
Acting
Born April 13, 1939 · 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.

Pursued
2023

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022

The Great American Heist
2022

The Birthday Cake
2021

Most Guys Are Losers
2020
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
2020

Bad Impulse
2019

Welcome to Acapulco
2019

Beneath the Leaves
2019

Acts of Desperation
2018

Papa
2018

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
2018

Undercover Grandpa
2017

Price for Freedom
2017

Lost Cat Corona
2017

The Red Maple Leaf
2017

A Winter Rose
2016

Rules Don't Apply
2016

The Hybrids Family
2016

The Brooklyn Banker
2016

Executor
2016

The Bronx Bull
2016

Detours
2016

Chasing Gold
2016

The Bandit Hound
2016

Kidnapped in Romania
2016

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
2016

As Long As We Both Shall Live
2016

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015

Cold Deck
2015

Sicilian Vampire
2015

Careful What You Wish For
2015

No Deposit
2015

Immigrant
2013

4Closed
2013

How Sweet It Is
2013

Last I Heard
2013

Divorce Invitation
2012

Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2012

For the Love of Money
2012

Imaginary Friend
2012

The Devil's Carnival
2012

The Trouble with Cali
2012

God Don't Make the Laws
2011

Night Club
2011

Kill the Irishman
2011

Miller's Tale
2011

Santa Baby 2
2009

The Wild Stallion
2009

Doc West II : Triggerman
2009

Doc West
2009

Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008

Carnera: The Walking Mountain
2008

Last Hour
2008

Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007

The History of 'Cruising'
2007

The History of 'Cruising'
2007

Greetings from the Shore
2007

Mr. Fix It
2006

Witness to 'Reds'
2006

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005

The Workaday Gangster
2004

Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2004

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004

Mr. 3000
2004

The Cooler
2003

Mambo Italiano
2003

Mafia Doctor
2003

Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002

Plan B
2002

Ciao America
2002

Streghe verso nord
2001

Longshot
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001

Perfume
2001

See Spot Run
2001

The Amati Girls
2001

The Thin Blue Lie
2000

Cheaters
2000

That Championship Season
1999

Harlem Aria
1999

Houdini
1998

Knock Off
1998

Dead Broke
1998

Bulworth
1998

Men with Guns
1998

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997

Most Wanted
1997

Money Talks
1997

Dog Watch
1997

American Perfekt
1997

Romeo + Juliet
1996

Escape Clause
1996

Love Is All There Is
1996

Nixon
1995

Cover Me
1995

Without Consent
1994

Backstreet Justice
1994

Parallel Lives
1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993

The Firm
1993

The Last Mile
1992

The Rocketeer
1991

Don't Touch My Daughter
1991

Age Isn't Everything
1991

GoodFellas
1990

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

Dick Tracy
1990

Almost Partners
1987

Very Close Quarters
1986

A Fine Mess
1986

Betrayed by Innocence
1986

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986

The Stuff
1985

Chiller
1985

Turk 182!
1985

Surviving
1985

With Intent to Kill
1984

My Mother's Secret Life
1984

Off the Wall
1983

That Championship Season
1982

A Question of Honor
1982

I, the Jury
1982
Melanie
1982

Reds
1981

Cruising
1980

Lost and Found
1979

Dummy
1979

The Brink's Job
1978

Slow Dancing In The Big City
1978

Bloodbrothers
1978

Oh, God!
1977

I Will, I Will...For Now
1976

Angel and Big Joe
1975

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
1974

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974

The Gambler
1974

Tell Me Where It Hurts
1974

King Lear
1974

The Day of the Dolphin
1973

A Touch of Class
1973

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972

Made For Each Other
1971

Cry Uncle!
1971

The Panic in Needle Park
1971

Where’s Poppa?
1970

Skyscraper
1965