John Capodice
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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.
Known for
Credits
Independence Day (1996)
as Mario
Speed (1994)
as Bob
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
as Cab Driver (voice)
Enemy of the State (1998)
as Older Worker #1
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
as Aguado
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Mr. Big
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Fire Chief
10th & Wolf (2006)
as Sipio
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
as Army Officer
Wall Street (1987)
as Dominick
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
as Scotto
Cooperstown (1993)
as Morelli
The Hard Way (1991)
as Grainy
The Doors (1991)
as Jerry
The Phantom (1996)
as Al the Cabby
Q & A (1990)
as Hank Mastroangelo
Point of No Return (1993)
as Detective
The Secret of My Success (1987)
as Man in KRS Building
Blue Steel (1990)
as Trial Commissioner
Q (1982)
as Doyle
Internal Affairs (1990)
as Chief Healy
Last Call (2012)
as Jo Jo
Fettered (2026)
Actor
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
as Mob Boss
Family Business (1989)
as Tommy
The Scout (1994)
as Caruso
The Heart of Justice (1992)
as Harte
The Water Engine (1992)
as Kegan
Darkroom (2009)
as Sam
A Month of Sundays (2001)
as Sleeper Man
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Sally Molars
Carolina (2003)
as Ernie the Cook
Pizza with Bullets (2012)
as Mr. Tortellini
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
as Mafia Eater
Cattle Call (2006)
as Public Defender
Sharkskin (2015)
Actor
Executive Power (1997)
as Detective Penn
The Children of Times Square (1986)
as Businessman #2
Out of the Black (2001)
as Dirk Hobson
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
as Joey Vitello Sr.
True Blood (1989)
as Frank Santos
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)
as Larry Garth
Fever (1991)
as Teller
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)
as Siegel
Double Bang (2001)
as Frankie Carbonaro
Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004)
as Mr. Grummace
The Misery Brothers (1995)
as Lt. Al Dente
Chain of Command (2000)
as Cameron Ellis
El Coyote (2019)
as Don Rossi
Price of Glory (2000)
as Priest
With Friends Like These (1998)
as Actor Friend
Hoods (1998)
as Sammy
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right (1988)
as Bar Patron
Ringmaster (1998)
as Mel Riley
Kiss of a Stranger (1999)
as Detective Brown
Dilemma (1997)
as Ramsey
Wedding Bell Blues (1996)
as Jasmine's Father
Frank and Ava (2018)
as Lee
Detention (2010)
as Workman #1
Lookwell (1991)
as Phil
Lost Angelas (2019)
as Ed Robles
Private Sessions (1985)
as George
Internal Affairs (1988)
as Tony Graselli
True Friends (1998)
as Big Tony
The Amati Girls (2001)
as Danny
Percy & Thunder (1993)
as Commissioner
At Face Value (—)
as Delivery Man
Taking a Stand (1989)
Actor
Blasphemy the Movie (2005)
as Jehova's Witness
To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)
as Attorney Forays