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John Capodice

John Capodice

25 movies on Netflix

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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994 Comedyas Sgt. Aguado

    IMDb rating 6.9358K votes

  2. See No Evil, Hear No Evil1989 Comedy, Crimeas Scotto

    IMDb rating 6.963K votes

  3. The Hard Way1991as Grainy

    IMDb rating 6.424K votes

  4. Honeymoon in Vegas1992as Sally Molars

    IMDb rating 5.921K votes

  5. The Doors1991as Jerry

    IMDb rating 7.2108K votes

  6. Internal Affairs1990as Chief Healy

    IMDb rating 6.525K votes

  7. The Scout1994as Caruso

    IMDb rating 5.57.5K votes

  8. Q1982as Doyle

    IMDb rating 6.011K votes

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.

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Films together

Box office

What John Capodice's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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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. 1
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994as Sgt. Aguado
    $107M25.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Hard Way1991as Grainy
    $66M15.7% of the total
  3. 3
    $47M11.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Honeymoon in Vegas1992as Sally Molars
    $35M8.4% of the total
  5. 5
    The Doors1991as Jerry
    $34M8.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Point of No Return1993as Detective
    $30M7.2% of the total
  7. 7
    A Low Down Dirty Shame1994as Mob Boss
    $29M7.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Internal Affairs1990as Chief Healy
    $28M6.6% of the total
The Phantom (1996), $17.3 millionFamily Business (1989), $12.2 millionRingmaster (1998), $9.2 millionThe Scout (1994), $2.7 millionCarolina (2003), $308,64110th & Wolf (2006), $143,451

$41.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total