Just The News: Hollywood actor Paul Sorvino – known for his roles in such hits as “Goodfellas” – died Monday. He was 83.
“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” said wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, according to Associated Pres
Sorvino’s publicist Roger Neal said the actor, known for playing criminals and cops alike throughout his career, died in Indiana of natural causes.
He spent more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, with roles ranging from Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” to a mob boss in “The Rocketeer” and an Italian American communist in Warren Beatty’s “Reds.”
He also acted in the long-running “Law & Order” TV series.
The 6-foot-4-inch Sorvino said his passions were opera, poetry and painting.
He was born in Brooklyn in 1939 and made his debut on broadway 25 years later in “Bajour.”
He is survived by his wife and three children, including his daughter, actress Mira Sorvino.
Joey Bagadonuts
He was great as the crime boss in The Rocketeer, one of my and my kid’s favorite movies from the early 90’s. I love the quote he made about working for the bad guy Timothy Dalton and dissing his work for him, “I may not make an honest buck, but I’m 100% American. I don’t work for no two-bit Nazi.” The Rocketeer was one of the great underrated old fashioned adventure movies of the early 90’s. And who doesn’t like seeing a Super Gee Bee plane flying. I once saw one at an airshow back in the 90’s along with my kids, it was one of the coolest and dangerous airplanes that I ever saw doing aerobatic stunt flying.
RIP
Enjoyed his work.
He was a big Second Amendment Supporter.
Godspeed, Paul Sorvino.
Always liked Sorvino and wondered why he wasn’t in the line up of usual suspects cast in the movie “Casino”.
Big Paulie doesn’t hafta move for anyone, anymore – loved him in ST:TNG, too
RIP Paul 😢
Enjoyed the characters you played.
Thoughts and Prayers to your family. 🙏🕊️❤️
There is a clip of Paul Sorvino singing an aria(wedding perhaps?) I don’t know much about opera, but he had a great tenor voice. He made the movie Goodfellas a great film. His character was spot on in that role. I enjoyed his work. He seemed to be a real man of the people type in real life.