Paul Sorvino
134 movies · 24 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 13, 1939
- Died
- Jul 25, 2022 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Anthony Sorvino · پل سوروینو
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Paul Sorvino: movies and TV shows
Acting (158)
- 2023 Pursued
as Grandpa
- 2022 The Great American Heist
as Cheech
- 2021 The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
- 2020 Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
- 2019 Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
- 2019
- 2019 Welcome to Acapulco
as Senator Campbell
- 2019 Beneath the Leaves
as Captain Parker
- 2018 Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
- 2018 Papa
as Danny
- 2018 Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
- 2017
- 2017 Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
- 2017 Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
- 2017 Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
- 2017 The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
- 2016 A Winter Rose
as Skippy
- 2016 Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
- 2016 The Hybrids Family
as The Count
- 2016 The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
- 2016 Executor
as Father Antonio
- 2016 The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
- 2016 Detours
as Joe DiMaria
- 2016 Chasing Gold
as Frank
- 2016 The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
- 2016 Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 Cold Deck
as Chips
- 2015 Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
- 2015
- 2015 Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
- 2015 No Deposit
as Alfie
- 2014 A Place for Heroes
as Vincent
- 2014
- 2013 Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
- 2013
- 2013 4Closed
as Bud
- 2013 Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
- 2013 How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
- 2012 Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
- 2012
- 2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
- 2012 For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
- 2012 Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
- 2012 The Devil's Carnival
as God
- 2012 The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
- 2011 God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
- 2011 Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
- 2009 Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
- 2009 The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
- 2009 Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
- 2009 Doc West
as Roy Basehart
- 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
- 2008 Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
- 2008 Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
- 2007 Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
- 2006 Mr. Fix It
as Wally
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004 Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
- 2004
- 2004 Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
- 2003 The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
- 2003 Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
- 2003 Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
- 2002
- 2002 Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
- 2002 Plan B
as Joe Maloni
- 2002 Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
- 2001 Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
- 2001 Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
- 2001 Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
- 2001 See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
- 2001 The Amati Girls
as Joe
- 2000
- 2000 The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
- 2000 Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
- 1999 That Championship Season
as Coach
- 1999 Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
- 1998 Houdini
as Blackburn
- 1998 Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
- 1998 Dead Broke
as Harvey
- 1998 Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
- 1998 Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
- 1998
- 1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
- 1997 Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
- 1997 Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
- 1997 Dog Watch
as Delgoti
- 1997 American Perfekt
as Frank
- 1996 Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
- 1996 Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
- 1996 Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
- 1995 Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
- 1995 Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
- 1994 Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
- 1994 Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
- 1994 Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
- 1994
- 1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
- 1993 The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
- 1992 The Last Mile
as The Tenor
- 1991 The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
- 1991 Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
- 1991 Age Isn't Everything
as Max
- 1990
- 1990 GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
- 1990 Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
- 1986 Very Close Quarters
as Kiril
- 1986 A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
- 1986 Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
- 1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
- 1985 The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
- 1985 Chiller
as Reverend Penny
- 1985
- 1985 Surviving
as Harvey
- 1984 With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
- 1984
- 1984 My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
- 1983
- 1983 Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
- 1982 That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
- 1982 A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
- 1982 I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
- 1982 Melanie
as Walter
- 1981 Reds
as Louis Fraina
- 1980 Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
- 1979 Lost and Found
as Reilly
- 1979 Dummy
as Lowell Myers
- 1978 The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
- 1978 Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
- 1978 Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
- 1977 Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
as Ring
- 1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
- 1974 The Gambler
as Hips
- 1974 Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
- 1974 King Lear
as Gloucester
- 1973 The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
- 1973 A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
- 1971 Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
- 1971 The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
- 1971
- 1970 Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
- 1965
Behind the camera (2)
- 2012 The Trouble with Cali
Director
- 1999 That Championship Season
Director
Talk shows and appearances (30)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2022
- 2020
- 2020 Josh Gates Tonight
1 episode
- 2016 Emigratis
1 episode
- 2015
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud
1 episode
- 2011
- 2011
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
1 episode
- 2004
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2004
- 2001
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
5 episodes
- 1990
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1985
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
3 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode