Charlie Picerni
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".
Margin for Murder
(Glover)
Sizzle
(Hitman)
Hot Summer Week
(Pool Player #1)
Two of a Kind
(SWAT Officer)
Shamus
(Thug 2)
Star Spangled Girl
(Policeman (uncredited))
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Burning Sailor (uncredited))
Matt Helm
(Champion)
The Don Is Dead
(Furman (uncredited))
Cannon
(Brawler)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
True Lies
(Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited))
Earthquake
(Pool Player (uncredited))
Die Hard
(Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited))
Westworld
(Saloon Brawler (uncredited))
Evil Roy Slade
(Gang Member (uncredited))
Murder Me, Murder You
(Man with Knife (uncredited))
Rapid Fire
(Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited))
Batman
(Guinea Pig #5 (uncredited))
The Letters
(First Man)
The Mad Bomber
(Rapist)
The Baltimore Bullet
(The Dealer)
Stunts Unlimited
(Air Stuntman)
Fuzz
(Chauffeur)
Demonic
(Police officer #1)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
(Self (archive footage))
The Boston Strangler
(Driver (uncredited))
Man on a String
(Jake's Prison Bodyguard)
Tron
(Tank Commander)
The Untouchables
(Colescou Henchman (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Racetrack Patron (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Passerby (uncredited))
The Magician
(Melton (as Charles Picerni))
The Magician
(Johnny Kroll (as Charles Picerni))
The Untouchables
(Club Patron (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Reporter (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Hood (uncredited))
Mission: Impossible
(Border Guard)
The Untouchables
(Prisoner (uncredited))
Knight Rider
(Donner)
The Untouchables
(Nitti Associate (uncredited))
Mission: Impossible
(Keller)
Charlie's Angels
(Frank Slater)
Kojak
(Cabbie)
Mission: Impossible
(Juan Delgado)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Name of the Game
(Parker)
The Untouchables
(Hospital Door Guard (uncredited))
Chopper One
(Henchman (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Machine-Gunner (uncredited))
Kojak
(Dennis)
The Untouchables
(Police Officer (uncredited))
Mannix
(Danny Constantine)
Starsky & Hutch
(Nicky Cairo)
T. J. Hooker
(Ennis)
The Incredible Hulk
(Harris)
Emergency!
(Worker (uncredited))
The Incredible Hulk
(Charlie)
Mannix
(Cease (uncredited))
Mannix
(Ed Plummer (uncredited))
Mannix
(Kenneth (uncredited))
It Takes a Thief
(Guard (uncredited))
Mannix
(Larry Gates)
The Wild Wild West
(Robber (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Newspaper Vendor (uncredited))
Barbary Coast
(Seaman)
The Untouchables
(Nitti Henchman (uncredited))
Emergency!
(Junkyard Worker #1 (uncredited))
Mission: Impossible
(Danny Ryan (uncredited))
The Wild Wild West
(Varlet (uncredited))
Starsky & Hutch
(Thug #1 (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Stevedore (uncredited))
Mannix
(Charlie Frome)
Mannix
(Stan)
Mannix
(Hit Man (uncredited))
Mannix
(Boxer in ring (uncredited))
Batman
(Fake Mister Freeze (uncredited))
Police Woman
(Robber)
The Untouchables
(Riverboat Patron (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Gambling House Patron (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Waiter (uncredited))
Starsky & Hutch
(Alex)
Kojak
(Lewis Kowalski (uncredited))
Batman
(Swoop (uncredited))
Batman
(Second Hand Five (uncredited))
Mannix
(Henchman #1 (uncredited))
The Untouchables
(Bartender (uncredited))
Quincy, M.E.
