Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Paul Anthony Sorvino (/sɔːrˈviːnoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor, opera singer, businessman, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Sorvino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2023

Pursued
Pursued
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 3/25/2023

2022

The Great American Heist
The Great American Heist
as Cheech
Movie - Released: 3/16/2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/15/2022

2021

The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Carmine
Movie - Released: 6/18/2021

2020

Most Guys Are Losers
Most Guys Are Losers
as Grandpa Paul
Movie - Released: 10/24/2020
Josh Gates Tonight
Josh Gates Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/2020

2019

Beneath The Leaves
Beneath The Leaves
as Captain Parker
Movie - Released: 2/8/2019
Bad Impulse
Bad Impulse
as Lou Branch
Movie - Released: 12/7/2019
Godfather of Harlem
Godfather of Harlem
as Frank Costello
TV - Released: 9/29/2019

2018

Acts of Desperation
Acts of Desperation
as Chief Lassiter
Movie - Released: 12/9/2018
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
as Phil
Movie - Released: 1/12/2018
Papa
Papa
as Danny
Movie - Released: 6/14/2018

2017

Lost Cat Corona
Lost Cat Corona
as Uncle Sam
Movie - Released: 2/24/2017
Undercover Grandpa
Undercover Grandpa
as Giovanni
Movie - Released: 7/7/2017
The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf
as Joseph Palermo
Movie - Released: 2/24/2017
Price for Freedom
Price for Freedom
as Shah of Iran
Movie - Released: 7/7/2017
Bad Blood
Bad Blood
as Nico Rizzuto Sr.
TV - Released: 9/21/2017

2016

Kidnapped in Romania
Kidnapped in Romania
as Alexandru Damian
Movie - Released: 4/2/2016
The Bronx Bull
The Bronx Bull
as Giuseppe LaMotta
Movie - Released: 6/13/2016
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
as God
Movie - Released: 3/29/2016
Detours
Detours
as Joe DiMaria
Movie - Released: 4/20/2016
Chasing Gold
Chasing Gold
as Frank
Movie - Released: 4/15/2016
The Bandit Hound
The Bandit Hound
as Chief Burton
Movie - Released: 4/12/2016
The Brooklyn Banker
The Brooklyn Banker
as Benny
Movie - Released: 8/5/2016
Rules Don't Apply
Rules Don't Apply
as Vernon Scott
Movie - Released: 11/23/2016
The Hybrids Family
The Hybrids Family
as The Count
Movie - Released: 10/1/2016
Executor
Executor
as Father Antonio
Movie - Released: 7/5/2016
A Winter Rose
A Winter Rose
as Skippy
Movie - Released: 12/2/2016
Emigratis
Emigratis
as Self
TV - Released: 4/3/2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Dr. Dominico Scarpa
TV - Released: 3/16/2016

2015

Cold Deck
Cold Deck
as Chips
Movie - Released: 12/4/2015
Sicilian Vampire
Sicilian Vampire
as Jimmy Scambino
Movie - Released: 11/3/2015
No Deposit
No Deposit
as Alfie
Movie - Released: 4/24/2015
Careful What You Wish For
Careful What You Wish For
as Sheriff Big Jack
Movie - Released: 5/6/2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/17/2015
Grandfathered
Grandfathered
as Jack Martino
TV - Released: 9/29/2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
TV - Released: 6/21/2015

2014

Cosmos
Cosmos
as Augustin Mouchot (voice)
TV - Released: 3/9/2014

2013

How Sweet It Is
How Sweet It Is
as Big Mike
Movie - Released: 5/10/2013
Immigrant
Immigrant
as Yeshiva Principal
Movie - Released: 11/1/2013
4Closed
4Closed
as Bud
Movie - Released: 8/30/2013
Last I Heard
Last I Heard
as Joe Scoleri
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs
as Ben 'Pop Pop' Goldberg
TV - Released: 9/24/2013

2012

The Devil's Carnival
The Devil's Carnival
as God
Movie - Released: 4/5/2012
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
as Mayor Palantine
Movie - Released: 6/9/2012
Divorce Invitation
Divorce Invitation
as Daniel Miller
Movie - Released: 11/14/2012
Imaginary Friend
Imaginary Friend
as Jonathan
Movie - Released: 6/2/2012
For the Love of Money
For the Love of Money
as Red Parker
Movie - Released: 6/8/2012
The Trouble with Cali
The Trouble with Cali
as Ivan
Movie - Released: 2/21/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Robert Pardillo
TV - Released: 9/27/2012

