John Capodice

John Capodice (born December 25, 1941) is 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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	22.056
Birthday	1941-12-25
Place of Birth	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As	John C. Capodice,

Independence Day

Wall Street

Jesus, Mary and Joey

A Low Down Dirty Shame

10th & Wolf

Q

The Scout

To Love, Honor and Deceive

True Blood

Last Call

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

True Friends

Executive Power

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Carolina

The Doors

Shut Up and Kiss Me!

Enemy of the State

Family Business

The Misery Brothers

Speed

Out of the Black

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

The Heart of Justice

Kiss of a Stranger

Sharkskin

Honeymoon in Vegas

The Hard Way

Blue Steel

A Month of Sundays

El Coyote

Lost Angelas

Dilemma

Internal Affairs

With Friends Like These...

The Secret of My Success

Blasphemy the Movie

The Phantom

Jacob's Ladder

Double Bang

Spike of Bensonhurst

Cattle Call

Chain of Command

Wedding Bell Blues

Private Sessions

Hoods

Q & A

Percy & Thunder

Point of No Return

Internal Affairs

Frank and Ava

Taking A Stand

Fever

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Pizza with Bullets

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Ringmaster

Lookwell

Price of Glory

Detention

The Water Engine