Yes, that big guy passed away. He was an associate apparently and did quite a bit of time. I stumbled upon his obituary and one of the photos was of him wearing a Sopranos jacket and they described him as a "beloved star of the show" which is a little nutty. He was just in the one scene you posted. His character wasn't even named. I'd bet only 5% of the people that watch the show would be able to tell you when he appeared if you showed them a screen shot from that appearance. Wonder why Paulie was so hostile towards the guy, he looked like he probably could have given Paulie a pretty good beatin' if it got hostile. I'd be pretty pissed off if I was that guy just trying to show some respect and him and Pussy treated him like a bit of a jerkoff, ha. Nice little exchange they had there, he should have appeared more often. Wonder what crew he was in. Have to be Larry's, no?