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.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1982
Law & Order
1991
The Daily Show
2002
The Mike Douglas Show
1973
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1990
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
1992
Elementary
2014
Great Performances
1974
Murder, She Wrote
1989
The Goldbergs
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
188
Directing
2
2026
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
as Self (archive footage) · unreleased
2023
Pursued
as Grandpa
2022
The Great American Heist
as Cheech
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2021
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
2021
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
2020
Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
2020
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
as Self
2019
Beneath the Leaves
as Captain Parker
2019
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
2019
Welcome to Acapulco
as Senator Campbell
2019
Godfather of Harlem
as Frank Costello
2018
Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
2018
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
2018
Papa
as Danny
2017
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
2017
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
2017
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
2017
Bad Blood
as Nico Rizzuto Sr.
2017
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Dr. Dominico Scarpa
2016
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
2016
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
2016
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
as God
2016
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
2016
Chasing Gold
as Frank
2016
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
2016
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
2016
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
2016
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
2016
Executor
as Father Antonio
2016
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
2016
As Long As We Both Shall Live
as Jim
2016
Emigratis
as Self
2016
Grandfathered
as Jack Martino
2016
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015
Cold Deck
as Chips
2015
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
2015
No Deposit
as Alfie
2015
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
2014
A Place for Heroes
as Vincent
2014
Elementary
as Robert Pardillo
2014
Cosmos
as Augustin Mouchot (voice)
2014
The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
2013
How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
2013
Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
2013
4Closed
as Bud
2013
Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
2012
The Devil's Carnival
as God
2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
2012
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
2012
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
2012
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
2012
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
2011
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
2011
Miller's Tale
as Self
2011
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
2011
Night Club
as Himself
2009
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
2009
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
2009
Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
2009
The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
2009
L'onore e il rispetto
as Beniamino
2008
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
2008
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
2008
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
2007
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
2006
Mr. Fix It
as Wally
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
2006
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2005
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2004
Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
2004
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
2004
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
2004
Still Standing
as Al Miller
2004
Jack & Bobby
2003
Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
2003
The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
2003
Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
2002
Plan B
as Joe Maloni
2002
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
2002
Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
2002
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
2001
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
2001
Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
2001
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
2001
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
2001
The Amati Girls
as Joe
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
2000
Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
2000
The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
2000
That's Life
as Frank DeLucca
1999
Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
1999
That Championship Season
as Coach
1998
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
1998
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
1998
Houdini
as Blackburn
1998
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
1998
Dead Broke
as Harvey
1998
The Big House
1997
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
1997
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
1997
American Perfekt
as Frank
1997
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
1997
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
1997
Duckman
as Variecom CEO (voice)
1996
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
1996
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
1996
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
1996
The Oscars
as Self
1995
Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
1995
Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
1994
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
1994
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
1994
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
1994
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
1993
The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1992
The Last Mile
as The Tenor
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1991
The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
1991
Age Isn't Everything
as Max
1991
Law & Order
as Phil Cerreta
1990
GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1989
Murder, She Wrote
as Al Sidell
1987
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
1987
The Oldest Rookie
as Ike Porter
1987
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1986
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
1986
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
1986
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
1986
Very Close Quarters
as Kiril
1986
Moonlighting
as David Addison Sr.
1985
Turk 182!
as Himself
1985
The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
1985
Chiller
as Reverend Penny
1985
Surviving
as Harvey
1984
My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
1984
With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
1983
Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
1983
Chiefs
as Sheriff Skeeter Willis
1982
I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
1982
Melanie
as Walter
1982
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
1982
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
1982
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
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
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
1978
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
1977
Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
1977
Seventh Avenue
as Dave Shaw
1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
1976
The Streets of San Francisco
as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
1976
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
1975
Angel and Big Joe
1975
We'll Get By
as George Platt
1974
The Gambler
as Hips
1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
1974
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
as Ring
1974
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
1974
King Lear
as Gloucester
1974
Great Performances
as Gloucester
1973
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
1973
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
1973
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1972
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Taxi Driver
1971
The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
1971
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
1971
Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
1970
Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
1966
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1965
Skyscraper
Amanda Undercover
as Self