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".
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Films (210)
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025 · Self
Pris au piège - Caught Stealing
2025 · Stunts
Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver le monde ?
2025 · Stunts
Megalópolis
2024 · Stunt Driver
Shazam! La Rage des Dieux
2023 · Stunt Driver
Le Samaritain
2022 · Stunt Driver
The Darkness of the Road
2021 · Stunt Coordinator
Fast & Furious 9
2021 · Stunt Driver
The Good Criminal
2020 · Stunt Driver
Greenland : Le Dernier Refuge
2020 · Stunts
Mauvais garçons pour la vie
2020 · Stunt Driver
Manhattan Lockdown
2019 · Utility Stunts
Glass Jaw
2018 · Stunt Coordinator
Venom
2018 · Stunt Driver
L'Affaire Roman J.
2017 · Stunts
Fast & Furious 8
2017 · Stunt Driver
Independence Day : Resurgence
2016 · Stunt Driver
Les 4 Fantastiques
2015 · Stunts
La Machine à Démonter le Temps 2
2015 · Stunts
Demonic: La Casa de la Muerte
2015 · Police officer #1
Night Call
2014 · Stunts
Comando Especial 2
2014 · Stunt Driver
Tokarev
2014 · Stunt Driver
Need for Speed
2014 · Stunt Driver
Elsa y Fred
2014 · Utility Stunts
Prisonniers
2013 · Stunt Driver
Getaway
2013 · Stunt Coordinator
Universal Soldier : Le Jour du jugement
2012 · Stunt Coordinator
Transit
2012 · Stunt Coordinator
Colombiana
2011 · Stunts
Arthur, un amour de milliardaire
2011 · Second Unit Director
Preneurs
2010 · Stunts
Universal Soldier : Régénération
2010 · Stunt Coordinator
The Bleeding
2009 · Director
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Stunts
Appelez-moi Dave
2008 · Stunts
Heure limite 3
2007 · Stunts
Evan tout-puissant
2007 · Utility Stunts
Three Days to Vegas
2007 · Director
Déjà vu
2006 · Stunts
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004 · Stunt Driver
Paparazzi objectif chasse à l'homme
2004 · Stunts
Torque, la route s'enflamme
2004 · Stunts
Bad Boys 2
2003 · Stunts
Homicide à Hollywood
2003 · Stunts
Un homme à part
2003 · Stunts
Daredevil: El Hombre sin Miedo
2003 · Stunts
Seguridad nacional
2003 · Stunts
xXx - Triple X
2002 · Stunts
Flics en direct
2002 · Stunts
Slackers
2002 · Stunts
Impostor
2001 · Stunts
Viernes 13 Parte 10: Jason X - Al Espacio
2001 · Stunts
Training Day
2001 · Stunts
Fast and Furious
2001 · Stunts
Potins mondains et amnésies partielles
2001 · Stunts
15 minutos
2001 · Stunt Coordinator
Sand
2000 · Stunts
60 secondes chrono
2000 · Stunts
Stigmates
1999 · Stunts
Mod Squad
1999 · Stunts
NetForce
1999 · Stunts
Ennemi d'état
1998 · Stunts
Couvre-feu
1998 · Stunts
Une Nuit au Roxbury
1998 · Stunts
Négociateur
1998 · Stunts
Armageddon
1998 · Stunts
The Protector
1997 · Stunts
La Souris
1997 · Stunts
La guerra por un troyano
1997 · Stunts
Menace Toxique
1997 · Stunts
Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park
1997 · Stunts
Duo explosif
1997 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Dying to Belong
1997 · Second Unit Director
Voici Wally Sparks
1997 · Second Unit Director
Mars attaque!
