016 |
| The Bronx Bull | Giuseppe LaMotta | 2016 |
| Detours | Joe DiMaria | 2016 |
| Chasing Gold | Frank | 2016 |
| The Bandit Hound | Chief Burton | 2016 |
| Emigratis | Self | 2016 |
| Kidnapped in Romania | Alexandru Damian / Don Ciro | 2016 |
| Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | God | 2016 |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Dr. Dominico Scarpa | 2016 |
| Chroma | Self | 2016 |
| Cold Deck | Chips | 2015 |
| Sicilian Vampire | Jimmy Scambino | 2015 |
| Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle | Self | 2015 |
| Grandfathered | Jack Martino | 2015 |
| In the Seats with Kristina | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Making of the Mob | Self - Actor, Goodfellas | 2015 |
| The Greg Gutfeld Show | Paulie | 2015 |
| No Deposit | Alfie | 2015 |
| Careful What You Wish For | Sheriff Big Jack | 2015 |
| The Jack and Triumph Show | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Hybrids Family | The Count | 2015 |
| ADTV (Attention Deficit Television) | Self | 2014 |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Augustin Mouchot | 2014 |
| Immigrant | Yeshiva Principal | 2013 |
| The Goldbergs | Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg | 2013 |
| Foreclosed | Bud | 2013 |
| How Sweet It Is | Big Mike Cicero / Big Mike | 2013 |
| The Cinema Couch | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Once Upon a Time in Queens | Joe Scoleri | 2013 |
| Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed | Self | 2012 |
| Divorce Invitation | Daniel Miller | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Elementary | Robert Pardillo | 2012 |
| Jersey Shore Shark Attack | Mayor Palantine | 2012 |
| For the Love of Money | Red / Red Parker | 2012 |
| Imaginary Friend | Jonathan | 2012 |
| The Devil's Carnival | God | 2012 |
| God Don't Make the Laws | Lewis | 2011 |
| Framelines | Self | 2011 |
| Night Club | Himself / Self | 2011 |
| Kill the Irishman | Tony Salerno | 2011 |
| Miller's Tale | Self | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Micmacs | Petit Pierre | 2009 |
| The Wild Stallion | Nolan | 2009 |
| Triggerman | Sheriff Roy Baseheart / Sheriff Roy Basehart | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Paulie Cicero | 2009 |
| Doc West | Sheriff Roy Basehart / Roy Basehart | 2009 |
| We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis | Self - Narrator | 2009 |
| Greetings from the Shore | Catch Turner | 2008 |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | Rotti Largo | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| Wives' Tales | Tarcisio | 2008 |
| Carnera: The Walking Mountain | Ledudal | 2008 |
| Last Hour | Maitre Steinfeld | 2008 |
| 5 Second Movies | Paulie Cicero | 2008 |
| Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe | Santa Claus | 2008 |
| Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies | Self | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears | 2007 |
| Mr. Fix It | Wally | 2006 |
| Handy Manny | Hank | 2006 |
| Bullets Over Hollywood | Narrator | 2005 |
| The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | Self | 2005 |
| Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' | Self / Paul Cicero | 2004 |
| Fashion News Live | Self | 2004 |
| Goodnight, Joseph Parker | Charlie | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself | 2004 |
| Jack & Bobby | President Eugene Lorio | 2004 |
| Mr. 3000 | Gus Panas | 2004 |
| The Cooler | Buddy Stafford | 2003 |
| Mambo Italiano | Gino Barberini | 2003 |
| Mafia Doctor | Nicola / Nicola Dellarusso | 2003 |
| Still Standing | Al Miller | 2002 |
| Hey Arnold! The Movie | Scheck (voice) / Scheck | 2002 |
| Ciao America | Antonio Primavera | 2002 |
| Witches to the North | Gallio | 2001 |
| Longshot | Laszlo Pryce | 2001 |
| Playboy Exposed: 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 | 2001 |
| The Family Man | Sydney Potter | 2000 |
| That's Life | Frank DeLucca | 2000 |
| The Thin Blue Lie | Frank Rizzo | 2000 |
| Cheaters | Constantine Kiamos | 2000 |
| Work with Me | Leonard | 1999 |
| That Championship Season | Coach | 1999 |
