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name: "Paul Herman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-herman"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 March 1946"
died: "29 March 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:26.752128+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Paul Herman

Actor. Born 29 March 1946 in Brooklyn, New York,  USA. Died 29 March 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 March 1946, Brooklyn, New York,  USA
- **Died:** 29 March 2022
- **Active:** 1984–2019

## Biography

Paul Herman (29 March 1946 – 29 March 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films, including *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), *GoodFellas* (1990), *Heat* (1995), *Casino* (1995), *Sleepers* (1996), *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) as Randy, *American Hustle* (2013) as Alfonse Simone, *Joy* (2015) and *The Irishman* (2019) as Whispers DiTullio.

On television, he had a recurring role as Peter 'Beansie' Gaeta in *The Sopranos* and played Marvin in *Entourage*. He also appeared in other Scorsese films such as *The Color of Money* (1986) and *The Last Temptation of Christ* (1988). In the 1990s, he and his brother ran the Columbus Cafe in New York, which was frequented by actors and others in the performing arts.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *The Irishman* (2019), Fi1m 86, as Whispers DiTullio — [page](https://film.one/film/the-irishman.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Randy — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Gambler in Phone Booth — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md)
- *Heat* (1995), Fi1m 91, as Sergeant Heinz — [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md)
- *Bullets Over Broadway* (1994), Fi1m 80, as Maitre d' — [page](https://film.one/film/bullets-over-broadway.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, as Dealer — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Big* (1988), Fi1m 81, as Schizo — [page](https://film.one/film/big.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Penny Pitcher — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Monkey — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america.md)

## Also known for

- *American Hustle* (2013), Alfonse Simone
- *Joy* (2015), Rifle Man
- *Sleepers* (1996), Court Bailiff
- *Little Fockers* (2010), Caricature Artist
- *Cop Land* (1997), Game Operator
- *The Big Blue* (1988), Taxi Driver in U.S.A
- *The Color of Money* (1986), Player in Casino Bar
- *We Own the Night* (2007), Spiro Giavannis

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