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.
- The French Atlantic Affair as Panama Hat (uncredited)
- Escape to Athena as Zeno's Man
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Kurt
- Marciano as John Addelli
1978
1977
- The Incredible Hulk
- Capricorn One as Jerry
- The Last Hurrah as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- Something for Joey as Joe Paterno
1976
- Alice
- Quincy, M.E. as Sloan
1975
- Starsky & Hutch
- Lucy Gets Lucky as Packy West
1974
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Humane Society Man
- Run, Joe, Run
- Big Rose as Blass
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Anthony Calvelli
- Kojak as Det. Albert Cohen
- Police Story as Capt. Gus Shambray
1972
- Emergency! as Ed Duran
- Ghost Story as Dr. Richardson
- Banacek as Det. Ed Winslow
- The Sixth Sense
1971
- The Partners
- Kotch as Dr. Caudillo
- 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
- Hawaii Five-O as Charley Mangan
- Adam-12 as Bill Johnson
- 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
- Men Into Space
- The Young Philadelphians as Louis Donetti
- The Killers of Mussolini as Lt. Alfredo
1958
- The Donna Reed Show
- 77 Sunset Strip as Bruno Cestari
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- Behind Closed Doors
- Northwest Passage as Guy Perro
- Marjorie Morningstar as Philip Berman
- Torpedo Run as Lt. Burt Fisher
- The Man Who Died Twice as George
- Return to Warbow as Deputy sheriff
1957
- Perry Mason as Charles Gallagher
- Maverick as Rene Gireaux
- Zorro
- Sugarfoot as Gian-Paolo Fregoso
- 26 Men
- Panic!
- Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
- The Brothers Rico as Gino Rico
- The Shadow on the Window as Bigelow
- The Big Caper as Harry
- Omar Khayyam as Commander
1956
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Gale Storm Show as Sebastian
- Broken Arrow as Maj. Gregory Markson
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- Flight to Hong Kong as Michael Quisto
- Miracle in the Rain as Priest
- The Come On as Jannings, assistant D.A.
1955
- Matinee Theater
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- Gunsmoke as McGee
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Assissi #19
- Navy Log
- To Hell and Back as Valentino
- Wiretapper as Herbie
- Bobby Ware Is Missing as Alfred Gledhill
- Hell's Island as Eduardo Martin
- Dial Red O as Norman Roper
- Lord of the Jungle as Paul Gavin
1954
- Climax!
- Studio 57
- Public Defender as Albert De Marco
- The Lone Wolf as Chick Walsi
- Pushover as Usher (uncredited)
- Passport to Danger as Eddie Matera
- The Bounty Hunter as Jud
- Riding Shotgun as Bob Purdee (uncredited)
- The Shanghai Story as Emilio De Verno
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Nurel-Din
- His Majesty O'Keefe as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
- Drive a Crooked Road as Carl
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Laurence Delaney
- House of Wax as Scott Andrews
- The Desert Song as Hassan
- The System as David Wiley
- She's Back on Broadway as Jud Kellogg
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Freddie
- Cavalcade of America as James Ohio Pattie
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- Mara Maru as Steven Ranier
- Operation Secret as Capt. Armand Dubois
- Cattle Town as Pepe
1951
- Dragnet
- The Living Christ as James
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- Operation Pacific as Jonesy
- Force of Arms as Sheridan
- Fort Worth as Joe Castro
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as Jeff Riordan
- The Tanks Are Coming as Danny Kolowicz
- I Was a Communist for the FBI as Joe Cvetic
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Murger
- The Secret Fury as Dr. Roth (uncredited)
- The Killer That Stalked New York as Health Department Investigator (uncredited)
- Three Secrets as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Saddle Tramp as Denver
- A Lady Without Passport as Italian (uncredited)
- Breakthrough as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
1949
- Twelve O'Clock High as Bombardier
1948
- Beyond Glory as Second Detective (uncredited)