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*'''PICERNI, Paul''' (aka H.P. Picerni) - 12/1/1922, | *'''PICERNI, Paul''' (aka H.P. Picerni) - 12/1/1922, Corona, New York, U.S.A. - 1/12/2011, Llano, California, U.S.A. | ||
Paul Picerni, who played Eliot Ness’ right-hand man on TV’s The Untouchables for three seasons, died Wednesday at his home in Llano, Calif. He was 88. Picerni portrayed Agent Lee Hobson opposite Robert Stack from 1960-63 on ABC’s The Untouchables, the gangster series set in Prohibition-era Chicago. His extensive TV work also included guest spots on such shows as Dragnet, Batman, Starsky & Hutch, Gunsmoke and Kojak, whose star, Telly Savalas, was his best friend for almost three decades. The Queens, N.Y., native also played the romantic lead in the horror classic House of Wax (1953) starring Vincent Price as part of a seven-year contract Picerni had at Warner Bros. A bombardier in World War II — he was on the plane that destroyed the bridge made famous in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Picerni also appeared in supporting roles in the war films Twelve O’Clock High (1949), Breakthrough (1950), Operation Pacific (1951) and To Hell and Back (1955). He also appeared opposite Errol Flynn in Mara Maru (1952). Picerni served as the halftime master of ceremonies for Los Angeles Rams home games for decades before the NFL team moved to Anaheim after the 1979 season. | Paul Vincent Picerni, who played Eliot Ness’ right-hand man on TV’s The Untouchables for three seasons, died Wednesday at his home in Llano, Calif. He was 88. Picerni portrayed Agent Lee Hobson opposite Robert Stack from 1960-63 on ABC’s The Untouchables, the gangster series set in Prohibition-era Chicago. His extensive TV work also included guest spots on such shows as Dragnet, Batman, Starsky & Hutch, Gunsmoke and Kojak, whose star, Telly Savalas, was his best friend for almost three decades. The Queens, N.Y., native also played the romantic lead in the horror classic House of Wax (1953) starring Vincent Price as part of a seven-year contract Picerni had at Warner Bros. A bombardier in World War II — he was on the plane that destroyed the bridge made famous in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Picerni also appeared in supporting roles in the war films Twelve O’Clock High (1949), Breakthrough (1950), Operation Pacific (1951) and To Hell and Back (1955). He also appeared opposite Errol Flynn in Mara Maru (1952). Picerni served as the halftime master of ceremonies for Los Angeles Rams home games for decades before the NFL team moved to Anaheim after the 1979 season. | ||
Paul Picerni appeared as two different characters in his only Euro-western “Landraiders” (1969). I met Paul at a western film convention in Laughlin, Nevada about 10 years ago and asked Paul what relationship H.P. Picerni was to him in “Landraiders”. Paul said, “You’re the first person to ever ask me that.” He said, “They had originally signed another actor to play the role of Arturo and I was assigned to play Telly’s henchman Carney. The actor who was to play Arturo showed up drunk and couldn’t remember his lines and after multiple takes the director, Nathan Juran, asked me if I could do the part plus my own. Telly was consulted and gave his approval so I donned heavy make-up and did the scene as Arturo.” I asked him if he was given additional pay for the role. With a smile he said no, just the additional credit. | Paul Picerni appeared as two different characters in his only Euro-western “Landraiders” (1969). I met Paul at a western film convention in Laughlin, Nevada about 10 years ago and asked Paul what relationship H.P. Picerni was to him in “Landraiders”. Paul said, “You’re the first person to ever ask me that.” He said, “They had originally signed another actor to play the role of Arturo and I was assigned to play Telly’s henchman Carney. The actor who was to play Arturo showed up drunk and couldn’t remember his lines and after multiple takes the director, Nathan Juran, asked me if I could do the part plus my own. Telly was consulted and gave his approval so I donned heavy make-up and did the scene as Arturo.” I asked him if he was given additional pay for the role. With a smile he said no, just the additional credit. | ||
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This page is our personal hall of fame. A reminder to us all that even though considered a B-genre, Spaghetti Westerns were full of great characters, played by great people. Many have passed away, and while we are young growing up re-watching all these classics, many more will probably leave us. May they be remembered. What follows, is a work-in-progress, a growing list of legends who have passed away...
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Paul Vincent Picerni, who played Eliot Ness’ right-hand man on TV’s The Untouchables for three seasons, died Wednesday at his home in Llano, Calif. He was 88. Picerni portrayed Agent Lee Hobson opposite Robert Stack from 1960-63 on ABC’s The Untouchables, the gangster series set in Prohibition-era Chicago. His extensive TV work also included guest spots on such shows as Dragnet, Batman, Starsky & Hutch, Gunsmoke and Kojak, whose star, Telly Savalas, was his best friend for almost three decades. The Queens, N.Y., native also played the romantic lead in the horror classic House of Wax (1953) starring Vincent Price as part of a seven-year contract Picerni had at Warner Bros. A bombardier in World War II — he was on the plane that destroyed the bridge made famous in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Picerni also appeared in supporting roles in the war films Twelve O’Clock High (1949), Breakthrough (1950), Operation Pacific (1951) and To Hell and Back (1955). He also appeared opposite Errol Flynn in Mara Maru (1952). Picerni served as the halftime master of ceremonies for Los Angeles Rams home games for decades before the NFL team moved to Anaheim after the 1979 season. Paul Picerni appeared as two different characters in his only Euro-western “Landraiders” (1969). I met Paul at a western film convention in Laughlin, Nevada about 10 years ago and asked Paul what relationship H.P. Picerni was to him in “Landraiders”. Paul said, “You’re the first person to ever ask me that.” He said, “They had originally signed another actor to play the role of Arturo and I was assigned to play Telly’s henchman Carney. The actor who was to play Arturo showed up drunk and couldn’t remember his lines and after multiple takes the director, Nathan Juran, asked me if I could do the part plus my own. Telly was consulted and gave his approval so I donned heavy make-up and did the scene as Arturo.” I asked him if he was given additional pay for the role. With a smile he said no, just the additional credit.
