Frank Pesce

Frank Pesce

Born: December 8, 1946
Died: February 6, 2022
in 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.

Movies for Frank Pesce...

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Title: King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: Movie
A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.
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Creed
Title: Creed
Character: Mickey's Gym Doorman
Released: November 25, 2015
Type: Movie
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
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The Expendables 3
Title: The Expendables 3
Character: Fight Watcher
Released: August 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.
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Reach Me
Title: Reach Me
Character: Frank's Henchman
Released: March 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.
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Grudge Match
Title: Grudge Match
Character: Journalist #4
Released: December 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
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The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Title: The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Character: Self
Released: April 17, 2013
Type: Movie
Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.
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Tower Heist
Title: Tower Heist
Character: Riker's Prison Guard
Released: November 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
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Citizen Jane
Title: Citizen Jane
Character: Virgil Jackman
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: Movie
Jane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. But when her fiancé, Tom O'Donnell, becomes the main suspect, Jane must put aside her grief to aid the police before the chance at justice is lost forever.
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Final Approach
Title: Final Approach
Character: FAA Official Russo
Released: May 24, 2008
Type: Movie
FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nightmare: stuck aboard a plane that's been taken over by a group of well-armed terrorists who threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon unless they receive a billion dollars
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Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Title: Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Character: Rocco Galletta
Released: March 11, 2005
Type: Movie
When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin. Who the prospective victim is remains to be seen.
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The Whole Ten Yards
Title: The Whole Ten Yards
Character: Policeman #1
Released: April 7, 2004
Type: Movie
Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill's doorstep; it's Oz, and he's begging them to help him rescue his wife, Cynthia.
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The Joe Spinell Story
Title: The Joe Spinell Story
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2001
Type: Movie
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
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Double Take
Title: Double Take
Character: Vito
Released: January 12, 2001
Type: Movie
A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.
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Black and White
Title: Black and White
Character: Joey
Released: September 4, 1999
Type: Movie
Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.
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Title: The Tony Danza Show
Character: Guy
Released: September 24, 1997
Type: TV
The Tony Danza Show is an American sitcom starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, María Canals, and Shaun Weiss that aired on NBC in 1997. The series aired 5 episodes before being cancelled, leaving 7 episodes unaired.
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Night Vision
Title: Night Vision
Character: Mike Mahoney
Released: February 28, 1997
Type: Movie
A psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic motorcycle cop Dak and his new tough-as-nails partner, Kristen, to bring him to justice. But as the body count increases, so does the danger.
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Donnie Brasco
Title: Donnie Brasco
Character: Wiseguy
Released: February 27, 1997
Type: Movie
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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Uncle Sam
Title: Uncle Sam
Character: Barker
Released: November 13, 1996
Type: Movie
It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
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Original Gangstas
Title: Original Gangstas
Character: Detective Waits
Released: May 10, 1996
Type: Movie
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.
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The Cottonwood
Title: The Cottonwood
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Four friends get three million dollars and decide to construct a screenplay of 52 stolen scenes from the greatest movies ever made.
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Trapped in Paradise
Title: Trapped in Paradise
Character: Caesar Spinoz
Released: December 2, 1994
Type: Movie
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Title: Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Character: Ralph
Released: August 17, 1994
Type: Movie
Charles is bored with being a wealthy, successful architect. He takes a temporary job photographing undressed women and falls for Pamela. His wife, Elaine, has little sympathy for this mid-life crisis.
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Ice
Title: Ice
Character: Mobster
Released: June 15, 1994
Type: Movie
A married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia only to be hampered by persistent police detectives, another scam artist, and a rival mob group.
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Another Midnight Run
Title: Another Midnight Run
Character: Vito
Released: February 5, 1994
Type: Movie
Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA and getting a $45,000 pay day reward.
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Mirror Images II
Title: Mirror Images II
Character: Clerk
Released: October 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Shannon Whirry stars as Carrie and Terrie, a pair of twins who were separated in youth when their father murdered their mother and was in turn killed by his own bad twin daughter. Now the sweet-natured "good" sister has grown up to marry an abusive louse. Trapped in a sexless relationship, she seeks solace with a therapist (Kristine Kelly), but her problems are about to be compounded when her wicked sister arrives in town, intent on avenging herself on her double for past wrongs. Even the help of a private detective on her side may not be enough when her sister becomes allied with her own husband.
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South Beach
Title: South Beach
Released: August 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer and his ex-wife. Can Derringer put the pieces of this deadly puzzle together before its too late?
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Title: Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Character: Tribble
Released: February 1, 1993
Type: Movie
When Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the footage to show her killing a helpless victim. "Maniac Cop" takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon those who smeared her name.
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Blindsided
Title: Blindsided
Character: Detective
Released: January 20, 1993
Type: Movie
An ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a beautiful woman who has underworld connections. When the girl disappears, he returns to the United States to find her, risking death from the gangster
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Ring of the Musketeers
Title: Ring of the Musketeers
Character: Joey Gardner
Released: December 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Modern day "Musketeers" attempt to become protectors of the inocent. While the biking trio rescue kindnapped children, guard witnesses, and chase mafia types, they also seek the missing fourth musketeer, who wears the famous musketeers' ring.
