Actor

Paul Sorvino

Birthday: April 13, 1939

Born in: 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.

Movie Credits

Pursued (2023) as Grandpa
Age: 83
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022) as Self
Age: 83
The Great American Heist (2022) as Cheech
Age: 82
The Birthday Cake (2021) as Uncle Carmine
Age: 82
Most Guys Are Losers (2020) as Grandpa Paul
Age: 81
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors (2020) as Self
Age: 81
Bad Impulse (2019) as Lou Branch
Age: 80
Welcome to Acapulco (2019) as Senator Campbell
Age: 79
Beneath the Leaves (2019) as Captain Parker
Age: 79
Acts of Desperation (2018) as Chief Lassiter
Age: 79
Papa (2018) as Danny
Age: 79
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2018) as Phil
Age: 78
Undercover Grandpa (2017) as Giovanni
Age: 78
Price for Freedom (2017) as Shah of Iran
Age: 78
Lost Cat Corona (2017) as Uncle Sam
Age: 77
The Red Maple Leaf (2017) as Joseph Palermo
Age: 77
A Winter Rose (2016) as Skippy
Age: 77
Rules Don't Apply (2016) as Vernon Scott
Age: 77
The Hybrids Family (2016) as The Count
Age: 77
The Brooklyn Banker (2016) as Benny
Age: 77
Executor (2016) as Father Antonio
Age: 77
The Bronx Bull (2016) as Giuseppe LaMotta
Age: 77
Detours (2016) as Joe DiMaria
Age: 77
Chasing Gold (2016) as Frank
Age: 77
The Bandit Hound (2016) as Chief Burton
Age: 76
Kidnapped in Romania (2016) as Alexandru Damian
Age: 76
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016) as God
Age: 76
As Long As We Both Shall Live (2016) as Jim
Age: 76
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 76
Cold Deck (2015) as Chips
Age: 76
Sicilian Vampire (2015) as Jimmy Scambino
Age: 76
Careful What You Wish For (2015) as Sheriff Big Jack
Age: 76
No Deposit (2015) as Alfie
Age: 76
Immigrant (2013) as Yeshiva Principal
Age: 74
4Closed (2013) as Bud
Age: 74
How Sweet It Is (2013) as Big Mike
Age: 74
Last I Heard (2013) as Joe Scoleri
Age: 73
Divorce Invitation (2012) as Daniel Miller
Age: 73
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012) as Mayor Palantine
Age: 73
For the Love of Money (2012) as Red Parker
Age: 73
Imaginary Friend (2012) as Jonathan
Age: 73
The Devil's Carnival (2012) as God
Age: 72
The Trouble with Cali (2012) as Ivan
Age: 72
God Don't Make the Laws (2011) as Lewis
Age: 72
Night Club (2011) as Himself
Age: 71
Kill the Irishman (2011) as Tony Salerno
Age: 71
Miller's Tale (2011) as Self
Age: 71
Santa Baby 2 (2009) as Santa Claus
Age: 70
The Wild Stallion (2009) as Nolan
Age: 70
Doc West II : Triggerman (2009) as Sheriff Roy Basehart
Age: 70
Doc West (2009) as Roy Basehart
Age: 70
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) as Rotti Largo
Age: 69
Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008) as Ledudal
Age: 69
Last Hour (2008) as Maitre Steinfeld
Age: 69
The History of 'Cruising' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 68
Exorcising 'Cruising' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 68
The History of 'Cruising' (2007)
Age: 68
Greetings from the Shore (2007) as Catch Turner
Age: 68
Mr. Fix It (2006) as Wally
Age: 67
Witness to 'Reds' (2006) as Self
Age: 67
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood (2005)
Age: 66
The Workaday Gangster (2004) as Self
Age: 65
Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004) as Charlie
Age: 65
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004) as Self
Age: 65
Mr. 3000 (2004) as Gus Panas
Age: 65
The Cooler (2003) as Buddy Stafford
Age: 64
Mambo Italiano (2003) as Gino Barberini
Age: 64
Mafia Doctor (2003) as Nicola Dellarusso
Age: 63
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) as Scheck (voice)
Age: 63
Plan B (2002) as Joe Maloni
Age: 62
Ciao America (2002) as Antonio Primavera
Age: 62
Streghe verso nord (2001) as Gallio
Age: 62
Longshot (2001) as Laszlo Pryce
