Actor paul picerni biography meaning

American actor (1922–2011)

Horacio Paul Picerni (December 1, 1922 – January 12, 2011) was an American actor in film and television, perhaps best known today in the role of Federal Agent Lee Hobson, second-in-command to Robert Stack's Eliot Ness, in the ABC hit television series, The Untouchables.

Early years

Picerni was born in New York City to an Italian family.^[1] Raised in Corona, Queens, he was an Eagle Scout in his youth and adolescence. After high school, Picerni studied drama at Loyola University.^[2]

Military service

Picerni joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II^[1] and served as a B-24 Liberatorbombardier in the China-Burma-India Theater.

He flew twenty-five combat missions with the 493rd Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Group and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.^[3]

He was part of a mission that attacked and destroyed the actual bridge made famous in the film The Br