Paul Sorvino

April 13, 1939 - July 25, 2022 Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.

Their titles like GoodFellas, Romeo + Juliet, and The Rocketeer - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

88 titles
Community avg: 8.38 /10
  • 1
    1
    1990September 1990 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.39 Masterpiece++
  • 2
    2
    1996November 1996 by Baz Luhrmann
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    1991June 1991 by Joe Johnston
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
    Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
    7.44 Good++
  • 4
    4
    1980February 1980 by William Friedkin
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 5
    5
    2008November 2008 by Darren Lynn Bousman
    Music, Science Fiction, Horror
    Music, Science Fiction, Horror
    7.28 Good+
  • 6
    6
    1985June 1985 by Larry Cohen
    Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
    7.02 Good
  • 7
    7
    1990June 1990 by Warren Beatty
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    7.14 Good+
  • 8
    8
    1998September 1998 by Tsui Hark
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    6.54 Good--
  • 9
    9
    2011March 2011 by Jonathan Hensleigh
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 10
    10
    2003November 2003 by Wayne Kramer
    Romance, Drama
    Romance, Drama
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    1981December 1981 by Warren Beatty
    Drama, History, Romance
    Drama, History, Romance
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 12
    12
    2002June 2002 by Tuck Tucker
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.49 Good++
  • 13
    13
    2016November 2016 by Warren Beatty
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    6.77 Good-
  • 14
    14
    2015May 2015 by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.16 Good+
  • 15
    15
    1997August 1997 by Brett Ratner
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.05 Good
  • 16
    16
    1995December 1995 by Oliver Stone
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 17
    17
    2001March 2001 by John Whitesell
    Family, Comedy, Action
    Family, Comedy, Action
    7.17 Good+
  • 18
    18
    1971June 1971 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 19
    19
    1974October 1974 by Karel Reisz
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    2004June 2004 by Charles Stone III
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.61 Good--
  • 21
    21
    1997October 1997 by David Hogan
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    6.83 Good-
  • 22
    22
    2003June 2003 by Émile Gaudreault
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.21 Good+
  • 23
    23
    1977October 1977 by Carl Reiner
    Fantasy, Comedy
    Fantasy, Comedy
    7.49 Good++
  • 24
    24
    2012April 2012 by Darren Lynn Bousman
    Horror, Music
    Horror, Music
    6.97 Good
  • 25
    25
    1973December 1973 by Mike Nichols
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.30 Good+
  • 26
    26
    1973May 1973 by Melvin Frank
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.41 Good++
  • 27
    27
    2017July 2017 by Érik Canuel
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    7.07 Good
  • 28
    28
    2000May 2000 by John Stockwell
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 29
    29
    1978September 1978 by Robert Mulligan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 30
    30
    2009September 2009 by Giulio Base
    Western, Action
    Western, Action
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    1978December 1978 by William Friedkin
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    7.45 Good++
  • 32
    32
    1985February 1985 by Bob Clark
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    7.31 Good++
  • 33
    33
    2012June 2012 by Richard Gabai
    Thriller
    Thriller
    6.93 Good
  • 34
    34
    1982April 1982 by Richard T. Heffron
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
    7.29 Good+
  • 35
    35
    2013August 2013 by Nick Lyon
    Thriller
    Thriller
    6.93 Good
  • 36
    36
    2021June 2021 by Jimmy Giannopoulos
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    6.89 Good-
  • 37
    37
    1970November 1970 by Carl Reiner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.46 Good++
  • 38
    38
    2006December 2006 by Darin Ferriola
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.06 Good
  • 39
    39
    2012June 2012 by John Shepphird
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
    6.71 Good-
  • 40
    40
    1996July 1996 by Brian Trenchard-Smith
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.27 Good+
  • 41
    41
    2019February 2019 by Adam Marino
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.08 Good
  • 42
    42
    2019December 2019 by Michelle Danner
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    7.27 Good+
  • 43
    43
    1985May 1985 by Wes Craven
    Horror, Science Fiction
    Horror, Science Fiction
    6.78 Good-
  • 44
    44
    2012June 2012 by Ellie Kanner
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    6.87 Good-
  • 45
    45
    1996May 1996 by Joseph Bologna
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.46 Good++
  • 46
    46
    2009September 2009 by Terence Hill
    Western, Action, Thriller
    Western, Action, Thriller
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    2015November 2015 by Frank D'Angelo
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    Crime, Drama, Horror
    6.99 Good
  • 48
    48
    2012November 2012 by S.V. Krishna Reddy
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.94 Good
  • 49
    49
    1997August 1997 by John Langley
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.44 Good++
  • 50
    50
    1983 by Robert W. Lenski
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    8.17 Excellent+
  • 51
    51
    1998December 1998 by Pen Densham
    Drama
    Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    2018December 2018 by Richard Friedman
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    2009October 2009 by Craig Clyde
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    1971August 1971 by John G. Avildsen
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    7.25 Good+
  • 55
    55
    2017February 2017 by Anthony Tarsitano
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 56
    56
    1982December 1982 by Jason Miller
    Drama
    Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 57
    57
    1995October 1995 by Michael Schroeder
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    7.43 Good++
  • 58
    58
    1983July 1983 by Rick Friedberg
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 59
    59
    2016August 2016 by Federico Castelluccio
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    1979July 1979 by Melvin Frank
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 61
    61
    2016April 2016 by Michelle Danner
    Comedy, Spanish
    Comedy, Spanish
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 62
    62
    1999March 1999 by William Jennings
    Drama, Music, Comedy
    Drama, Music, Comedy
    7.98 Excellent
  • 63
    63
    2015April 2015 by Frank D'Angelo
    Drama
    Drama
    7.31 Good++
  • 64
    64
    2016April 2016 by Robert McCaskill
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    2018June 2018 by Dan Israely
    Drama
    Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 66
    66
    1974November 1974 by Cy Howard
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    1987–1988 by Gil Grant
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    2017February 2017 by Frank D'Angelo
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 69
    69
    1994October 1994 by Robert Iscove
    Drama
    Drama
    7.92 Excellent
  • 70
    70
    1979May 1979 by Frank Perry
    Drama
    Drama
    8.01 Excellent
  • 71
    71
    2020October 2020 by Eric Ustian
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.38 Good++
  • 72
    72
    2001October 2001 by Lionel C. Martin
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 73
    73
    1976February 1976 by Norman Panama
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.72 Excellent-
  • 74
    74
    1982February 1982 by Rex Bromfield
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.91 Excellent
  • 75
    75
    2000–2002 by Diane Ruggiero-Wright
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 76
    76
    1972February 1972 by Paul Williams
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 77
    77
    1984February 1984 by Robert Markowitz
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Airing since 1976
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    1998–2003
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    1975 by Alan Alda
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    1986March 1986 by Elliot Silverstein
    Drama
    Drama
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 82
    82
    2022August 2022 by Dominique Milano
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 83
    83
    1977 by Norman Bognor
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    2004August 2004
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    2016April 2016 by Edmond G Coisson
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    2013November 2013 by Barry Shurchin
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    2007September 2007 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    2011April 2011 by Sam Borowski
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews