John Capodice
Biography
Born in Chicago, John Capodice was an American character actor whose film and television work began in the late 1970s. His first screen role came on the ABC soap Ryan's Hope, where he played Lloyd Lord across six episodes. He went on to guest spots in series such as Seinfeld, Murder, She Wrote, Kate & Allie, Murphy Brown, Hunter, and Law & Order, and in 1989 he appeared on Moonlighting. He also did stage work, mostly Off-Broadway, including a prison guard in Getting Out, and he acted on Broadway in Requiem For a Heavyweight with George Segal, John Lithgow, and John C. McGinley. His films included Q (1982), Family Business (1989), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), The Doors (1991), and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). Later television credits included The West Wing and Six Feet Under, and he voiced Sidney Pen in the video game Mafia II. He died in 2024.
83years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Blauvelt
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 37 years1982 to 2019
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First role
Capodice's first screen role came in the late 1970s on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope, where he played Lloyd Lord across six episodes.
A change of course
Capodice appeared in a 1980s Polly-O String Cheese television ad as Fred, a pizzeria owner who is dumbfounded when three teens order a pizza with extra cheese but no tomato sauce and no crust.
Beyond film
John Capodice provided the voice of the character Sidney Pen in Mafia II, a video game that came out in 2010.
John Capodice movies on Netflix
El Coyoteas Don Rossi
Detentionas Workman #1
10th & Wolfas Sipio
Cattle Callas Public Defender
Jesus, Mary and Joeyas Joey Vitello, Sr.
Carolinaas Ernie the Cook
Ringmasteras Mel Riley
Dilemmaas Ramsey
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finestas Additional Voices (voice)
The Phantomas Al the Cabby
A Low Down Dirty Shameas Mob Boss
Ace Ventura: Pet Detectiveas Sgt. Aguado
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hillsas Larry Garth
The Scoutas Caruso
Point of No Returnas Detective
Honeymoon in Vegasas Sally Molars
The Heart of Justiceas Harte
Feveras Teller
The Doorsas Jerry
The Hard Wayas Grainy
Internal Affairsas Chief Healy
Q & Aas Hank Mastroangelo
Family Businessas Tommy
See No Evil, Hear No Evilas Scotto
Qas Doyle
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Badham directed two of these films, Sidney Lumet two and Larry Elikann two. Robert Costanzo appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Robert Costanzo4 films together, 1992 to 2019
Robert Costanzo's page El Coyote2019IMDb rating 2.9Capodice as Don RossiCostanzo as Giovanni Fransesco
Jesus, Mary and Joey2005IMDb rating 4.8Capodice as Joey Vitello, Sr.Costanzo as Rocco
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest1997IMDb rating 7.7Capodice as Additional VoicesvoiceCostanzo as Detective Harvey Bullockvoice
Honeymoon in Vegas1992IMDb rating 5.9Capodice as Sally MolarsCostanzo as Sidney Tomashefsky
Luis Guzmán3 films together, 1989 to 1991
Luis Guzmán's page The Hard Way1991IMDb rating 6.4Capodice as GrainyGuzmán as Pooley
Q & A1990IMDb rating 6.6Capodice as Hank MastroangeloGuzmán as Det. Luis Valentin
Family Business1989IMDb rating 5.8Capodice as TommyGuzmán as Torres
Dermot Mulroney2 films together, 1992 to 1993
Dermot Mulroney's page Point of No Return1993IMDb rating 6.1Capodice as DetectiveMulroney as J.P.
The Heart of Justice1992IMDb rating 5.3Capodice as HarteMulroney as Elliot Burgess
Dennis Hopper2 films together, 1992 to 2006
Dennis Hopper's page 10th & Wolf2006IMDb rating 6.2Capodice as SipioHopper as Matty Matello
The Heart of Justice1992IMDb rating 5.3Capodice as HarteHopper as Austin Blair
Val Kilmer2 films together, 1991 to 2006
Val Kilmer's page 10th & Wolf2006IMDb rating 6.2Capodice as SipioKilmer as Murtha
The Doors1991IMDb rating 7.2Capodice as JerryKilmer as Jim Morrison
David Carradine2 films together, 1982 to 2010
John BadhamDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1993
All films by John Badham Point of No Return1993IMDb rating 6.1Capodice as Detective
The Hard Way1991IMDb rating 6.4Capodice as Grainy
Sidney LumetDirector, 2 films, 1989 to 1990
All films by Sidney Lumet Q & A1990IMDb rating 6.6Capodice as Hank Mastroangelo
Family Business1989IMDb rating 5.8Capodice as Tommy
Larry ElikannDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1994
All films by Larry Elikann Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills1994IMDb rating 6.3Capodice as Larry Garth
Fever1991IMDb rating 5.4Capodice as Teller
Also two films together6 more actors
- Anne BancroftPoint of No Return (1993) and Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- Armand AssanteFever (1991) and Q & A (1990)
- Michael RapaportThe Scout (1994) and Point of No Return (1993)
- Charles S. DuttonA Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and Q & A (1990)
- Lauren TomThe Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
- John MarianoCattle Call (2006) and Jesus, Mary and Joey (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Capodice's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$418 million
14 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 14 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$107M25.6% of the total
- 2$66M15.7% of the total
- 3$47M11.2% of the total
- 4$35M8.4% of the total
- 5$34M8.2% of the total
- 6$30M7.2% of the total
- 7$29M7.0% of the total
- 8$28M6.6% of the total
Online
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