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 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
(Drunken Sailor)
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))
Casino
(Stunt Double)
Casino
(Stunt Coordinator)
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
(Stunts)
Lethal Weapon 2
(Second Unit Director)
Shamus
(Stunt Double)
The Fan
(Stunts)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Stunt Coordinator)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Second Unit Director)
Samaritan
(Stunt Driver)
Bad Boys II
(Stunts)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
(Stunts)
Rush Hour 3
(Stunts)
A Man Apart
(Stunts)
Johnny Cool
(Stunt Double)
Tobruk
(Stunts)
Showtime
(Stunts)
Independence Day: Resurgence
(Stunt Driver)
Paparazzi
(Stunts)
NetForce
(Stunts)
Venom
(Stunt Driver)
Prisoners
(Stunt Driver)
Transit
(Stunt Coordinator)
Training Day
(Stunts)
Stigmata
(Stunts)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
(Stunt Coordinator)
Colombiana
(Stunts)
National Security
(Stunts)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
(Stunt Coordinator)
Evan Almighty
(Utility Stunts)
Jason X
(Stunts)
Glass Jaw
(Stunt Coordinator)
Torque
(Stunts)
Sand
(Stunts)
Enemy of the State
(Stunts)
Greenland
(Stunts)
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
(Stunt Coordinator)
Meet Dave
(Stunts)
Slackers
(Stunts)
Impostor
(Stunts)
Town & Country
(Stunts)
The Siege
(Stunts)
The Fate of the Furious
(Stunt Driver)
Batman
(Stunts)
The Mephisto Waltz
(Stunts)
Honest Thief
(Stunt Driver)
Takers
(Stunts)
Daredevil
(Stunts)
Déjà Vu
(Stunts)
Getaway
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Prize
(Stunts)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(Stunts)
American Graffiti
(Stunt Driver)
Busting
(Stunts)
Three the Hard Way
(Stunts)
Black Samson
(Stunts)
Newman's Law
(Stunts)
The Night That Panicked America
(Stunts)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
(Stunt Coordinator)
S.O.B.
(Stunts)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(Stunts)
Need for Speed
(Stunt Driver)
F9
(Stunt Driver)
Rage
(Stunt Driver)
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(Stunt Driver)
xXx
(Stunts)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(Stunts)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(Stunts)
Star Spangled Girl
(Stunts)
The Don Is Dead
(Stunts)
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
(Stunts)
Sixpack Annie
(Stunts)
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
(Stunts)
The San Pedro Bums
(Stunts)
Willie and Phil
(Stunts)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(Stunts)
The Steagle
(Stunts)
Seven
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Private Eyes
(Stunt Coordinator)
Against All Odds
(Stunt Driver)
Blacula
(Stunts)
The Boston Strangler
(Stunts)
Cover Girls
(Stunt Coordinator)
Racquet
(Stunts)
The Formula
(Stunts)
Tron
(Stunts)
4 for Texas
(Stunts)
With Six You Get Eggroll
(Stunts)
Flap
(Stunts)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(Stunts)
WUSA
(Stunts)
California Suite
(Stunts)
Gridlock
(Stunts)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Stunts)
Opening Night
(Stunt Coordinator)
C.H.O.M.P.S.
(Stunts)
Hero at Large
(Stunts)
The Outfit
(Stunts)
The Last Ninja
(Stunts)
The One Man Jury
(Stunts)
Fair Game
(Stunt Coordinator)
Armageddon
(Stunts)
MouseHunt
(Stunts)
Cocoon
(Stunts)
Forever Young
(Stunts)
Se7en
(Stunts)
Captain America
(Stunts)
22 Jump Street
(Stunt Driver)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(Stunts)
Hollywood Homicide
(Stunts)
F/X
(Stunts)
Hudson Hawk
(Stunt Coordinator)
Beverly Hills Cop III
(Stunts)
Vampire in Brooklyn
(Stunts)
Code Name: Zebra
(Stunts)
Ricochet
(Stunt Coordinator)
A Killing Affair
(Stunts)
The Wild Pair
(Stunts)
Best of the Best 2
(Stunts)
Twin Sitters
(Stunts)
Dutch Treat
(Stunts)
Demolition Man
(Stunt Coordinator)
Under Siege
(Stunts)
V.I. Warshawski
(Stunts)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(Stunts)
Bad Boys for Life
(Stunt Driver)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(Stunt Driver)
The Money Pit
(Stunts)
Body Armor
(Stunts)
Original Sin
(Stunts)
Steal the Sky
(Stunts)
Father Hood
(Stunt Coordinator)
Mars Attacks!
(Stunts)
The Darkness of the Road
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Babysitter
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Negotiator
(Stunts)
Double Team
(Stunt Coordinator)
Into the Night
(Stunts)
Basic Instinct
(Stunt Coordinator)
Rapid Fire
(Stunts)
One Woman's Courage
(Stunts)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
(Stunts)
True Lies
(Stunts)
21 Bridges
(Utility Stunts)
Lethal Weapon 3
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Gumball Rally
(Stunts)
Double Team
(Second Unit Director)
Maximum Risk
(Second Unit Director)
Meet Wally Sparks
(Second Unit Director)
2 Days in the Valley
(Second Unit Director)
The Walking Dead
(Stunt Coordinator)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(Second Unit Director)
Die Hard 2
(Second Unit Director)
Ricochet
(Second Unit Director)
Hudson Hawk
(Second Unit Director)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Stunts)
Dying to Belong
(Second Unit Director)
Fair Game
(Second Unit Director)
Street Fighter
(Second Unit Director)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
(Second Unit Director)
The Walking Dead
(Second Unit Director)
Father Hood
(Second Unit Director)
Street Fighter
(Stunt Coordinator)
Megalopolis
(Stunt Driver)
Demolition Man
(Second Unit Director)
Maximum Risk
(Stunt Coordinator)
Ghost
(Second Unit Director)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
(Stunt Coordinator)
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)
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)