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

Filmography

• Diagnosis: Murder — Chris Benway, Judge Kenyon
• 1992Lethal Weapon 3 — Stunts
• 1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission — Ernesto Ferruci
• Sledge Hammer! — Cop Announcer
• Matt Houston
• T. J. Hooker — Rossi / The Clerk
• Simon & Simon
• The Fall Guy
• 1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story — Lt. Lagason
• Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story — Lt. Lagason
• 1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventure — Kurt
• 1979Escape to Athena — Zeno's Man
• 1979Marciano — John Addelli
• The French Atlantic Affair — Panama Hat (uncredited)
• Trapper John, M.D.
• Sam
• Sword of Justice
• Vega$
• 1977Capricorn One — Jerry
• 1977Something for Joey — Joe Paterno
• The Incredible Hulk
• 1977The Last Hurrah — Dr. Mike Santangelo
• Alice
• Quincy, M.E. — Sloan
• 1975Lucy Gets Lucky — Packy West
• Starsky & Hutch — Johnny Doors, Patsy Cairo
• 1974Big Rose — Blass
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker — Humane Society Man
• Run, Joe, Run
• Barnaby Jones — Anthony Calvelli, Stan Toland
• Kojak — Det. Albert Cohen, Vic Whitley
• Police Story — Capt. Gus Shambray
• Banacek — Det. Ed Winslow
• Emergency! — Ed Duran
• Ghost Story — Dr. Richardson
• The Sixth Sense
• 1971Kotch — Dr. Caudillo
• 1971The Fearmaker — Kenneth Davis
• The Partners
• 1970Airport — Dr. Compagno
• The Immortal
• 1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf — Det. Green
• 1969Che! — Hector
• Hawaii Five-O — Charley Mangan
• 1969Land Raiders — Carney / Arturo
• Love, American Style — Alfred
• Room 222
• Adam-12 — Bill Johnson, Officer Boyd
• Here's Lucy — Mandikos, Frank Williams, James Duncan, William McPherson
• Lancer
• 1968The Scalphunters — Frank
• Ironside
• Mannix — Roger Stack, Capt. Donegan
• Batman — Brown
• Felony Squad
• Hogan's Heroes — Jack Williams
• The Big Valley — Peterson
• The F.B.I. — Joey Walters, Fred Cochella, Dom Giannelli, SAC
• The Young Marrieds — Dr. Dan Garret
• The Fugitive — Sgt. DeSantis
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• Combat! — Private Harold Vincent
• 1962Pages of Death — Lead Cop
• The Virginian — Parks
• 1961Fury River — Guy Perro
• My Three Sons — Paul Owlfeather, Jack
• 1960Strangers When We Meet — Arthur Gerandi
• Bourbon Street Beat
• Hawaiian Eye
• Men Into Space
• 1959The Killers of Mussolini — Lt. Alfredo
• The Rebel — Manuel Flynn, Lee Ricker, Clee
• The Untouchables — Lee Hobson
• 1959The Young Philadelphians — Louis Donetti
• 77 Sunset Strip — Bruno Cestari
• Behind Closed Doors
• 1958Marjorie Morningstar — Philip Berman
• Northwest Passage — Guy Perro
• 1958Return to Warbow — Deputy sheriff
• The Donna Reed Show
• 1958The Man Who Died Twice — George
• 1958Torpedo Run — Lt. Burt Fisher
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse — Tony Liguri
• 26 Men
• Maverick — Rene Gireaux
• 1957Omar Khayyam — Commander
• 1957Operation Mad Ball — Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
• Panic!
• Perry Mason — Charles Gallagher, Sgt. Joseph Dexter, Walter Jefferies
• Sugarfoot — Gian-Paolo Fregoso
• 1957The Big Caper — Harry
• 1957The Brothers Rico — Gino Rico
• 1957The Shadow on the Window — Bigelow
• Zorro
• Broken Arrow — Maj. Gregory Markson
• 1956Flight to Hong Kong — Michael Quisto
• 1956Miracle in the Rain — Priest
• Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
• 1956The Come On — Jannings, assistant D.A.
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Gale Storm Show — Sebastian
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Assissi #19, Nick Roper
• 1955Bobby Ware Is Missing — Alfred Gledhill
• 1955Dial Red O — Norman Roper
• Gunsmoke — McGee, Ganns, Grimes, The New Marshal
• 1955Hell's Island — Eduardo Martin
• 1955Lord of the Jungle — Paul Gavin
• Matinee Theater
• Navy Log
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
• 1955To Hell and Back — Valentino
• 1955Wiretapper — Herbie
• Climax!
• 1954Drive a Crooked Road — Carl
• 1954His Majesty O'Keefe — Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
• Passport to Danger — Eddie Matera
• Public Defender — Albert De Marco
• 1954Pushover — Usher (uncredited)
• 1954Riding Shotgun — Bob Purdee (uncredited)
• Studio 57
• 1954The Adventures of Hajji Baba — Nurel-Din
• 1954The Bounty Hunter — Jud
• The Lone Wolf — Chick Walsi
• 1954The Shanghai Story — Emilio De Verno
• 1953House of Wax — Scott Andrews
• Letter to Loretta — Laurence Delaney, Darius, Stanley Reed, Toby
• 1953She's Back on Broadway — Jud Kellogg
• 1953The Desert Song — Hassan
• 1953The System — David Wiley
• 1952Cattle Town — Pepe
• Cavalcade of America — James Ohio Pattie, Principal John Norton
• Four Star Playhouse — Freddie, Laramie Cole
• 1952Mara Maru — Steven Ranier
• Mr. & Mrs. North
• 1952Operation Secret — Capt. Armand Dubois
• Dragnet — Rios
• 1951Force of Arms — Sheridan
• 1951Fort Worth — Joe Castro
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Dr. Mike Santangelo
• 1951I Was a Communist for the FBI — Joe Cvetic
• 1951Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison — Jeff Riordan
• 1951Operation Pacific — Jonesy
• The Living Christ — James
• 1951The Tanks Are Coming — Danny Kolowicz
• 1950A Lady Without Passport — Italian (uncredited)
• 1950Breakthrough — Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
• Lux Video Theatre — Dr. Murger
• 1950Saddle Tramp — Denver
• 1950The Killer That Stalked New York — Health Department Investigator (uncredited)
• 1950The Secret Fury — Dr. Roth (uncredited)
• 1950Three Secrets — Sergeant (uncredited)
• 1949Twelve O'Clock High — Bombardier
• 1948Beyond Glory — Second Detective (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self - Flynn Co-Star (archive footage)