Charlie Picerni was born in Corona Queens, New York. The fourth of five children to Italian parents. After high school, he worked different jobs, one being construction work on high-rise buildings in Manhattan. He married, at a young age, his childhood girlfriend, Marie. He had a son after one year ... of marriage and decided he didn't want to work in construction, anymore. So, he headed west to try his luck in the movie business! His brother, Paul Picerni, was an actor on a hit TV show at that time called "The Untouchables (1959)". Charlie worked as a stand-in, an extra and started doing stunt double work. Charlie immediately fell in love with this work and moved his family to California. Charlie excelled as a stuntman and then moved up to stunt-coordinating TV shows. He got his big break on "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", he was the stunt coordinator and Paul Michael Glaser's stunt double. Aaron Spelling and Duke Vincent saw what direction Charlie was heading in - Directing"! He started second unit-directing "Starsky and Hutch (1975)" and then moved up to directing episodes of "Starsky". He continued stunt-coordinating and second unit-directing such shows as "Kojak (1973)" and "Magnum, P.I. (1980)". He then started directing television for producers Aaron Spelling, Leonard Goldberg and Stephen J. Cannell, for such shows as "T.J. Hooker (1982)", "Matt Houston (1982)", "Vega$ (1978)", "Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)", "Hunter (1984)", "Stingray (1985)", "Finder of Lost Loves (1984)", "The A-Team (1983)", "J.J. Starbuck (1987)", "Spenser: For Hire (1985)", "Blue Thunder (1984)", "Gavilan (1982)" and HBO's "Tales from the Crypt (1989)". At that time, Charlie caught Warner Brothers producer Joel Silver's eye. Joel hired Charlie to stunt-coordinate "Die Hard (1988)". This led to second unit-directing and stunt-coordinating on the films, "Die Hard 2 (1990)", "Road House (1989)", "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)" & "Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)", "Hudson Hawk (1991)", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)", "The Last Boy Scout (1991)", "Demolition Man (1993)", "Ghost (1990)", "Ricochet (1991)", "Basic Instinct (1992)", "A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)", "True Romance (1993)", "2 Days in the Valley (1996)", "15 Minutes (2001)" and many more. Charlie also, during this time, directed multiple episodes on a TV series, called "Seven Days (1998)", for Paramount studios. Charlie also worked as an actor in many TV and film projects throughout his career. Realizing he wanted to further his career as a director, he studied at the "Beverly Hills Playhouse" in the Master class for two years. In 2007, he directed, produced and co-wrote a feature film entitled "Three Days to Vegas (2007)", starring Peter Falk, Rip Torn and George Segal. In 2010, Charlie directed Ayn Rand's play, "Night of January 16th", at the Odyssey Theatre to rave reviews! While continuing to work in all avenues of the motion picture business, he is developing and writing his own project called "Spaghetti Park", which he will produce and direct. Charlie is a proud member of "The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences".
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The Untouchables
as Hood (uncredited)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
The Magician
as Johnny Kroll (as Charles Picerni)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 02, 1973
The Untouchables
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Starsky & Hutch
as Nicky Cairo
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 10, 1975
The Untouchables
as Colescou Henchman (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
The Untouchables
as Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
The Untouchables
as Passerby (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
The Magician
as Melton (as Charles Picerni)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1973
The Untouchables
as Reporter (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Mission: Impossible
as Border Guard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
The Untouchables
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Knight Rider
as Donner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1982
The Untouchables
as Nitti Associate (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Mission: Impossible
as Keller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
Charlie's Angels
as Frank Slater
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1976
Kojak
as Cabbie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 1973
Mission: Impossible
as Juan Delgado
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
The Name of the Game
as Parker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
The Untouchables
as Hospital Door Guard (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Chopper One
as Henchman (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 1974
The Untouchables
as Machine-Gunner (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Kojak
as Dennis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 1973
The Untouchables
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Mannix
as Danny Constantine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
T. J. Hooker
as Ennis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 1982
The Incredible Hulk
as Harris
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Emergency!
as Worker (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 22, 1972
The Incredible Hulk
as Charlie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Mannix
as Cease (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Mannix
as Ed Plummer (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Mannix
as Kenneth (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
It Takes a Thief
as Guard (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1968
Mannix
as Larry Gates
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
The Wild Wild West
as Robber (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1965
The Untouchables
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Barbary Coast
as Drunken Sailor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1975
Barbary Coast
as Seaman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1975
The Untouchables
as Nitti Henchman (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Emergency!
as Junkyard Worker #1 (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 22, 1972
Mission: Impossible
as Danny Ryan (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
The Wild Wild West
as Varlet (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1965
Starsky & Hutch
as Thug #1 (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1975
The Untouchables
as Stevedore (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Mannix
as Charlie Frome
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Mannix
as Stan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Mannix
as Hit Man (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Mannix
as Boxer in ring (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Batman
as Fake Mister Freeze (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1966
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
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