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John Capodice
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Acting
Birthday
1941-12-25,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Independence Day

6.894

Independence Day
1996-06-25

3.6

Fever
1991-05-11

7.2

Wall Street
1987-12-10

Jesus, Mary and Joey

4.2

Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006-01-01

A Low Down Dirty Shame

5.638

A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994-11-23

5.889

10th & Wolf
2006-02-19

5.733

Q
1982-09-08

5.2

The Scout
1994-09-30

Wedding Bell Blues

4

Wedding Bell Blues
1996-10-18

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

5.7

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994-05-22

Private Sessions

2

Private Sessions
1985-03-18

6.6

Hoods
1998-08-05

To Love, Honor and Deceive

5.6

To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996-12-15

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

7.228

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023-07-31

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.474

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-06-15

Pizza with Bullets

6

Pizza with Bullets
2012-12-15

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

6.482

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994-03-18

5.9

Q & A
1990-04-27

4.188

Ringmaster
1998-11-25

4.3

Last Call
2012-04-12

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

6.7

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989-05-12

0

Lookwell
1991-05-10

Percy & Thunder

0

Percy & Thunder
1993-09-07

7

True Friends
1998-01-30

Point of No Return

6.2

Point of No Return
1993-03-19

Executive Power

6.5

Executive Power
1997-09-25

4.5

Price of Glory
2000-05-31

Internal Affairs

7

Internal Affairs
1988-11-06

5.4

Frank and Ava
2020-12-07

0

Taking A Stand
1989-01-19

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6.566

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994-02-04

5.747

Carolina
2003-07-04

3.7

Detention
2010-01-16

7.1

The Doors
1991-03-01

The Water Engine

4.3

The Water Engine
1992-08-24

Shut Up and Kiss Me!

3

Shut Up and Kiss Me!
2004-03-05

Enemy of the State

7.052

Enemy of the State
1998-11-20

Family Business

5.7

Family Business
1989-12-06

The Misery Brothers

2

The Misery Brothers
1995-01-01

7.1

Speed
1994-06-09

Out of the Black

0

Out of the Black
2001-07-25

The Heart of Justice

5.6

The Heart of Justice
1992-10-14

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

2

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993-03-01

Kiss of a Stranger

4.3

Kiss of a Stranger
1999-11-01

0

Sharkskin
2015-01-01

Honeymoon in Vegas

5.6

Honeymoon in Vegas
1992-08-28

6.2

The Hard Way
1991-03-08

5.833

Blue Steel
1990-03-16

A Month of Sundays

3.5

A Month of Sundays
2001-09-17

3.2

El Coyote
2019-10-04

4

Lost Angelas
2019-03-26

3.3

Dilemma
1997-01-01

Internal Affairs

6.308

Internal Affairs
1990-01-12

With Friends Like These

5

With Friends Like These
1998-09-10

The Secret of My Success

6.473

The Secret of My Success
1987-04-10

Blasphemy the Movie

0

Blasphemy the Movie
2005-01-01

5.3

The Phantom
1996-06-06

7.4

Jacob's Ladder
1990-11-02

4.6

Double Bang
2001-08-17

Spike of Bensonhurst

5.6

Spike of Bensonhurst
1988-11-11

4.1

Cattle Call
2006-06-01

Chain of Command

5.4

Chain of Command
2000-07-22

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right

7.2

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
1988-02-13

5.5

True Blood
1989-04-28

0

At Face Value

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

8.1

Six Feet Under
2001-06-03

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

5.909

Kate & Allie
1984-03-19

8.262

Seinfeld
1989-07-05

Everybody Hates Chris

8

Everybody Hates Chris
2005-09-22

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.625

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

Spenser: For Hire

6.586

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

6.5

Providence
1999-01-08

7.9

Monk
2002-07-12

The Wayans Bros.

7.1

The Wayans Bros.
1995-01-11

Boy Meets World

8.2

Boy Meets World
1993-09-24

Tales from the Crypt

8

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

7.5

Moonlighting
1985-03-03

7.9

Angel
1999-10-05

6.426

Murphy Brown
1988-11-14

7.75

Murder One
1995-09-20

7.7

The Practice
1997-03-04

7.1

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

Superman: The Animated Series

7.6

Superman: The Animated Series
1996-09-06

5.855

Melrose Place
1992-07-08

6.1

Blossom
1990-07-05

6.8

Will & Grace
1998-09-21

7.178

Hunter
1984-09-18

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

Wizards of Waverly Place

8.5

Wizards of Waverly Place
2007-10-12

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993-10-29

6.7

Mad About You
1992-09-23

8.238

The West Wing
1999-09-22

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

6

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987-05-21

6.882

Dream On
1990-07-08

Without a Trace

7.3

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

10

Damon
1998-03-22

8.5

Chicago Sons
1997-01-08

0

George & Leo
1997-09-15

6.7

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

6.25

Ellen
1994-03-29

6

Capital News
1990-04-09

7.4

LAX
2004-09-13