Josh Welsh obit

Josh Welsh Dies: Longtime Film Independent President Battled Cancer

 

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Film Independent President Josh Welsh passed away on December 31 after a five-year battle with colon cancer, the organization announced this evening. He was 62. Welsh passed peacefully at home with his wife and daughter at his side.

“We are devastated by the loss of Josh Welsh,” said Film Independent’s Board Chair Brenda Robinson. “Josh was a tireless champion of independent voices, a trusted arts leader and a cherished colleague and friend. The work we do at Film Independent has never been more necessary and we will honor his legacy by continuing to build on the foundation he established. Our hearts go out to his family.”

At the organization, Welsh directly oversaw all programs and operations. According to Film Independent, the nonprofit grew significantly during Welsh’s tenure since he became president in 2012, from staff to budget to program slate, including a more than 100% increase in Membership. Under Welsh’s leadership, Film Independent deepened strategic partnerships with studios, NGOs and governments, and increased international reach by partnering with the State Department on the Global Media Makers program.

Welsh ascended to lead the organization as a co-president with Sean McManus. The duo succeeded Executive Director Dawn Hudson, who departed to become CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. McManus stepped down in 2013, at which time Welsh became President.

Prior to becoming President, Welsh was responsible for the overall design, strategic planning and implementation of Film Independent’s Artist Development programs for over a decade. Those included the Filmmaker Labs for directors, screenwriters, producers and documentarians, Fast Track, and the Grants Program, and four years administering Film Independent’s signature diversity program, Project Involve. Welsh designed the curriculum for all of the Labs and has oversaw the selection of all Film Independent Fellows. In addition, he was Film Independent’s year-round industry liaison for filmmakers in the Artist Development programs. Welsh also managed the Grants Program, which includes Donor Named Fellowships, Sloan Producers Grants and in-kind grants. In 2009-2010, he oversaw the Netflix FIND Your Voice competition and is currently administering the selection of writers and designing the curriculum for the Fox Writer’s Intensive with Fox Studios.

Prior to working on the Filmmaker Labs, Welsh was in Film Independent’s Programming Department where he helped select films for the Festival Buzz, Documentary Buzz and New Visions Screening Series. He worked with the Spirit Award Nominating Committees as well as the blue-ribbon committees that determine winners of cash grants at the Spirit Awards.

He was also the lead singer in the alt-country band Meatyard, which recently completed an album to be released later this year.

Welsh is survived by his wife Bonnie Gavel and daughter Isla.

Sweet Daddy Siki obit

Sweet Daddy Siki dead at 91

 

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“Mr. Irresistible” Sweet Daddy Siki, who wrestled from the 1950s into the 1980s, and helped train world champions Edge and Christian, has died. He was 91– though most didn’t know that.

He died on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Humber Hospital, just before the start of the new year. He had battled Alzheimer’s Disease for many years.

Siki aggressively protected his full story, letting few know his real name let alone his age.

For the record, he was born Elkin James, on June 16, 1933, in Grimes, Texas, northwest of Houston, to parents who were 60 hours-a-week farm laborers.

He was often called “Reg” by friends, in reference to the wrestling name, Reginald Siki, which he started under — an homage to an earlier star, Reginald Siki, who Siki never met.

It was a long, segregated road to fame for the native of Montgomery, Texas, who grew up in Los Angeles. Serving in the 2nd Division, infantry, in the U.S. Army, he rose to Corporal within two years, serving in Korea after the peace treaty was signed in July 1953, patrolling and keeping the peace. Before getting drafted, he had dabbled in wrestling lessons, having been a fan, but took it up in earnest after being discharged, enrolling in Sandor Szabo’s wrestling school in Los Angeles. Though he never met Szabo, Siki learned the game from Ray Ortega, and worked out with Louie Miller. After an initial hiccup with the California courts and trying to get his wrestling license despite his small size — 180 pounds, Siki got booked in Artisia, New Mexico, and made $13.50 in his debut in late 1955, under promoter “Elephant Boy” Tony Olivas, where he didn’t need to be registered. Performing as Reginald Siki, the name of another black star from the 1930s, the 5-foot-10 workout fiend got up to 230 pounds.

Athletic and blessed with stamina and bravery, Siki slowly started to make a name for himself. With his dark skin and dark hair, he was a babyface, teaming with other African-American heroes like Sailor Art Thomas on the broadcasts from Chicago’s Marigold Arena. He was known for his leaping ability. “I used to practice, practice, dropkick, dropkick, dropkick,” he said.

