Dan Tana, the erstwhile actor-turned-restaurateur whose eponymous West Hollywood eatery was a hotspot for celebrities for the past half century, has died at the age of 90, the restaurant’s staff announced on Facebook.

Dan Tana, who opened the iconic West Hollywood celebrity hangout Dan Tana's restaurant in 1964 and ran it until selling in 2009, has died.

The sometime actor and former Yugoslavian soccer player sold the eatery, which last year celebrated its 60th anniversary, to current owner Sonja Perencevic in 2009 before moving to Belgrade, Serbia.

Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijević, was a professional soccer player before opening the clubby red-sauce Italian restaurant in 1964, running it until he sold it in 2009. By then, its reputation as a favorite of A-listers had been cemented by the regular presence of devotees including Elizabeth Taylor and Kirk Douglas.

Dan Tana -- a restaurant magnate who founded one of the premier eateries in West Hollywood has died ... the staff announced via the restaurant's social media.

Dan Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijevic, died Saturday in his native Belgrade, Serbia, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page.

Dan Tana, the actor who opened the iconic Dan Tana restaurant in 1964, has died. He was 90. The news was announced by the restaurant's social media team on Facebook. "The great Dan Tana has passed on.