John Capodice (born December 25, 1941)John Capodice
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Acting career

Television

Capodice was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his film and television career in the late 1970s. His first role was in the ABC-TV soap opera ''

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'', where he appeared in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. He had guest roles on numerous other TV series, including '' Spenser: For Hire'', '' Kate & Allie'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He appeared on the series ''

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'' in 1989 and performed as a guest star in an episode of NBC-TV's ''

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'' (episode 1.19), in the role of the plumber who suffers a heart attack. His most recent TV appearances were on ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'' and ''

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''. In a memorable 1980
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 popula
ad for Dimetapp Cold Medicine

Theatre work

Capodice has 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

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from May 1979 to December 1980. The play won two

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in 1979. Capodice appeared in the Broadway production of ''Requiem For a Heavyweight'', opposite

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, and

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Films and voice work

Capodice appeared as Doyle in the 1982 film '' Q'' and in the 1989 film ''

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'' as Tommy. Other film appearances are in the 1991

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film ''

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'' and the 1989 comedy ''

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'', where he appears as a police detective. He had roles in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1996), and ''

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'' (1998). He provides the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' Q'' (1982) as Doyle * '' The Secret of My Success'' (1987) as Man In KRS Building * ''

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'' (1987) as Dominick * '' Spike of Bensonhurst'' (1988) as Mafia Eater * ''

'' (1989) as Scotto * ''

'' (1989) as Tommy * '' Internal Affairs'' (1990) as Chief Healy * '' Blue Steel'' (1990) as Trial Commissioner * '' Q&A'' (1990) as Hank Mastroangelo * '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) as Fire Chief * ''

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'' (1990) as Army Officer * ''

'' (1991) as Jerry * '' The Hard Way'' (1991) as Detective Grainy * ''

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'' (1992) as Salvatore 'Sally Molars' * ''

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'' (1993) as Barber #1 * ''

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'' (1993) as Detective *''The Evil Inside Me'' (1993) as Uncle Lou * '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994) as Sergeant Aguado * '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994) as Mr. Big * ''

'' (1994) as Bob, The Bus Driver * ''

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'' (1994) as 'Limpy' DeMarco * '' The Scout'' (1994) as Caruso * ''

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'' (1994) as Mob Boss * ''The Misery Brothers'' (1995) as Lieutenant Al Dente * ''

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'' (1996) as Al, The Cabby * ''

'' (1996) as Mario * ''

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'' (1996) as Jasmine's Father * ''Dilemma'' (1997) as Ramsey * ''True Friends'' (1998) as Tony 'Big Tony' * ''Hoods'' (1998) as Sammy * '' With Friends Like These...'' (1998) as Actor Friend * ''

'' (1998) as Older Worker #1 * '' Ringmaster'' (1998) as Mel Riley * ''Kiss of a Stranger'' (1998) as Detective Brown * ''Simon Says'' (1998) as Frankie * ''Follow Your Heart'' (1999) as Polo Manager * '' A Wake in Providence'' (1999) as Uncle Sal * ''

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'' (2000) as Cameron Ellis * ''

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'' (2000) as Priest * ''

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'' (2000) as Danny * ''Out of the Black'' (2001) as Dirk Hobson * '' Double Bang'' (2001) as Frankie Carbonaro * '' A Month of Sundays'' (2001) as Sleeper Man * ''Blasphemy the Movie'' (2001) as Jehova's Witness * ''Desert Rose'' (2002) as Donny Diamond * ''The Streetsweeper'' (2002) as Unknown * '' Carolina'' (2003) as Ernie, The Cook * '' Shut Up and Kiss Me'' (2004) as Mr. Grummace * ''Jesus, Mary and Joey'' (2005) as Joey Vitello Sr. * ''

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'' (2005) as Bus Driver * '' 10th & Wolf'' (2006) as Sipio * '' Cattle Call'' (2006) as Public Defender * ''

'' (2007-2008, TV Series) as Lou Gedda * ''Dark Room Theater'' (2009) as Sam * '' Detention'' (2010) as Workman 1 * ''Pizza with Bullets'' (2010) as Mr. Tortellini * ''Last Call'' (2012) as Joe 'Jo-Jo' * ''Miami or Bust: A Hoboken Bet'' (2012) as Mr. Cacciatore * ''Sharkskin'' (2015) as Don Piano * ''Frank and Ava'' (2018) as Lee * ''Lost Angelas'' (2019) as Detective Ed Robles

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capodice, John 1941 births Male actors from Chicago American male film actors American male television actors Living people