Frank Pesce
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1946-12-08
- Died
- 2022-02-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Frankie Pesce · Franck Pesce · Frank J. Pesce
Biography
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
TV Shows (13)
Miami Vice
1984
as Benny
Knight Rider
1982
as Director
Matlock
1986
as Bailiff
Airwolf
1984
as Ray
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Waiter
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Barkeep
Who's the Boss?
1984
as Waiter
Kojak
1973
as Jerry Gerson / Spencer
The Single Guy
1995
as Cabbie
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Bartender
Blue Thunder
1984
as Guard / Gunner
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Crewman
The Tony Danza Show
1997
as Guy
Movies (62)
Top Gun
1986
as Bartender
Rocky
1976
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Expendables 3
2014
as Fight Watcher
Creed
2015
as Mickey's Gym Doorman
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Cigarette Buyer
Lock Up
1989
as Johnson
Donnie Brasco
1997
as Wiseguy
Tower Heist
2011
as Riker's Prison Guard
Sorcerer
1977
as Married Man (uncredited)
Flashdance
1983
as Mawby's Regular
American Gigolo
1980
as Suspect #4
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Carlotta
Midnight Run
1988
as Carmine
Grudge Match
2013
as Journalist #4
Maniac Cop
1988
as Watchman
Black and White
1999
as Joey
Reach Me
2014
as Frank's Henchman
Paradise Alley
1978
as Skinny the Hand
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Policeman #1
Double Take
2001
as Vito
Young Doctors in Love
1982
as The Gangsters - Rocco
Maniac
1980
as T.V. Reporter (voice)
Hit List
1989
as Quigley
Eureka
1983
as Stefano
Relentless
1989
as Marra
Citizen Jane
2009
as Virgil Jackman
Trapped in Paradise
1994
as Caesar Spinoz
Defiance
1980
as Herbie
Original Gangstas
1996
as Detective Waits
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Strip Club M.C.
Mirror Images II
1993
as Clerk
Killer Fish
1979
as Warren
Vigilante
1983
as Blueboy
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
as Tribble
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
29th Street
1991
as Vito Pesce
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
Another Midnight Run
1994
as Vito
Tilt
1979
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
as Assistant Director
Final Approach
2008
as FAA Official Russo
Uncle Sam
1996
as Barker
The Pamela Principle
1992
as Eddie Breeding
Ice
1994
as Mobster
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
1994
as Ralph
The Cottonwood
1996
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
as Rehab Patient
On the Edge
2002
as Bo
Night Vision
1997
as Mike Mahoney
Steel and Lace
1991
as Patroni
Cameron's Closet
1988
as Ed Wallace
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
2013
as Self
South Beach
1993
Bar Girls
1990
as Joe
In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Torelli
Emergency Room
1983
as Dusted Man
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Rocco Galletta
Blindsided
1993
as Detective
The Big Score
1983
as J.C.
The Messenger
1986
as Man 1
Hollywood Harry
1986
as Peter the Producer
The Joe Spinell Story
2001
as Self
About Frank Pesce
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… With 75 credits spanning from 1973 to 2018, Frank Pesce has appeared in 62 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frank Pesce Movies
- Top Gun (1986) — as Bartender
- Rocky (1976) — as Spectator (uncredited)
- The Expendables 3 (2014) — as Fight Watcher
- Creed (2015) — as Mickey's Gym Doorman
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) — as Cigarette Buyer
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