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