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