John Capodice
John Capodice (born December 25, 1941) is an American character actor. 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 Ryan's Hope, where he appeared in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. He had guest roles on numerous other TV 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 most recent TV appearances were on The West Wing, Six Feet Under and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In a memorable 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 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 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 police detective. 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 provides the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
Independence Day
(Mario)
Fever
(Teller)
Wall Street
(Dominick)
Jesus, Mary and Joey
(Joey Vitello Sr.)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Mob Boss)
10th & Wolf
(Sipio)
Q
(Doyle)
The Scout
(Caruso)
Wedding Bell Blues
(Jasmine's Father)
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
(Larry Garth)
Private Sessions
(George)
Hoods
(Sammy)
To Love, Honor and Deceive
(Attorney Forays)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(Cab Driver (voice))
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(Fire Chief)
Pizza with Bullets
(Mr. Tortellini)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(Mr. Big)
Q & A
(Hank Mastroangelo)
Ringmaster
(Mel Riley)
Last Call
(Jo Jo)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
(Scotto)
Lookwell
(Phil)
Percy & Thunder
(Commissioner)
True Friends
(Big Tony)
Point of No Return
(Detective)
Executive Power
(Detective Penn)
Price of Glory
(Priest)
Internal Affairs
(Tony Graselli)
Frank and Ava
(Lee)
Taking A Stand
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(Aguado)
Carolina
(Ernie the Cook)
Detention
(Workman #1)
The Doors
(Jerry)
The Water Engine
(Kegan)
Shut Up and Kiss Me!
(Mr. Grummace)
Enemy of the State
(Older Worker #1)
Family Business
(Tommy)
The Misery Brothers
(Lt. Al Dente)
Speed
(Bob)
Out of the Black
(Dirk Hobson)
The Heart of Justice
(Harte)
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
(Siegel)
Kiss of a Stranger
(Detective Brown)
Sharkskin
Honeymoon in Vegas
(Sally Molars)
The Hard Way
(Grainy)
Blue Steel
(Trial Commissioner)
A Month of Sundays
(Sleeper Man)
El Coyote
(Don Rossi)
Lost Angelas
(Ed Robles)
Dilemma
(Ramsey)
Internal Affairs
(Chief Healy)
With Friends Like These...
(Actor Friend)
The Secret of My Success
(Man in KRS Building)
Blasphemy the Movie
(Jehova's Witness)
The Phantom
(Al the Cabby)
Jacob's Ladder
(Army Officer)
Double Bang
(Frankie Carbonaro)
Spike of Bensonhurst
(Mafia Eater)
Cattle Call
(Public Defender)
Chain of Command
(Cameron Ellis)
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
(Bar Patron)
True Blood
(Frank Santos)
Murder, She Wrote
(Lt. Giordano)
Six Feet Under
(Tommy Romano)
Everybody Hates Chris
(Bus Driver)
Law & Order
(Bernie)
Seinfeld
(Vic)
Kate & Allie
Spenser: For Hire
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Lou Gedda)
L.A. Law
(Val Ventresca)
Providence
(Carl Rutigliata)
Monk
(Frankie Marino)
The Wayans Bros.
(The Detective)
Boy Meets World
Tales from the Crypt
(Mike)
Moonlighting
(Sal Viola)
Angel
(Little Tony Papazian)
Murphy Brown
(Judge Ferris)
Murder One
(Sal Battaglio)
The Practice
The Equalizer
(Father Antonelli)
Superman: The Animated Series
(Ceasar Carlini (voice))
Melrose Place
(Officer Marty Gold)
Blossom
Will & Grace
(Bernie, the Workman)
Hunter
(Harry Prima)
Diagnosis: Murder
(Dan Wolpert)
Wizards of Waverly Place
(Uncle Al)
Diagnosis: Murder
(Antony Cavallo)
Mad About You
(Bill)
The West Wing
(Lenny)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
(Taxi Driver)
Dream On
(Bartender)
Without a Trace
(Dave)
Damon
(Don Carbone)
Chicago Sons
George & Leo
Knots Landing
(Captain Newton)
Ellen
(Tony)
Capital News
(Mel Zeiss)
LAX
(Mr. Vialli)