Frank Pesce
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Miami Vice
Benny
1984
Series
Knight Rider
Director
1982
Series
Matlock
Bailiff
1986
Series
Who's the Boss?
Waiter
1984
Series
Airwolf
Ray
1984
Series
Cagney & Lacey
Waiter
1982
Series
Kojak
Jerry Gerson
1973
Series
Kojak
Spencer
1973
Series
Jake and the Fatman
Barkeep
1987
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Cigarette Buyer
1984
Film
Top Gun
Bartender
1986
Film
Rocky
Spectator (uncredited)
1976
Film
The Expendables 3
Fight Watcher
2014
Film
Tower Heist
Riker's Prison Guard
2011
Series
The Greatest American Hero
Bartender
1981
Series
The Single Guy
Cabbie
1995
Film
Beverly Hills Cop II
Carlotta
1987
Film
Creed
Mickey's Gym Doorman
2015
Film
Donnie Brasco
Wiseguy
1997
Film
Midnight Run
Carmine
1988
Film
Grudge Match
Journalist #4
2013
Film
American Gigolo
Suspect #4
1980
Series
The Master
Officer Thomas
1984
Series
Blue Thunder
Guard / Gunner
1984
Film
Trapped in Paradise
Caesar Spinoz
1994
Film
Lock Up
Johnson
1989
Film
The Whole Ten Yards
Policeman #1
2004
Series
The Tony Danza Show
Guy
1997
Film
Double Take
Vito
2001
Film
Flashdance
Mawby's Regular
1983
Film
Maniac Cop
Watchman
1988
Series
Cassie & Co.
Crewman
1982
Film
Sorcerer
Married Man (uncredited)
1977
Film
Relentless
Marra
1989
Film
Maniac Cop 2
Strip Club M.C.
1990
Film
Middle Men
Bar Patron
2009
Film
Vigilante
Blueboy
1983
Film
Black and White
Joey
1999
Film
Paradise Alley
Skinny the Hand
1978
Film
Reach Me
Frank's Henchman
2014
Film
Young Doctors in Love
The Gangsters - Rocco
1982
Film
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Tribble
1992
Film
Killer Fish
Warren
1979
Film
29th Street
Vito Pesce
1991
Film
Eureka
Stefano
1983
Film
Uncle Sam
Barker
1996
Film
Mirror Images II
Clerk
1993
Film
Original Gangstas
Detective Waits
1996
Film
Maniac
T.V. Reporter (voice)
1980
Film
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Ralph
1994
Film
Defiance
Herbie
1980
Film
Final Approach
FAA Official Russo
2008
Film
Citizen Jane
Virgil Jackman
2009
Film
South Beach
1993
Film
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Assistant Director
1989
Film
Night Vision
Mike Mahoney
1997
Film
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
Film
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Rehab Patient
1993
Film
Cameron's Closet
Ed Wallace
1988
Film
Tilt
Rock Manager (Carrots)
1979
Film
The Pamela Principle
Eddie Breeding
1992
Film
Steel and Lace
Patroni
1991
Film
Another Midnight Run
Vito
1994
Film
The Big Score
J.C.
1983
Film
Blindsided
Detective
1993
Film
In the Shadow of a Killer
Torelli
1992
Film
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Film
The One Man Jury
Freddie
1978
Film
The Messenger
Man 1
1986
Film
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Rocco Galletta
2005
Film
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
2001
Film
Ice
Mobster
1994
Film
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013
Film
The Cottonwood
1996
Film
Emergency Room
Dusted Man
1983
Film
On the Edge
Bo
2002
Film
Hit List
Quigley
1989
Film
Hollywood Harry
Peter the Producer
1986
Bar Girls
Joe
1990