Frank Pesce
Acting Born Dec 8, 1946 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits
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 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.
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Full filmography
- Miami Vice (1984) as Benny
- Knight Rider (1982) as Director
- Matlock (1986) as Bailiff
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Barkeep
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Waiter
- Airwolf (1984) as Ray
- Who's the Boss? (1984) as Waiter
- Kojak (1973) as Jerry Gerson
- Kojak (1973) as Spencer
- Top Gun (1986) as Bartender
- Rocky (1976) as Spectator (uncredited)
- Creed (2015) as Mickey's Gym Doorman
- The Single Guy (1995) as Cabbie
- The Greatest American Hero (1981) as Bartender
- The Expendables 3 (2014) as Fight Watcher
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) as Cigarette Buyer
- Donnie Brasco (1997) as Wiseguy
- Flashdance (1983) as Mawby's Regular
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) as Carlotta
- Blue Thunder (1984) as Guard / Gunner
- Tower Heist (2011) as Riker's Prison Guard
- Lock Up (1989) as Johnson
- Cassie & Co. (1982) as Crewman
- Sorcerer (1977) as Married Man (uncredited)