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Paul Sorvino

Date of birth: 1939-04-13

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Paul Anthony Sorvino, پل سوروینو

Paul Sorvino

Biography

Paul Anthony Sorvino (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.

Movie Credits

Mambo Italiano
3

Mambo Italiano

2003-06-06

When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

Romeo + Juliet
3.4

Romeo + Juliet

1996-11-01

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues

GoodFellas
4.3

GoodFellas

1990-09-12

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourho

The Rocketeer
3.2

The Rocketeer

1991-06-21

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forc

The Cooler
3.4

The Cooler

2003-11-26

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in th

Nixon
3.5

Nixon

1995-12-22

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat

The History of 'Cruising'
3.9

The History of 'Cruising'

2007-09-18

Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it creat

Exorcising 'Cruising'
3.3

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007-09-18

Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it creat

The Brink's Job
3

The Brink's Job

1978-12-08

In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pi

Kidnapped in Romania
1.6

Kidnapped in Romania

2016-04-02

A couple of Italo-American journalists go missing during their work assignment in Romania.

Money Talks
3

Money Talks

1997-08-22

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Bulworth
3.2

Bulworth

1998-05-15

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportuni

Acts of Desperation
2.2

Acts of Desperation

2018-12-09

A desperate cop on the edge is obsessed over the fact that his beautiful but desperate wife is havin

The Panic in Needle Park
3.4

The Panic in Needle Park

1971-06-01

A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York Ci

Carnera: The Walking Mountain
3

Carnera: The Walking Mountain

2008-05-09

The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight

Most Wanted
2.7

Most Wanted

1997-10-10

A Marine on death row is recruited by a shadowy U.S. military officer as part of a top-secret ops te

Cruising
3.3

Cruising

1980-02-15

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's u

Turk 182!
2.9

Turk 182!

1985-02-15

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incu

Plan B
2.1

Plan B

2001-01-01

A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitma

Pursued
0

Pursued

2023-03-25

After the death of her father a young woman starts to investigate her mother’s new boyfriend, but sh

The Day of the Dolphin
2.9

The Day of the Dolphin

1973-12-19

A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidna

Don't Touch My Daughter
1.9

Don't Touch My Daughter

1991-04-07

A young girl is kidnapped and molested by a classmate's father. The man she identifies is arrested a

Repo! The Genetic Opera
3.1

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008-11-07

By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneC

Where’s Poppa?
3.1

Where’s Poppa?

1970-11-10

When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to e

Santa Baby 2
2.5

Santa Baby 2

2009-12-13

Santa's in the midst of a late-life crisis -- he's tired of the responsibilities of the job and is r

I, the Jury
2.9

I, the Jury

1982-04-22

Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdere

Knock Off
2.7

Knock Off

1998-09-04

A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists

Cheaters
3.1

Cheaters

2000-05-20

In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's acad

The Gambler
3.4

The Gambler

1974-10-02

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately

Mr. 3000
2.6

Mr. 3000

2004-06-15

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that h

See Spot Run
3

See Spot Run

2001-03-02

A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to

Doc West
3

Doc West

2009-09-07

After bandits steal his poker winnings this American legend makes his way to the next town in search

Goodnight, Joseph Parker
2.8

Goodnight, Joseph Parker

2004-10-01

Unapologetically brash in dialogue and texture GOODNIGHT JOSEPH PARKER is the classic love story bro

The Stuff
3

The Stuff

1985-06-14

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a

Reds
3.4

Reds

1981-12-25

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his

Kill the Irishman
3.4

Kill the Irishman

2011-03-10

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged

Greetings from the Shore
2.9

Greetings from the Shore

2007-08-28

Still reeling from the death of her father, a young girl spends one last summer at the Jersey Shore

Love Is All There Is
2.5

Love Is All There Is

1996-05-10

The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaur

Doc West II : Triggerman
3.1

Doc West II : Triggerman

2009-09-14

A legendary poker playing outlaw, Triggerman, arrives to town for the wildest gambling tournament th