Siki was one of the first African-American heels, and wasn’t scared to push the envelope. At one point, he changed his name to Mau Mau Siki, after the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya, and was nearly hung in Walla Walla, Washington. “I was the last one to leave the dressing room, and people were out there waiting for me. They had a rope up in the tree,” he said. “When you’re young, you do a lot of foolish things. I walked downstairs, laughing like hell. ‘Ha, ha, you crazy people.’ I walked right through them — I didn’t run. One thing I learned, you don’t run; you start running, that’s a bad thing, they run after you and get you.”

His villainy didn’t develop in earnest until he mastered his craft as a babyface against his idol, Buddy Rogers, who he’d befriended in Ohio. “He took me under his wing,” said Siki, adding that it was Rogers that got him to the booming New York territory, and they spent three years in each other’s company. Siki toppled Rogers for Columbus’ Eastern Heavyweight title in February 1959.

The bout that stands out the most, however, was in Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Klu Klux Klan picketing outside, and surrounding ringside. “When I walked out there, no lie, you could hear a pin hit the floor,” said Siki. The referee told Siki not to throw even one punch. Rogers took it all in strut, and Siki was counted out in the finish. [Historians have tried to find record of this bout, without luck — but Siki told the story so well, and so often, there has to be a grain of truth to it.]

Promoters weren’t as forgiving when they learned of Siki’s marriage to Anne, a Caucasian, Estonian woman born Anu Liis Koks. His bookings dropped, as did his pay, and he retreated to the less prejudiced Toronto in late 1961. He and Anne had two sons, Justin and Reg.

In Canada, he earned his stardom with cross-country tours first in wrestling, then in his country and western band, The Irresistibles, in towns big and small, primping and picking away. And it was in Montreal where he was first dubbed “Sweet Daddy” Siki rather than Reginald Siki. He was a star in the Atlantic Grand Prix territory (“99% of the women love me, 1% hate me, but they are the fat, ugly ones with no teeth; Leo Burke can have those ones”), throughout southern Ontario, and in Calgary, where Stu Hart used him regularly. “He did everything Gorgeous George did, except he was black,” said Hart in 1997. “I’d never seem him in a bad wrestling match either.” Mr. Irresistible was a wizard on the microphone as well, his nasal Texan twang enhanced by the arrogance.

Musically-inclined, Siki cut a few singles as a whim when he was starting over in Toronto, and by the end early ’80s, he had four albums: three country and western, and one rock’n’roll. Both of his sons got involved in the music business as well. And Siki wrote his own theme song, too, “I Am So Proud Of What I See”. The touring became a grind, though. “It’s a big responsibility when you have to be the boss of three or four other guys,” he confessed. Instead of touring, he bought himself DJ equipment and a karaoke machine, and took his act to parties and taverns across southern Ontario, hitting many of the little towns that he had wrestled in while working for “Bearman” Dave McKigney.

How sweet was he?

Chiara Pugliese, widow to Tony “Cannonball” Parisi, and long-time friend, shared a memory on Facebook. “I remember when he came to restaurants and asked for a coffee to go and he said he wanted 5 sugars and 5 creamers and I said are you sure you want 5 sugars and he replied, ‘Yes, because I am Sweet Daddy Siki,’ with such a warm chuckle. Such a wonderful memory”

His wrestling career came to a close in 1987, but he stayed involved for a time, running a wrestling school with Johnny Powers and then Ron Hutchison. The biggest names to have benefited from his training were WWE stars Edge and Christian.

Looking back, Siki will say that one of the rare perks of the racially-segregated life on the road was meeting other celebrities stuck in the same situation, Siki said. Count Basie recognized him in a Chicago hotel, he partied with the Shirelles, and couldn’t lose Cassius Clay for three days in Florida. He missed Muhammad Ali when the boxing great was in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, but learned that George Foreman was a huge fan. “I went in the dressing room. George said, ‘God, I remember you! I used to come see you wrestle in Dallas, Texas!’ Can you imagine that?”

Ever careful of his money, Siki would have a calculator with him in the restaurant to figure out the tip. Though he doesn’t have the first nickel he even learned, as his friends are quick to quip, Siki is proud of what he has done. After all, it’s a long way from hoping to find some fresh roadkill, like a rabbit, for dinner, or scrounging in garbage bins for food. “This is what I did to become who I am.”

The CBC helped fund a documentary on his life, titled Sweet Daddy Siki, which came out in 2017, which this writer was a part of working on.

The documentary also was among the last of his public appearances. He stopped running karaoke at The Duke Tavern prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he never went back.

“He lived a long life, did what he wanted to do, and made a successful career out of entertainment,” summarized His son, Reg James, in an email.

The family hopes to have a celebration of Elkin James’ life at the Duke, maybe in June, closer to Siki’s actual birthday — now that all has been revealed.

