
Frank Pesce
Acting • Born 1946-12-08 – Died 2022-02-06
Biography
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
76 credits
South Beach
Movie • 1993

Midnight Run
Movie • 1988
Carmine

Hollywood Harry
Movie • 1986
Peter the Producer

Reach Me
Movie • 2014
Frank's Henchman

Vigilante
Movie • 1983
Blueboy

Citizen Jane
Movie • 2009
Virgil Jackman

Tilt
Movie • 1979
Rock Manager (Carrots)

Killer Fish
Movie • 1979
Warren

29th Street
Movie • 1991
Vito Pesce

Trapped in Paradise
Movie • 1994
Caesar Spinoz

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Movie • 1992
Tribble

Maniac Cop
Movie • 1988
Watchman

The Joe Spinell Story
Movie • 2001
Self

Ice
Movie • 1994
Mobster

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Movie • 2005
Rocco Galletta

Hit List
Movie • 1989
Quigley

Paradise Alley
Movie • 1978
Skinny the Hand

Bar Girls
Movie • 1990
Joe

Defiance
Movie • 1980
Herbie

Night Vision
Movie • 1997
Mike Mahoney

Eureka
Movie • 1983
Stefano

Blindsided
Movie • 1993
Detective

Maniac
Movie • 1980
T.V. Reporter (voice)

Emergency Room
Movie • 1983
Dusted Man

Uncle Sam
Movie • 1996
Barker

The Expendables 3
Movie • 2014
Fight Watcher

The Big Score
Movie • 1983
J.C.

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Movie • 2013
Self

Young Doctors in Love
Movie • 1982
The Gangsters - Rocco

Marilyn: The Untold Story
Movie • 1980

Cameron's Closet
Movie • 1988
Ed Wallace

Rocky
Movie • 1976
Spectator (uncredited)

American Gigolo
Movie • 1980
Suspect #4

Black and White
Movie • 1999
Joey

Tower Heist
Movie • 2011
Riker's Prison Guard

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Movie • 1993
Rehab Patient

Relentless
Movie • 1989
Marra

Maniac Cop 2
Movie • 1990
Strip Club M.C.

Sorcerer
Movie • 1977
Married Man (uncredited)

The Cover Girl and the Cop
Movie • 1989
Assistant Director

Creed
Movie • 2015
Mickey's Gym Doorman

On the Edge
Movie • 2002
Bo

Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Movie • 1994
Ralph

The Pamela Principle
Movie • 1992
Eddie Breeding

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Movie • 2018
Self

Flashdance
Movie • 1983
Mawby's Regular

Original Gangstas
Movie • 1996
Detective Waits

Mirror Images II
Movie • 1993
Clerk

Steel and Lace
Movie • 1991
Patroni

In the Shadow of a Killer
Movie • 1992
Torelli

Donnie Brasco
Movie • 1997
Wiseguy

Lock Up
Movie • 1989
Johnson

Grudge Match
Movie • 2013
Journalist #4

The Messenger
Movie • 1986
Man 1

Double Take
Movie • 2001
Vito

Final Approach
Movie • 2008
FAA Official Russo

The Whole Ten Yards
Movie • 2004
Policeman #1

The Cottonwood
Movie • 1996

Beverly Hills Cop
Movie • 1984
Cigarette Buyer

Beverly Hills Cop II
Movie • 1987
Carlotta

Top Gun
Movie • 1986
Bartender

Another Midnight Run
Movie • 1994
Vito

Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Director

Airwolf
TV • 1984
Ray

Kojak
TV • 1973
Jerry Gerson

Matlock
TV • 1986
Bailiff

The Tony Danza Show
TV • 1997
Guy

Kojak
TV • 1973
Spencer

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Benny

The Single Guy
TV • 1995
Cabbie

The Greatest American Hero
TV • 1981
Bartender

Blue Thunder
TV • 1984
Guard / Gunner

Cassie & Co.
TV • 1982
Crewman

Who's the Boss?
TV • 1984
Waiter

Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Waiter

Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
Barkeep