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