Frank Pesce

ActorProductionWriter Dec 8 (died age 75) New York City, New York, USA 1973–2018 (45 year career)

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Biography

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 Roc…

Known For

Film

Rocky

Spectator (uncredited)

Film

Creed

Mickey's Gym Doorman

Film

Top Gun

Bartender

Film

Donnie Brasco

Wiseguy

Film

Beverly Hills Cop

Cigarette Buyer

Film

The Expendables 3

Fight Watcher

Film

Beverly Hills Cop II

Carlotta

Film

Midnight Run

Carmine

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (62)

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

as Self

6.4

Creed

2015

as Mickey's Gym Doorman

The Expendables 3

as Fight Watcher

Reach Me

as Frank's Henchman

Grudge Match

as Journalist #4

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

2013

as Self

6.0

Tower Heist

2011

as Riker's Prison Guard

Citizen Jane

as Virgil Jackman

Final Approach

as FAA Official Russo

5.0

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

as Rocco Galletta

The Whole Ten Yards

as Policeman #1

On the Edge

as Bo

Double Take

as Vito

The Joe Spinell Story

as Self

Black and White

as Joey

Donnie Brasco

as Wiseguy

Night Vision

as Mike Mahoney

Original Gangstas

as Detective Waits

Uncle Sam

as Barker

The Cottonwood

Trapped in Paradise

as Caesar Spinoz

Another Midnight Run

as Vito

Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2

as Ralph

Ice

as Mobster

Blindsided

as Detective

Mirror Images II

as Clerk

South Beach

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

as Rehab Patient

The Pamela Principle

as Eddie Breeding

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

1992

as Tribble

5.2

In the Shadow of a Killer

as Torelli

29th Street

as Vito Pesce

Steel and Lace

as Patroni

Maniac Cop 2

as Strip Club M.C.

Bar Girls

as Joe

Relentless

as Marra

Lock Up

as Johnson

Hit List

as Quigley

The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

as Assistant Director

Midnight Run

as Carmine

Maniac Cop

as Watchman

Cameron's Closet

as Ed Wallace

Beverly Hills Cop II

as Carlotta

Top Gun

as Bartender

The Messenger

as Man 1

Hollywood Harry

as Peter the Producer

Beverly Hills Cop

as Cigarette Buyer

Flashdance

as Mawby's Regular

Vigilante

as Blueboy

Eureka

as Stefano

The Big Score

as J.C.

Emergency Room

as Dusted Man

Young Doctors in Love

1982

as The Gangsters - Rocco

American Gigolo

as Suspect #4

Defiance

as Herbie

Maniac

as T.V. Reporter (voice)

6.4

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Killer Fish

as Warren

Tilt

as Rock Manager (Carrots)

Paradise Alley

as Skinny the Hand

Sorcerer

as Married Man (uncredited)

7.4

Rocky

1976

as Spectator (uncredited)

7.8

Television (13)

The Tony Danza Show

as Guy

The Single Guy

as Cabbie

Jake and the Fatman

as Barkeep

Matlock

as Bailiff

Miami Vice

as Benny

Who's the Boss?

as Waiter

Airwolf

as Ray

Blue Thunder

as Guard / Gunner

Knight Rider

as Director

Cagney & Lacey

as Waiter

Cassie & Co.

as Crewman

The Greatest American Hero

as Bartender

Kojak

as Spencer

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

29th Street

Associate Producer

29th Street

Story