The American actor Paul Sorvino, of films such as “GoodFellas – Three Decades in the Mafia” and “Nixon”, died at the age of 83 due to health problems.
Sorvino died Monday morning (local time), as announced by his spokesman Roger Neal. The actor’s wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, was by his side. He had had health problems in recent years, the statement said. Sorvino was 83 years old.
Well-known movie mafiosi
The actor had three children, including Oscar winner Mira Sorvino (54, “Beloved Aphrodite”). The New York-born actor of Italian descent was in front of film and television cameras from the 1970s. He appeared alongside Karl Malden and Michael Douglas in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco. He played his most famous role as a mobster in Martin Scorsese’s drama “GoodFellas: Three Decades in the Mafia”. His other films included “Reds”, “The Company” and “Bulworth”. In the crime series “Law & Order” he played a New York detective.