Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino has died at the age of 83 at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

According to Roger Neal, Paul Sorvino's publicist, the actor died of natural causes.

Paul Sorvino is best known for portraying gangster Paul Vario in the 1990 biographical crime drama Goodfellas.

According to Roger Neal, Paul Sorvino's representative, the Goodfellas actor had been battling health issues for the past few years.

Remembering her father, daughter Mira Sorvino tweeted and wrote that, "My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder-a life and joy and wisdom with him is over. 

"He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I'm sending you love in the stars, Dad, as you ascend", she adds. 

Paul Sorvino was born in Brooklyn in 1939.

Paul Sorvino has worked in many good films apart from Goodfellas. The Gambler, Romeo + Juliet, and The Rocketeer are among the best of his career.

Paul Sorvino has been very active in films as well as TV. The character Phil Cerreta played by him in NBC's legal drama series Law & Order was brilliant.

The crime drama The Birthday Cake, which came in 2021, was the last film of Paul Sorvino's career.