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The Pamela Principle
Title: The Pamela Principle
Character: Eddie Breeding
Released: November 11, 1992
Type: Movie
Pamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with Carl who is middle-aged tailor of women's clothings and is going through a "mid-life crisis". He sees his son's amourous escapades and longs for better relationship with his wife Anne who is distant at times. He has an affair with Pamela. But Pamela's lifestyle does not go well with him.
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In the Shadow of a Killer
Title: In the Shadow of a Killer
Character: Torelli
Released: April 27, 1992
Type: Movie
Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.
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29th Street
Title: 29th Street
Character: Vito Pesce
Released: November 1, 1991
Type: Movie
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
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Steel and Lace
Title: Steel and Lace
Character: Patroni
Released: January 30, 1991
Type: Movie
After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to exact vengeance, transplanting his sisters's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...
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Maniac Cop 2
Title: Maniac Cop 2
Character: Strip Club M.C.
Released: July 18, 1990
Type: Movie
After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him.
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Bar Girls
Title: Bar Girls
Character: Joe
Released: July 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their creditors.
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Relentless
Title: Relentless
Character: Marra
Released: August 30, 1989
Type: Movie
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, whom randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
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Lock Up
Title: Lock Up
Character: Johnson
Released: August 4, 1989
Type: Movie
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
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Hit List
Title: Hit List
Character: Quigley
Released: March 3, 1989
Type: Movie
A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
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The Cover Girl and the Cop
Title: The Cover Girl and the Cop
Character: Assistant Director
Released: January 16, 1989
Type: Movie
Julia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.
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Cameron's Closet
Title: Cameron's Closet
Character: Ed Wallace
Released: December 2, 1988
Type: Movie
A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul.
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Midnight Run
Title: Midnight Run
Character: Carmine
Released: July 20, 1988
Type: Movie
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
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Maniac Cop
Title: Maniac Cop
Character: Watchman
Released: May 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.
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Beverly Hills Cop II
Title: Beverly Hills Cop II
Character: Carlotta
Released: May 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
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The Messenger
Title: The Messenger
Character: Man 1
Released: December 1, 1986
Type: Movie
When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.
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Hollywood Harry
Title: Hollywood Harry
Character: Peter the Producer
Released: October 3, 1986
Type: Movie
Tongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.
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Top Gun
Title: Top Gun
Character: Bartender
Released: May 16, 1986
Type: Movie
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
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Title: Matlock
Character: Bailiff
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Beverly Hills Cop
Title: Beverly Hills Cop
Character: Cigarette Buyer
Released: December 5, 1984
Type: Movie
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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Title: Miami Vice
Character: Benny
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: Airwolf
Character: Ray
Released: January 22, 1984
Type: TV
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
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Emergency Room
Title: Emergency Room
Character: Dusted Man
Released: July 18, 1983
Type: Movie
An ER doctor divides her time between saving lives, playing hospital politics, and juggling a love affair with a fellow doctor.
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Eureka
Title: Eureka
Character: Stefano
Released: May 1, 1983
Type: Movie
An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want.
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Flashdance
Title: Flashdance
Character: Mawby's Regular
Released: April 14, 1983
Type: Movie
Alex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
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The Big Score
Title: The Big Score
Character: J.C.
Released: March 17, 1983
Type: Movie
A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's accused of stealing a lost briefcase filled with money and both the mob and the police are looking for him. A ruthless hit man, played by Bruce Glover, will stop at nothing to get what his boss wants; the money!
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Title: Knight Rider
Character: Director
Released: September 26, 1982
Type: TV
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
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Young Doctors in Love
Title: Young Doctors in Love
Character: The Gangsters - Rocco
Released: July 16, 1982
Type: Movie
An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.
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Vigilante
Title: Vigilante
Character: Blueboy
Released: May 18, 1982
Type: Movie
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.
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Marilyn: The Untold Story
Title: Marilyn: The Untold Story
Released: November 10, 1980
Type: Movie
The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.
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Maniac
Title: Maniac
Character: T.V. Reporter (voice)
Released: May 10, 1980
Type: Movie
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies.
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Defiance
Title: Defiance
Character: Herbie
Released: March 14, 1980
Type: Movie
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
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American Gigolo
Title: American Gigolo
Character: Suspect #4
Released: February 8, 1980
Type: Movie
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
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Killer Fish
Title: Killer Fish
Character: Warren
Released: December 7, 1979
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
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Tilt
Title: Tilt
Character: Rock Manager (Carrots)
Released: April 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home. Skipping school one day, she decides to go to to Mickey's Bar. Mickey, who is Tilt's good friend, helps her set up a gambler for a pinball game. Because the gambler is unaware of Tilt's pinball wizardry, he is easily hustled out of his money. While watching the confrontation, a young man named Neil Gallagher, who is an aspiring musician, is impressed with Tilt's ability, congratulating her after the win. Neil invites Tilt to watch him sing at a rock concert, and after his performance she believes he can become a great singer. Because Neil needs money for a demo tape of his songs, he has an idea of taking Tilt with him and having her hustle would-be gamblers.
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Paradise Alley
Title: Paradise Alley
Character: Skinny the Hand
Released: September 22, 1978
Type: Movie
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
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Rocky
Title: Rocky
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1976
Type: Movie
An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Jerry Gerson
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.