Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 Lethal Weapon 3 ★ 6.7 Lethal Weapon 3 1992 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission ★ 5.0 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987 Sledge Hammer! ★ 7.9 Sledge Hammer! 1986 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 T. J. Hooker ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982 Simon & Simon ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981 The Fall Guy ★ 7.6 The Fall Guy 1981 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story ★ 5.5 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story ★ 5.0 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980 The French Atlantic Affair ★ 7.2 The French Atlantic Affair 1979 Marciano ★ 7.0 Marciano 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 Escape to Athena ★ 5.7 Escape to Athena 1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ★ 5.1 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979 Vega$ ★ 7.0 Vega$ 1978 Sword of Justice ★ 6.0 Sword of Justice 1978 Sam ★ 7.0 Sam 1978 Capricorn One ★ 6.8 Capricorn One 1977 The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah 1977 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 Something for Joey ★ 6.6 Something for Joey 1977 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Alice ★ 7.1 Alice 1976 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Lucy Gets Lucky ★ 4.5 Lucy Gets Lucky 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ★ 7.6 Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974 Run, Joe, Run ★ 6.7 Run, Joe, Run 1974 Big Rose ★ 8.0 Big Rose 1974 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 Barnaby Jones ★ 7.0 Barnaby Jones 1973 Ghost Story ★ 7.4 Ghost Story 1972 Banacek ★ 8.5 Banacek 1972 Emergency! ★ 7.9 Emergency! 1972 The Sixth Sense ★ 6.1 The Sixth Sense 1972 The Fearmaker ★ 4.7 The Fearmaker 1971 The Partners ★ 6.5 The Partners 1971 Kotch ★ 6.6 Kotch 1971 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf ★ 6.8 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 1970 The Immortal ★ 7.4 The Immortal 1970 Airport ★ 6.5 Airport 1970 Love, American Style ★ 6.1 Love, American Style 1969 Room 222 ★ 6.1 Room 222 1969 Land Raiders ★ 5.6 Land Raiders 1969 Che! ★ 5.0 Che! 1969 Lancer ★ 5.6 Lancer 1968 Here's Lucy ★ 6.7 Here's Lucy 1968 Adam-12 ★ 7.1 Adam-12 1968 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 The Scalphunters ★ 6.4 The Scalphunters 1968 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 Felony Squad ★ 6.5 Felony Squad 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Hogan's Heroes ★ 7.6 Hogan's Heroes 1965 The Big Valley ★ 6.2 The Big Valley 1965 The Young Marrieds ★ 4.3 The Young Marrieds 1964 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1963 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 Combat! ★ 7.8 Combat! 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Pages of Death ★ 5.0 Pages of Death 1962 Fury River ★ 6.3 Fury River 1961 My Three Sons ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960 Strangers When We Meet ★ 6.4 Strangers When We Meet 1960 The Untouchables ★ 8.0 The Untouchables 1959 Hawaiian Eye ★ 5.6 Hawaiian Eye 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ★ 6.0 Bourbon Street Beat 1959 The Rebel ★ 5.1 The Rebel 1959 Men Into Space ★ 7.4 Men Into Space 1959 The Killers of Mussolini The Killers of Mussolini 1959 The Young Philadelphians ★ 7.4 The Young Philadelphians 1959 Torpedo Run ★ 6.1 Torpedo Run 1958 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 Behind Closed Doors ★ 8.0 Behind Closed Doors 1958 The Donna Reed Show ★ 6.5 The Donna Reed Show 1958 Northwest Passage ★ 7.3 Northwest Passage 1958