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
- Something for Joey as Joe Paterno
- The Last Hurrah as Dr. Mike Santangelo
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
- 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
- The Immortal
- Airport as Dr. Compagno
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Det. Green
1969
- Hawaii Five-O as Charley Mangan
- Love, American Style as Alfred
- Room 222
- Che! as Hector
- Land Raiders as Carney / Arturo
1968
- 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
- Torpedo Run as Lt. Burt Fisher
- Marjorie Morningstar as Philip Berman
- 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!
- The Shadow on the Window as Bigelow
- Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
- The Brothers Rico as Gino Rico
- The Big Caper as Harry
- Omar Khayyam as Commander
1956
- Broken Arrow as Maj. Gregory Markson
- The Gale Storm Show as Sebastian
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- Miracle in the Rain as Priest
- Flight to Hong Kong as Michael Quisto
- 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
- Hell's Island as Eduardo Martin
- Bobby Ware Is Missing as Alfred Gledhill
- 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
- Passport to Danger as Eddie Matera
- Pushover as Usher (uncredited)
- The Bounty Hunter as Jud
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Nurel-Din
- His Majesty O'Keefe as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
- Drive a Crooked Road as Carl
- Riding Shotgun as Bob Purdee (uncredited)
- The Shanghai Story as Emilio De Verno
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Laurence Delaney
- House of Wax as Scott Andrews
- She's Back on Broadway as Jud Kellogg
- The Desert Song as Hassan
- The System as David Wiley
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Freddie
- Cavalcade of America as James Ohio Pattie
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- Mara Maru as Steven Ranier
- Cattle Town as Pepe
- Operation Secret as Capt. Armand Dubois
1951
- Dragnet
- The Living Christ as James
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- Operation Pacific as Jonesy
- I Was a Communist for the FBI as Joe Cvetic
- Fort Worth as Joe Castro
- Force of Arms as Sheridan
- The Tanks Are Coming as Danny Kolowicz
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as Jeff Riordan
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Murger
- A Lady Without Passport as Italian (uncredited)
- Saddle Tramp as Denver
- The Killer That Stalked New York as Health Department Investigator (uncredited)
- Three Secrets as Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Secret Fury as Dr. Roth (uncredited)
- Breakthrough as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
1949
- Twelve O'Clock High as Bombardier
1948
- Beyond Glory as Second Detective (uncredited)