Actor
Charlie Picerni
December 19, 1935 · Queens, New York, USA
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"!
Notable work
7.8Die Hard (1988)
as Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)
7.1True Lies (1994)
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
6.6Tron (1982)
as Tank Commander
6.8Westworld (1973)
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
7.5Knight Rider (1982)
as Donner
6.4Batman (1966)
as Guinea Pig #5 (uncredited)
8Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Director
7.2Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
as Burning Sailor (uncredited)
7.3Batman (1966)
as Fake Mister Freeze (uncredited) and as Swoop (uncredited) and as Second Hand Five (uncredited)
5.3Demonic (2015)
as Police officer #1
7.2The Incredible Hulk (1977)
as Harris and as Charlie
6.2Earthquake (1974)
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Often works with
Full filmography · 57
Demonic
as Police officer #1
20155.3
The Bleeding
Director
20092.6
Three Days to Vegas
Director
2007
True Lies
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
19947.1
Rapid Fire
as Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited)
19926.4
Die Hard
as Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited)
19887.8
Two of a Kind
as SWAT Officer
19835.8
Murder Me, Murder You
as Man with Knife (uncredited)
1983
Tron
as Tank Commander
19826.6
Sizzle
as Hitman
1981
Margin for Murder
as Glover
1981
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
cast
1981