Buddy MacKay obit

Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida’s governor, dead at 91

 

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.

The former Democratic governor took a nap after lunch at his home in Ocklawaha, Florida, on Tuesday and never woke up, his son Ken MacKay told The Associated Press. All of the governor’s adult children were present at the time, he said.

“It was a very peaceful end to a great life,” said MacKay, who hopes his father is remembered as a defender of Florida’s environment and an advocate for minorities.

Floridians honored MacKay not just for his brief service as governor, but his time as a state legislator, Congressman and diplomat.

“We mourn the passing of Buddy MacKay,” Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on X. “A U.S. Air Force veteran and lifelong public servant, MacKay was dedicated to our country and our state. May he rest in peace.”

In a social media post, Bush offered his condolences to MacKay’s family, saying that his one-time competitor had served the state “with honor and distinction.”

MacKay, Chiles’ lieutenant governor for two terms, had been trounced by Bush in the 1998 gubernatorial election when Chiles died six weeks later on Dec. 12, 1998, at the governor’s mansion. That put MacKay in the top job for three weeks, where he focused on overseeing the final stages of the transition to Bush’s administration.

“It was overwhelmingly sad,” MacKay recalled in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press. "(Chiles had) gotten that far through his term and it all just stopped. For me, there was nothing but to be a caretaker and try to help with the transition. The main thing we could do was stay out of the way.”

The MacKays never moved into the mansion and Florida hasn’t had a Democrat in the governor’s office since.

“He was very, very sensitive to the fact he was there as the final caretaker,” the late Democratic political strategist and MacKay adviser Jim Krog once said. “He was clearly conscious of the fact that he was governor and there were some loose ends that needed to be tied up.”

MacKay was out of politics in 1990 when he persuaded Chiles, who had retired from the U.S. Senate two years earlier, to run for governor against incumbent Republican Bob Martinez. The Chiles-MacKay team was elected that November and again in 1994.

MacKay, who also served in the Florida Legislature and U.S. House of Representatives, ran statewide three times and lost each time, but never lost his quiet sense of humor.

“I got out of politics because of illness,” he said the day after being defeated by Bush. “The voters got sick and tired of me.”

An inveterate policy wonk, MacKay finished his political career as a special envoy to Latin America for President Bill Clinton before retiring to his central Florida home near Ocala. MacKay stood by the former president when many Democrats distanced themselves from Clinton in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He kept busy in the final years of his life doing pro bono work for the Southern Legal Counsel and also serving in a mediation role in the juvenile court system.

MacKay narrowly missed winning election to the U.S. Senate race in 1988 when he lost to Republican Connie Mack III by less than 1 percentage point. It was the closest statewide race in the state’s history until the 2000 presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

In a Democratic primary field that at one time included former governors Claude Kirk — a one-time Republican — and Reubin Askew, who withdrew before the election, MacKay rebounded from a runner-up finish in a six-way primary to win a runoff against then-Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter.

With Democrats still largely in control of Florida politics, MacKay was expected to sweep past Mack and hold Chiles’ seat.

But Mack, who had also been in the U.S. House, came up with a “Hey Buddy, you’re a liberal,” catchphrase that MacKay couldn’t shake at a time moderate Florida was moving away from traditional Democratic politics.

It took two days after the 1988 election before the official vote count showed Mack had won, by fewer than 34,000 votes out of more than 4 million cast.

Like many of Florida’s leading Democratic politicians of the second half of the 20th century, MacKay began his political career at the height of the state’s integration movement.

MacKay had grown up working in the fields with Black laborers but went to segregated schools and ate in segregated restaurants.

“It was fairly wrenching,” he said. “It was always very awkward. My family was involved with agriculture and I worked many days in the field with African American crews and some of those adults were part of our family and raised me.”

MacKay’s views on race and the potential for desegregation changed dramatically during his time in the U.S. Air Force between 1955 and 1958.

“Not until I went into the military did I see the potential for getting this behind us,” MacKay said. “I walked in there and from the first day it was totally integrated and there wasn’t a problem. It was a very freeing experience.”

Kenneth H. MacKay Jr. was born March 22, 1933, in Ocala.

“In the old South, which I was born into, ‘Buddy’ means junior,” MacKay said. “Judges and school teachers called me Kenneth, but nobody else did. I’m more of a Buddy than a Kenneth.”

He became an attorney and citrus grower after leaving the service. He won election to the state House in 1968, the state Senate in 1974 and to the U.S. House in 1982 before losing his U.S. Senate bid.

MacKay spent his final years at the home he shared with his wife, Anne, on Lake Weir. According to his son Ken, MacKay remained active in his church, and enjoyed tending to his camellias and spending time on the family farm, where they raise citrus and cattle.

