Frank Pesce
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Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents. Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
Known for
Credits
Top Gun (1986)
as Bartender
Rocky (1976)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Creed (2015)
as Mickey's Gym Doorman
The Expendables 3 (2014)
as Fight Watcher
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
as Cigarette Buyer
Donnie Brasco (1997)
as Wiseguy
Flashdance (1983)
as Mawby's Regular
Lock Up (1989)
as Johnson
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Carlotta
Tower Heist (2011)
as Riker's Prison Guard
Midnight Run (1988)
as Carmine
Sorcerer (1977)
as Married Man (uncredited)
Grudge Match (2013)
as Journalist #4
American Gigolo (1980)
as Suspect #4
Maniac (1980)
as T.V. Reporter (voice)
Vigilante (1983)
as Blueboy
Maniac Cop (1988)
as Watchman
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
as Policeman #1
Double Take (2001)
as Vito
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Strip Club M.C.
Reach Me (2014)
as Frank's Henchman
Paradise Alley (1978)
as Skinny the Hand
Black and White (1999)
as Joey
Mirror Images II (1993)
as Clerk
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as The Gangsters - Rocco
Killer Fish (1979)
as Warren
Uncle Sam (1996)
as Barker
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
as Caesar Spinoz
The Pamela Principle (1992)
as Eddie Breeding
Citizen Jane (2009)
as Virgil Jackman
Eureka (1983)
as Stefano
Final Approach (2008)
as FAA Official Russo
South Beach (1993)
Actor
29th Street (1991)
as Vito Pesce
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
as Tribble
Original Gangstas (1996)
as Detective Waits
Bar Girls (1990)
as Joe
Defiance (1980)
as Herbie
Another Midnight Run (1994)
as Vito
Relentless (1989)
as Marra
Cameron's Closet (1988)
as Ed Wallace
Steel and Lace (1991)
as Patroni
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2 (1994)
as Ralph
Night Vision (1997)
as Mike Mahoney
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Actor
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
as Rehab Patient
Ice (1994)
as Mobster
On the Edge (2002)
as Bo
Tilt (1979)
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
The Messenger (1986)
as Man 1
Hit List (1989)
as Quigley
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
as Self
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
as Assistant Director
The Big Score (1983)
as J.C.
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)
as Rocco Galletta
Blindsided (1993)
as Detective
Emergency Room (1983)
as Dusted Man
The Cottonwood (1996)
Actor
In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
as Torelli
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
as Self
Hollywood Harry (1986)
as Peter the Producer