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Paul Sorvino


Tall, dark and imposing Italian-American actor, Paul Sorvino has made a solid career of portraying authority figures. He originally had his heart set on a life as an opera singer. He was exposed to dramatic arts while studying at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He furthered his studies with Sanford Meisner and eventually made his film debut in Going Ape... See full bio »

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Hide HideActor (135 titles)
???? Numba One (pre-production)
Mr. Cattalona
 
2014 Sunset at Dawn (filming)
Big Tony (rumored)
 
2013 Last I Heard (post-production)
Joe Scoleri
 
2013 Immigrant (completed)
Yeshiva Principal
 
2013 Paulie (TV movie) (completed)
Paulie
 
2013 The Bronx Bull
Giuseppe LaMotta
 
2013 How Sweet It Is
Big Mike
 
2012 Divorce Invitation
Daniel Miller
 
2012 Imaginary Friend (TV movie)
Jonathan
 
2012 The Devil's Carnival
God
 
2012 The Trouble with Cali
Ivan
 
2012 Airship Dracula (TV mini-series)
Bumbescu
 
2011 God Don't Make the Laws
Lewis
 
2010 Mineville
Jacob Laremy
 
2010 Lily of the Feast (short)
Benny
 
2006 L'onore e il rispetto (TV series)
Beniamino
 
2009 The Wild Stallion
Nolan
 
2009 Triggerman (video)
Sheriff Baseheart
 
2009 Doc West (TV movie)
Sheriff Roy Basehart
 
2008 Last Hour
Maitre Steinfeld
 
2008 Mogli a pezzi (TV series)
 
2007 Greetings from the Shore
Catch Turner
 
2006 Mr. Fix It
Wally
 
2004-2006 Still Standing (TV series)
Al Miller
Still Deceitful (2006) … Al Miller
Still Bill Vol.1 (2005) … Al Miller
Still Not the One (2005) … Al Miller
Still Bill's Dad (2004) … Al Miller
 
2004 Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Charlie
 
2004 Jack & Bobby (TV series)
President Eugene Lorio
The Kindness of Strangers (2004) … President Eugene Lorio
 
2004 Mr 3000
Gus Panas
 
2003 Mafia Doctor (TV movie)
Nicola
 
2003 The Cooler
Buddy Stafford
 
2002 Hey Arnold! The Movie
Scheck (voice)
 
2002 Ciao America
Antonio Primavera
 
2000-2002 That's Life (TV series)
Frank DeLucca
Momento (2002) … Frank DeLucca
Baum's Thesis (2002) … Frank DeLucca
 
2001 Witches to the North
Gallio
 
2001/I Plan B
Joe Maloni
 
2001 Perfume
Lorenzo Mancini
 
2000 The Family Man
Sydney Potter (scenes deleted)
 
2000 The Amati Girls
Joe
 
2000 The Thin Blue Lie (TV movie)
Frank Rizzo
 
2000 Cheaters (TV movie)
Constantine Kiamos
 
1999 Scriptfellas
Paulie
 
1999 Harlem Aria
Fabiano Grazzi
 
1999 That Championship Season (TV movie)
Coach
 
1998 Houdini (TV movie)
Blackburn
 
1998 Dead Broke
Harvey
 
1998 Knock Off
Harry Johanson
 
1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (TV movie)
Joe Torre
 
1997 Most Wanted
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
 
1997/I Men with Guns
Horace Burke
 
1997 American Perfekt
Sheriff Frank Noonan
 
1997 Dog Watch (video)
Delgoti
 
1997 Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders (Video Game)
J.J. Davis
 
1996 Escape Clause (TV movie)
Lt. Gil Farrand
 
1996 Love Is All There Is
Piero Malacici
 
1996 The Art of the Cigar (TV movie)
Host
 
1995 Cover Me
J.J. Davis
 
1994 Without Consent (TV movie)
Dr. Winslow
 
1994 Backstreet Justice
Captain Phil Giarusso
 
1994 Parallel Lives (TV movie)
Ed Starling
 
1994 Behind Bars (TV series)
Host (Episodes 26-50)
 
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
 
1993 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (TV movie)
Anthony Caruso
 
1993 The Firm
Tommie Morolto (uncredited)
 
1991-1992 Law & Order (TV series)
Sergeant Phil Cerreta
 
1992 The Last Mile (TV short)
The Tenor
 
1991 Age Isn't Everything
Max
 
1991 Don't Touch My Daughter (TV movie)
Lt. Willman
 
1990 Dick Tracy
Lips Manlis
 
1990 DMZ
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Al Sidell
Three Strikes, You're Out (1989) … Al Sidell
 
1987-1988 The Oldest Rookie (TV series)
Det. Ike Porter
Ike and Son (1987) … Det. Ike Porter
 
1987 Almost Partners (TV movie)
Detective Jack Welder
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
David Addison Sr.
The Son Also Rises (1986) … David Addison Sr.
 
