John Capodice
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1941-12-25
- Died
- 2024-12-30
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- John C. Capodice
Biography
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
TV Shows (43)
Law & Order
1990
as Bernie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Lou Gedda
Seinfeld
1989
as Vic
Monk
2002
as Frankie Marino
The West Wing
1999
as Lenny
Without a Trace
2002
as Dave
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Giordano
Melrose Place
1992
as Officer Marty Gold
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dan Wolpert / Antony Cavallo
NYPD Blue
1993
as Detective Art Stillwell
Knots Landing
1979
as Captain Newton
The Practice
1997
as Joe Jacobs
Will & Grace
1998
as Bernie
Angel
1999
as Little Tony Papazian
L.A. Law
1986
as Val Ventresca
Mad About You
1992
as Bill
Six Feet Under
2001
as Tommy Romano
The Equalizer
1985
as Father Antonelli
Moonlighting
1985
as Sal Viola
Hunter
1984
as Harry Prima
Ellen
1994
as Tony
Murphy Brown
1988
as Judge Ferris
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mike
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Ceasar Carlini (voice)
Providence
1999
as Carl Rutigliata
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
as Uncle Al
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Bus Driver
Boy Meets World
1993
as Chubbie
Blossom
1990
Murder One
1995
as Sal Battaglio
Kate & Allie
1984
as Mac
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as The Detective
Dream On
1990
as Bartender
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Taxi Driver
Civil Wars
1991
as Eric Sasser
LAX
2004
as Mr. Vialli
George & Leo
1997
Capital News
1990
as Mel Zeiss
Damon
1998
as Don Carbone
Chicago Sons
1997
as Roy
Rude Awakening
1998
as Paul Parelli
Conversations with A Mobster
2024
as Big John
Movies (68)
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 Sgt. Aguado
Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Army Officer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Mr. Big
Wall Street
1987
as Dominick
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Fire Chief
The Doors
1991
as Jerry
The Phantom
1996
as Al the Cabby
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989
as Scotto
Internal Affairs
1990
as Chief Healy
Blue Steel
1990
as Trial Commissioner
The Secret of My Success
1987
as Man in KRS Building
Q: The Winged Serpent
1982
as Doyle
Point of No Return
1993
as Detective
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Harte
The Hard Way
1991
as Grainy
Carolina
2003
as Ernie the Cook
The Scout
1994
as Caruso
10th & Wolf
2006
as Sipio
Family Business
1989
as Tommy
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Mob Boss
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
as Sally Molars
Q & A
1990
as Hank Mastroangelo
Last Call
2012
as Jo Jo
Ringmaster
1998
as Mel Riley
True Blood
1989
as Frank Santos
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993
as Siegel
Internal Affairs
1988
as Tony Graselli
With Friends Like These
1998
as Actor Friend
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Larry Garth
Double Bang
2001
as Frankie Carbonaro
Cattle Call
2006
as Public Defender
Spike of Bensonhurst
1988
as Mafia Eater
Fever
1994
as Teller
Detention
2010
as Workman #1
The Water Engine
1992
as Kegan
Lookwell
1991
as Phil
The Misery Brothers
1995
as Lt. Al Dente
Hoods
1998
as Sammy
Wedding Bell Blues
1996
as Jasmine's Father
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Joey Vitello Sr.
Chain of Command
2000
as Cameron Ellis
Shut Up and Kiss Me!
2004
as Mr. Grummace
Sharkskin
2015
Out of the Black
2001
as Dirk Hobson
Dilemma
1997
as Ramsey
Frank and Ava
2020
as Lee
Kiss of a Stranger
1999
as Detective Brown
A Month of Sundays
2001
as Sleeper Man
Price of Glory
2000
as Priest
Blasphemy the Movie
2005
as Jehova's Witness
True Friends
1998
as Big Tony
The Amati Girls
2001
as Danny
Lost Angelas
2019
as Ed Robles
Executive Power
1997
as Detective Penn
Cooperstown
1993
as Morelli
Private Sessions
1985
as George
Pizza with Bullets
2012
as Mr. Tortellini
Percy & Thunder
1993
as Commissioner
At Face Value
as Delivery Man
El Coyote
2019
as Don Rossi
Taking A Stand
1989
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
1988
as Bar Patron
To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as Attorney Forays
Darkroom
2009
as Sam
About John Capodice
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 &… With 111 credits spanning from 1979 to 2024, John Capodice has appeared in 68 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Capodice Movies
- 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 Sgt. Aguado
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