Paul Picerni
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Also Known As
Helga Nokoff,
Paul Vincent Picerni
Birth Place
Corona, New York, USA
Born
December 01, 1922
Died
January 12, 2011
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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During Hollywood's Golden Age, talent scouts for the various studios scoured the country for new talent. Not long after World War II, a representative for Warner Brothers caught a production of a Loyola University play featuring Paul Picerni, and the rest, as they say, is history. Picerni was brought to Hollywood to be a part of the 1950 war drama "Breakthrough" and was soon put under co...
Biography
During Hollywood's Golden Age, talent scouts for the various studios scoured the country for new talent. Not long after World War II, a representative for Warner Brothers caught a production of a Loyola University play featuring Paul Picerni, and the rest, as they say, is history. Picerni was brought to Hollywood to be a part of the 1950 war drama "Breakthrough" and was soon put under contract by the studio, starring for them in a long line of B movies. But his signature role came a decade later on the small screen, when he joined the cast of "The Untouchables" as Agent Lee Hobson. It's easy to forget today just how groundbreaking a show this Chicago cops drama was. Narrated by famed journalist Walter Winchell, it brought a new level of heightened reality to television. Picerni continued to act through the mid-1980s, as a guest star on everything from "Gunsmoke" to "Mannix" to "Matt Houston." For his old pal Dick Van Dyke, he came out of retirement in the late 1990s to appear in a pair of "Diagnosis Murder" episodes.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Three Days to Vegas
(2008)
The Fearmaker
(1989)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
(1987)
Ernesto Ferucci
Hellinger's Law
(1981)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Marciano
(1979)
Escape to Athena
(1979)
Capricorn One
(1978)
The Last Hurrah
(1977)
Dr Mike Santangelo
Something For Joey
(1977)
Joe Paterno
Matt Helm
(1975)
Big Rose
(1974)
Kotch
(1971)
Dr. [Ramon] Caudillo
Land Raiders
(1970)
Carney
Airport
(1970)
Dr. Compagno
Che!
(1969)
Hector
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Frank
The Scarface Mob
(1962)
Tony Liguri
Strangers When We Meet
(1960)
Gerandi
The Young Philadelphians
(1959)
Louis Donetti
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Philip Berman
Return to Warbow
(1958)
Deputy
Torpedo Run
(1958)
Lt. Burl Fisher
Omar Khayyam
(1957)
Commander
The Brothers Rico
(1957)
Gino Rico
The Shadow on the Window
(1957)
Bigelow
Operation Mad Ball
(1957)
Pvt. Bullard
The Big Caper
(1957)
Harry
Miracle in the Rain
(1956)
Young priest
Flight to Hong Kong
(1956)
Michael Quisto
The Come On
(1956)
Jerry Jannings
Dial Red O
(1955)
Norman Roper
To Hell and Back
(1955)
Valentino
Hell's Island
(1955)
Eduardo Martin
Bobby Ware Is Missing
(1955)
Alfred Gledhill
Lord of the Jungle
(1955)
Paul Gavin
Wiretapper
(1955)
Herbie
Pushover
(1954)
Dapper man
The Shanghai Story
(1954)
Mr. Emilio De Verno
Drive a Crooked Road
(1954)
Carl
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
(1954)
Prince Nur-El-Din
Riding Shotgun
(1954)
Bob Purdee
The Bounty Hunter
(1954)
Jud
House of Wax
(1953)
Scott Andrews
The System
(1953)
David Wiley
The Desert Song
(1953)
Hassan
She's Back on Broadway
(1953)
Jud Kellogg
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
(1952)
Politician
Cattle Town
(1952)
Pepe
Operation Secret
(1952)
Capt. Armand Dubois
Mara Maru
(1952)
Force of Arms
(1951)
Sheridan
The Tanks Are Coming
(1951)
Danny Kolowicz
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
(1951)
Jeff Riordan
Fort Worth
(1951)
Castro
Operation Pacific
(1951)
Jonesy
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
(1951)
Joe Cvetic
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
I'll Get By
(1950)
Marine sergeant
The Secret Fury
(1950)
Dr. Roth
Breakthrough
(1950)
Pvt. Editor Rojeck
Saddle Tramp
(1950)
Denver
Three Secrets
(1950)
Sergeant
Prisoners in Petticoats
(1950)
Hoodlum
A Lady Without Passport
(1950)
Italian
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Kerrigan
Dial 1119
(1950)
Interpreter-detective
The Killer That Stalked New York
(1950)
Doctor
Twelve O'Clock High
(1949)
Bombadier
Beyond Glory
(1948)
Detective
Cast (Special)
A Lucille Ball Special Starring Lucille Ball and Dean Martin
(1975)
Packy West
The McGonigle
(1961)
Bottleneck--Sailor
Meet McGraw
(1954)
Woman'S Husband
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
(1980)
Women in White
(1979)
Life Events
Videos
Movie Clip
Family
Paul Picerni Jr
Son
Stunt person.