1996 · Stunts
Risque maximum
1996 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2 jours à Los Angeles
1996 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Le Fan
1996 · Stunts
Spoof movie
1996 · Stunts
Tension
1995 · Stunts
Fair Game
1995 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Un Vampire à Brooklyn
1995 · Stunts
La niñera
1995 · Stunt Coordinator
Seven
1995 · Stunts
Piège à grande vitesse
1995 · Stunts
The Walking Dead
1995 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Street Fighter : L'Ultime combat
1994 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Jumeaux Jumeaux
1994 · Stunts
True lies : Le caméléon
1994 · Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited), Stunts
Le Flic de Beverly Hills 3
1994 · Stunts
One Woman's Courage
1994 · Stunts
Demolition Man
1993 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
À coeur perdu
1993 · Stunt Coordinator
Un Père en Cavale
1993 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Vendredi 13, chapitre 9 : Jason va en enfer
1993 · Stunts
Best of the best 2 : Le défi mortel
1993 · Stunts
Alarme fatale
1993 · Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Une seconde chance
1992 · Stunts
Rapid Fire
1992 · Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited), Stunts
L'Arme fatale 3
1992 · Stunt Coordinator
Bajos Instintos
1992 · Stunt Coordinator
Le Dernier Samaritain
1991 · Stunt Coordinator
Ricochet: Venganza Sin Límite
1991 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
V.I. Warshawski : Un privé en escarpins
1991 · Stunts
Hudson Hawk, Gentleman et Cambrioleur
1991 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Captain America
1990 · Stunts
Mon fantôme d'amour
1990 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Les Aventures de Ford Fairlane
1990 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
58 minutes pour vivre
1990 · Stunt Coordinator, Stunts, Second Unit Director
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, Stunts
Road House
1989 · Stunts, Second Unit Director
Original Sin
1989 · Stunts
Steal the Sky
1988 · Stunts
Die Hard
1988 · Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988 · Self (archive footage)
The Wild Pair
1987 · Stunts
Code Name: Zebra
1987 · Stunts
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · Stunts
Dutch Treat
1987 · Stunts
Modern Girls
1986 · Stunt Driver
The Money Pit
1986 · Stunts
Under Siege
1986 · Stunts
F/X
1986 · Stunts
A Killing Affair
1985 · Stunts
Cocoon
1985 · Stunts
Into the Night
1985 · Stunts
Against All Odds
1984 · Stunt Driver
Two of a Kind
1983 · SWAT Officer
The Last Ninja
1983 · Stunts
Murder Me, Murder You
1983 · Man with Knife (uncredited)
Tron
1982 · Tank Commander, Stunts
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Stunts
Sizzle
1981 · Hitman
Margin for Murder
1981 · Glover
S.O.B.
1981 · Stunts
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
1981 · Stunts, Second Unit Director
Conquest of the Earth
1980 · Stunts
The Formula
1980 · Stunts
Gridlock
1980 · Stunts
Willie & Phil
1980 · Stunts
Casino
1980 · Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
The Private Eyes
1980 · Stunt Coordinator
The Baltimore Bullet
1980 · The Dealer
Hero at Large
1980 · Stunts
Stunts Unlimited
1980 · Air Stuntman
Racquet
1979 · Stunts
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979 · Stunts
The Prize Fighter
1979 · Stunt Coordinator
Seven
1979 · Stunt Coordinator
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978 · Stunts
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978 · Stunt Coordinator
The One Man Jury
1978 · Stunts
California Suite
1978 · Stunts
Opening Night
1977 · Stunt Coordinator
Cover Girls
1977 · Stunt Coordinator
The San Pedro Bums
1977 · Stunts
Swashbuckler
1976 · Stunts
The Gumball Rally
1976 · Stunts
Midway
1976 · Stunts
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976 · Stunts
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976 · Stunt Coordinator
Sixpack Annie
1975 · Stunts
The Night That Panicked America
1975 · Stunts
Matt Helm
1975 · Champion
Capone
1975 · Stunt Coordinator
Earthquake
1974 · Pool Player (uncredited), Stunts
Big Bad Mama
1974 · Stunt Double