Roger Pratt obit

Remembering Roger Pratt BSC (1947-2024)

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It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of Roger Pratt BSC (1947-2024).

Roger Pratt BSC was an extraordinary cinematographer, who was awarded this society’s highest honour, our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Roger was born in Leicester, the son of a parish vicar, and although the church didn’t capture his career aspirations, seeing 16mm “fact and faith” films did.

“I was mesmerised by the annual showing of religious films in the church, at times like Christmas and especially Lent. A box full of rolls of film, projectors, screens, loudspeakers. The lights go out, the whirring of mechanics…then real people talking, moving, laughing, and dying (I mention dying because they were about Christ and his crucifixion)”.

Pratt’s first job in film was working at Chippenham Films and it was here, as a clapper loader, he met Terry Gilliam for the first time. Gilliam recalls “We were filming the Bridge of Death sequence and needed a dramatic shot looking up at the bridge with the mountains in the distance. I stuck the camera on the edge of the cliff, but the lens wasn’t wide enough. We were a long way from the road, the light was going. It was terrible. This guy said, ‘Just give me a moment’ and in a few minutes, while we were still faffing around, he had run all the way down the mountain, forded the river, run up the other side, into the camera truck, grabbed the right lens and here it was. We stuck it on the camera and got the shot. That was the moment I fell in love with Roger.”

Roger would go on to shoot some of Gilliam’s cult classics, from Brazil (1985) to The Fisher King (1991) and 12 Monkeys (1995). In addition to working with Gilliam he also shot four films for Richard Attenborough, including Shadowlands (1993) which won the BAFTA for Best British Film.

For superhero fans he held a special place working alongside director Tim Burton to create the look of Batman (1989) that would launch many of the superhero franchises we have today.

Our thoughts go out to his family at this time.

Pratt was born on February 27, 1947 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Frankenstein (1994) and Chocolat (2000).

Cinematographer

Maxine Peake in Keeping Rosy (2014)

Keeping Rosy

6.4

Cinematographer

2014

 

Jadoo (2013)

Jadoo

6.0

Cinematographer

2013

 

Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)

The Karate Kid

6.2

director of photography

2010

 

Ben Barnes in Dorian Gray (2009)

Dorian Gray

6.2

director of photography

2009

 

Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jamie Foreman, Matt King, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, and Rafi Gavron in Inkheart (2008)

Inkheart

6.1

director of photography

2008

 

Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, and Mischa Barton in Closing the Ring (2007)

Closing the Ring

6.4

director of photography

2007

 

Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

7.7

director of photography

2005

 

Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)

Troy

7.3

director of photography

2004

 

Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.4

director of photography

2002

 

Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in Iris (2001)

Iris

7.0

director of photography

2001

 

Julianne Moore in Not I (2000)

Not I

6.1

Short

director of photography

2000

 

Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)

Chocolat

7.2

director of photography

2000

 

Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians (2000)

102 Dalmatians

4.8

Cinematographer

2000

 

Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore in The End of the Affair (1999)

The End of the Affair

7.0

director of photography

1999

 

Pierce Brosnan and Annie Galipeau in Grey Owl (1999)

Grey Owl

6.0

director of photography

1999

 

The Avengers (1998)

The Avengers

3.8

Cinematographer

1998

 

Performance (1991)

Performance

6.6

TV Series

Cinematographer

1998

1 episode

 

Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell in In Love and War (1996)

In Love and War

5.9

director of photography

1996

 

Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)

12 Monkeys

8.0

director of photography

1995

 

Frankenstein (1994)

Frankenstein

6.3

director of photography

1994

 

Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)

Shadowlands

7.3

director of photography

1993

 

Miranda Richardson and Kate Bush in The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1993)

The Line, the Cross & the Curve

7.6

Short

Cinematographer

1993

 

Penelope Ann Miller and Tim Daly in Year of the Comet (1992)

Year of the Comet

5.8

director of photography

1992

 

Bernard and the Genie (1991)

Bernard and the Genie

7.3

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1991

 

Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King (1991)

The Fisher King

7.5

director of photography

1991

 

The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

8.1

TV Series

director of photography

1991

4 episodes

 

4 Play (1989)

4 Play

6.5

TV Series

Cinematographer

1989

1 episode

 

Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

Batman

7.5

director of photography

1989

 

Charlotte Rampling in Paris by Night (1988)

Paris by Night

6.0

Cinematographer

1988

 

High Hopes (1988)

High Hopes

7.4

director of photography

1988

 

Consuming Passions (1988)

Consuming Passions

5.5

director of photography

1988

 

Sylvestra Le Touzel in The Short & Curlies (1987)

The Short & Curlies

6.6

TV Short

Cinematographer

1987

 

