Crew
Charlie Picerni
EN cinema · 210 credits
Born
19 December 1935 (age 90)
Birthplace
Queens, New York, USA
Also known as Charlie Piccerni · Charles Picerni Sr. · Charlie Picerni Sr. · Chuck Picerni Sr. · Charles Picerni · Charley 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".
Known for
Filmography
Megalopolis
Stunt Driver
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Stunt Driver
Samaritan
Stunt Driver
F9
Stunt Driver
The Darkness of the Road
Stunt Coordinator
Honest Thief
Stunt Driver
Greenland
Stunts
Bad Boys for Life
Stunt Driver
21 Bridges
Utility Stunts
Glass Jaw
Stunt Coordinator
Venom
Stunt Driver
The Fate of the Furious
Stunt Driver
Independence Day: Resurgence
Stunt Driver
Demonic
as Police officer #1
Elsa & Fred
Utility Stunts
Need for Speed
Stunt Driver
Rage
Stunt Driver
22 Jump Street
Stunt Driver
Nightcrawler
Stunts
Getaway
Stunt Coordinator
Prisoners
Stunt Driver
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Stunt Coordinator
Transit
Stunt Coordinator
Arthur
Second Unit Director
Colombiana
Stunts
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Stunt Coordinator
Takers
Stunts
The Bleeding
Director
Meet Dave
Stunts
Three Days to Vegas
Director
Evan Almighty
Utility Stunts
Rush Hour 3
Stunts
Déjà Vu
Stunts
Torque
Stunts
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Stunt Driver
Paparazzi
Stunts
Daredevil
Stunts
A Man Apart
Stunts
Bad Boys II
Stunts
Slackers
Stunts
xXx
Stunts
Showtime
Stunts
15 Minutes
Stunt Coordinator
Impostor
Stunts
Jason X
Stunts
Training Day
Stunts
Sand
Stunts
Stigmata
Stunts
NetForce
Stunts
The Siege
Stunts
Armageddon
Stunts
Trojan War
Stunts
MouseHunt
Stunts
Double Team
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Dying to Belong
Second Unit Director
Meet Wally Sparks
Second Unit Director
2 Days in the Valley
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
The Fan
Stunts
Maximum Risk
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Heat
Stunts
Fair Game
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Se7en
Stunts
The Babysitter
Stunt Coordinator
The Walking Dead
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
True Lies
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited), Stunts
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Twin Sitters
Stunts
Street Fighter
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Demolition Man
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Father Hood
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
True Romance
Stunt Coordinator
Rapid Fire
as Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited), Stunts
Basic Instinct
Stunt Coordinator
Lethal Weapon 3
Stunt Coordinator
The Last Boy Scout
Stunt Coordinator
Hudson Hawk
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Ricochet
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Die Hard 2
Stunt Coordinator, Stunts, Second Unit Director
Ghost
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Road House
Stunts, Second Unit Director
Lethal Weapon 2
Stunt Coordinator, Stunts, Second Unit Director
Original Sin
Stunts
Die Hard
as Dwayne Robinson's Driver (uncredited), Stunt Coordinator
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
as Self (archive footage)
Dutch Treat
Stunts
Modern Girls
Stunt Driver
F/X
Stunts
Under Siege
Stunts
Cocoon
Stunts
Against All Odds
Stunt Driver
Two of a Kind
as SWAT Officer
Murder Me, Murder You
as Man with Knife (uncredited)
Tron
as Tank Commander, Stunts
Margin for Murder
as Glover
Sizzle
as Hitman
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Actor, Stunts, Second Unit Director
S.O.B.
Stunts
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Dealer
Stunts Unlimited
as Air Stuntman
Casino
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
The Private Eyes
Stunt Coordinator
The Formula
Stunts
Gridlock
Stunts
The Prize Fighter
Stunt Coordinator
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Stunts
Seven
Stunt Coordinator
Racquet
Stunts
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Stunt Coordinator
Opening Night
Stunt Coordinator
Cover Girls
Stunt Coordinator
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Stunt Coordinator
Midway
Stunts
Swashbuckler
Stunts
Matt Helm
as Champion
Capone
Stunt Coordinator
Earthquake
as Pool Player (uncredited), Stunts
Big Bad Mama
Stunt Double
Busting
Stunts
Black Samson
Stunts
Newman's Law
Stunts
Shamus
as Thug 2, Stunt Double
The Don Is Dead
as Furman (uncredited), Stunts
Westworld
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited), Stunts
The Letters
as Man #1
The Mad Bomber
as Rapist
The Outfit
Stunts
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Stunt Coordinator
American Graffiti
Stunt Driver
Key West
Stunts
Hot Summer Week
as Pool Player #1
Evil Roy Slade
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Fuzz
as Chauffeur, Stunts
Man on a String
as Jake's Prison Bodyguard
Blacula
Stunts
Star Spangled Girl
as Policeman (uncredited), Stunts
Cannon
as Brawler
The Steagle
Stunts
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Burning Sailor (uncredited), Stunts
WUSA
Stunts
The Boston Strangler
as Driver (uncredited), Stunts
Skidoo
Stunts
Tobruk
Stunts
Batman
as Guinea Pig #5 (uncredited), Stunts
Johnny Cool
Stunt Double
4 for Texas
Stunts
The Prize
Stunts