Cast & creator
Frank Pesce
Best known for Miami Vice, Knight Rider, Matlock
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.
Also known as: Frankie Pesce, Franck Pesce, Frank J. Pesce
66
film credits
15
television credits
79
1973–2018 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
Miami Vice
Benny
1984
Knight Rider
Director
1982
Matlock
Bailiff
1986
Airwolf
Ray
1984
Jake and the Fatman
Barkeep
1987
Cagney & Lacey
Waiter
1982
Who's the Boss?
Waiter
1984
Kojak
Jerry Gerson
1973Kojak
Spencer
1973
Top Gun
Bartender
1986
The Single Guy
Cabbie
1995
Beverly Hills Cop
Cigarette Buyer
1984
Rocky
Spectator (uncredited)
1976
The Expendables 3
Fight Watcher
2014
Creed
Mickey's Gym Doorman
2015
The Greatest American Hero
Bartender
1981
Donnie Brasco
Wiseguy
1997
Beverly Hills Cop II
Carlotta
1987
Midnight Run
Carmine
1988
Cassie & Co.
Crewman
1982
Blue Thunder
Guard / Gunner
1984
The Whole Ten Yards
Policeman #1
2004
Flashdance
Mawby's Regular
1983
Tower Heist
Riker's Prison Guard
2011
The Master
Officer Thomas
1984
Grudge Match
Journalist #4
2013
The Tony Danza Show
Guy
1997
American Gigolo
Suspect #4
1980
Maniac Cop
Watchman
1988
Lock Up
Johnson
1989
Sorcerer
Married Man (uncredited)
1977
Paradise Alley
Skinny the Hand
1978
Trapped in Paradise
Caesar Spinoz
1994
Maniac Cop 2
Strip Club M.C.
1990
Young Doctors in Love
The Gangsters - Rocco
1982
Middle Men
Bar Patron
2009
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Tribble
1992
Killer Fish
Warren
1979
Black and White
Joey
1999
Vigilante
Blueboy
1983
Reach Me
Frank's Henchman
2014
Mirror Images II
Clerk
1993
Maniac
T.V. Reporter (voice)
1980
Double Take
Vito
2001
29th Street
Vito Pesce
199129th Street
Story
199129th Street
Associate Producer
1991
Eureka
Stefano
1983
Relentless
Marra
1989
Cameron's Closet
Ed Wallace
1988
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Rehab Patient
1993
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
Uncle Sam
Barker
1996
Citizen Jane
Virgil Jackman
2009
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Assistant Director
1989
The One Man Jury
Freddie
1978
Final Approach
FAA Official Russo
2008
In the Shadow of a Killer
Torelli
1992
Original Gangstas
Detective Waits
1996
South Beach
1993
Steel and Lace
Patroni
1991
Defiance
Herbie
1980
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Night Vision
Mike Mahoney
1997
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Ralph
1994
Blindsided
Detective
1993
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Rocco Galletta
2005
Hit List
Quigley
1989
Tilt
Rock Manager (Carrots)
1979
Another Midnight Run
Vito
1994
The Cottonwood
1996
The Pamela Principle
Eddie Breeding
1992Bar Girls
Joe
1990
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
2001
Ice
Mobster
1994
The Big Score
J.C.
1983
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013
On the Edge
Bo
2002
The Messenger
Man 1
1986
Emergency Room
Dusted Man
1983
Hollywood Harry
Peter the Producer
1986