| Harlem Aria | Fabiano Grazzi | 1999 |
| Houdini | Blackburn | 1998 |
| The Big House | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1998 |
| Dead Broke | Harvey | 1998 |
| Knock Off | Harry Johanson | 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 / Ken Rackmill | 1997 |
| Money Talks | Guy Cipriani | 1997 |
| American Perfekt | Franck / Frank | 1997 |
| Romeo + Juliet | Fulgencio Capulet | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Escape Clause | Lt. Gil Farrand | 1996 |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1996 |
| Dog Watch | Delgoti | 1996 |
| Nixon | Henry Kissinger | 1995 |
| Cover Me | J.J. Davis | 1995 |
| Without Consent | Dr. Winslow | 1994 |
| Backstreet Justice | Captain Phil Giarusso | 1994 |
| The Suzanne Somers Show | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Parallel Lives | Ed Starling | 1994 |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1994 |
| Dennis Miller Live | Self / Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Variecom CEO | 1994 |
| A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Anthony Caruso | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Firm | Tommie Morolto | 1993 |
| The Rocketeer | Eddie Valentine | 1991 |
| Don't Touch My Daughter | Lt. Willman | 1991 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Max | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Sergeant Phil Cerreta / Phil Cerreta | 1990 |
| Goodfellas | Paul Cicero | 1990 |
| Dick Tracy | Lips Manlis | 1990 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko | 1987 |
| The Oldest Rookie | Det. Ike Porter | 1987 |
| Almost Partners | Detective Jack Welder / Jack Wilder | 1987 |
| Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter | Gino | 1986 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| Very Close Quarters | 1986 | |
| A Fine Mess | Tony Pazzo | 1986 |
| Betrayed by Innocence | Mike Vogel | 1986 |
| The Stuff | Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears / Col. Spears | 1985 |
| Chiller | Reverend Penny | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | David Addison Sr. | 1985 |
| Turk 182 | Himself / Paul Sorvino | 1985 |
| Surviving | Harvey | 1985 |
| With Intent to Kill | Doyle Reinecker | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Al Sidell | 1984 |
| Chiefs | Sheriff Skeeter Willis | 1983 |
| Off the Wall | Warden Nicholas F. Castle | 1983 |
| That Championship Season | Phil Romano | 1982 |
| A Question of Honor | Carlo Danzie | 1982 |
| I, the Jury | Detective Pat Chambers | 1982 |
| Melanie | Walter | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Reds | Louis Fraina | 1981 |
| Today's F.B.I. | Pete Kositchek | 1981 |
| Cruising | Capt. Edelson | 1980 |
| Lost and Found | Reilly | 1979 |
| Dummy | Lowell Myers | 1979 |
| The Brink's Job | Jazz Maffie | 1978 |
| Slow Dancing in the Big City | Lou Friedlander | 1978 |
| Bloodbrothers | Chubby De Coco | 1978 |
| Oh, God! | Reverend Willie Williams | 1977 |
| Seventh Avenue | Dave Shaw | 1977 |
| Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Sergeant Bert D'Angelo | 1976 |
| I Will... I Will... For Now | Lou Springer | 1976 |
| We'll Get By | George Platt | 1975 |
| Angel and Big Joe | Big Joe | 1975 |
| Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Ring | 1974 |
| It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Harry Walters | 1974 |
| The Gambler | Hips | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tell Me Where It Hurts | Joe | 1974 |
| The Day of the Dolphin | Curtis Mahoney | 1973 |
| A Touch of Class | Walter Menkes | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Sergeant Bert D'Angelo | 1972 |
| Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | Taxi Driver / Cab Driver | 1972 |
| Made for Each Other | Gig's Father | 1971 |
| Cry Uncle | Coughing Cop | 1971 |
| The Panic in Needle Park | Samuels | 1971 |
| Where's Poppa? | Owner of 'Gus & Grace's Home' / Owner of Gus & Grace's Home | 1970 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| That's Life | 2000 |
| That Championship Season | 1999 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
