Paul Picerni
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
Movie Appearances
Lucy Gets Lucky
as Packy West
1975
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Kurt
1979
The Scalphunters
as Frank
1968
Marjorie Morningstar
as Philip Berman
1958
Drive a Crooked Road
as Carl
1954
The Brothers Rico
as Gino Rico
1957
Operation Pacific
as Jonesy
1951
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Ernesto Ferruci
1987
Breakthrough
as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
1950
The Young Philadelphians
as Louis Donetti
1959
Twelve O'Clock High
as Bombardier
1949
The Shadow on the Window
as Bigelow
1957
The System
as David Wiley
1953
The Come On
as Jannings, assistant D.A.
1956
The Man Who Died Twice
as George
1958
Hell's Island
as Eduardo Martin
1955
House of Wax
as Scott Andrews
1953
I Was a Communist for the FBI
as Joe Cvetic
1951
Torpedo Run
as Lt. Burt Fisher
1958
The Big Caper
as Harry
1957
