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 wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
South Beach
Midnight Run
(Carmine)
Hollywood Harry
(Peter the Producer)
Reach Me
(Frank's Henchman)
Vigilante
(Blueboy)
Citizen Jane
(Virgil Jackman)
Tilt
(Rock Manager (Carrots))
Killer Fish
(Warren)
29th Street
(Vito Pesce)
Trapped in Paradise
(Caesar Spinoz)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
(Tribble)
Maniac Cop
(Watchman)
The Joe Spinell Story
(Self)
Ice
(Mobster)
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
(Rocco Galletta)
Hit List
(Quigley)
Paradise Alley
(Skinny the Hand)
Bar Girls
(Joe)
Defiance
(Herbie)
Night Vision
(Mike Mahoney)
Eureka
(Stefano)
Blindsided
(Detective)
Maniac
(T.V. Reporter (voice))
Emergency Room
(Dusted Man)
Uncle Sam
(Barker)
The Expendables 3
(Fight Watcher)
The Big Score
(J.C.)
The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
(Self)
Young Doctors in Love
(The Gangsters - Rocco)
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Cameron's Closet
(Ed Wallace)
Rocky
(Spectator (uncredited))
American Gigolo
(Suspect #4)
Black and White
(Joey)
Another Midnight Run
(Vito)
Tower Heist
(Riker's Prison Guard)
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
(Rehab Patient)
Relentless
(Marra)
Maniac Cop 2
(Strip Club M.C.)
Sorcerer
(Married Man (uncredited))
The Cover Girl and the Cop
(Assistant Director)
Creed
(Mickey's Gym Doorman)
On the Edge
(Bo)
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
(Ralph)
The Pamela Principle
(Eddie Breeding)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
(Self)
Flashdance
(Mawby's Regular)
Original Gangstas
(Detective Waits)
Mirror Images II
(Clerk)
Steel and Lace
(Patroni)
In the Shadow of a Killer
(Torelli)
Donnie Brasco
(Wiseguy)
Lock Up
(Johnson)
Grudge Match
(Journalist #4)
The Messenger
(Man 1)
Ring of the Musketeers
(Joey Gardner)
Double Take
(Vito)
Final Approach
(FAA Official Russo)
The Whole Ten Yards
(Policeman #1)
The Cottonwood
Beverly Hills Cop
(Cigarette Buyer)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(Carlotta)
Top Gun
(Bartender)
Knight Rider
(Director)
Airwolf
(Ray)
Kojak
(Jerry Gerson)
Matlock
(Bailiff)
The Tony Danza Show
(Guy)
Kojak
(Spencer)
Miami Vice
(Benny)
The Single Guy
(Cabbie)