Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born December 8, 1946
Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents. Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
MovieKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
MovieCreed
2015
as Mickey's Gym Doorman
MovieThe Expendables 3
2014
as Fight Watcher
MovieReach Me
2014
as Frank's Henchman
MovieGrudge Match
2013
as Journalist #4
MovieThe Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
2013
as Self
MovieTower Heist
2011
as Riker's Prison Guard
MovieCitizen Jane
2009
as Virgil Jackman
MovieFinal Approach
2008
as FAA Official Russo
MovieJane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Rocco Galletta
MovieThe Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Policeman #1
MovieOn the Edge
2002
as Bo
MovieThe Joe Spinell Story
2001
as Self
MovieDouble Take
2001
as Vito
MovieBlack and White
1999
as Joey
TVThe Tony Danza Show
1997
as Guy
MovieNight Vision
1997
as Mike Mahoney
MovieDonnie Brasco
1997
as Wiseguy
MovieUncle Sam
1996
as Barker
MovieOriginal Gangstas
1996
as Detective Waits
MovieThe Cottonwood
1996
TVThe Single Guy
1995
as Cabbie
MovieTrapped in Paradise
1994
as Caesar Spinoz
MovieSeduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
1994
as Ralph
MovieIce
1994
as Mobster
MovieAnother Midnight Run
1994
as Vito
MovieMirror Images II
1993
as Clerk
MovieSouth Beach
1993
MovieBlindsided
1993
as Detective
MovieCasualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
as Rehab Patient
MovieManiac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
as Tribble
MovieThe Pamela Principle
1992
as Eddie Breeding
MovieIn the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Torelli
Movie29th Street
1991
as Vito Pesce
MovieSteel and Lace
1991
as Patroni
MovieManiac Cop 2
1990
as Strip Club M.C.
Bar Girls
1990
as Joe
MovieRelentless
1989
as Marra
MovieLock Up
1989
as Johnson
MovieHit List
1989
as Quigley
MovieThe Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
as Assistant Director
MovieCameron's Closet
1988
as Ed Wallace
MovieMidnight Run
1988
as Carmine
MovieManiac Cop
1988
as Watchman
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Barkeep
MovieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Carlotta
MovieThe Messenger
1986
as Man 1
MovieHollywood Harry
1986
as Peter the Producer
MovieTop Gun
1986
as Bartender
TVMatlock
1986
as Bailiff
MovieBeverly Hills Cop
1984
as Cigarette Buyer
TVWho's the Boss?
1984
as Waiter
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Benny
TVAirwolf
1984
as Ray
TVBlue Thunder
1984
as Guard / Gunner
MovieEmergency Room
1983
as Dusted Man
MovieEureka
1983
as Stefano
MovieFlashdance
1983
as Mawby's Regular
MovieThe Big Score
1983
as J.C.
MovieVigilante
1983
as Blueboy
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Director
MovieYoung Doctors in Love
1982
as The Gangsters - Rocco
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Waiter
TVCassie & Co.
1982
as Crewman
TVThe Greatest American Hero
1981
as Bartender
MovieManiac
1980
as T.V. Reporter (voice)
MovieMarilyn: The Untold Story
1980
MovieDefiance
1980
as Herbie
MovieAmerican Gigolo
1980
as Suspect #4
MovieKiller Fish
1979
as Warren
MovieTilt
1979
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
MovieThe One Man Jury
1978
as Freddie
MovieParadise Alley
1978
as Skinny the Hand
MovieSorcerer
1977
as Married Man (uncredited)
MovieRocky
1976
as Spectator (uncredited)
TVKojak
1973
as Jerry Gerson