Donald Pleasence, Denholm Elliott, Michael Maloney, Nicola Pagett, and Renée Soutendijk in Scoop (1987)

Scoop

5.9

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1987

 

Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)

Mona Lisa

7.3

director of photography

1986

 

The Planets

7.3

TV Mini Series

Cinematographer

1985

3 episodes

 

Dutch Girls (1985)

Dutch Girls

5.4

TV Movie

director of photography

1985

 

Swan National Office (1985)

Swan National Office

Video

Cinematographer

1985

 

Brazil (1985)

Brazil

7.8

director of photography

1985

 

Meantime (1983)

Meantime

7.1

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1983

 

The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

7.8

Short

Cinematographer

1983

 

John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)

Monty Python's the Meaning of Life

7.5

Cinematographer (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

1983

 

The Tractor Factor

Short

Cinematographer

1982

 

The Sender (1982)

The Sender

6.0

Cinematographer

1982

 

The Dollar Bottom (1981)

The Dollar Bottom

6.7

Short

Cinematographer

1981

 

The Spirit of Cheshire

6.4

Short

Cinematographer

1980

 

Black Angel (1980)

Black Angel

6.5

Short

Cinematographer

1980

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, and Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Snow White and the Huntsman

6.1

director of photography: splinter unit (uncredited)

2012

 

George Harrison in Concert for George (2003)

Concert for George

8.6

camera operator

2003

 

Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)

Mr. Bean

8.6

TV Series

lighting camera

1991–1992

3 episodes

 

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

6.4

additional photography

1990

 

V. (1987)

V.

7.9

TV Movie

lighting camera

1987

 

Black Angel (1980)

Black Angel

6.5

Short

camera operator

1980

 

Jabberwocky (1977)

Jabberwocky

6.1

focus puller

1977

 

John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

8.2

assistant camera

1975

 

Stephen Archibald in My Childhood (1972)

My Childhood

7.3

assistant camera

1972

 

Bleak Moments (1971)

Bleak Moments

6.9

assistant camera

1971

 

Actor

French Exchange (2017)

French Exchange

6.2

Short

Shepherd

2017

 

Joséphine, ange gardien (1997)

Joséphine, ange gardien

4.0

TV Series

Le gardien

2006

1 episode

 

Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)

12 Monkeys

8.0

Man Tying Shoe in Hotel (uncredited)

1995

 

Jabberwocky (1977)

Jabberwocky

6.1

Man Living in Barrel (uncredited)

1977

 

The D.A. (1971)

The D.A.

6.7

TV Series

1971

1 episode

Don Nix obit

Memphis Musician Don Nix Dead At 83

 

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Don Nix, the American singer, songwriter and producer who worked with George Harrison and Leon Russell and was once a member of Stax band The Mar-Keys, has died at age 83.

Nix is best known for the song ‘Going Down’, covered by The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Who.

Nix was born in Memphis in 1941. In 1961 The Mar-Keys had a hit in the USA with ‘Last Night’ (no.3, 1961).

Nix became a friend of George Harrison. George selected Don to put together the backing vocalists for The Concert For Bangla Desh. Nix’s Gospel Choir sand behind George’s first ever live performance of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ at the concert.

Nix was present for the albums The Who ‘Who’s Next’ and JJ Cale ‘Really’ as well as albums for The Monkees, Freddie King, Don Williams, Chris de Burgh, Albert King, Tracy Nelson and John Lee Hooker.

Leon Russell signed Nix to his Shelter Records labels. Don’s first solo album ‘In God We Trust’ was on Leon’s label.

Nix died at home in Germantown in his sleep on December 31, 2024.

Jocelyn Wildenstein obit

Jocelyn Wildenstein, ‘Catwoman’ Socialite Known for Extreme Plastic Surgeries, Dies at 84

The Swiss socialite made headlines for her 1999 divorce and her years of extreme cosmetic surgeries 

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Jocelyn Wildenstein has died at the age of 84. The Swiss socialite was known for both her extensive and extreme plastic surgeries and her high-profile 1999 divorce from a billionaire art dealer.

Jocelyn's longtime partner, Lloyd Klein, confirmed to PEOPLE that she died in her sleep while taking a nap on Dec. 31. The news was first reported by AFP and Paris Match.

Jocelyn was born Jocelyne Périsset in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1940. In 1977, she eloped with Alec Wildenstein. They shared two children, Diane and Alec Jr.

The couple split in 1997 in a headline-making divorce that was finalized two years later. Tabloids dubbed Jocelyn “The Bride of Wildenstein” and “Catwoman” because of her extremely surgically-altered appearance. Alec, who died in 2008, ultimately paid his ex-wife $2.5 billion as well as $100 million annually to settle the divorce.

