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
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Carlotta
The Expendables 3 (2014)
as Fight Watcher
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
as Cigarette Buyer
Donnie Brasco (1997)
as Wiseguy
Grudge Match (2013)
as Journalist #4
Flashdance (1983)
as Mawby's Regular
Lock Up (1989)
as Johnson
Midnight Run (1988)
as Carmine
Tower Heist (2011)
as Riker's Prison Guard
Citizen Jane (2009)
as Virgil Jackman
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
as Policeman #1
Eureka (1983)
as Stefano
Vigilante (1983)
as Blueboy
Sorcerer (1977)
as Married Man (uncredited)
Relentless (1989)
as Marra
American Gigolo (1980)
as Suspect #4
Killer Fish (1979)
as Warren
Middle Men (2009)
as Bar Patron
29th Street (1991)
as Vito Pesce
Blindsided (1993)
as Detective
Maniac Cop (1988)
as Watchman
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Strip Club M.C.
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as The Gangsters - Rocco
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
as Caesar Spinoz
Paradise Alley (1978)
as Skinny the Hand
Maniac (1980)
as T.V. Reporter (voice)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
as Tribble
Mirror Images II (1993)
as Clerk
Cameron's Closet (1988)
as Ed Wallace
Reach Me (2014)
as Frank's Henchman
Black and White (1999)
as Joey
The Big Score (1983)
as J.C.
Double Take (2001)
as Vito
Ice (1994)
as Mobster
Steel and Lace (1991)
as Patroni
Original Gangstas (1996)
as Detective Waits
Final Approach (2008)
as FAA Official Russo
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2 (1994)
as Ralph
Uncle Sam (1996)
as Barker
Defiance (1980)
as Herbie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
as Self
Another Midnight Run (1994)
as Vito
The One Man Jury (1978)
as Freddie
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Actor
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)
as Rocco Galletta
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
as Assistant Director
Hit List (1989)
as Quigley
Night Vision (1997)
as Mike Mahoney
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
as Rehab Patient
South Beach (1993)
Actor
The Pamela Principle (1992)
as Eddie Breeding
In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
as Torelli
Hollywood Harry (1986)
as Peter the Producer
Tilt (1979)
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
Bar Girls (1990)
as Joe
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
as Self
The Messenger (1986)
as Man 1
On the Edge (2002)
as Bo
The Cottonwood (1996)
Actor
Emergency Room (1983)
as Dusted Man