The guy who played Whispers was the Pittsburgh connection in Goodfellas, and Beans in Sopranos.

Some people have commented on how old (feeble?) DeNiro looks when, as young Sheeran, he's stomping on the grocer early on in the film. He looks even more elderly when he's gingerly stepping over rocks to get rid of the Crazy Joe assassination guns. In fact, he reminded me of me, since he and I are about the same age.