2011

Kill the Irishman
Kill the Irishman
as Tony Salerno
Movie - Released: 3/10/2011
Miller's Tale
Miller's Tale
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/5/2011
God Don't Make the Laws
God Don't Make the Laws
as Lewis
Movie - Released: 12/1/2011
Night Club
Night Club
as Himself
Movie - Released: 4/11/2011

2009

Santa Baby 2
Santa Baby 2
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 12/13/2009
Doc West
Doc West
as Roy Basehart
Movie - Released: 9/7/2009
Doc West II : Triggerman
Doc West II : Triggerman
as Sheriff Roy Basehart
Movie - Released: 9/14/2009
The Wild Stallion
The Wild Stallion
as Nolan
Movie - Released: 10/6/2009

2008

Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
as Ledudal
Movie - Released: 5/9/2008
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Rotti Largo
Movie - Released: 11/7/2008
Last Hour
Last Hour
as Maitre Steinfeld
Movie - Released: 4/15/2008

2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/18/2007
The History of 'Cruising'
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/18/2007
Greetings from the Shore
Greetings from the Shore
as Catch Turner
Movie - Released: 8/28/2007

2006

Mr. Fix It
Mr. Fix It
as Wally
Movie - Released: 12/26/2006
Witness to 'Reds'
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/17/2006
L'onore e il rispetto
L'onore e il rispetto
as Beniamino
TV - Released: 9/5/2006

2005

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Movie - Released: 12/2/2005
TV
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
TV - Released: 9/21/2005

2004

Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000
as Gus Panas
Movie - Released: 6/15/2004
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/1/2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/17/2004
The Workaday Gangster
The Workaday Gangster
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2004
TV
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/2004
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby
TV - Released: 9/12/2004

2003

Mambo Italiano
Mambo Italiano
as Gino Barberini
Movie - Released: 6/6/2003
The Cooler
The Cooler
as Buddy Stafford
Movie - Released: 11/26/2003
Mafia Doctor
Mafia Doctor
as Nicola Dellarusso
Movie - Released: 3/16/2003

2002

Hey Arnold! The Movie
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Scheck (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/28/2002
Ciao America
Ciao America
as Antonio Primavera
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
Still Standing
Still Standing
as Al Miller
TV - Released: 9/30/2002

2001

Plan B
Plan B
as Joe Maloni
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
See Spot Run
See Spot Run
as Sonny Talia
Movie - Released: 3/2/2001
Streghe verso nord
Streghe verso nord
as Gallio
Movie - Released: 11/15/2001
Longshot
Longshot
as Laszlo Pryce
Movie - Released: 10/25/2001
Movie
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/31/2001
Perfume
Perfume
as Lorenzo Mancini
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls
as Joe
Movie - Released: 1/9/2001

2000

Cheaters
Cheaters
as Constantine Kiamos
Movie - Released: 5/20/2000
The Thin Blue Lie
The Thin Blue Lie
as Frank Rizzo
Movie - Released: 8/13/2000
That's Life
That's Life
as Frank DeLucca
TV - Released: 10/1/2000

1999

Harlem Aria
Harlem Aria
as Fabiano Grazzi
Movie - Released: 3/5/1999
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
as Coach
Movie - Released: 6/6/1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/30/1999

1998

Bulworth
Bulworth
as Graham Crockett
Movie - Released: 5/15/1998
Knock Off
Knock Off
as Harry Johanson
Movie - Released: 9/4/1998
Houdini
Houdini
as Blackburn
Movie - Released: 12/6/1998
Men with Guns
Men with Guns
as Horace Burke
Movie - Released: 3/6/1998
Dead Broke
Dead Broke
as Harvey
Movie - Released: 6/1/1998
TV
The Big House
TV - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Money Talks
Money Talks
as Guy Cipriani
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
as CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
Movie - Released: 10/10/1997
American Perfekt
American Perfekt
as Franck
Movie - Released: 6/11/1997
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Joe Torre
Movie - Released: 10/17/1997

1996

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
as Fulgencio Capulet
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
Love Is All There Is
Love Is All There Is
as Piero Malacici
Movie - Released: 5/10/1996
Dog Watch
Dog Watch
as Delgoti
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Escape Clause
Escape Clause
as Lt. Gil Farrand
Movie - Released: 7/14/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996

1995

Nixon
Nixon
as Henry Kissinger
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
Cover Me
Cover Me
as J.J. Davis
Movie - Released: 10/9/1995

1994

Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
as Ed Starling
Movie - Released: 8/4/1994
Without Consent
Without Consent
as Dr. Winslow
Movie - Released: 10/16/1994
Backstreet Justice
Backstreet Justice
as Captain Phil Giarusso
Movie - Released: 9/21/1994
Duckman
Duckman
TV - Released: 3/5/1994

