Paul Picerni
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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
Known for
Credits
Pushover (1954)
as Usher (uncredited)
Capricorn One (1977)
as Jerry
House of Wax (1953)
as Scott Andrews
Airport (1970)
as Dr. Compagno
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
as Bombardier
The Scalphunters (1968)
as Frank
Escape to Athena (1979)
as Zeno's Man
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
as Kurt
To Hell and Back (1955)
as Valentino
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
as Michael Quisto
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
as Arthur Gerandi
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
Che! (1969)
as Hector
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
as Ernesto Ferruci
Operation Pacific (1951)
as Jonesy
Force of Arms (1951)
as Sheridan
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
as Louis Donetti
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
as Health Department Investigator (uncredited)
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
as Priest
Torpedo Run (1958)
as Lt. Burt Fisher
Kotch (1971)
as Dr. Caudillo
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
as Det. Green
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
as Carl
Three Secrets (1950)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Desert Song (1953)
as Hassan
The Brothers Rico (1957)
as Gino Rico
Land Raiders (1969)
as Carney / Arturo
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Lt. Lagason
Wiretapper (1955)
as Herbie
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
as Bigelow
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
as Italian (uncredited)
Saddle Tramp (1950)
as Denver
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
as Jud
The Big Caper (1957)
as Harry
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
as Nurel-Din
Riding Shotgun (1954)
as Bob Purdee (uncredited)
Fort Worth (1951)
as Joe Castro
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self - Flynn Co-Star (archive footage)
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Philip Berman
Omar Khayyam (1957)
as Commander
Cattle Town (1952)
as Pepe
Breakthrough (1950)
as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
Hell's Island (1955)
as Eduardo Martin
Return to Warbow (1958)
as Deputy sheriff
Mara Maru (1952)
as Steven Ranier
The Secret Fury (1950)
as Dr. Roth (uncredited)
Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955)
as Alfred Gledhill
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
as Jeff Riordan
The Last Hurrah (1977)
as Dr. Mike Santangelo
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
as Jud Kellogg
The Shanghai Story (1954)
as Emilio De Verno
The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
as George
The Come On (1956)
as Jannings, assistant D.A.
The Fearmaker (1971)
as Kenneth Davis
Big Rose (1974)
as Blass
Fury River (1961)
as Guy Perro
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
as Joe Cvetic
The Killers of Mussolini (1959)
as Lt. Alfredo
Dial Red O (1955)
as Norman Roper
Operation Secret (1952)
as Capt. Armand Dubois
Beyond Glory (1948)
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Lord of the Jungle (1955)
as Paul Gavin
Marciano (1979)
as John Addelli
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
as Danny Kolowicz
The System (1953)
as David Wiley
Something for Joey (1977)
as Joe Paterno
Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)
as Packy West
Pages of Death (1962)
as Lead Cop