John Capodice

John Capodice (born December 25, 1941) is an American character actor.
Acting career
Television
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.
Theatre work
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.
Films and voice work
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 : 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.
Selected filmography
Q (1982) as Doyle
The Secret of My Success (1987) as Man In KRS Building
Wall Street (1987) as Dominick
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) as Mafia Eater
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) as Scotto
Family Business (1989) as Tommy
Internal Affairs (1990) as Chief Healy
Blue Steel (1990) as Trial Commissioner
Q&A (1990) as Hank Mastroangelo
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) as Fire Chief
Jacob's Ladder (1990) as Army Officer
The Doors (1991) as Jerry
The Hard Way (1991) as Detective Grainy
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Salvatore 'Sally Molars'
Family Prayers (1993) as Barber #1
Point of No Return (1993) as Detective
The Evil Inside Me (1993) as Uncle Lou
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) as Sergeant Aguado
Naked Gun : The Final Insult (1994) as Mr. Big
Speed (1994) as Bob, The Bus Driver
Trial by Jury (1994) as 'Limpy' DeMarco
The Scout (1994) as Caruso
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) as Mob Boss
The Misery Brothers (1995) as Lieutenant Al Dente
The Phantom (1996) as Al, The Cabby
Independence Day (1996) as Mario
Wedding Bell Blues (1996) as Jasmine's Father
Dilemma (1997) as Ramsey
True Friends (1998) as Tony 'Big Tony'
Hoods (1998) as Sammy
With Friends Like These... (1998) as Actor Friend
Enemy of the State (1998) as Older Worker #1
Ringmaster (1998) as Mel Riley
Kiss of a Stranger (1998) as Detective Brown
Simon Says (1998) as Frankie
Follow Your Heart (1999) as Polo Manager
A Wake in Providence (1999) as Uncle Sal
Chain of Command (2000) as Cameron Ellis
Price of Glory (2000) as Priest
The Amati Girls (2000) as Danny
Out of the Black (2001) as Dirk Hobson
Double Bang (2001) as Frankie Carbonaro
A Month of Sundays (2001) as Sleeper Man
Blasphemy the Movie (2001) as Jehova's Witness
Desert Rose (2002) as Donny Diamond
The Streetsweeper (2002) as Unknown
Carolina (2003) as Ernie, The Cook
Shut Up and Kiss Me (2004) as Mr. Grummace
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2005) as Joey Vitello Sr.
Everybody Hates Chris (2005) as Bus Driver
10th & Wolf (2006) as Sipio
Cattle Call (2006) as Public Defender
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007-2008, TV Series) as Lou Gedda
Dark Room Theater (2009) as Sam
Detention (2010) as Workman 1
Pizza with Bullets (2010) as Mr. Tortellini
Last Call (2012) as Joe 'Jo-Jo'
Miami or Bust: A Hoboken Bet (2012) as Mr. Cacciatore
Sharkskin (2015) as Don Piano
Frank and Ava (2018) as Lee
Lost Angelas (2019) as Detective Ed Robles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Cabdriver (voice)
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1941 births
Male actors from Chicago
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people