Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born December 25, 1941
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.
TVConversations with A Mobster
2024
as Big John
MovieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Cab Driver (voice)
MovieFrank and Ava
2020
as Lee
MovieEl Coyote
2019
as Don Rossi
MovieLost Angelas
2019
as Ed Robles
MovieSharkskin
2015
MoviePizza with Bullets
2012
as Mr. Tortellini
MovieLast Call
2012
as Jo Jo
MovieDetention
2010
as Workman #1
Darkroom
2009
as Sam
TVWizards of Waverly Place
2007
as Uncle Al
MovieCattle Call
2006
as Public Defender
Movie10th & Wolf
2006
as Sipio
MovieJesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Joey Vitello Sr.
TVEverybody Hates Chris
2005
as Bus Driver
MovieBlasphemy the Movie
2005
as Jehova's Witness
TVLAX
2004
as Mr. Vialli
MovieShut Up and Kiss Me!
2004
as Mr. Grummace
MovieCarolina
2003
as Ernie the Cook
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Dave
TVMonk
2002
as Frankie Marino
MovieA Month of Sundays
2001
as Sleeper Man
MovieDouble Bang
2001
as Frankie Carbonaro
MovieOut of the Black
2001
as Dirk Hobson
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Tommy Romano
MovieThe Amati Girls
2001
as Danny
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Lou Gedda
MovieChain of Command
2000
as Cameron Ellis
MoviePrice of Glory
2000
as Priest
MovieKiss of a Stranger
1999
as Detective Brown
TVAngel
1999
as Little Tony Papazian
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Lenny
TVProvidence
1999
as Carl Rutigliata
MovieRingmaster
1998
as Mel Riley
MovieEnemy of the State
1998
as Older Worker #1
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Bernie
MovieWith Friends Like These
1998
as Actor Friend
MovieHoods
1998
as Sammy
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Paul Parelli
TVDamon
1998
as Don Carbone
True Friends
1998
as Big Tony
MovieExecutive Power
1997
as Detective Penn
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
TVThe Practice
1997
as Joe Jacobs
TVChicago Sons
1997
as Roy
MovieDilemma
1997
as Ramsey
MovieTo Love, Honor and Deceive
1996
as Attorney Forays
MovieWedding Bell Blues
1996
as Jasmine's Father
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Ceasar Carlini (voice)
MovieIndependence Day
1996
as Mario
MovieThe Phantom
1996
as Al the Cabby
TVMurder One
1995
as Sal Battaglio
TVThe Wayans Bros.
1995
as The Detective
MovieThe Misery Brothers
1995
as Lt. Al Dente
MovieFever
1994
as Teller
MovieA Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Mob Boss
MovieThe Scout
1994
as Caruso
MovieSpeed
1994
as Bob
MovieMenendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Larry Garth
TVEllen
1994
as Tony
MovieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Mr. Big
MovieAce Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Sgt. Aguado
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dan Wolpert
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as Chubbie
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Detective Art Stillwell
MoviePercy & Thunder
1993
as Commissioner
MoviePoint of No Return
1993
as Detective
MovieBloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993
as Siegel
MovieCooperstown
1993
as Morelli
MovieThe Heart of Justice
1992
as Harte
TVMad About You
1992
as Bill
MovieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
as Sally Molars
The Water Engine
1992
as Kegan
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Officer Marty Gold
TVCivil Wars
1991
as Eric Sasser
MovieLookwell
1991
as Phil
MovieThe Hard Way
1991
as Grainy
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Jerry
MovieJacob's Ladder
1990
as Army Officer
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Bernie
TVDream On
1990
as Bartender
TVBlossom
1990
MovieGremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Fire Chief
MovieQ & A
1990
as Hank Mastroangelo
TVCapital News
1990
as Mel Zeiss
MovieBlue Steel
1990
as Trial Commissioner
MovieInternal Affairs
1990
as Chief Healy
MovieFamily Business
1989
as Tommy
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Vic
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Mike
MovieSee No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989
as Scotto
MovieTrue Blood
1989
as Frank Santos
MovieTaking a Stand
1989
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Judge Ferris
MovieSpike of Bensonhurst
1988
as Mafia Eater
MovieInternal Affairs
1988
as Tony Graselli
MovieRodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
1988
as Bar Patron
MovieWall Street
1987
as Dominick
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Taxi Driver
MovieThe Secret of My Success
1987
as Man in KRS Building
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Val Ventresca
TVSpenser: For Hire
1985
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Father Antonelli
MoviePrivate Sessions
1985
as George
TVMoonlighting
1985
as Sal Viola
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Giordano
TVHunter
1984
as Harry Prima
TVKate & Allie
1984
as Mac
MovieQ
1982
as Doyle
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Captain Newton
At Face Value
as Delivery Man
