Goodfellas

Actor Paul Sorvino, known for streetwise tough guy roles in "Goodfellas" and "Law & Order," died of natural causes at the age of 83 on Monday morning.

Sorvino worked with his children in different projects over the years. "He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. Throughout his film career, Sorvino delivered dramatic performances playing real people. “It’s nothing like me as a human being.” Sorvino, an alumni of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, made his Broadway debut in the 1964 musical "Bajour." He later starred in shows such as "Skyscraper" and "An American Millionaire," according to Playbill.

Paul Sorvino, the cop and crook of the silver screen best known for his roles in projects such as “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order,” died Monday at 83.

He once told the New York Times that he thought of himself “as a warrior-poet.” “Then I was going to fix my tie and I saw this guy,” Sorvino said of his own reflection in the mirror, surprising himself with his own lethal gaze. He starred alongside Al Pacino in “The Panic in Needle Park,” James Caan in “The Gambler,” and worked with Carl Reiner on “Where’s Poppa” and “Oh, God!.” Working consistently through the ’80s, Sorvino once again hit stardom with his role as Henry Kissinger in “Nixon” in 1995 and Fulgencio Capulet in Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet.” “Our hearts are broken,” Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement. For his part, Sorvino didn’t see himself quite that way. Throughout his career, the Brooklyn native was an imposing presence on film and stage.

Specializing in playing cops and crooks, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television.

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US actor Paul Sorvino, best known for playing Paulie Cicero in the 1990 mobster classic Goodfellas, has died at age 83. Roger Neal, his publicist, ...

He was the most wonderful father." "Because if not, he has to meet me, and I will kill [him]," he said. Sorvino acted in more than 50 films and dozens of TV shows.