Spanish actor Juanito Navarro, one of the oldest members of Real Madrid, died Monday at age 86 following a heart attack, according to Europa Press and reported by a relative. Juan Navarro Rubinos was born in Madrid, Spain on July 8, 1926 and passed away on January 10, 2011 at his home in Madrid. He was part of the Real Madrid soccer club sinceJanuary 1, 1939, and was a convention delegate for years and a partner for 36. Navarro studied to become an aeronautical engineer before he turned to acting, appearing in over 60 films and TV appearances from 1968 until his last TV appearance in 2005. Juanito Navarro appeared in one Euro-western as Blackandecker in “Al este del oeste” in 1984. He leaves a wife and two daughters and his funeral will be held Tuesday at the Almudena cemetery.
Aron Kincaid, an American actor who appeared in 1960s "beach" movies such as "The Girls on the Beach" and "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini" and later had careers as a model and an artist, has died. He was 70. Kincaid, who lived in Beverly Hills, died of heart-related complications Thursday, January 6, 2010, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Kincaid appeared in one Euro-western as Ike in 1972's "The Proud and the Damned".
Renowned Israeli actor Josef Shiloach died Monday January 3, 2011 in Israel at the age of 69. Shiloach, who starred in several Israeli cult classics such as “Alex Hole Ahava”, “Sapiches” and “Hagiga B’Snuker” passed away following a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind a wife and three daughters. Shiloach was born in Kurdistan in 1941 and immigrated to Israel at the age of 9. He appeared in his first film in 1964 and went on to star in dozens of Israeli films and TV shows. At the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s Shiloach appeared in a number of international film productions including “Rambo 3", “The Mummy Lives” and “Not Without My Daughter. In 2009, Shiloach won the lifetime achievement award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. During his career Shiloach appeared in two European westerns, as Mario in “Carlos” (1971) and as Lupe alongside Lee Van Cleef in “Kid Vengeance” (1976).
American actress Anne Francis died on January 2, 2011 in a retirement home in Santa Barbara, California as a result of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 80. Francis was born Anne Lloyd Francis on September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York and was featured in the film “Forbidden Planet” (1956) along with the recently deceased Leslie Nielsen. Anne would go on to gain fame in the TV series “Honey West” as one of TV’s first female detectives and her character was similar to James Bond and ran from 1965-1966. Francis began her career as a child model and progressed to radio and TV. Anne appeared in one Euro-western as Flo in 1972's “Pancho Villa” starring Telly Savalas.
Italian actor Aldo Berti died shortly after midnight in Florence, Italy from brain cancer on December 26,2010 . He was 74. Aldo was born on February 26, 1936 in Florence. Aldo appeared in over 40 films from 1956's “Time of Vacation” with Vittorio De Sica until 1972's “Return of the Holy Ghost”and shot a television series. Half of his films were Euro-westerns. Among them were supporting roles in “A Stranger in Sacaramento” and “Why Go On Killing?” both 1965, “The Dirty Outlaws” and “A Stranger in Town” both 1967, “Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968), “El Puro” (1969), “The Ballad of Death Valley” (1970), “Have a Nice Funeral” and “Mallory Must Not Die” both in 1971 and two Spirito Santo films in 1972. Aldo lived a nomadic life traveling all over the world after giving up his film career. Aldo was living life with no cares and a mind like a sponge soaking up everything he could see and hear. He was friends with William Berger, had a romantic relationship with actress Barbara Steele after which he almost committed suicide. Berti was friends with Sarah Churchill, became a poet and wrote a book of poems entitled ‘Canto Finale’. On February 14, 1984 while traveling up the Nile with a load of patients for Juba and the first Doctors Without Borders they were attacked by armed men with machine guns, grenades and burned. Hundreds died and Aldo’s spirit died with them. From that point on he lived a personal life of shame for not dying with them. For many years he lived a simple life in Morocco. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in October of this year and returned to Florence to face death. One of the most recognized Italian character actors has left us. We should best remember Aldo by one of his famous sayings, “To be born is the privilege of all, having lived a privileged few."
Romanian actress Rodica Tapalaga died on Saturday December 18, 2010 after a long illness, her family announced. Known and loved for her numerous roles on stage and in movies, Tapalaga was 71. Her body was could be viewed at the Coltea Sfintii Trei Ierarhi Church in downtown Bucharest on Sunday and colleagues and admirers can pay their respects until the morning of December 21. The actress was awarded with the ACIN Moviemakers' Association Award in 1976 for her role in Tanase Scatiu and in 2001, she got a lifetime achievement award from UNITER. Tapalaga was also awarded at the Bucharest City awards for arts and literature on December 14, 2009, at the Ion Dacian Operetta Theater. She was married to stage designer Ion Popescu Udriste with whom she had a son, Barbu Popescu, and was the sister of actor Stefan Tapalaga. Rodica appeared in one Euro-western, "The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians" (1979) she played the role of 'The Actress'. |
