Frank Pesce
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.
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being...
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Creed
as Mickey's Gym DoormanThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis...
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Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and...
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An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
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The Expendables 3
as Fight WatcherBarney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years...
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Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting...
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Lock Up
as JohnsonFrank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he...
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Donnie Brasco
as WiseguyAn FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the...
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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who...
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Flashdance
as Mawby's RegularAlex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer....
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American Gigolo
as Suspect #4Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a...
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Grudge Match
as Journalist #4A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years...
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Sorcerer
as Married Man (uncredited)Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South...
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A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is...
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Black and White
as JoeyRich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him,...
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Paradise Alley
as Skinny the HandThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each...
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Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his...
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The Pamela Principle
as Eddie BreedingPamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with...
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
as TribbleWhen Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an...
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Trapped in Paradise
as Caesar SpinozResidents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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Maniac Cop 2
as Strip Club M.C.After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell...
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Maniac
as T.V. Reporter (voice)A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl...
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Killer Fish
as WarrenJewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals...
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Maniac Cop
as WatchmanInnocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A...
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Double Take
as VitoA man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a...
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Reach Me
as Frank's HenchmanEach member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive...
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Eureka
as StefanoAn Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want.
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Vigilante
as BlueboyNew York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a...
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29th Street
as Vito PesceAfter winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks...
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Relentless
as MarraTwo Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from...
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Young Doctors in Love
as The Gangsters - RoccoAn 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the...
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Original Gangstas
as Detective WaitsA violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin...
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Mirror Images II
as ClerkShannon Whirry stars as Carrie and Terrie, a pair of twins who were separated in youth when...
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Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Rocco GallettaWhen a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell,...
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Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
as RalphCharles is bored with being a wealthy, successful architect. He takes a temporary job...
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Uncle Sam
as BarkerIt's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from...
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Defiance
as HerbieTommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the...
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South Beach
as uncreditedFormer NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get...
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Steel and Lace
as PatroniAfter her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her...
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Night Vision
as Mike MahoneyA psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up...
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Final Approach
as FAA Official RussoFBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and...
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Hit List
as QuigleyA family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
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Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
as Rehab PatientJoey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her...
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Ring of the Musketeers
as Joey GardnerModern day "Musketeers" attempt to become protectors of the inocent. While the biking trio...
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The Messenger
as Man 1When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on...
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Cameron's Closet
as Ed WallaceA father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments...
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Marilyn: The Untold Story
as uncreditedThe story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe,...
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Citizen Jane
as Virgil JackmanJane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is...
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The Joe Spinell Story
as SelfThe Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the...
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Ice
as MobsterA married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia...
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Bar Girls
as JoeFailed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their...
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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as SelfA feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick...
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The Big Score
as J.C.A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing...
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The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
as SelfDocumentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.
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The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Assistant DirectorJulia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.
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Emergency Room
as Dusted ManAn ER doctor divides her time between saving lives, playing hospital politics, and juggling a...
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In the Shadow of a Killer
as TorelliCourtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.
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Another Midnight Run
as VitoJack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in...
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Tilt
as Rock Manager (Carrots)Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get...
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Hollywood Harry
as Peter the ProducerTongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.
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Blindsided
as DetectiveAn ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While...
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On the Edge
as BoDakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a...
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Knight Rider
as DirectorMichael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...
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Matlock
as BailiffMatlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...
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Miami Vice
as BennyThe story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...
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Airwolf
as RayAs part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...
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Kojak
as Jerry GersonA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...
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Kojak
as SpencerA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...
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The Single Guy
as CabbieThe Single Guy is an American television sitcom
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The Tony Danza Show
as GuyThe Tony Danza Show is an American sitcom starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell,...
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