John Capodice

Actor Dec 25 (died age 83) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1979–2024 (45 year career)

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Biography

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…

Known For

Film

Independence Day

Mario

Film

Speed

Bob

Film

Enemy of the State

Older Worker #1

Film

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Sgt. Aguado

Film

Jacob's Ladder

Army Officer

Film

Wall Street

Dominick

Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Cab Driver (voice)

Film

The Doors

Jerry

Filmography

Acting (110)

Movies (69)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023

as Cab Driver (voice)

Frank and Ava

as Lee

El Coyote

as Don Rossi

Lost Angelas

as Ed Robles

Sharkskin

Last Call

as Jo Jo

Pizza with Bullets

as Mr. Tortellini

Detention

as Workman #1

Mafia II

as The Fat Man

Darkroom

2009

as Sam

10th & Wolf

as Sipio

Jesus, Mary and Joey

as Joey Vitello Sr.

Cattle Call

as Public Defender

Blasphemy the Movie

as Jehova's Witness

Shut Up and Kiss Me!

as Mr. Grummace

Carolina

as Ernie the Cook

Double Bang

as Frankie Carbonaro

A Month of Sundays

as Sleeper Man

Out of the Black

as Dirk Hobson

The Amati Girls

as Danny

Price of Glory

as Priest

Chain of Command

as Cameron Ellis

Kiss of a Stranger

as Detective Brown

Enemy of the State

as Older Worker #1

Hoods

as Sammy

Ringmaster

as Mel Riley

With Friends Like These

as Actor Friend

True Friends

as Big Tony

Dilemma

as Ramsey

Executive Power

as Detective Penn

Independence Day

as Mario

The Phantom

as Al the Cabby

Wedding Bell Blues

as Jasmine's Father

To Love, Honor and Deceive

as Attorney Forays

The Misery Brothers

as Lt. Al Dente

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

as Sgt. Aguado

Speed

as Bob

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994

as Mob Boss

5.6

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

as Mr. Big

The Scout

as Caruso

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

as Larry Garth

Point of No Return

as Detective

Cooperstown

as Morelli

Percy & Thunder

as Commissioner

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

as Siegel

The Heart of Justice

as Harte

Honeymoon in Vegas

as Sally Molars

The Water Engine

as Kegan

The Doors

as Jerry

The Hard Way

as Grainy

Fever

as Teller

Lookwell

as Phil

Q & A

as Hank Mastroangelo

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Fire Chief

Jacob's Ladder

as Army Officer

Internal Affairs

as Chief Healy

Blue Steel

as Trial Commissioner

5.8

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

as Scotto

Taking A Stand

Family Business

as Tommy

True Blood

as Frank Santos

Spike of Bensonhurst

as Mafia Eater

Internal Affairs

as Tony Graselli

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right

as Bar Patron

Wall Street

as Dominick

The Secret of My Success

1987

as Man in KRS Building

Private Sessions

as George

as Doyle

At Face Value

as Delivery Man

Television (41)

Conversations with A Mobster

2024

as Big John

Wizards of Waverly Place

2007

as Uncle Al

8.6

Everybody Hates Chris

as Bus Driver

LAX

as Mr. Vialli

Without a Trace

as Dave

Monk

as Frankie Marino

Six Feet Under

as Tommy Romano

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Lou Gedda

The West Wing

as Lenny

Angel

as Little Tony Papazian

Providence

as Carl Rutigliata

Will & Grace

as Bernie

Damon

as Don Carbone

The Practice

as Joe Jacobs

George & Leo

Chicago Sons

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as Ceasar Carlini (voice)

The Wayans Bros.

as The Detective

Murder One

as Sal Battaglio

Ellen

as Tony

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dan Wolpert

NYPD Blue

as Detective Art Stillwell

Boy Meets World

as Chubbie

Melrose Place

as Officer Marty Gold

Mad About You

as Bill

Law & Order

as Bernie

Blossom

Dream On

as Bartender

Capital News

as Mel Zeiss

Seinfeld

as Vic

Tales from the Crypt

as Mike

Murphy Brown

as Judge Ferris

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Taxi Driver

L.A. Law

as Val Ventresca

The Equalizer

as Father Antonelli

Moonlighting

as Sal Viola

Spenser: For Hire

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Giordano

Hunter

as Harry Prima

Kate & Allie

as Mac

Knots Landing

as Captain Newton