Now I gotta turn my back on you

[1974ddr]

Doesn't seem to be a thread for this, but Paul Sorvino (Good Fellas, and many more films requiring a certain type of Italian-American actor) has cooked pasta for the last time.

[ursus arctos]

A real shame

A great actor and (according to Mia) a great father, too

[WOM]

It's been a very bad few months for mob film fans.

Paul Sorvino
James Caan
Ray Liotta
Tony Sirico

Something tells me I'm forgetting someone...

[Hot Pepsi]

He's outstanding in Goodfellas, which might be easy to overlook because there are four other leads absolutely crushing it in that film plus lots and lots of great character performances.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Part of the reason Goodfellas worked so well is that he just looks the part, and is at ease with the role. Most other portrayals of senior mobsters are too handsome and mannered. He looks like a halfway house between Gotti and castellano, but with a fondness for doing his own cooking. He's also fucking terrifying in that film.

[blameless]

Paul Sorvino was one of the veteran actors that made The Rocketeer such a great watch, along with Alan Arkin, Jon Polito and Timothy Dalton.

And yes, he's absolutely phoenomenal in Goodfellas of course.

[treibeis]

As I once said before, I always imagine that ursus arctos looks like Paul Sorvino.

[ursus arctos]

As I likely said the first time, differences in heritage render that difficult

[Hot Pepsi]

Paul Sorvino was one of the veteran actors that made The Rocketeer such a great watch, along with Alan Arkin, Jon Polito and Timothy Dalton.

And yes, he's absolutely phoenomenal in Goodfellas of course.

I have no memory of him being in The Rocketeer.

[Hot Pepsi]

Part of the reason Goodfellas worked so well is that he just looks the part, and is at ease with the role. Most other portrayals of senior mobsters are too handsome and mannered. He looks like a halfway house between Gotti and castellano, but with a fondness for doing his own cooking. He's also fucking terrifying in that film.

Indeed.

This is his best part.

[ursus arctos]

I have no memory of him being in The Rocketeer.

[San Bernardhinault]

As I likely said the first time, differences in heritage render that difficult

Him being dead probably now makes it even harder.

[Hot Pepsi]

I wasn't doubting it, I just didn't remember it. I'd forgotten that Timothy Dalton is in that too.

[ursus arctos]

I thought you might recall the character

[Hot Pepsi]

I haven’t seen it in at least 20 years.

[Eggchaser]

Oddly, Disney + suggested it as something I might like to watch.

I remember an interview with Sorvino about playing Paulie where he said he knew he'd nailed it when he got the stare. Then he did it and said to the interviewer, "And you just got scared."

[WOM]

We caught an old episode of Law & Order last night where he and Chris Noth are the leads. I have absolutely no point of reference for him on that show. It's always been Lenny Briscoe and those guys for me. I wonder if some years get more syndication than others, and his were the leaner years.

[ursus arctos]

He did 29 episodes early in the show's run and found it too much of a grind

He also began his career as a copywriter