(Vito Rovello)
Casino
(Stunt Coordinator)
Casino
(Stunt Double)
In Like Flint
(Stunts)
The Prize Fighter
(Stunt Coordinator)
Fuzz
(Stunts)
The Bleeding
(Director)
Elsa & Fred
(Utility Stunts)
Fantastic Four
(Stunts)
The Last Boy Scout
(Stunt Coordinator)
Three Days to Vegas
(Director)
Arthur
(Second Unit Director)
Capone
(Stunt Coordinator)
Die Hard
(Stunt Coordinator)
Die Hard 2
(Stunt Coordinator)
Ghost
(Stunt Coordinator)
Skidoo
(Stunts)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
(Stunts)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(Stunts)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(Second Unit Director)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(Stunt Coordinator)
15 Minutes
(Stunt Coordinator)
Modern Girls
(Stunt Driver)
2 Days in the Valley
(Stunt Coordinator)
A Night at the Roxbury
(Stunts)
Die Hard 2
(Stunts)
Fire Down Below
(Stunts)
Road House
(Stunts)
Road House
(Second Unit Director)
Trojan War
(Stunts)
Earthquake
(Stunts)
Enter the Dragon
(Stunts)
The Mod Squad
(Stunts)
Big Bad Mama
(Stunt Double)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Stunt Coordinator)
Westworld
(Stunts)
The Fast and the Furious
(Stunts)
Heat
(Stunts)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(Stunt Coordinator)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Second Unit Director)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Stunts)
Shamus
(Stunt Double)
The Fan
(Stunts)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Second Unit Director)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Stunt Coordinator)
Greenland
(Stunts)
Honest Thief
(Stunt Driver)
F9
(Stunt Driver)
Samaritan
(Stunt Driver)
Glass Jaw
(Stunt Coordinator)
Venom
(Stunt Driver)
Independence Day: Resurgence
(Stunt Driver)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(Stunts)
The Fate of the Furious
(Stunt Driver)
Need for Speed
(Stunt Driver)
Rage
(Stunt Driver)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
(Stunts)
Prisoners
(Stunt Driver)
Getaway
(Stunt Coordinator)
Transit
(Stunt Coordinator)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
(Stunt Coordinator)
Colombiana
(Stunts)
Takers
(Stunts)
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
(Stunt Coordinator)
Meet Dave
(Stunts)
Rush Hour 3
(Stunts)
Déjà Vu
(Stunts)
Evan Almighty
(Utility Stunts)
Paparazzi
(Stunts)
Torque
(Stunts)
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(Stunt Driver)
Bad Boys II
(Stunts)
A Man Apart
(Stunts)
Daredevil
(Stunts)
National Security
(Stunts)
xXx
(Stunts)
Showtime
(Stunts)
Slackers
(Stunts)
Impostor
(Stunts)
Training Day
(Stunts)
Jason X
(Stunts)
Town & Country
(Stunts)
Sand
(Stunts)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(Stunts)
Stigmata
(Stunts)
NetForce
(Stunts)
Enemy of the State
(Stunts)
The Siege
(Stunts)
Johnny Cool
(Stunt Double)
4 for Texas
(Stunts)
The Prize
(Stunts)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(Stunts)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(Stunts)
Batman
(Stunts)
Tobruk
(Stunts)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Stunts)
With Six You Get Eggroll
(Stunts)
The Boston Strangler
(Stunts)
WUSA
(Stunts)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Stunts)
Flap
(Stunts)
The Mephisto Waltz
(Stunts)
The Steagle
(Stunts)
Star Spangled Girl
(Stunts)
Blacula
(Stunts)
American Graffiti
(Stunt Driver)
The Outfit
(Stunts)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Don Is Dead
(Stunts)
Busting
(Stunts)
Three the Hard Way
(Stunts)
Black Samson
(Stunts)
Newman's Law
(Stunts)
Sixpack Annie
(Stunts)
The Night That Panicked America
(Stunts)
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
(Stunts)
The San Pedro Bums
(Stunts)
Cover Girls
(Stunt Coordinator)
Opening Night
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
(Stunts)
The One Man Jury
(Stunts)
California Suite
(Stunts)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
(Stunt Coordinator)
Racquet
(Stunts)
C.H.O.M.P.S.
