Frank Pesce
Known for: Acting
Born: December 8, 1946
Died: February 6, 2022
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
64 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
7.4
Creed
2015
6.2
The Expendables 3
2014
5.2
Reach Me
2014
6.1
Grudge Match
2013
6.0
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
2013
6.1
Tower Heist
2011
5.1
Citizen Jane
2009
6.5
Middle Men
2009
5.1
Final Approach
2008
6.0
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
5.7
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
3.3
On the Edge
2002
5.3
The Joe Spinell Story
2001
5.6
Double Take
2001
4.6
Black and White
1999
5.5
The Tony Danza Show
1997
5.4
Night Vision
1997
7.5
Donnie Brasco
1997
4.9
Uncle Sam
1996
5.6
Original Gangstas
1996
10.0
The Cottonwood
1996
5.8
The Single Guy
1995
5.6
Trapped in Paradise
1994
4.1
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
1994
4.6
Ice
1994
6.9
Another Midnight Run
1994
4.5
Mirror Images II
1993
3.6
South Beach
1993
4.2
Blindsided
1993
5.8
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
5.3
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
4.5
The Pamela Principle
1992
4.5
In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
6.9
29th Street
1991
5.0
Steel and Lace
1991
5.9
Maniac Cop 2
19908.0
Bar Girls
1990
5.3
Relentless
1989
6.8
Lock Up
1989
6.2
Hit List
1989
6.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
4.7
Cameron's Closet
1988
7.2
Midnight Run
1988
6.1
Maniac Cop
1988
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
5.0
The Messenger
1986
3.6
Hollywood Harry
1986
7.1
Top Gun
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
7.6
Airwolf
1984
6.9
Blue Thunder
1984
9.0
Emergency Room
1983
5.3
Eureka
1983
6.5
Flashdance
1983
6.0
The Big Score
1983
6.2
Vigilante
1983
7.5
Knight Rider
1982
5.3
Young Doctors in Love
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
5.3
Cassie & Co.
1982
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
1981
6.4
Maniac
1980
6.9
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
6.4
Defiance
1980
6.2
American Gigolo
1980
4.7
Killer Fish
1979
5.0
Tilt
1979
5.4
The One Man Jury
1978
5.9
Paradise Alley
1978
7.5
Sorcerer
1977
7.8
Rocky
1976
7.2
Kojak
1973