Paul Herman Explained

Birth Date:	29 March 1946
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Death Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1982–2021
Television:	The Sopranos

Paul Herman (March 29, 1946 – March 29, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Randy in David O. Russell's dramedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Whispers DiTullio in Martin Scorsese's crime epic The Irishman (2019).^[1]

Career

His other appearances in movies include Once Upon a Time in America, At Close Range, We Own the Night, Heat, Crazy Heart, Quick Change, Sleepers, Cop Land, The Fan, Analyze That, The Day Trippers, and American Hustle. He had a recurring role on The Sopranos as Peter "Beansie" Gaeta, as well as another HBO series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase's accountant, Marvin.

Herman also played minor background characters in two other Scorsese crime films. In Goodfellas, he was The Pittsburgh Connection,^[2] and in the montage sequence 'Back Home, Years Ago' in Scorsese's Casino, he was a gambler who rushes to the phone booth to place the same bet that Sam Rothstein (Robert De Niro) did.^[3]

In 2009's Crazy Heart, Herman played the manager of Jeff Bridges' character.^[4]

Herman received a Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics Choice Award as part of the ensemble cast of 2013's American Hustle.^[5]

Personal life

Herman, along with his brother Charlie, ran the Columbus Cafe in the 1990s. Located across from Lincoln Center, it was frequented by actors, ballet dancers, gangsters, and FBI and DEA agents. Herman also had a small ownership stake in the cafe, along with Mikhail Baryshnikov as well as other actors.^[6]

Death

Herman died on his 76th birthday on March 29, 2022.^{[7] [8]}

Filmography

Film

scope=col	Year	scope=col	Title	scope=col	Role	scope=col class=unsortable	Notes
	scope=row	Dear Mr. Wonderful	Hesh
	scope=row	Easy Money	Bar Owner
	scope=row	Once Upon a Time in America	Monkey	Italian film
	scope=row		The Penny Pitcher
	scope=row	At Close Range	Salesman
	scope=row		Player in Casino Bar
	scope=row		Freddy
	scope=row		Taxi Driver In U.S.A	French film
	scope=row		Philip the Apostle
	scope=row	Big	Schizo
	scope=row	New York Stories	Detective Flynn / Clifford the Doorman / Cop	(segments "Life Lessons" - "Life without Zoe" - "Oedipus Wrecks")
	scope=row	White Hot	Vinnie
	scope=row	Rooftops	Jimmy
	scope=row	Next of Kin	Lieutenant Tony Antonelli
	scope=row	Cadillac Man	Tony DiPino
	scope=row	Quick Change	Interrogating Policeman
	scope=row	Goodfellas	Dealer
	scope=row	Billy Bathgate	Dutch's Thug
	scope=row	In the Soup	E-Z Rent-A-Car Clerk
	scope=row	Somebody to Love	"Pinky"
	scope=row	Terrified	Toughguy
	scope=row	Mighty Aphrodite	Ricky's Friend
	scope=row	Casino	Gambler In Phone Booth
	scope=row	Heat	Sergeant Heinz
	scope=row		Leon	Independent film
	scope=row		Seedy Suit Guy
	scope=row	Sleepers	Court Bailiff
	scope=row	Fathers' Day	Mr. Barmore
	scope=row	Trading Favors	The Bartender	Feature film
	scope=row	Cop Land	Carnival Worker
	scope=row	Top of the World	The Valet	Feature film
	scope=row	Hugo Pool	The Rabbi
	scope=row	Starstruck	Saul Spengler
	scope=row	Enemy of the State	Carlos	Uncredited
	scope=row	15 Minutes	Detective Paulie
	scope=row	Analyze That	Joey Boots
	scope=row	We Own the Night	Lieutenant Spiro Giavannis
	scope=row	What Just Happened	Jerry
	scope=row	Crazy Heart	Jack Greene
	scope=row	Little Fockers	Caricature Artist
	scope=row	Silver Linings Playbook	Randy
	scope=row	American Hustle	Alfonse Simone	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	scope=row	Joy	Rifle Man
	scope=row		Whispers DiTullio	Final film role

Television

scope=col	Year	scope=col	Title	scope=col	Role	scope=col	Notes
	scope=row	Brass	Uniformed Officer	Television movie
	scope=row	Our Family Honor		Episode: "Pilot"
	scope=row		Ben	Episode: "Back Home"
	scope=row	One Life to Live	Axel	Episode "#1.4638"
	scope=row		Morgan Evans	Episode: "And Give Up Show Biz?"
	scope=row	Saturday Night Live	Bowler	Episode: "Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis" Uncredited
	scope=row	Miami Vice	Jimmy Roth	Episode: "Blood & Roses"
	scope=row	On the Line	Detective Ed Carlin	Television movie
–	scope=row		Peter "Beansie" Gaeta	5 episodes
–	scope=row	Entourage	Marvin	6 episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burack . Emily . Are the Jewish mobsters (Danny) referenced in 'The Irishman' real? . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . November 27, 2019 . December 23, 2019.
2. Web site: Keogh . Jim . Portrait of the mobster as an old man . Worcester Magazine . Gannett . December 23, 2019 . December 3, 2019.
3. Book: Kolker . Robert . A Cinema of Loneliness . 2000 . Oxford University Press . 9780195123500 . 443 . December 23, 2019 .
4. Web site: RogerEbert.com. Crazy Heart. Roger Ebert. Ebert, Roger. December 23, 2009.
5. Web site: Romine . Taylor . Thomas . Megan . 2022-03-31 . Paul Herman, actor known for 'The Sopranos' and 'Goodfellas,' has died . 2022-03-31 . CTVNews . en.
6. Book: Aiello . Danny . I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else . October 14, 2014 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1476751924 . 228 . December 23, 2019.
7. News: Evans. Greg. Paul Herman Dies: 'The Sopranos', 'Goodfellas' Actor Was 76. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. March 30, 2022.
8. Web site: Graves. Wren. R.I.P. Paul Herman, Crime Movie Stalwart Who Played Beansie on The Sopranos Dead at 76. Consequence. Yahoo!. March 30, 2022.