1993

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as Anthony Caruso
Movie - Released: 12/17/1993
The Firm
The Firm
as Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/30/1993

1992

The Last Mile
The Last Mile
as The Tenor
Movie - Released: 10/9/1992

1991

The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
as Eddie Valentine
Movie - Released: 6/21/1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
Don't Touch My Daughter
as Lt. Willman
Movie - Released: 4/7/1991
Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
as Max
Movie - Released: 1/2/1991

1990

GoodFellas
GoodFellas
as Paul Cicero
Movie - Released: 9/12/1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1990
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
as Lips Manlis
Movie - Released: 4/5/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Phil Cerreta
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1987

Almost Partners
Almost Partners
as Jack Wilder
Movie - Released: 5/16/1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
TV - Released: 9/28/1987
The Oldest Rookie
The Oldest Rookie
as Det. Ike Porter
TV - Released: 9/16/1987

1986

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Gino
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
A Fine Mess
A Fine Mess
as Tony Pazzo
Movie - Released: 8/8/1986
Betrayed by Innocence
Betrayed by Innocence
as Mike Vogel
Movie - Released: 3/1/1986
Movie
Very Close Quarters
Movie - Released: 8/14/1986

1985

Turk 182!
Turk 182!
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/15/1985
The Stuff
The Stuff
as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Movie - Released: 6/14/1985
Chiller
Chiller
as Reverend Penny
Movie - Released: 5/22/1985
Surviving
Surviving
as Harvey
Movie - Released: 2/10/1985
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
as David Addison Sr.
TV - Released: 3/3/1985

1984

My Mother's Secret Life
My Mother's Secret Life
as Max
Movie - Released: 2/5/1984
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill
as Doyle Reinecker
Movie - Released: 10/24/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Al Sidell
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Off the Wall
Off the Wall
as Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Movie - Released: 7/1/1983
Chiefs
Chiefs
as Sheriff Skeeter Willis
TV - Released: 11/13/1983

1982

I, the Jury
I, the Jury
as Detective Pat Chambers
Movie - Released: 4/22/1982
Movie
Melanie
as Walter
Movie - Released: 2/12/1982
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
as Phil Romano
Movie - Released: 12/9/1982
A Question of Honor
A Question of Honor
as Carlo Danzie
Movie - Released: 4/28/1982

1981

Reds
Reds
as Louis Fraina
Movie - Released: 12/25/1981

1980

Cruising
Cruising
as Capt. Edelson
Movie - Released: 2/15/1980

1979

Lost and Found
Lost and Found
as Reilly
Movie - Released: 7/13/1979
Dummy
Dummy
as Lowell Myers
Movie - Released: 5/27/1979

1978

The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job
as Jazz Maffie
Movie - Released: 12/8/1978
Bloodbrothers
Bloodbrothers
as Chubby De Coco
Movie - Released: 9/27/1978
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Lou Friedlander
Movie - Released: 11/8/1978

1977

Oh, God!
Oh, God!
as Reverend Willie Williams
Movie - Released: 10/7/1977
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue
as Dave Shaw
TV - Released: 2/10/1977

1976

I Will, I Will...For Now
I Will, I Will...For Now
as Lou Springer
Movie - Released: 2/18/1976
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
Bert D'Angelo Superstar
TV - Released: 2/21/1976

1975

Angel and Big Joe
Angel and Big Joe
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
We'll Get By
We'll Get By
as George Platt
TV - Released: 3/14/1975

1974

The Gambler
The Gambler
as Hips
Movie - Released: 10/2/1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
as Harry Walters
Movie - Released: 11/19/1974
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
as Ring
Movie - Released: 12/6/1974
Movie
Tell Me Where It Hurts
as Joe
Movie - Released: 3/12/1974
King Lear
King Lear
as Gloucester
Movie - Released: 2/20/1974

1973

The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
as Curtis Mahoney
Movie - Released: 12/19/1973
A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
as Walter Menkes
Movie - Released: 5/25/1973

1972

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Cab Driver
Movie - Released: 2/25/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Sergeant Bert D'Angelo
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park
as Samuels
Movie - Released: 6/1/1971
Made For Each Other
Made For Each Other
as Gig's Father
Movie - Released: 12/12/1971
Cry Uncle!
Cry Uncle!
as Coughing Cop
Movie - Released: 8/17/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Gloucester
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Where’s Poppa?
Where’s Poppa?
as Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Movie - Released: 11/10/1970

1965

Skyscraper
Skyscraper
Movie - Released: 11/15/1965

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953