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 Breakthrough (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 The Untouchables (1959) with Robert Stack, Picerni is the father of eight and grandfather of ten.

Actor

Three Days to Vegas(2007)as Jim

Diagnosis Murder(1993)as Chris Benway, Judge Kenyon

Seven Days(1998)as Master of Ceremonies

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission(1987)as Ernesto Ferruci

Simon & Simon(1981)as Maynard Press

Additional Crew

Beyond Reason(1985)

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years(1999)as Self - Interviewee

E! Mysteries & Scandals(1998)as Self

Apollo Soyuz(1975)as Self - Narrator

Here's Hollywood(1960)as Self

Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars(1960)as Self

Archive Footage

The Best of Hollywood(1999)as Self - Interviewee

TCM Remembers(2011)as Self, actor

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Scott Andrews

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't(2008)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn(2005)as Self - Flynn Co-Star

Known for

Capricorn One1978 · Actor Airport1970 · Actor Drive a Crooked Road1954 · Actor The Untouchables1959 · Actor

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Phyllis Kirk and Paul Picerni in House of Wax (1953)

Dabbs Greer, Phyllis Kirk, Frank Lovejoy, and Paul Picerni in House of Wax (1953)

Dabbs Greer, Frank Lovejoy, and Paul Picerni in House of Wax (1953)

Charles Bronson and Paul Picerni in House of Wax (1953)

Credit Score: Paul Picerni

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The Untouchables

Lee Hobson

Thu Jan 22 1959 – Tue May 21 1963

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Untouchables	13.00	1959	•	8.0	2	6	3430
2	Airport	10.00	1970	•	6.6	1	10	24538
3	Twelve O'Clock High	4.00	1950		7.7	2	4	16799
4	Capricorn One	2.50	1978	•	6.8	0	0	27274
5	Northwest Passage	2.50	1958	•	6.9	0	0	137
6	Drive a Crooked Road	2.50	1954	•	6.9	0	0	2283
7	Operation Pacific	2.50	1951	•	6.6	0	0	4193
8	Fury River	2.38	1961	•	5.1	0	0	103
9	The Adventures of Hajji Baba	2.38	1954	•	5.9	0	0	726
10	Three Days to Vegas	2.00	2007	•	4.6	0	0	336