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,
Lucy Gets Lucky
⭐ 1Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
⭐ 5The Scalphunters
⭐ 6.4Marjorie Morningstar
⭐ 6.2Drive a Crooked Road
⭐ 6.1The Brothers Rico
⭐ 6.2Operation Pacific
⭐ 6.019The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
⭐ 5.014Breakthrough
⭐ 7The Young Philadelphians
⭐ 7.5Twelve O'Clock High
⭐ 7.1The Shadow on the Window
⭐ 5.7The System
⭐ 4.8The Come On
⭐ 5The Man Who Died Twice
⭐ 5.6Hell's Island
⭐ 5.4House of Wax
⭐ 6.9I Was a Communist for the FBI
⭐ 5.3Torpedo Run
⭐ 5.9The Big Caper
⭐ 6.2Mara Maru
⭐ 4.8Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
⭐ 6.4Bobby Ware Is Missing
⭐ 7The Adventures of Hajji Baba
⭐ 5.9The Adventures of Errol Flynn
⭐ 7.8The Tanks Are Coming
⭐ 8.3The Bounty Hunter
⭐ 6.6Big Rose
⭐ 0Cattle Town
⭐ 6.7Flight to Hong Kong
⭐ 6.6Return to Warbow
⭐ 5.8Operation Secret
⭐ 5The Shanghai Story
⭐ 4.8Lord of the Jungle
⭐ 6.4Saddle Tramp
⭐ 6.3Dial Red O
⭐ 5.214She's Back on Broadway
⭐ 5.7The Desert Song
⭐ 6.5Capricorn One
⭐ 6.8Wiretapper
⭐ 5.143Land Raiders
⭐ 5.1Airport
⭐ 6.4Operation Mad Ball
⭐ 6.4Strangers When We Meet
⭐ 6.3To Hell and Back
⭐ 6.5The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
⭐ 6Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
⭐ 4.5The Last Hurrah
⭐ 0Something for Joey
⭐ 6.2Marciano
⭐ 0Beyond Glory
⭐ 7.3Fort Worth
⭐ 6.7The Fearmaker
⭐ 3.8Kotch
⭐ 6.5Escape to Athena
⭐ 5.72Miracle in the Rain
⭐ 6.7Che!
⭐ 5Omar Khayyam
⭐ 5The Secret Fury
⭐ 5.4Three Secrets
⭐ 6.4The Killer That Stalked New York
⭐ 6.1A Lady Without Passport
⭐ 5.2Pages of Death
⭐ 5Force of Arms
⭐ 6.4His Majesty O'Keefe
⭐ 6.1Fury River
⭐ 5.5The Killers of Mussolini
⭐ 0Pushover
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