1986 A Fine Mess
Tony Pazzo
 
1986 Betrayed by Innocence (TV movie)
Mike Vogel
 
1986 Very Close Quarters
Kiril
 
1985 The Stuff
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
 
1985 Chiller (TV movie)
Reverend Penny
 
1985 Surviving (TV movie)
Harvey
 
1984 With Intent to Kill (TV movie)
Doyle Reinecker
 
1984 My Mother's Secret Life (TV movie)
Max
 
1983 Chiefs (TV mini-series)
Sheriff Skeeter Willis
 
1983 Off the Wall
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
 
1982 A Question of Honor (TV movie)
Carlo Danzie
 
1982 Melanie
Walter
 
1981 Reds
Louis Fraina
 
1981 Today's F.B.I. (TV series)
Pete Kositchek
The Bureau (1981) … Pete Kositchek
 
1980 Cruising
Capt. Edelson
 
1979 Insight (TV series)
A Friend in Deed (1979)
 
1979 Dummy (TV movie)
Lowell Myers
 
1978 The Brink's Job
Jazz Maffie
 
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City
Lou Friedlander
 
1978 Bloodbrothers
Chubby De Coco
 
1977 Oh, God!
Reverend Willie Williams
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Dave Shaw
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Sgt. Burt Deangelo
Superstar (1976) … Sgt. Burt Deangelo
 
1976 I Will... I Will... For Now
Lou Springer
 
1975 We'll Get By (TV series)
George Platt
Cabin in the Rain (1975) … George Platt
Grandpa Wants In (1975) … George Platt
Dearly Beloved (1975) … George Platt
Getting Away from It All (1975) … George Platt
Did You Ever Need a Drink? (1975) … George Platt
 
1975 Angel and Big Joe (short)
Big Joe
 
1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (TV movie)
Harry Walters
 
1974 The Gambler
Hips
 
1974 Tell Me Where It Hurts (TV movie)
Joe
 
1974 Great Performances (TV series)
Gloucester
King Lear (1974) … Gloucester
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin
Curtis Mahoney
 
1973 A Touch of Class
Walter Menkes
 
1971 Made for Each Other
Gig's Father
 
1971 Cry Uncle
Coughing Cop
 
1971 The Panic in Needle Park
Samuels
 
1970 Going Ape
Owner of 'Gus & Grace's Home'
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2012 The Devil's Carnival (performer: "Heaven's All Around")
 
2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera (performer: "Bravi", "Things You See in a Graveyard", "Limo Ride", "Luigi, Pavi and Amber Harrass Mag", "Seeing You Stirs Memories", "Who Ordered Pizza?", "Night Surgeon", "Nathan Discovers Rotti's Plan", "At the Opera Tonight", "Happiness is Not a Warm Scalpel", "Gold", "We Started this Op'ra Shit", "Buon Giorno", "Rotti's Chapel Sermon", "Interrogation Room Challenge", "Piece de Resistance", "Sawman's Lament", "The Man Who Made You Sick", "Cut the Ties", "Shilo Turns Against Rotti")
 
2006 Mr. Fix It (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight")
 
2003 Mambo italiano (performer: "La Gigocin")
 
2003 The Cooler (performer: "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" 1932)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2001-2002 That's Life (TV series)
Baum's Thesis (2002)
Nomads (2001)
 
1999 That Championship Season (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2010 Mineville (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Love Is All There Is (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2013 A Place for Heroes (special thanks) (post-production)
 
2011 The Working Man (short) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Workaday Gangster (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Law & Order: The First 3 Years (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (45 titles)
2012 Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 On Set: Jersey Shore Shark Attack (short)
Himself
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 16 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Night Club
Himself
 
2011 Miller's Tale (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Himself
Gangsters (2010) … Himself
Actors and Musicians (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
Paul and Mira Sorvino/Edward Norton (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Russian Tenors (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 We All Fall Down: The American Mortgage Crisis (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2008 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Witness to 'Reds' (video)
Himself
 
2006 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.116 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Bullets Over Hollywood (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Every Dog Had His Day (2005) … Himself
 
2004 The Workaday Gangster (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Paul Cicero'
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Paul Cicero'
 
2004 Law & Order: The First 3 Years (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Tussen de sterren (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Paul Sorvino (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 September 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
Himself / Paulie Cicero
I Love 1990 (2001) … Himself (also archive footage) / Paulie Cicero (also archive footage)
 
2001 Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Celebrity Dish (TV series)
Himself
 
2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Magic of Thailand (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Into Africa (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Vibe (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Big House (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Martin Scorsese (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Himself
Parenthood (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1995 The Magic of Christmas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993-1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
Episode dated 9 May 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 14 December 1993 (1993) … Himself - Guest
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Water Blasters (1993) … Narrator
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 January 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1985 Turk 182!
Himself
 
1982 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 August 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series)
 
1998 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

On why he left Law & Order: "One of the frustrating things about that role - one of the reasons George Dzundza left, I assume, and certainly why I left - is that there wasn't enough range...It wasn't a large enough vehicle for me to express what it was I want to express as an artist." See more »

Trivia:

Was nominated for Broadway's 1973 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for Jason Miller's "That Championship Season." See more »

Trademark:

Towering height and rotund frame See more »

Star Sign:

Aries