Cast & creator
John Capodice
Best known for Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Seinfeld
John Capodice (December 25, 1941 – December 30, 2024) was an American character actor. Capodice 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 television 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 later television appearances were on The West Wing, Six Feet Under and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In a 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 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 bookmaker. 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 provided the voice of Sidney Pen in the 2010 video game Mafia II.
Also known as: John C. Capodice
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1979–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (114)
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Law & Order
Bernie
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Lou Gedda
2000
Seinfeld
Vic
1989
The West Wing
Lenny
1999
Monk
Frankie Marino
2002
Diagnosis: Murder
Dan Wolpert
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Antony Cavallo
1993
Without a Trace
Dave
2002
Knots Landing
Captain Newton
1979
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Giordano
1984
The Practice
Joe Jacobs
1997
Melrose Place
Officer Marty Gold
1992
NYPD Blue
Art Stillwell
1993
Will & Grace
Bernie
1998
L.A. Law
Val Ventresca
1986
Mad About You
Bill
1992
Angel
Little Tony Papazian
1999
Six Feet Under
Tommy Romano
2001
Murphy Brown
Judge Ferris
1988
The Equalizer
Father Antonelli
1985
Superman: The Animated Series
Ceasar Carlini (voice)
1996
Everybody Hates Chris
Bus Driver
2005
Wizards of Waverly Place
Uncle Al
2007
Boy Meets World
Chubbie
1993
Ellen
Tony
1994
Moonlighting
Sal Viola
1985
Tales from the Crypt
Mike
1989
Hunter
Harry Prima
1984
Providence
Carl Rutigliata
1999
Blossom
1990
Murder One
Sal Battaglio
1995
The Wayans Bros.
The Detective
1995
Kate & Allie
Mac
1984
Dream On
Bartender
1990
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Taxi Driver
1987
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Independence Day
Mario
1996
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Cab Driver (voice)
2023
Speed
Bob
1994
Rude Awakening
Paul Parelli
1998
Enemy of the State
Older Worker #1
1998
LAX
Mr. Vialli
2004
Civil Wars
Eric Sasser
1991
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Aguado
1994
George & Leo
1997
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Fire Chief
1990
Jacob's Ladder
Army Officer
1990
Wall Street
Dominick
1987
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Mr. Big
1994
The Heart of Justice
Harte
1992
Capital News
Mel Zeiss
1990
Damon
Don Carbone
1998
The Doors
Jerry
1991
The Hard Way
Grainy
1991
The Secret of My Success
Man in KRS Building
1987
Internal Affairs
Chief Healy
1990
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Scotto
1989
Point of No Return
Detective
1993
Chicago Sons
Roy
1997
The Phantom
Al the Cabby
1996
10th & Wolf
Sipio
2006
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Mob Boss
1994
Q & A
Hank Mastroangelo
1990
Blue Steel
Trial Commissioner
1990
Family Business
Tommy
1989
Q
Doyle
1982
Honeymoon in Vegas
Sally Molars
1992
The Scout
Caruso
1994
Cooperstown
Morelli
1993
Cattle Call
Public Defender
2006
With Friends Like These
Actor Friend
1998
A Month of Sundays
Sleeper Man
2001
The Children of Times Square
Businessman #2
1986
Lookwell
Phil
1991
Last Call
Jo Jo
2012
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Joey Vitello Sr.
2006
Carolina
Ernie the Cook
2003
The Water Engine
Kegan
1992
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Siegel
1993
Percy & Thunder
Commissioner
1993
Kiss of a Stranger
Detective Brown
1999
Fever
Teller
1991
Dilemma
Ramsey
1997
Pizza with Bullets
Mr. Tortellini
2012
Executive Power
Detective Penn
1997
Chain of Command
Cameron Ellis
2000
Wedding Bell Blues
Jasmine's Father
1996
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right
Bar Patron
1988
Fettered
2026
True Blood
Frank Santos
1989
Frank and Ava
Lee
2018
Out of the Black
Dirk Hobson
2001Darkroom
Sam
2009
Ringmaster
Mel Riley
1998
Double Bang
Frankie Carbonaro
2001
Detention
Workman #1
2010
Spike of Bensonhurst
Mafia Eater
1988
True Friends
Big Tony
1998
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Larry Garth
1994
Shut Up and Kiss Me!
Mr. Grummace
2004
Price of Glory
Priest
2000
Hoods
Sammy
1998
Private Sessions
George
1985
Sharkskin
2015
Conversations with A Mobster
Big John
2024
The Misery Brothers
Lt. Al Dente
1995
Internal Affairs
Tony Graselli
1988
El Coyote
Don Rossi
2019
Lost Angelas
Ed Robles
2019
The Amati Girls
Danny
2001
Taking a Stand
1989
Blasphemy the Movie
Jehova's Witness
2005At Face Value
Delivery Man
To Love, Honor and Deceive
Attorney Forays
1996