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