Frank Pesce

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-12-08

Day of death

2022-02-06 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Frank Pesce

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.

Known For

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Airwolf

    Airwolf

  • Top Gun

    Top Gun

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Creed

    Creed

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • The Expendables 3

    The Expendables 3

  • The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

    The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

  • Maniac

    Maniac

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

  • Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Lock Up

    Lock Up

  • Reach Me

    Reach Me

  • The Greatest American Hero

    The Greatest American Hero

  • Killer Fish

    Killer Fish

  • Paradise Alley

    Paradise Alley

  • South Beach

    South Beach

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • Flashdance

    Flashdance

  • Relentless

    Relentless

  • Uncle Sam

    Uncle Sam

  • Defiance

    Defiance

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Blue Thunder

    Blue Thunder

  • Citizen Jane

    Citizen Jane

  • Sorcerer

    Sorcerer

  • The Messenger

    The Messenger

  • Original Gangstas

    Original Gangstas

  • Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

  • The Whole Ten Yards

    The Whole Ten Yards

  • Vigilante

    Vigilante

  • Grudge Match

    Grudge Match

  • Night Vision

    Night Vision

  • 29th Street

    29th Street

  • Hit List

    Hit List

  • Tilt

    Tilt

  • Hollywood Harry

    Hollywood Harry

  • Blindsided

    Blindsided

  • Midnight Run

    Midnight Run

  • Bar Girls

    Bar Girls

  • Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

  • Double Take

    Double Take

  • Steel and Lace

    Steel and Lace

  • Emergency Room

    Emergency Room

  • Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2

    Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Pamela Principle

    The Pamela Principle

  • Another Midnight Run

    Another Midnight Run

  • Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2

  • Cameron's Closet

    Cameron's Closet

  • Maniac Cop

    Maniac Cop

  • Young Doctors in Love

    Young Doctors in Love

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • Mirror Images II

    Mirror Images II

  • In the Shadow of a Killer

    In the Shadow of a Killer

  • The Joe Spinell Story

    The Joe Spinell Story

  • The Big Score

    The Big Score

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop

    The Cover Girl and the Cop

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • Ice

    Ice

  • Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

    Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

  • The Cottonwood

    The Cottonwood

  • Marilyn: The Untold Story

    Marilyn: The Untold Story