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Frank Pesce

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1946-12-08

Died: 2022-02-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	Rocky	Spectator (uncredited)	78
2	1977	Sorcerer	Married Man (uncredited)	74
3	1978	Paradise Alley	Skinny the Hand	58
4	1979	Tilt	Rock Manager (Carrots)	50
5	1979	Killer Fish	Warren	46
6	1980	American Gigolo	Suspect #4	62
7	1980	Defiance	Herbie	64
8	1980	Maniac	T.V. Reporter (voice)	64
9	1980	Marilyn: The Untold Story		82
10	1982	Vigilante	Blueboy	62
11	1982	Young Doctors in Love	The Gangsters - Rocco	52
12	1983	The Big Score	J.C.	50
13	1983	Flashdance	Mawby's Regular	65
14	1983	Eureka	Stefano	53
15	1983	Emergency Room	Dusted Man	0
16	1984	Beverly Hills Cop	Cigarette Buyer	72
17	1986	Top Gun	Bartender	71
18	1986	Hollywood Harry	Peter the Producer	23
19	1986	The Messenger	Man 1	52
20	1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Carlotta	65
21	1988	Maniac Cop	Watchman	61
22	1988	Midnight Run	Carmine	72
23	1988	Cameron's Closet	Ed Wallace	47
24	1989	The Cover Girl and the Cop	Assistant Director	30
25	1989	Hit List	Quigley	60
26	1989	Lock Up	Johnson	68
27	1989	Relentless	Marra	54
28	1990	Bar Girls	Joe	0
29	1990	Maniac Cop 2	Strip Club M.C.	59
30	1991	Steel and Lace	Patroni	49
31	1991	29th Street	Vito Pesce	71
32	1992	In the Shadow of a Killer	Torelli	10
33	1992	The Pamela Principle	Eddie Breeding	42
34	1992	Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence	Tribble	52
35	1993	Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story	Rehab Patient	60
36	1993	Blindsided	Detective	35
37	1993	South Beach		29
38	1993	Mirror Images II	Clerk	42
39	1994	Another Midnight Run	Vito	65
40	1994	Ice	Mobster	41
41	1994	Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2	Ralph	42
42	1994	Trapped in Paradise	Caesar Spinoz	56
43	1996	The Cottonwood		0
44	1996	Original Gangstas	Detective Waits	56
45	1996	Uncle Sam	Barker	48
46	1997	Donnie Brasco	Wiseguy	75
47	1997	Night Vision	Mike Mahoney	54
48	1999	Black and White	Joey	47
49	2001	Double Take	Vito	55
50	2001	The Joe Spinell Story	Self	57
51	2002	On the Edge	Bo	22
52	2004	The Whole Ten Yards	Policeman #1	57
53	2005	Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part	Rocco Galletta	59
54	2008	Final Approach	FAA Official Russo	50
55	2009	Citizen Jane	Virgil Jackman	51
56	2011	Tower Heist	Riker's Prison Guard	61
57	2013	The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti	Self	60
58	2013	Grudge Match	Journalist #4	61
59	2014	Reach Me	Frank's Henchman	53
60	2014	The Expendables 3	Fight Watcher	62
61	2015	Creed	Mickey's Gym Doorman	74
62	2018	King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen	Self	66

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1973	Kojak	Jerry Gerson	70
2	1973	Kojak	Spencer	70
3	1981	The Greatest American Hero	Bartender	72
4	1982	Knight Rider	Director	76
5	1984	Blue Thunder	Guard / Gunner	69
6	1984	Airwolf	Ray	76
7	1984	Miami Vice	Benny	75
8	1986	Matlock	Bailiff	71
9	1995	The Single Guy	Cabbie	63
10	1997	The Tony Danza Show	Guy	40