Age: 62
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001) as Self
Age: 62
Perfume (2001) as Lorenzo Mancini
Age: 61
See Spot Run (2001) as Sonny Talia
Age: 61
The Amati Girls (2001) as Joe
Age: 61
The Thin Blue Lie (2000) as Frank Rizzo
Age: 61
Cheaters (2000) as Constantine Kiamos
Age: 61
That Championship Season (1999) as Coach
Age: 60
Harlem Aria (1999) as Fabiano Grazzi
Age: 59
Houdini (1998) as Blackburn
Age: 59
Knock Off (1998) as Harry Johanson
Age: 59
Dead Broke (1998) as Harvey
Age: 59
Bulworth (1998) as Graham Crockett
Age: 59
Men with Guns (1998) as Horace Burke
Age: 58
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997) as Joe Torre
Age: 58
Most Wanted (1997) as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Age: 58
Money Talks (1997) as Guy Cipriani
Age: 58
Dog Watch (1997) as Delgoti
Age: 58
American Perfekt (1997) as Frank
Age: 58
Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Fulgencio Capulet
Age: 57
Escape Clause (1996) as Lt. Gil Farrand
Age: 57
Love Is All There Is (1996) as Piero Malacici
Age: 57
Nixon (1995) as Henry Kissinger
Age: 56
Cover Me (1995) as J.J. Davis
Age: 56
Without Consent (1994) as Dr. Winslow
Age: 55
Backstreet Justice (1994) as Captain Phil Giarusso
Age: 55
Parallel Lives (1994) as Ed Starling
Age: 55
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993) as Anthony Caruso
Age: 54
The Firm (1993) as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Age: 54
The Last Mile (1992) as The Tenor
Age: 53
The Rocketeer (1991) as Eddie Valentine
Age: 52
Don't Touch My Daughter (1991) as Lt. Willman
Age: 51
Age Isn't Everything (1991) as Max
Age: 51
GoodFellas (1990) as Paul Cicero
Age: 51
Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self
Age: 51
Dick Tracy (1990) as Lips Manlis
Age: 50
Almost Partners (1987) as Jack Wilder
Age: 48
Very Close Quarters (1986)
Age: 47
A Fine Mess (1986) as Tony Pazzo
Age: 47
Betrayed by Innocence (1986) as Mike Vogel
Age: 46
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986) as Gino
Age: 46
The Stuff (1985) as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Age: 46
Chiller (1985) as Reverend Penny
Age: 46
Turk 182! (1985) as Himself
Age: 45
Surviving (1985) as Harvey
Age: 45
With Intent to Kill (1984) as Doyle Reinecker
Age: 45
My Mother's Secret Life (1984) as Max
Age: 44
Off the Wall (1983) as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Age: 44
That Championship Season (1982) as Phil Romano
Age: 43
A Question of Honor (1982) as Carlo Danzie
Age: 43
I, the Jury (1982) as Detective Pat Chambers
Age: 43
Melanie (1982) as Walter
Age: 42
Reds (1981) as Louis Fraina
Age: 42
Cruising (1980) as Capt. Edelson
Age: 40
Lost and Found (1979) as Reilly
Age: 40
Dummy (1979) as Lowell Myers
Age: 40
The Brink's Job (1978) as Jazz Maffie
Age: 39
Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978) as Lou Friedlander
Age: 39
Bloodbrothers (1978) as Chubby De Coco
Age: 39
Oh, God! (1977) as Reverend Willie Williams
Age: 38
I Will, I Will...For Now (1976) as Lou Springer
Age: 36
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
Age: 35
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (1974) as Ring
Age: 35
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974) as Harry Walters
Age: 35
The Gambler (1974) as Hips
Age: 35
Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974) as Joe
Age: 34
King Lear (1974) as Gloucester
Age: 34
The Day of the Dolphin (1973) as Curtis Mahoney
Age: 34
A Touch of Class (1973) as Walter Menkes
Age: 34
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) as Taxi Driver
Age: 32
Made For Each Other (1971) as Gig's Father
Age: 32
Cry Uncle! (1971) as Coughing Cop
Age: 32
The Panic in Needle Park (1971) as Samuels
Age: 32
Where’s Poppa? (1970) as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Age: 31
Skyscraper (1965)
Age: 26