John Capodice

John Capodice (December 25, 1941 – December 30, 2024) was an American character actor.

Acting career

Television 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.

Theatre work 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. He lived in Los Angeles, California, and later in Blauvelt, New York. Capodice died on December 30, 2024, at the age of 83.

Selected filmography

Ryan's Hope (1978, TV series) as Lloyd Lord Q (1982) as Doyle The Equalizer (1985, TV series) as Father Antonelli - "The Confirmation Day" The Secret of My Success (1987) as Man In KRS Building Wall Street (1987) as Dominick Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) as Mafia Eater See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) as Scotto Family Business (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 Jacob's Ladder (1990) as Army Officer Seinfeld “The Revenge” (1991) as Laundromat Vic The Doors (1991) as Jerry The Hard Way (1991) as Detective Grainy Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Salvatore 'Sally Molars' Family Prayers (1993) as Barber #1 Point of No Return (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 Speed (1994) as Bob, The Bus Driver Trial by Jury (1994) as 'Limpy' DeMarco The Scout (1994) as Caruso A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) as Mob Boss Boy Meets World (1994, TV series) as Chubbie Murder, She Wrote (1994) as Lt. Giordano General Hospital (1994-1995, TV series) as Carmine Cerullo The Misery Brothers (1995) as Lieutenant Al Dente The Phantom (1996) as Al, The Cabby Independence Day (1996) as Mario Wedding Bell Blues (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 Enemy of the State (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 Chain of Command (2000) as Cameron Ellis Price of Glory (2000) as Priest The Amati Girls (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. Everybody Hates Chris (2005) as Bus Driver 10th & Wolf (2006) as Sipio Cattle Call (2006) as Public Defender CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Cabdriver (voice) Conversations with a Mobster (2024, TV series) as Big John final role

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