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