American Perfekt
3.1

American Perfekt

1997-06-11

Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimen

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
3.3

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

1993-12-17

Anthony Caruso, an old friend of Perry Mason, comes to Denver on the request of Dee Morrison. She's

Harlem Aria
3.7

Harlem Aria

1999-03-05

An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to

Melanie
3.4

Melanie

1982-02-12

A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estr

Chiller
2

Chiller

1985-05-22

A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When

That Championship Season
2.9

That Championship Season

1999-06-06

Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But thei

The Devil's Carnival
2.8

The Devil's Carnival

2012-04-05

Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What c

The Thin Blue Lie
3

The Thin Blue Lie

2000-08-13

Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its t

The Great American Heist
0

The Great American Heist

2022-03-16

An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa

Miller's Tale
3.5

Miller's Tale

2011-03-05

Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relat

Dog Watch
2.5

Dog Watch

1997-08-15

A San Francisco detective goes wild when he discovers his partner dead and the presumed culprit stan

Jersey Shore Shark Attack
2.4

Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012-06-09

Many years ago, hundreds of locals and tourists were massacred by giant man-eating sharks in the inf

Bloodbrothers
3

Bloodbrothers

1978-09-27

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

Escape Clause
2.3

Escape Clause

1996-07-14

A man finds out that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. Then both the would-be killer a

Divorce Invitation
2.2

Divorce Invitation

2012-11-14

'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married man who runs into his high school

Imaginary Friend
2.4

Imaginary Friend

2012-06-02

During her traumatic childhood with an abusive father, Emma relied on an imaginary friend for streng

Almost Partners
0

Almost Partners

1987-05-16

Molly McCue becomes bored with her quiet, suburban life and fantasizes about becoming a detective. S

How Sweet It Is
1.1

How Sweet It Is

2013-05-10

An alcoholic theater owner needs to put together a successful musical in order to pay off his mob de

Streghe verso nord
2.5

Streghe verso nord

2001-11-16

Gallio and Teo are two witch defusers. Their task is to track them down and fight them by any means.

God Don't Make the Laws
2.4

God Don't Make the Laws

2011-12-01

After an accident, a town makes a deal with the devil. It is frozen in time for decades until a myst

Lost and Found
3.2

Lost and Found

1979-07-13

While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced Briti

Immigrant
0

Immigrant

2013-11-01

"Immigrant" is the coming of age story of Daanyik, a nine year-old Russian boy, whose family immigra

4Closed
2.5

4Closed

2013-08-30

When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidat

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
0.5

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

1974-11-19

When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls

The Bronx Bull
2.2

The Bronx Bull

2016-06-13

A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMo

Angel and Big Joe
3.3

Angel and Big Joe

1975-01-01

Angel and Big Joe is a 1975 American short drama film directed by Bert Salzman and starring Paul Sor

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
3.6

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005-12-02

"Bullets Over Hollywood" delves into America's fascination with gangsters and features historical pe

Dummy
4.3

Dummy

1979-05-27

The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a pr

Slow Dancing In The Big City
3.1

Slow Dancing In The Big City

1978-11-08

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.

Oh, God!
3.3

Oh, God!

1977-10-07

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2.8

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022-08-15

An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Mic

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
3

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue

1974-12-06

A white cop apprehends, then murders, a Black purse thief in the street. A Black film student witnes

Last I Heard
2.6

Last I Heard

2013-01-01

Released from federal prison after 20 years due to his ailing health, a formerly powerful New York m

Parallel Lives
2.5

Parallel Lives

1994-08-04

A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemi

Off the Wall
1.1

Off the Wall

1983-07-01

Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. Sh

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Mafia Doctor
2.3

Mafia Doctor

2003-03-16

Growing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of realizing

Longshot
2.3

Longshot

2001-10-25

Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. J

Houdini
2.8

Houdini

1998-12-06

The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini.

