In his career, the American played the character of a gangster in various films and series. For example, he was seen in the film Goodfellas from 1990. He also lent his voice to cartoon series such as Family Guy and Fairly Odd Parents.
Sirico often played a gangster, but was also a criminal in his real life. For example, he was arrested several times for various offenses and in 1971 he was convicted of illegal possession of weapons for which he received a prison sentence. In 1989, in the documentary The Big Bang, he spoke about his criminal past and how it affected him.