Paul Sorvino, an iconic Italian American actor whose roles ranged from the mobster drama Goodfellas to an early stint on the long-running TV show Law & Order, has passed away.

He was 83 years old.

Sorvino died on Monday of natural causes with his wife Dee Dee by his side. Dee Dee Sorvino issued a statement saying in part: “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino.”

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sorvino earned a Tony nomination for his role in That Championship Season (reprising the role in the film version) and appeared in a long list of movies that included Nixon, Dick Tracy, Reds, and The Rocketeer.

Sorvino wept when his daughter, Mira Sorvino, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Mighty Aphrodite in 1995.

Sorvino attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and had thoughts of becoming an opera singer before making his Broadway debut in the mid-1960s.

His first movie was the comedy Where’s Poppa, followed by The Panic in Needle Park with Al Pacino.