During their divorce, Jocelyn claimed she had undergone so many cosmetic procedures because of her husband, who she said "hates to be with old people." But she also denied that her feline-like features were all because of plastic surgery. She told Vanity Fair in 1998, "The lynx has perfect eyes. If I show you pictures of my grandmother, what you see is these eyes — cat eyes — and high cheekbones." She also told the outlet that she spent $1 million every month to maintain the family’s lifestyle.

Alec had a different perspective about her surgeries, claiming to the outlet, “I would always find out last. She was thinking that she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin does not work that way. But she wouldn’t listen.”

Once the divorce was finalized, Jocelyn tried to stay out of the spotlight. “I’ve never been public. It’s not my nature,” she told The Sunday Times in 2023. She also blamed Alec for planting stories about her plastic surgery and trying to paint her as a “monster” to “win” the divorce.

Jocelyn told The Times that year that she was going to be the subject of an upcoming documentary as well as a reality show — decisions she made after running out of money. “I have a huge problem with my settlement,” she explained. “Since eight years, they have completely cut me off.” Back in 2018, she filed for bankruptcy, and her three luxury apartments in Trump Tower were repossessed.

Since 2003, Jocelyn was in a relationship with fashion designer Klein. Klein told Interview Magazine in 2023, “She’s known for plastic surgery, but I don’t know that this is what she should be known for because she did a lot of incredible things in her life. Major, major, major achievements," highlighting her philanthropic efforts.

She told Interview, then, of her life post-divorce, "I had a lot of fun. I found freedom, and instead of having to behave according to a program, I could suddenly have the freedom to appreciate it."

At times, Klein and Jocelyn's relationship was on-again-off-again. In 2016, Jocelyn and Klein split after she called the police during a fight. He was charged with assault, among other charges, and she was also charged with two counts of assault. Both their charges were dropped in 2017, and they reconciled.

In the days before Jocelyn’s death, both she and Klein posted about spending the holidays in Paris on Instagram. 

Jocelyn is survived by Klein and her children.

Bob Bertles obit

Australian Jazz Musician Bob Bertles Dies Aged 85

 

He was not on the list.

Australian jazz alto, tenor and baritone saxophonist and bandleader Bob Bertles has passed away at the age of 85.

Birtles was at the start of Australia’s modern jazz scene in the late 1950s. He was also a session musician who toured with Australian rock and roll icon Johnny O’Keefe and The Dee Jays.

In the 1960s Bertles became a member of Max Merritt & The Meteors. One week after joining the band Max, drummer Stewie Spears and Bob were involved in a head-on collision with a truck. They were all seriously injured. The accident left Bob with a permanent limp.

The Meteors’ self-titled album reached number 8 in Australia. Bertles wrote the track ‘Turkish Bath’ for the album. The hit song was ‘Western Union Man’.

The Meteors were based in London in 1969. There Bob worked on sessions for Cliff Richard and Cilla Black.

Back in Australia Bob was part of the orchestra for the Australian production of ‘Chicago’. Here he met his future wife, the now legendary actress, singer, dancer and choreographer Nancye Hayes.

The Bob Bertles Quartet released two albums ‘Rhythm of the Heart’ (1995) and ‘Cool Beans’ (1998).

In later years Bob recorded and performed a part of Ten Part Invention.

Bob Bertles passed away 30 December 2024.

Chris Pula obit

Chris Pula, Movie Marketing Maven Turned Philanthropist, Has Died At 69

 

He was not on the list.

Chris Pula, the gregarious movie marketing executive who served stints at New Line, Warner Bros, Fox and Disney and created groundbreaking campaigns for movies from Se7en to The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and many others, has died according to numerous sources. We are awaiting formal word about planned memorials for Pula, but didn’t want to let his death go unnoticed in the holiday lull. So those who want to contribute his career highlights, let’s please hear from you. As much of a mark as he made in marketing as the internet was becoming a “thing,” Pula is also remembered for leaving the business to become a philanthropist and a regular volunteer at Soup Kitchen in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

We are hearing the cause of Pula’s death is liver disease and that he passed away on Monday at age 69. Services will be held for him Saturday in Provincetown, and there will be a memorial in Hollywood organized by the New Line gang on which he was such a mentoring influence. Pula leaves behind longtime partner Thom Biggert.

Pula was a very opinionated executive — his brawls with Ain’t It Cool News proprietor Harry Knowles and his penchant for publishing reactions from test screenings were legend, as was his clashing with seasoned studio colleagues slow to embrace new formulas to squeeze opening weekends outside of traditional P&A spends — but he was a disruptor who was in the right place at the right time when Bob Shaye owned and Michael De Luca ran production at New Line. He helped launch the careers of Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz, and he brought in Gordon Paddison to start the first digital marketing department at a studio and was open to every idea. He is also remembered for being brought to work for Fox by Barry Diller and spearheading the innovative launch of the juggernaut series Beverly Hills, 90210.