Men with Guns
1.8

Men with Guns

1998-03-06

Three losers, Eddie, Lucas and Mamet, are sent to collect some debt at a remote farm. But the thugs

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
2.5

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997-10-17

Joe Torre after failing to win a championship when he was a professional baseball player and as Mana

Surviving
2.6

Surviving

1985-02-10

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is int

The Firm
3.4

The Firm

1993-06-30

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approa

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
3

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016-03-29

Lucifer incites Heaven’s wrath by dispatching train cars of condemned souls a-crashin’ through the p

Mr. Fix It
2.5

Mr. Fix It

2006-12-26

Lance Valenteen makes a living as "Mr. Fix It," a man who gets hired by men that have just recently

Tell Me Where It Hurts
0

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974-03-12

A housewife, increasingly disenchanted with her homemaker role, looks for new meaning in her life an

Detours
2.9

Detours

2016-04-20

A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her wid

Cold Deck
2.7

Cold Deck

2015-12-04

When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.

That Championship Season
2.5

That Championship Season

1982-12-09

It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in r

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
0.5

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986-01-01

Gino, a bank executive is not having a good day. After giving birth to their eighth child, his wife

Chasing Gold
0

Chasing Gold

2016-04-15

Alone after losing his family in a car accident, a retiring police commander attempts to help a daug

Without Consent
3.4

Without Consent

1994-10-16

After being sent to an abusive psychiatric facility by her well-meaning parents, a rebellious teenag

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2.5

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004-08-17

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFel

The Bandit Hound
2.3

The Bandit Hound

2016-04-12

A lovable dog named Bandit starts stealing cash to help his adopted family, he unwittingly sets them

Backstreet Justice
1.5

Backstreet Justice

1994-09-21

A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.

The Brooklyn Banker
2.4

The Brooklyn Banker

2016-08-05

The story of Santo Bastucci, a local banker with a rare gift for memorizing numbers; he is unwitting

Cover Me
1.6

Cover Me

1995-10-09

Police are stymied when a serial killer begins hacking up nude models all over L.A. In desperation,

I Will, I Will...For Now
1.5

I Will, I Will...For Now

1976-02-18

Les Bingham takes umbrage that his ex-wife Katie has a new love in life. What he doesn't know is tha

Sicilian Vampire
1.8

Sicilian Vampire

2015-11-03

Equal parts Goodfellas and Dusk till Dawn, Sicilian Vampire tells the story of reputed mobster Sonny

No Deposit
1.5

No Deposit

2015-04-24

Mickey Ryan falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With h

Careful What You Wish For
3

Careful What You Wish For

2015-05-06

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment b

A Fine Mess
2.3

A Fine Mess

1986-08-08

Two friends discover a plot to fix a horse race and try to capitalize on it, but soon have to deal

Skyscraper
0

Skyscraper

1965-11-15

An Adolfas Mekas directed short parodying Italian art films of the time. It was created for use in a

For the Love of Money
2.1

For the Love of Money

2012-06-08

Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant

Rules Don't Apply
2.9

Rules Don't Apply

2016-11-23

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract

A Touch of Class
3

A Touch of Class

1973-05-25

Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off

Night Club
0

Night Club

2011-04-11

Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after takin

Lost Cat Corona
2.7

Lost Cat Corona

2017-02-24

A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorf

The Hybrids Family
3.1

The Hybrids Family

2016-10-01

A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two childr

Undercover Grandpa
2.8

Undercover Grandpa

2017-07-07

When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and Grandpa's former speci

Hey Arnold! The Movie
3.3

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002-06-28

Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from bein

Executor
2.4

Executor

2016-07-05

Kyle (Markiss McFadden), one of the many orphans raised in an orphanage by Father Antonio (Paul Sorv

Betrayed by Innocence
2.5

Betrayed by Innocence

1986-03-01

A married commercial filmmaker (Barry Bostwick) is charged with statutory rape when it is revealed t

