Paul Herman
Actor
Biography
Paul Herman (March 29, 1946 - March 29, 2022) was an American actor. Among other roles, he was 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).
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 "Beansie" Gaeta, as well as another HBO series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase's accountant, Marvin.
Herman had also played minor background characters in two other Scorsese crime films. In Goodfellas, he was The Pittsburgh Connection, 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.
In 2009's Crazy Heart, Herman played the manager of Jeff Bridges' character.
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.
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Filmography
Silver Linings Playbook
as Randy 2012
Heat
as Sergeant Heinz 1995
American Hustle
as Alfonse Simone 2013
The Irishman
as Whispers DiTullio 2019
Casino
as Gambler in Phone Booth 1995
Once Upon a Time in America
as Monkey 1984
Joy
as Rifle Man 2015
Big
as Schizo 1988
Sleepers
as Court Bailiff 1996
Little Fockers
as Caricature Artist 2010
Cop Land
as Game Operator 1997
The Big Blue
as Taxi Driver in U.S.A 1988
The Color of Money
as Player in Casino Bar 1986
We Own the Night
as Spiro Giavannis 2007
Analyze That
as Joey Boots 2002
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Phillip, Apostle 1988