(Stunts)
Seven
(Stunt Coordinator)
Hero at Large
(Stunts)
Willie & Phil
(Stunts)
Gridlock
(Stunts)
The Private Eyes
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Formula
(Stunts)
S.O.B.
(Stunts)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(Stunts)
Tron
(Stunts)
The Last Ninja
(Stunts)
Against All Odds
(Stunt Driver)
Into the Night
(Stunts)
Cocoon
(Stunts)
A Killing Affair
(Stunts)
F/X
(Stunts)
Under Siege
(Stunts)
The Money Pit
(Stunts)
Dutch Treat
(Stunts)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(Stunts)
Code Name: Zebra
(Stunts)
The Wild Pair
(Stunts)
Steal the Sky
(Stunts)
Original Sin
(Stunts)
Captain America
(Stunts)
Hudson Hawk
(Stunt Coordinator)
V.I. Warshawski
(Stunts)
Ricochet
(Stunt Coordinator)
Basic Instinct
(Stunt Coordinator)
Rapid Fire
(Stunts)
Forever Young
(Stunts)
Best of the Best 2
(Stunts)
Father Hood
(Stunt Coordinator)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
(Stunts)
One Woman's Courage
(Stunts)
Demolition Man
(Stunt Coordinator)
Beverly Hills Cop III
(Stunts)
Twin Sitters
(Stunts)
True Lies
(Stunts)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(Stunts)
The Babysitter
(Stunt Coordinator)
Se7en
(Stunts)
Vampire in Brooklyn
(Stunts)
Fair Game
(Stunt Coordinator)
Double Team
(Stunt Coordinator)
Mars Attacks!
(Stunts)
The Protector
(Stunts)
Armageddon
(Stunts)
The Negotiator
(Stunts)
MouseHunt
(Stunts)
Hollywood Homicide
(Stunts)
22 Jump Street
(Stunt Driver)
21 Bridges
(Utility Stunts)
Bad Boys for Life
(Stunt Driver)
The Darkness of the Road
(Stunt Coordinator)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(Stunt Driver)
Lethal Weapon 3
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Gumball Rally
(Stunts)
Dying to Belong
(Second Unit Director)
Double Team
(Second Unit Director)
Meet Wally Sparks
(Second Unit Director)
Maximum Risk
(Second Unit Director)
2 Days in the Valley
(Second Unit Director)
Street Fighter
(Second Unit Director)
Fair Game
(Second Unit Director)
The Walking Dead
(Second Unit Director)
The Walking Dead
(Stunt Coordinator)
Father Hood
(Second Unit Director)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(Second Unit Director)
Ricochet
(Second Unit Director)
Hudson Hawk
(Second Unit Director)
Die Hard 2
(Second Unit Director)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
(Second Unit Director)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Stunts)
Street Fighter
(Stunt Coordinator)
Megalopolis
(Stunt Driver)
Demolition Man
(Second Unit Director)
Maximum Risk
(Stunt Coordinator)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
(Stunt Coordinator)
Ghost
(Second Unit Director)
Assault on the Wayne
(Stunts)
Terror on the 40th Floor
(Stunts)
Conquest of the Earth
(Stunts)
Midway
(Stunts)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(Stunts)
Nightcrawler
(Stunts)
Swashbuckler
(Stunts)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
(Second Unit Director)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(Stunts)
True Romance
(Stunt Coordinator)
Key West
(Stunts)
Caught Stealing
(Stunts)
Seven Days
(Director)
Torchwood
(Stunts)
T. J. Hooker
(Director)
The Time Tunnel
(Stunts)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Stunts)
The Time Tunnel
(Stunt Double)
Fastlane
(Stunt Double)
V.I.P.
(Stunts)
Hunter
(Director)
Tales from the Crypt
(Director)
Matt Houston
(Director)
Tales from the Crypt
(Stunts)
Starsky & Hutch
(Director)
Magnum, P.I.
(Stunt Coordinator)
T. J. Hooker
(Stunts)
Blue Thunder
(Director)
Hollywood Beat
(Director)
Gavilan
(Director)
Vega$
(Director)