Actor Paul Herman died on Tuesday at the age of 76. He was a frequent collaborator with Robert De Niro and starred alongside him in several movies.
Paul Herman, best known for his roles in mobster TV shows and movies, has died at the age of 76. His death was confirmed on Instagram by those close to him including Entourage creator Doug Ellin and his The Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli. No cause of death has yet been confirmed for Herman, who passed away on his birthday, March 29. Ellin wrote that Herman was « generous, caring, hilarious and too young to be gone. » Imperioli mentioned that Herman had lived close to him the last few years and he is glad he got to spend time with him before he died. Herman starred in dozens of notable TV shows and movies across his career, frequently collaborating with Robert De Niro in his movies. As we look back on the indelible mark left by Herman in the entertainment industry, here’s 12 of Paul Herman’s most memorable performances. Herman’s first credited onscreen role came at the age of 36 in Joe Pesci’s movie Dear Mr. Wonderful. Playing the role of Hesh, Herman worked with Pesci for the first time here but would return to work with the Oscar-winner in a number of other projects. Frank Vincent also stars, another actor who’d go on to work in The Sopranos. Herman worked with Pesci again, and with De Niro for the first time in the 1984 epic Once Upon a Time in America. This was Herman’s third acting credit in his career and he played the minor role of Monkey. This marked the start of a long string of movies in the same year as he also appeared in The Pope of Greenwich Village, Falling in Love and The Cotton Club in 1984.
