Frank Pesce, a character actor whose credits included the first two 'Beverly Hills Cop' movies and such TV shows as 'Miami Vice,' 'Who's the Boss?,' 'Jake ...
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Frank Pesce, a character actor whose credits range from 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Top Gun' and 'Midnight Run' to 'Miami Vice,' 'Kojak,' has died at 75.
“To say Frank was one of a kind would be a gross understatement,” Permut added. “They make movies about guys like me,” he always said. A longtime close friend of Sylvester Stallone, Tony Danza, the late Robert Forster and many other industry players, he was known for his big smile, big stories and bigger personality. ‘I called Don Simpson, who fortunately I had a good relationship with, and he actually laughed, and let it go. He claimed to see more movies than Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert combined.” Watch the trailer below.
Frank Pesce, a character actor who appeared in "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop" and several Sylvester Stallone titles, reportedly died at 75.
His career onscreen began in the '70s as an extra on "The Godfather II" and a stand-in for Robert DeNiro in "Taxi Driver" and Frank Sinatra in "The First Deadly Sin," he told the Los Angeles Times in a 1991 interview. A burial service is scheduled for Friday in the Bronx. Celebrities flocked to be near him as he had an encyclopedia of knowledge about music and movies."
Frank Pesce, a character actor who appeared in two 'Beverly Hills Cop' movies, 'Top Gun' and 'Miami Vice,' died on Feb. 6. He was 75.
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Pesce succumbed to complications from dementia at his California home last weekend, his girlfriend Tammy Scher told Deadline on Wednesday.
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The actor was well-known for his appearances in "Beverly Hills Cop" and is also credited for writing "29th Street."
LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 5: The movie “Beverly Hills Cop”, directed by Martin Brest. Seen here, Frank Pesce as Cigarette Buyer. Initial theatrical release December 5, 1984. LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 5: The movie “Beverly Hills Cop”, directed by Martin Brest. Seen here, Frank Pesce as Cigarette Buyer. Initial theatrical release December 5, 1984. In the first, Pesce was a cigarette buyer in the opening scene.