His former colleagues also remember him as a great teammate and a generous spirit whose care for the welfare of others made them not surprised when he left Hollywood and devoted the latter part of his life to the needy. At New Line, one co-worker recalled, he would encourage colleagues on road trips to bring back whatever hotel accessories they could find, from shampoo to soap, and he would distribute them to organizations dedicated to helping the homeless.

Pula began his career in broadcasting at CNN in Atlanta as a member of the cable network’s start-up team. He also spent five years as an account supervisor and creative supervisor for Grey Entertainment & Media in New York.

Below is a message posted by the Soup Kitchen in memory of Pula’s philanthropic pursuits:

We are saddened to learn that Soup Kitchen in Provincetown (SKIP) has lost one of its longest-serving volunteers, Chris Pula. He recently told me he’d been involved with SKIP for some 20 years. Chris almost never missed a week and often volunteered several days a week. His long days there started with setting up the dining room and ended with bussing tables. He made announcements that could always be counted on for a laugh or two. But Chris was much more than a comedian. He had a very successful career before moving to Provincetown. He was involved at CNN and went on to Hollywood, where he marketed some of the recent decades’ biggest movies. Chris was also known for his boundless generosity toward both SKIP volunteers and guests. And the door to his home was always open—often literally: Many will recall seeing the puppet poised in the open top of the Dutch door of the home he shared with longtime partner Thom Biggert. SKIP extends its heartfelt condolences to Thom, who is also a hard-working SKIP volunteer. Chris will be missed by everyone at SKIP and by so many others in the Provincetown community whose lives he touched.

John Capodice obit

John Capodice Dies: General Hospital Alum Was 83

 

He was not on the list.

John Capodice, known for playing Carmine Cerullo (on and off from 1994-1996) on General Hospital, died at 83 on Monday, December 30, 2024.

Capodice was born on Christmas Day, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. He began his film and television career in the late 1970s and landed his first role in Ryan’s Hope, where he appeared in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. His decades-long career includes a lengthy resume of guest roles on numerous other TV series, including Seinfeld, Murder, She Wrote, Another World, Knots Landing, Law & Order, Will & Grace, and more.

John Capodice served in Korea as a US Army veteran from 1964 to 1966. He was also a proud member of the Blauvelt Sons of Italy Rockland Lodge 2176. John was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Soap Opera News extends our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time. (Photo: JPI)

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Sinatra! Eternity

Lee

Completed

 

Stone

Don Rossi

Pre-productionTV Series

 

John Capodice, Michael Saquella, Dominick Mancino, and Rudy R. Amador in Conversation with Mobster (2024)

Conversation with Mobster

6.6

TV Series

Bug John

Big John

2024

5 episodes

 

Flamer Gamer360, Brady Noon, Nicolas Cantu, Shamon Brown Jr., and Micah Abbey in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

7.2

Cab Driver (voice)

2023

 

Frank and Ava (2020)

Frank and Ava

3.4

Lee

2020

 

John Capodice, Robert Costanzo, Michael Saquella, J.C. Marquez Pulita, and Michael Ochotorena in El Coyote (2019)

El Coyote

2.8

Don Rossi

2019

 

Lost Angelas (2019)

Lost Angelas

4.0

Ed Robles

2019

 

Not For Nothin' (2018)

Not For Nothin'

8.7

TV Series

Sal

2018

1 episode

 

Sharkskin (2015)

Sharkskin

6.5

Don Piano

2015

 

Monty (2013)

Monty

Short

Doctor Martin

2013

 

Leave My Flowers Alone

Short

Joe

2012

 

Miami or Bust: A Hoboken Bet (2012)

Miami or Bust: A Hoboken Bet

9.4

Mr. Cacciatore

2012

 

Christopher Lloyd, Tom Arnold, Tara Reid, David DeLuise, Ryan Hansen, Diora Baird, Travis Van Winkle, and Brienne De Beau in Last Call (2012)

Last Call

4.1

JoJo

2012

 

I Think I Want Out

Short

Louie

2011

 

Robert Costanzo, Joe Hanna, Sonny Marinelli, and Rick Pasqualone in Mafia II (2010)

Mafia II

8.5

Video Game

The Fat Man (voice)

2010

 

Office Politics (2010)

Office Politics

Short

Pete

2010

 

Eye Wide Open

Short

Frederico De Luna

2010

 

Pizza with Bullets (2010)

