NBC's Law & Order and Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas star Paul Sorvino died today from natural causes after struggling with health issues for some years. He was 83 years old. 

Roger Neal, Sorvino's publicist, announced his death on behalf of his wife Dee Dee Sorvino, who was by his side when he passed away.

Dee Dee Sorvino says her heart is broken. One of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen and stage, there will never be another Paul Sorvino.

His films include Goodfellas, Nixon, Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, For the Love of Money, That Championship Season, Reds, A Touch of Class, and Oh, God! Among others.

Among his television credits are Seasons 2 and 3 of Law & Order and That Championship Season on Broadway.

After working for an advertising agency as a copywriter, Sorvino made his Broadway debut in 1964 in Bajour. Six years later, he appeared in Carl Reiner's cult classic Where's Poppa?

opposite George Segal and Ruth Gordon, and in 1971, opposite Al Pacino in his first leading role in a feature film, The Panic in Needle Park.

Jason Miller's 1972 Broadway play That Championship Season was nominated for a Tony Award. The 1982 feature film version starred Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum, and Martin Sheen.

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