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 · Stunts
Newman's Law
1974 · Stunts
Black Samson
1974 · Stunts
Three the Hard Way
1974 · Stunts
Busting
1974 · Stunts
Key West
1973 · Stunts
The Don Is Dead
1973 · Furman (uncredited), Stunts
The Outfit
1973 · Stunts
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973 · Stunt Coordinator
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Stunts
Westworld
1973 · Saloon Brawler (uncredited), Stunts
American Graffiti
1973 · Stunt Driver
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973 · Stunts
The Mad Bomber
1973 · Rapist
The Letters
1973 · Man #1
Shamus
1973 · Thug 2, Stunt Double
Blacula
1972 · Stunts
Fuzz
1972 · Chauffeur, Stunts
Hot Summer Week
1972 · Pool Player #1
Evil Roy Slade
1972 · Gang Member (uncredited)
Man on a String
1972 · Jake's Prison Bodyguard
Star Spangled Girl
1971 · Policeman (uncredited), Stunts
The Steagle
1971 · Stunts
The Mephisto Waltz
1971 · Stunts
Cannon
1971 · Brawler
Assault on the Wayne
1971 · Stunts
WUSA
1970 · Stunts
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Burning Sailor (uncredited), Stunts
Mission: Impossible - The Falcon
1970 · Stunts
Skidoo
1968 · Stunts
The Boston Strangler
1968 · Driver (uncredited), Stunts
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968 · Stunts
In Like Flint
1967 · Stunts
Tobruk
1967 · Stunts
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966 · Stunts
Batman
1966 · Guinea Pig #5 (uncredited), Stunts
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Stunts
The Prize
1963 · Stunts
4 for Texas
1963 · Stunts
Johnny Cool
1963 · Stunt Double
Séries (37)
A Captain's Log
2021 · Self
Torchwood: El día del milagro
2006 · Stunts
Fastlane
2002 · Stunt Double
Sept Jours Pour Agir
1998 · Director
V.I.P.
1998 · Stunts
Buffy contre les vampires
1997 · Stunts
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Director, Stunts
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Thug, Savage
Hollywood Beat
1985 · Director
Hunter
1984 · Director
The Master
1984 · Thug (uncredited)
Blue Thunder
1984 · Director
Gavilan
1982 · Director
Knight Rider
1982 · Donner
Matt Houston
1982 · Director
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Ennis, Director, Stunts
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Stunt Coordinator
Vega$
1978 · Director
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Harris, Charlie
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Vito Rovello
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Frank Slater
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Nicky Cairo, Thug #1 (uncredited), Alex, Director
Barbary Coast
1975 · Seaman
Police Woman
1974 · Robber
Chopper One
1974 · Henchman (uncredited)
Kojak
1973 · Cabbie, Dennis, Lewis Kowalski (uncredited)
The Magician
1973 · Johnny Kroll (as Charles Picerni), Melton (as Charles Picerni)
Emergency!
1972 · Worker (uncredited), Junkyard Worker #1 (uncredited)
The Name of the Game
1968 · Parker
It Takes a Thief
1968 · Guard (uncredited)
Mannix
1967 · Danny Constantine, Cease (uncredited), Kenneth (uncredited), Ed Plummer (uncredited), Larry Gates, Charlie Frome, Stan, Hit Man (uncredited), Boxer in ring (uncredited), Henchman #1 (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Border Guard, Keller, Juan Delgado, Danny Ryan (uncredited), Jackson (uncredited)
The Time Tunnel
1966 · Stunts, Stunt Double
Batman
1966 · Fake Mister Freeze (uncredited), Swoop (uncredited), Second Hand Five (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Robber (uncredited), Varlet (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Untouchables
1959 · Colescou Henchman (uncredited), Racetrack Patron (uncredited), Passerby (uncredited), Club Patron (uncredited), Reporter (uncredited), Hood (uncredited), Prisoner (uncredited), Nitti Associate (uncredited), Hospital Door Guard (uncredited), Machine-Gunner (uncredited), Police Officer (uncredited), Newspaper Vendor (uncredited), Nitti Henchman (uncredited), Stevedore (uncredited), Riverboat Patron (uncredited), Gambling House Patron (uncredited), Waiter (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Carnival Patron (uncredited)