John Capodice
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1941
- Died
- December 30, 2024
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Capodice (December 25, 1941 – December 30, 2024) was an American character actor. 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. 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. 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 bookmaker. 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 provided the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
Filmography
- At Face Value
At Face Value TBA
as Delivery Man
Fettered 2026
Actor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2023
as Cab Driver (voice)
El Coyote 2019
as Don Rossi
Lost Angelas 2019
as Ed Robles
Frank and Ava 2018
as Lee
Sharkskin 2015
Actor
Pizza with Bullets 2012
as Mr. Tortellini
Last Call 2012
as Jo Jo
Detention 2010
as Workman #1
- Darkroom
Darkroom 2009
as Sam
Cattle Call 2006
as Public Defender
10th & Wolf 2006
as Sipio
Jesus, Mary and Joey 2006
as Joey Vitello Sr.
Blasphemy the Movie 2005
as Jehova's Witness
Shut Up and Kiss Me! 2004
as Mr. Grummace
Carolina 2003
as Ernie the Cook
A Month of Sundays 2001
as Sleeper Man
Double Bang 2001
as Frankie Carbonaro
Out of the Black 2001
as Dirk Hobson
The Amati Girls 2001
as Danny
Chain of Command 2000
as Cameron Ellis
Price of Glory 2000
as Priest
Kiss of a Stranger 1999
as Detective Brown
Ringmaster 1998
as Mel Riley
Enemy of the State 1998
as Older Worker #1
With Friends Like These 1998
as Actor Friend
Hoods 1998
as Sammy
True Friends 1998
as Big Tony
Executive Power 1997
as Detective Penn
Dilemma 1997
as Ramsey
To Love, Honor and Deceive 1996
as Attorney Forays
Wedding Bell Blues 1996
as Jasmine's Father
Independence Day 1996
as Mario
The Phantom 1996
as Al the Cabby
The Misery Brothers 1995
as Lt. Al Dente
A Low Down Dirty Shame 1994
as Mob Boss
The Scout 1994
as Caruso
Speed 1994
as Bob
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills 1994
as Larry Garth
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
as Mr. Big
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994
as Aguado
Percy & Thunder 1993
as Commissioner
Point of No Return 1993
as Detective
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family 1993
as Siegel
Cooperstown 1993
as Morelli
The Heart of Justice 1992
as Harte
Honeymoon in Vegas 1992
as Sally Molars
The Water Engine 1992
as Kegan
Lookwell 1991
as Phil
Fever 1991
as Teller
The Hard Way 1991
as Grainy
The Doors 1991
as Jerry
Jacob's Ladder 1990
as Army Officer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
as Fire Chief
Q & A 1990
as Hank Mastroangelo
Blue Steel 1990
as Trial Commissioner
Internal Affairs 1990
as Chief Healy
Family Business 1989
as Tommy
See No Evil, Hear No Evil 1989
as Scotto
True Blood 1989
as Frank Santos
Taking a Stand 1989
Actor
Spike of Bensonhurst 1988
as Mafia Eater
Internal Affairs 1988
as Tony Graselli
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right 1988
as Bar Patron
Wall Street 1987
as Dominick
The Secret of My Success 1987
as Man in KRS Building
The Children of Times Square 1986
as Businessman #2
Private Sessions 1985
as George
Q 1982
as Doyle
Credits from TMDB.