Paul Picerni
Born: 1922-12-01 in Corona, New York, USA
Died: 2011-01-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
As a child Paul Picerni had aspirations to become an attorney until he acted in an eighth-grade play and later learned that the school principal liked his performance and called him "a born actor". He next appeared in little theater productions, then (after World War II Air Force service) on the stage at Loyola University. Picerni was acting in a play in Hollywood when he was spotted by Solly V. Bianco, head of talent at Warner Brothers; brought to the studio, the young actor was given a role in Le grand assaut(1950). This WWII actioner turned out to be aptly named, as it led to a Warners contract for Picerni and a long succession of roles at that studio. Best-known for his second-banana role on the TV classic Les incorruptibles (1959) with Robert Stack, Picerni is the father of eight and grandfather of ten. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
2005
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Flynn Co-Star (archive footage)
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Chris Benway
1992
- Lethal Weapon 3 ... (Stunts)
1987
- The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Ernesto Ferruci
1986
- Sledge Hammer! as Cop Announcer
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Rossi / The Clerk
- Matt Houston
1980
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Lt. Lagason
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Lt. Lagason
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Escape to Athena as Zeno's Man
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Kurt
- Marciano as John Addelli
- The French Atlantic Affair as Panama Hat (uncredited)
1978
1977
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Last Hurrah as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- Capricorn One as Jerry
- Something for Joey as Joe Paterno
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as Sloan
- Alice
1975
- Starsky & Hutch
- Lucy Gets Lucky as Packy West
1974
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Humane Society Man
- Big Rose as Blass
- Run, Joe, Run
1973
- Kojak as Det. Albert Cohen
- Barnaby Jones as Anthony Calvelli
- Police Story
1972
- Emergency! as Ed Duran
- Banacek as Det. Ed Winslow
- Ghost Story as Dr. Richardson
- The Sixth Sense
1971
- Kotch as Dr. Caudillo
- The Partners
- The Fearmaker as Kenneth Davis
1970
- Airport as Dr. Compagno
- The Immortal
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Det. Green
1969
- Love, American Style as Alfred
- Room 222
- Land Raiders as Carney / Arturo
- Che! as Hector
1968
- Adam-12 as Bill Johnson
- Hawaii Five-O as Charley Mangan
- Here's Lucy as Mandikos
- Lancer
- The Scalphunters as Frank
1966
- Batman as Brown
- Felony Squad
1965
- Hogan's Heroes as Jack Williams
- The Big Valley as Peterson
- The F.B.I. as Joey Walters
1964
- The Young Marrieds as Dr. Dan Garret
1963
- The Fugitive as Sgt. DeSantis
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1962
- The Virginian as Parks
- Combat! as Private Harold Vincent
- Pages of Death as Lead Cop
1961
- Fury River as Guy Perro
1960
- My Three Sons as Paul Owlfeather
- Strangers When We Meet as Arthur Gerandi
1959
- The Untouchables as Lee Hobson
- Hawaiian Eye
- The Rebel as Manuel Flynn
- Bourbon Street Beat
- The Young Philadelphians as Louis Donetti
- Men Into Space
- The Killers of Mussolini as Lt. Alfredo
1958
- The Donna Reed Show
- 77 Sunset Strip as Bruno Cestari
- Torpedo Run as Lt. Burt Fisher
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- Marjorie Morningstar as Philip Berman
- The Man Who Died Twice as George
- Return to Warbow as Deputy sheriff
- Behind Closed Doors
- Northwest Passage as Guy Perro
1957
- Perry Mason as Charles Gallagher
- Maverick as Rene Gireaux
- Zorro
- Sugarfoot as Gian-Paolo Fregoso
- Omar Khayyam as Commander
- Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
- 26 Men
- The Big Caper as Harry
- The Shadow on the Window as Bigelow
- The Brothers Rico as Gino Rico
- Panic!
1956
- Broken Arrow as Maj. Gregory Markson
- Flight to Hong Kong as Michael Quisto
- The Come On as Jannings, assistant D.A.
- The Gale Storm Show as Sebastian
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Miracle in the Rain as Priest
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1955
- Gunsmoke as McGee
- Matinee Theater
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Assissi #19
- Navy Log
- To Hell and Back as Valentino
- Hell's Island as Eduardo Martin
- Wiretapper as Herbie
- Dial Red O as Norman Roper
- Bobby Ware Is Missing as Alfred Gledhill
- Lord of the Jungle as Paul Gavin
1954
- Climax!
- Riding Shotgun as Bob Purdee (uncredited)
- Studio 57
- His Majesty O'Keefe as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
- Public Defender as Albert De Marco
- Pushover as Usher (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Nurel-Din
- The Shanghai Story as Emilio De Verno
- The Bounty Hunter as Jud
- Drive a Crooked Road as Carl
- The Lone Wolf as Chick Walsi
- Passport to Danger as Eddie Matera
1953
- She's Back on Broadway as Jud Kellogg
- House of Wax as Scott Andrews
- The Desert Song as Hassan
- The System as David Wiley
- Letter to Loretta as Laurence Delaney
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Freddie
- Cattle Town as Pepe
- Operation Secret as Capt. Armand Dubois
- Cavalcade of America as James Ohio Pattie
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- Mara Maru as Steven Ranier
1951
- Dragnet
- Fort Worth as Joe Castro
- Operation Pacific as Jonesy
- I Was a Communist for the FBI as Joe Cvetic
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as Jeff Riordan
- The Tanks Are Coming as Danny Kolowicz
- Force of Arms as Sheridan
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- The Living Christ as James
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Murger
- Three Secrets as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Breakthrough as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
- The Killer That Stalked New York as Health Department Investigator (uncredited)
- A Lady Without Passport as Italian (uncredited)
- The Secret Fury as Dr. Roth (uncredited)
- Saddle Tramp as Denver
1949
- Twelve O'Clock High as Bombardier
1948
- Beyond Glory as Second Detective (uncredited)