Paul Herman

Entourage creator Doug Ellin wrote on Instagram of Herman's death: “Sad day as we lost Paulie Herman, who played Marvin the accountant (based on my father).

Lots of love to his family, friends and our community of actors and filmmakers.” And too young to be gone.” We ask that you respect the privacy of the family at this time.” He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, and we will always remember the sound of his laughter and bold spirit. He listed a number of Herman’s film credits, including Once Upon a Time in America and The Irishman. “Paulie lived around the corner from me the last few years and i am glad we got to spend some time together before he left us,” Imperioli continued. Kevin Dillon, who played Johnny Drama on Entourage, called Herman a “great man” and a “great actor” on Instagram, sharing that he was “too young to go.”

Paul Herman, an actor known for his roles in "The Sopranos," "Goodfellas" and "The Irishman," has died, according to his manager.

I'll miss him," Imperioli said on Instagram We ask that you respect the privacy of the family at this time." He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, and we will always remember the sound of his laughter and bold spirit.

The American actor Paul Herman, best known for his roles in The Sopranos and The Irishman, has died on his 76th birthday.

"Paulie was just a great dude. Imperioli added: "I'll miss him. Lots of love to his family, friends and community of actors and filmmakers."

Actor Paul Herman who appeared in movies including The Irishman and Silver Linings Playbook has died. The actor passed away at the age of 76, ...

Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America, The Irishman, and of course The Sopranos are some highlights. "I’ll miss him. Image from WB.

Paul Herman, the character actor best known for his role as club owner Peter “Beansie” Gaeta in “The Sopranos,” died Tuesday.

In his most famous scene from the show, Beansie was viciously attacked by his former friend Richie Aprile (David Proval), who throws a pot of coffee on him and runs him over with a car. In a statement to Variety, Herman’s “Goodfellas” co-star Robert De Niro said: “I am very sad about the passing of Paul Herman. He was a wonderful actor as well as a dear friend. “A first class storyteller and raconteur and one hell of an actor.

Over a four-decade career, he was perhaps best known for his role on “The Sopranos.” But he also had dozens of film credits, including “Goodfellas” and “The ...

Mr. Mottola said Mr. Herman had been on a “first name basis with every superstar actor and musician in the world.” “But with Woody, well, you just don’t do that with him because he has ideas he’s working out. With Mr. Scorsese and Mr. Coppola, “you can give them your ideas on a scene,” he said. Offscreen, he was known for being friendly and well connected. “The only one who ever gave me the chance to play a saint is Marty,” Mr. Herman told The New York Times in 1989, referring to his role as Philip the Apostle in Mr. Scorsese’s 1988 film, “ The Last Temptation of Christ.” Over a four-decade career, Mr. Herman was perhaps best known for his role on “The Sopranos” as Peter Gaeta, known as Beansie, the owner of pizza parlors who gets in trouble with a mobster — his travails include being hit on the head with a pot of hot coffee — but who manages to re-establish himself.