Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

December 1, 1922 · 103 years old

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 sta…

Known For

17 titles
1
House of Wax

House of Wax

1953 · 1h 28m · Movie

An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.

7.0
2
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949 · 2h 12m · Movie

A tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.

7.7
3
Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

1979 · 2h 5m · Movie

A World War II adventure involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.

5.7
4
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

1955 · 1h 46m · Movie

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.

7.1
5
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979 · 1h 54m · Movie

An extension of the previous film, wherein a group of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.

4.7
6
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968 · 1h 42m · Movie

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

6.7
7
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951 · 1h 51m · Movie

During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife.

6.6
8
Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958 · 1h 38m · Movie

A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners.

6.4
9
Drive a Crooked Road

Drive a Crooked Road

1954 · 1h 23m · Movie

An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.

6.9
10
The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico

1957 · 1h 32m · Movie

A retired mob accountant is drawn back in when his brothers, who have recently made a hit for the organization, decide to go to the authorities.

6.8
11
Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958 · 2h 8m · Movie

At 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal ...

6.2
12
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987 · 1h 30m · Movie

During WW2, American General Worden orders Major Wright to pick 12 condemned soldiers from the brig and parachute into occupied France where they must destroy a Nazi nerve gas facility and extricate the foreign scientists working ...

5.2
13
The Adventures of Hajji Baba

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

1954 · 1h 34m · Movie

In Ispahan, Persia, a barber mistakes an emerald ring as the prize to be delivered to a prince known far and wide, only to realize that a runaway Princess is the real treasure awaited, promising to escort her to her final destinat...

5.9
14
The Shadow on the Window

The Shadow on the Window

1957 · 1h 16m · Movie

Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.

6.1
15
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951 · 1h 27m · Movie

At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.

6.6
16
Hell's Island

Hell's Island

1955 · 1h 24m · Movie

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

5.9
17
Wiretapper

Wiretapper

1955 · 1h 20m · Movie

An Army ex-con electronics engineer sells his skills to a violent crime boss for big money as his loving Christian wife begs him to stop.

5.7