John Capodice
Acting
John Capodice (December 25, 1941 – December 30, 2024) was an American character actor. Capodice 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 television 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 later television appearances were on The West Wing, Six Feet Under and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In a 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 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 bookmaker. 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 provided the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
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movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Cab Driver (voice)
movieEl Coyote
2019
Don Rossi
movieLost Angelas
2019
Ed Robles
moviePizza with Bullets
2012
Mr. Tortellini
movieLast Call
2012
Jo Jo
movieDetention
2010
Workman #1
tvWizards of Waverly Place
2007
Uncle Al
movieCattle Call
2006
Public Defender
movie10th & Wolf
2006
Sipio
movieJesus, Mary and Joey
2006
Joey Vitello Sr.
tvEverybody Hates Chris
2005
Bus Driver
movieBlasphemy the Movie
2005
Jehova's Witness
tvLAX
2004
Mr. Vialli
movieShut Up and Kiss Me!
2004
Mr. Grummace
movieCarolina
2003
Ernie the Cook
tvMonk
2002
Frankie Marino
movieA Month of Sundays
2001
Sleeper Man
movieDouble Bang
2001
Frankie Carbonaro
movieOut of the Black
2001
Dirk Hobson
tvSix Feet Under
2001
Tommy Romano
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Lou Gedda
movieChain of Command
2000
Cameron Ellis
moviePrice of Glory
2000
Priest
movieKiss of a Stranger
1999
Detective Brown
tvAngel
1999
Little Tony Papazian
tvThe West Wing
1999
Lenny
tvProvidence
1999
Carl Rutigliata
movieRingmaster
1998
Mel Riley
movieEnemy of the State
1998
Older Worker #1
tvWill & Grace
1998
Bernie
movieWith Friends Like These
1998
Actor Friend
movieHoods
1998
Sammy
tvRude Awakening
1998
Paul Parelli
tvDamon
1998
Don Carbone
movieExecutive Power
1997
Detective Penn
tvThe Practice
1997
Joe Jacobs
movieDilemma
1997
Ramsey
movieTo Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
Attorney Forays
movieWedding Bell Blues
1996
Jasmine's Father
tvSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
Ceasar Carlini (voice)
movieThe Phantom
1996
Al the Cabby
tvMurder One
1995
Sal Battaglio
tvThe Wayans Bros.
1995
The Detective
movieThe Misery Brothers
1995
Lt. Al Dente
movieFever
1994
Teller
movieA Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
Mob Boss
movieThe Scout
1994
Caruso
tvEllen
1994
Tony
movieAce Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
Sgt. Aguado
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Dan Wolpert / Antony Cavallo
tvBoy Meets World
1993
Chubbie
tvNYPD Blue
1993
Detective Art Stillwell
moviePercy & Thunder
1993
Commissioner
moviePoint of No Return
1993
Detective
movieCooperstown
1993
Morelli
movieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
Sally Molars
tvMelrose Place
1992
Officer Marty Gold
tvCivil Wars
1991
Eric Sasser
movieThe Hard Way
1991
Grainy
movieThe Doors
1991
Jerry
movieJacob's Ladder
1990
Army Officer
tvLaw & Order
1990
Bernie
tvDream On
1990
Bartender
movieGremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Fire Chief
movieQ & A
1990
Hank Mastroangelo
tvCapital News
1990
Mel Zeiss
movieBlue Steel
1990
Trial Commissioner
movieInternal Affairs
1990
Chief Healy
movieTrue Blood
1989
Frank Santos
tvMurphy Brown
1988
Judge Ferris
movieSpike of Bensonhurst
1988
Mafia Eater
movieInternal Affairs
1988
Tony Graselli
movieWall Street
1987
Dominick
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Taxi Driver
movieThe Secret of My Success
1987
Man in KRS Building
tvL.A. Law
1986
Val Ventresca
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Father Antonelli
tvMoonlighting
1985
Sal Viola
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Lt. Giordano
tvHunter
1984
Harry Prima
movieQ
1982
Doyle
tvKnots Landing
1979
Captain Newton
At Face Value
Delivery Man