John Capodice

John Capodice

Biography: John Capodice (December 25, 1941- December 30, 2024) was 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 25, 1941

Deathday: December 30, 2024

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Known For

Independence Day
Independence Day

1996-06-25

Fever
Fever

1991-05-11

Wall Street
Wall Street

1987-12-10

Jesus, Mary and Joey
Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006-01-01

A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994-11-23

10th & Wolf
10th & Wolf

2006-02-19

Q
Q

1982-09-08

The Scout
The Scout

1994-09-30

Wedding Bell Blues
Wedding Bell Blues

1996-10-18

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994-05-22

Private Sessions
Private Sessions

1985-03-18

Hoods
Hoods

1998-08-05

To Love, Honor and Deceive
To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996-12-15

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023-07-31

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990-06-15

Pizza with Bullets
Pizza with Bullets

2012-12-15

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994-03-18

Q & A
Q & A

1990-04-27

Ringmaster
Ringmaster

1998-11-25

Last Call
Last Call

2012-04-12

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989-05-12

Lookwell
Lookwell

1991-05-10

Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder

1993-09-07

True Friends
True Friends

1998-01-30

Point of No Return
Point of No Return

1993-03-19

Executive Power
Executive Power

1997-09-25

Price of Glory
Price of Glory

2000-05-31

Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs

1988-11-06

Frank and Ava
Frank and Ava

2020-12-07

Taking A Stand
Taking A Stand

1989-01-19

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

1994-02-04

Carolina
Carolina

2003-07-04

Detention
Detention

2010-01-16

The Doors
The Doors

1991-03-01

The Water Engine
The Water Engine

1992-08-24

Shut Up and Kiss Me!
Shut Up and Kiss Me!

2004-03-05

Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State

1998-11-20

Family Business
Family Business

1989-12-06

The Misery Brothers
The Misery Brothers

1995-01-01

Speed
Speed

1994-06-09

Out of the Black
Out of the Black

2001-07-25

The Heart of Justice
The Heart of Justice

1992-10-14

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

1993-03-01

Kiss of a Stranger
Kiss of a Stranger

1999-11-01

Sharkskin
Sharkskin

2015-01-01

Honeymoon in Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas

1992-08-28

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

1991-03-08

Blue Steel
Blue Steel

1990-03-16

A Month of Sundays
A Month of Sundays

2001-09-17

El Coyote
El Coyote

2019-10-04

Lost Angelas
Lost Angelas

2019-03-26

Dilemma
Dilemma

1997-01-01

Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs

1990-01-12

With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These

1998-09-10

The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success

1987-04-10

Blasphemy the Movie
Blasphemy the Movie

2005-01-01

The Phantom
The Phantom

1996-06-06

Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder

1990-11-02

Double Bang
Double Bang

2001-08-17

Spike of Bensonhurst
Spike of Bensonhurst

1988-11-11

Cattle Call
Cattle Call

2006-06-01

Chain of Command
Chain of Command

2000-07-22

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right

1988-02-13

True Blood
True Blood

1989-04-28

At Face Value
At Face Value