John Capodice (December 25, 1941- December 30, 2024) was an American character actor.
Capodice was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his film and television career in the late 1970s. His first role was in the ABC-TV soap opera Ryan's Hope, where he appeared in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. He had guest roles on numerous other TV series, including Spenser: For Hire, Kate & Allie, Seinfeld, Murder She Wrote, Murphy Brown, Knots Landing, Hunter, and Law & Order. He appeared on the series Moonlighting in 1989 and performed as a guest star in an episode of NBC-TV's Will & Grace (episode 1.21), in the role of the repairman who suffers a heart attack.
His most recent TV appearances were on The West Wing, Six Feet Under and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In a memorable 1980s television ad for Polly-O String Cheese, Capodice portrayed Fred, a dumbfounded pizzeria owner, who is asked by three teens to make a pizza with extra cheese, but to hold the tomato sauce, and the crust. Essentially a pizza, with "nuttin." He also appeared as a trucker who gives medical advice in a popular ad for Dimetapp Cold Medicine.
Capodice has also worked in the theatre, appearing mainly in Off-Broadway productions. He appeared as a prison guard in the play Getting Out at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre in October/November 1978 and at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from May 1979 to December 1980. The play won two Outer Critics Circle Awards in 1979. Capodice appeared in the Broadway production of Requiem For a Heavyweight, opposite John Lithgow, George Segal, and John C. McGinley.
Capodice appeared as Doyle in the 1982 film Q and in the 1989 film Family Business as Tommy. Other film appearances are in the 1991 Oliver Stone film The Doors and the 1989 comedy See No Evil, Hear No Evil, where he appears as a police detective. He had roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994), Speed (1994), Independence Day (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998). He provides the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
Lou Gedda
Bernie
Vic
Bill
Bernie, the Workman
Captain Newton
Dan Wolpert
Antony Cavallo
Lt. Giordano
Frankie Marino
Dave
Lenny
Detective Art Stillwell
Officer Marty Gold
Judge Ferris
Joe Jacobs
Uncle Al
Father Antonelli
Val Ventresca
Carl Rutigliata
Little Tony Papazian
Tommy Romano
Bus Driver
The Detective
Tony
Sal Viola
Mike
Ceasar Carlini (voice)
Mac
Taxi Driver
Sal Battaglio
Harry Prima
Bartender
Mr. Vialli
Cab Driver (voice)
Mario
Don Carbone
Bob
Fire Chief
Aguado
Older Worker #1
Mr. Big
Mel Zeiss
Scotto
Dominick
Army Officer
Jerry
Trial Commissioner
Sally Molars
Man in KRS Building
Al the Cabby
Chief Healy
Grainy
Tommy
Detective
Sipio
Doyle
Hank Mastroangelo
Mob Boss
Sammy
Harte
Caruso
Mel Riley
Big John
Ernie the Cook
Frank Santos
Detective Penn
Teller
Larry Garth
Cameron Ellis
Public Defender
Ramsey
Lee
Siegel
Lt. Al Dente
Mr. Grummace
Actor Friend
Jo Jo
Joey Vitello Sr.
George
Priest
Kegan
Jasmine's Father
Commissioner
Phil
Frankie Carbonaro
Sleeper Man
Tony Graselli
Mafia Eater
Big Tony
Workman #1
Don Rossi
Detective Brown
Dirk Hobson
Bar Patron
Attorney Forays
Ed Robles
Mr. Tortellini
Jehova's Witness
Delivery Man