Frank Pesce
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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
Credits
Top Gun (1986)
as Bartender
Rocky (1976)
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
as Fight Watcher
Creed (2015)
as Mickey's Gym Doorman
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
as Cigarette Buyer
Donnie Brasco (1997)
as Wiseguy
Tower Heist (2011)
as Riker's Prison Guard
Flashdance (1983)
as Mawby's Regular
Sorcerer (1977)
as Married Man (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Carlotta
Lock Up (1989)
as Johnson
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
as Policeman #1
American Gigolo (1980)
as Suspect #4
Grudge Match (2013)
as Journalist #4
Midnight Run (1988)
as Carmine
Mirror Images II (1993)
as Clerk
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
as Self
Paradise Alley (1978)
as Skinny the Hand
Relentless (1989)
as Marra
Maniac Cop (1988)
as Watchman
Citizen Jane (2009)
as Virgil Jackman
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as The Gangsters - Rocco
Vigilante (1983)
as Blueboy
Double Take (2001)
as Vito
29th Street (1991)
as Vito Pesce
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
as Caesar Spinoz
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
as Tribble
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Strip Club M.C.
Killer Fish (1979)
as Warren
Black and White (1999)
as Joey
Maniac (1980)
as T.V. Reporter (voice)
Reach Me (2014)
as Frank's Henchman
Eureka (1983)
as Stefano
Another Midnight Run (1994)
as Vito
Blindsided (1993)
as Detective
Original Gangstas (1996)
as Detective Waits
The Big Score (1983)
as J.C.
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2 (1994)
as Ralph
Hit List (1989)
as Quigley
Final Approach (2008)
as FAA Official Russo
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
as Rehab Patient
Uncle Sam (1996)
as Barker
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self
Defiance (1980)
as Herbie
The Pamela Principle (1992)
as Eddie Breeding
Ice (1994)
as Mobster
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)
as Rocco Galletta
Tilt (1979)
as Rock Manager (Carrots)
In the Shadow of a Killer (1992)
as Torelli
Steel and Lace (1991)
as Patroni
Cameron's Closet (1988)
as Ed Wallace
South Beach (1993)
Actor
Night Vision (1997)
as Mike Mahoney
The Cottonwood (1996)
Actor
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Actor
On the Edge (2002)
as Bo
The Messenger (1986)
as Man 1
Bar Girls (1990)
as Joe
The One Man Jury (1978)
as Freddie
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
as Assistant Director
Emergency Room (1983)
as Dusted Man
Hollywood Harry (1986)
as Peter the Producer
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
as Self