John Capodice
John Capodice (born December 25, 1941) is an American character actor. Capodice was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his film and television career in the late 1970s. His first role was in the ABC-TV soap opera Ryan's Hope, where he appeared in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. He had guest roles on numerous other TV series, including Spenser: For Hire, Kate & Allie, Seinfeld, Murder She Wrote, Murphy Brown, Knots Landing, Hunter, and Law & Order. He appeared on the series Moonlighting in 1989 and performed as a guest star in an episode of NBC-TV's Will & Grace (episode 1.21), in the role of the repairman who suffers a heart attack. His most recent TV appearances were on The West Wing, Six Feet Under and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In a memorable 1980s television ad for Polly-O String Cheese, Capodice portrayed Fred, a dumbfounded pizzeria owner, who is asked by three teens to make a pizza with extra cheese, but to hold the tomato sauce, and the crust. Essentially a pizza, with "nuttin." He also appeared as a trucker who gives medical advice in a popular ad for Dimetapp Cold Medicine. Capodice has also worked in the theatre, appearing mainly in Off-Broadway productions. He appeared as a prison guard in the play Getting Out at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre in October/November 1978 and at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from May 1979 to December 1980. The play won two Outer Critics Circle Awards in 1979. Capodice appeared in the Broadway production of Requiem For a Heavyweight, opposite John Lithgow, George Segal, and John C. McGinley. Capodice appeared as Doyle in the 1982 film Q and in the 1989 film Family Business as Tommy. Other film appearances are in the 1991 Oliver Stone film The Doors and the 1989 comedy See No Evil, Hear No Evil, where he appears as a police detective. He had roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994), Speed (1994), Independence Day (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998). He provides the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
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- 2023 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Cab Driver (voice)
- 2020 · Frank and Ava as Lee
- 2019 · El Coyote as Don Rossi
- 2019 · Lost Angelas as Ed Robles
- 2015 · Sharkskin as
- 2012 · Pizza with Bullets as Mr. Tortellini
- 2012 · Last Call as Jo Jo
- 2010 · Detention as Workman #1
- 2007 · Wizards of Waverly Place as Uncle Al
- 2006 · Cattle Call as Public Defender
- 2006 · 10th & Wolf as Sipio
- 2006 · Jesus, Mary and Joey as Joey Vitello Sr.
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as Bus Driver
- 2005 · Blasphemy the Movie as Jehova's Witness
- 2004 · LAX as Mr. Vialli
- 2004 · Shut Up and Kiss Me! as Mr. Grummace
- 2003 · Carolina as Ernie the Cook
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Dave
- 2002 · Monk as Frankie Marino
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Sleeper Man
- 2001 · Double Bang as Frankie Carbonaro
- 2001 · Out of the Black as Dirk Hobson
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Tommy Romano
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Lou Gedda
- 2000 · Chain of Command as Cameron Ellis
- 2000 · Price of Glory as Priest
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Detective Brown
- 1999 · Angel as Little Tony Papazian
- 1999 · The West Wing as Lenny
- 1999 · Providence as Carl Rutigliata
- 1998 · Ringmaster as Mel Riley
- 1998 · Enemy of the State as Older Worker #1
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Bernie, the Workman
- 1998 · With Friends Like These... as Actor Friend
- 1998 · Hoods as Sammy
- 1998 · Damon as Don Carbone
- 1998 · True Friends as Big Tony
- 1997 · Executive Power as Detective Penn
- 1997 · George & Leo as
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · Chicago Sons as
- 1997 · Dilemma as Ramsey
- 1996 · To Love, Honor and Deceive as Attorney Forays
- 1996 · Wedding Bell Blues as Jasmine's Father
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Ceasar Carlini (voice)
- 1996 · Independence Day as Mario
- 1996 · The Phantom as Al the Cabby
- 1995 · Murder One as Sal Battaglio
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as The Detective
- 1995 · The Misery Brothers as Lt. Al Dente
- 1994 · A Low Down Dirty Shame as Mob Boss
- 1994 · The Scout as Caruso
- 1994 · Speed as Bob
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Larry Garth
- 1994 · Ellen as Tony
- 1994 · Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Mr. Big
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Aguado
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Dan Wolpert
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Antony Cavallo
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as
- 1993 · Percy & Thunder as Commissioner
- 1993 · Point of No Return as Detective
- 1993 · Bloodlines: Murder in the Family as Siegel
- 1992 · The Heart of Justice as Harte
- 1992 · Mad About You as Bill
- 1992 · Honeymoon in Vegas as Sally Molars
- 1992 · The Water Engine as Kegan
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Officer Marty Gold
- 1991 · Fever as Teller
- 1991 · Lookwell as Phil
- 1991 · The Hard Way as Grainy
- 1991 · The Doors as Jerry
- 1990 · Jacob's Ladder as Army Officer
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bernie
- 1990 · Dream On as Bartender
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1990 · Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Fire Chief
- 1990 · Q & A as Hank Mastroangelo
- 1990 · Capital News as Mel Zeiss
- 1990 · Blue Steel as Trial Commissioner
- 1990 · Internal Affairs as Chief Healy
- 1989 · Family Business as Tommy
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Vic
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Mike
- 1989 · See No Evil, Hear No Evil as Scotto
- 1989 · True Blood as Frank Santos
- 1989 · Taking A Stand as
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Judge Ferris
- 1988 · Spike of Bensonhurst as Mafia Eater
- 1988 · Internal Affairs as Tony Graselli
- 1988 · Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right as Bar Patron
- 1987 · Wall Street as Dominick
- 1987 · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Taxi Driver
- 1987 · The Secret of My Success as Man in KRS Building
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Val Ventresca
- 1985 · Spenser: For Hire as
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Father Antonelli
- 1985 · Private Sessions as George
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Sal Viola
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Giordano
- 1984 · Hunter as Harry Prima
- 1984 · Kate & Allie as
- 1982 · Q as Doyle
- 1979 · Knots Landing as Captain Newton