People
Paul Picerni
- Name: Paul Picerni
- Birthday: 1922-12-01
- Place of birth: Corona, New York, USA
- Popularity: 7.195
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Flynn Co-Star (archive footage) | 2005-04-05 |
| The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Ernesto Ferruci | 1987-03-01 |
| Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Lt. Lagason | 1980-11-05 |
| Marciano as John Addelli | 1979-10-21 |
| Escape to Athena as Zeno's Man | 1979-05-21 |
| Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Kurt | 1979-05-18 |
| Capricorn One as Jerry | 1977-12-10 |
| The Last Hurrah as Dr. Mike Santangelo | 1977-11-16 |
| Something for Joey as Joe Paterno | 1977-04-05 |
| Lucy Gets Lucky as Packy West | 1975-03-01 |
| Big Rose as Blass | 1974-03-26 |
| The Fearmaker as Kenneth | 1971-11-25 |
| Kotch as Dr. Caudillo | 1971-09-17 |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Det. Green | 1970-10-13 |
| Airport as Dr. Compagno | 1970-03-25 |
| Land Raiders as Carney / Arturo | 1969-07-27 |
| Che! as Hector | 1969-06-27 |
| The Scalphunters as Frank | 1968-02-29 |
| Pages of Death as Lead Cop | 1962-01-27 |
| Fury River as Guy Perro | 1961-09-14 |
| Strangers When We Meet as Arthur Gerandi | 1960-06-29 |
| The Killers of Mussolini as Lt. Alfredo | 1959-06-04 |
| The Young Philadelphians as Louis Donetti | 1959-05-21 |
| Torpedo Run as Lt. Burt Fisher | 1958-10-24 |
| The Man Who Died Twice as George | 1958-06-06 |
| Marjorie Morningstar as Philip Berman | 1958-04-24 |
| Return to Warbow as Deputy sheriff | 1958-01-15 |
| The Brothers Rico as Gino Rico | 1957-09-01 |
| Omar Khayyam as Commander | 1957-08-23 |
| Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited) | 1957-08-17 |
| The Big Caper as Harry | 1957-03-28 |
| The Shadow on the Window as Bigelow | 1957-03-06 |
| Flight to Hong Kong as Michael Quisto | 1956-10-08 |
| The Come On as Jannings, assistant D.A. | 1956-04-16 |
| Miracle in the Rain as Priest | 1956-03-31 |
| Bobby Ware Is Missing as Alfred Gledhill | 1955-10-23 |
| To Hell and Back as Valentino | 1955-09-22 |
| Wiretapper as Herbie | 1955-08-10 |
| Lord of the Jungle as Paul Gavin | 1955-06-12 |
| Hell's Island as Eduardo Martin | 1955-05-06 |
| Dial Red O as Norman Roper | 1955-03-13 |
| The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Nurel-Din | 1954-10-01 |
| The Bounty Hunter as Jud | 1954-09-25 |
| The Shanghai Story as Emilio De Verno | 1954-09-01 |
| Pushover as Usher (uncredited) | 1954-07-14 |
| Drive a Crooked Road as Carl | 1954-03-10 |
| His Majesty O'Keefe as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited) | 1954-01-16 |
| The Desert Song as Hassan | 1953-05-30 |
| The System as David Wiley | 1953-04-18 |
| House of Wax as Scott Andrews | 1953-04-16 |
| She's Back on Broadway as Jud Kellogg | 1953-03-14 |
| Operation Secret as Capt. Armand Dubois | 1952-11-05 |
| Cattle Town as Pepe | 1952-09-06 |
| Mara Maru as Steven Ranier | 1952-04-23 |
| The Tanks Are Coming as Danny Kolowicz | 1951-10-31 |
| Force of Arms as Sheridan | 1951-08-13 |
| Fort Worth as Joe Castro | 1951-07-14 |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as Jeff Riordan | 1951-05-18 |
| I Was a Communist for the FBI as Joe Cvetic | 1951-05-02 |
| Operation Pacific as Jonesy | 1951-01-27 |
| Breakthrough as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck | 1950-11-17 |
| Three Secrets as Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-10-20 |
| The Killer That Stalked New York as Health Department Investigator (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
| Saddle Tramp as Denver | 1950-09-21 |
| A Lady Without Passport as Italian (uncredited) | 1950-08-03 |
| The Secret Fury as Dr. Roth (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
| Twelve O'Clock High as Bombardier | 1949-12-21 |
| Beyond Glory as Second Detective (uncredited) | 1948-08-03 |