King Lear
0

King Lear

1974-02-20

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch w

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
3.2

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

2018-01-12

Dr. Abe Mandelbaum has just moved into a retirement home. After forming an unlikely friendship with

A Winter Rose
1.5

A Winter Rose

2016-12-02

A young singer in Los Angeles named Winter Rose (Kim Whalen) is chosen to be the successor to a worl

The Red Maple Leaf
2.1

The Red Maple Leaf

2017-02-24

A detective, who is deeply grieving over the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, becomes determine

Dick Tracy
3.1

Dick Tracy

1990-04-05

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
3.5

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001-05-31

See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities

Ciao America
5

Ciao America

2002-01-01

Having recently earned his college degree, Lorenzo Primavera (Eddie Malavarca) leaves his home in Bo

Dead Broke
0

Dead Broke

1998-06-01

A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn.

Age Isn't Everything
1

Age Isn't Everything

1991-01-02

Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself turned

Papa
2.1

Papa

2018-06-14

A young man, Ben Freidman (Scott Wilson) raised by wealthy adoptive Jewish parents in Beverly Hills,

The Trouble with Cali
1

The Trouble with Cali

2012-02-21

Beneath The Leaves
1.9

Beneath The Leaves

2019-02-08

Four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit t

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
2.8

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

1972-02-25

A cocky Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Berkeley to Boston. His girlfriend gets

Made For Each Other
2.5

Made For Each Other

1971-12-12

An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship

Cry Uncle!
2.3

Cry Uncle!

1971-08-17

Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

My Mother's Secret Life
3.5

My Mother's Secret Life

1984-02-05

16 year old Tobi has just lost her father, whom she has been living with. She finds her mother's add

The Workaday Gangster
0

The Workaday Gangster

2004-11-19

A short Goodfellas documentary featuring interviews with the actors, Martin Scorsese, and Henry Hill

Very Close Quarters
0

Very Close Quarters

1986-08-14

Depicts a communal flat in Russia where the Government randomly assigns 20 people to live in a one-b

A Question of Honor
3.5

A Question of Honor

1982-04-28

Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to

Price for Freedom
1

Price for Freedom

2017-07-07

“Price For Freedom” is based on the book written in 2013 by prominent NYC dental implant surgeon Dr

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
0

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015-12-17

A documentary short taking a look at the popular independent Enzian movie theater in Maitland, Flori

Most Guys Are Losers
1.3

Most Guys Are Losers

2020-10-24

College student Sandy's new boyfriend meets all the criteria for a good partner according to her dad

Perfume
2.4

Perfume

2001-04-08

A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other cha

The Last Mile
0

The Last Mile

1992-10-09

Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera Tosca. T

Bad Impulse
2.5

Bad Impulse

2019-12-07

In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a suburban husband and father buys a cutting edge home securi

Last Hour
1.7

Last Hour

2008-04-15

How would you react if three years after the death of your father, you receive a letter signed by hi

The Birthday Cake
2.5

The Birthday Cake

2021-06-18

On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a c

With Intent to Kill
1.5

With Intent to Kill

1984-10-24

A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of

The Amati Girls
1.3

The Amati Girls

2001-01-09

Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.

Witness to 'Reds'
3

Witness to 'Reds'

2006-10-17

Cast and crew of "Reds" revisit their memories and stories while making the film.

The Wild Stallion
3

The Wild Stallion

2009-10-06

C.J. and Hanna become the greatest of friends when the latter visits the former on the ranch where s

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
0

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

2020-09-26

Documentary detailing the behind the scenes of GoodFellas.

The History of 'Cruising'
0

The History of 'Cruising'

2007-09-18

A documentary on the making of William Friedkin's Cruising.

Welcome to Acapulco
2.8

Welcome to Acapulco

2019-03-07

When Matt Booth sets off to meet his fiance for a foreign wedding he couldn't have imagined the dang

As Long As We Both Shall Live
0

As Long As We Both Shall Live

2016-02-08

Malcolm (Josh Helman, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) is thrust into depression after his wife, Sarah (Yael Ston