Pizza with Bullets

6.6

Mr. Tortellini

2010

 

Detention (2010)

Detention

2.9

Workman 1

2010

 

Dark Room Theater (2009)

Dark Room Theater

5.2

Sam

2009

 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Josh Hopkins, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Roselyn Sanchez in Without a Trace (2002)

Without a Trace

7.0

TV Series

Dave

2009

1 episode

 

Jennifer Stone, David Henrie, Selena Gomez, and Jake T. Austin in Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)

Wizards of Waverly Place

6.9

TV Series

Uncle Al

2008

1 episode

 

Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)

Monk

8.1

TV Series

Frankie Marino

2008

1 episode

 

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.7

TV Series

Lou Gedda

2007–2008

3 episodes

 

Thomas Ian Nicholas, Diedrich Bader, and Andrew Katos in Cattle Call (2006)

Cattle Call

3.7

Public Defender

2006

 

Brad Renfro, Giovanni Ribisi, James Marsden, and Piper Perabo in 10th & Wolf (2006)

10th & Wolf

6.3

Sipio

2006

 

Everybody Hates Chris (2005)

Everybody Hates Chris

7.6

TV Series

Bus Driver

2005

1 episode

 

Marley Shelton and Vincent Pagano in Jesus, Mary and Joey (2005)

Jesus, Mary and Joey

4.8

Joey Vitello, Sr.

2005

 

Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in LAX (2004)

LAX

6.1

TV Series

Mr. Vialli

2005

1 episode

 

Knit Wits (2004)

Knit Wits

7.2

Short

Johnny Finger

2004

 

Shut Up and Kiss Me! (2004)

Shut Up and Kiss Me!

4.3

Mr. Grummace

2004

 

Shirley MacLaine and Julia Stiles in Carolina (2003)

Carolina

6.1

Ernie the Cook

2003

 

Ethan Embry and Ed O'Neill in Dragnet (2003)

Dragnet

7.0

TV Series

Sal Licati

2003

1 episode

 

A Family X-mas (2003)

A Family X-mas

7.2

Short

Santa Claus

Charlie

2003

 

The Streetsweeper (2002)

The Streetsweeper

7.6

Cosmo

2002

 

Coco Austin in Desert Rose (2002)

Desert Rose

4.8

Donny Diamond

2002

 

Debi Mazar, Paul Sorvino, Ellen Burstyn, Kristin Bauer, Sonny Marinelli, and Heather Dubrow in That's Life (2000)

That's Life

7.5

TV Series

John Santini

2002

1 episode

 

Blasphemy the Movie (2001)

Blasphemy the Movie

5.9

Jehova's Witness

2001

 

The Defectors (2001)

The Defectors

5.2

TV Movie

Thomas

2001

 

Sara Downing, Tyler Labine, and Birkett Turton in Dead Last (2001)

Dead Last

7.3

TV Series

Mel Monty

2001

1 episode

 

A Month of Sundays (2001)

A Month of Sundays

6.2

Sleeper Man

2001

 

William Baldwin and Byron Minns in Double Bang (2001)

Double Bang

4.9

Frankie Carbonaro

2001

 

Out of the Black (2001)

Out of the Black

4.2

Dirk Hobson

2001

 

Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under (2001)

Six Feet Under

8.7

TV Series

Tommy Romano

2001

1 episode

 

Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)

The West Wing

8.9

TV Series

Lenny

2001

1 episode

 

Sherilyn Fenn, Lynn Redgrave, Corinne Bohrer, Richard Lewis, Jonathan Penner, and Rain Pryor in Rude Awakening (1998)

Rude Awakening

7.2

TV Series

Paul Parelli

2001

1 episode

 

The Amati Girls (2000)

The Amati Girls

4.9

Danny

2000

 

Simon Says (2000)

Simon Says

4.7

Frankie

2000

 

Price of Glory (2000)

Price of Glory

6.1

Priest

2000

 

Michael Biehn, Maria Conchita Alonso, Roy Scheider, and Patrick Muldoon in Chain of Command (2000)

Chain of Command

4.6

Cameron Ellis

2000

 

At Face Value

Short

Delivery Man

1999

 

A Wake in Providence (1999)

A Wake in Providence

5.4

Uncle Sal

1999

 

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, and Glenn Quinn in Angel (1999)

Angel

7.9

TV Series

Little Tony Papazian

1999

1 episode

 

Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)

Diagnosis Murder

6.9

TV Series

Antony Cavallo

Dan Wolpert

1996–1999

2 episodes

 

Cousin Skeeter (1998)

Cousin Skeeter

6.8

TV Series

Cab Driver

1999

1 episode

 

Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)

Will & Grace

7.4

TV Series

Bernie, the Workman

1999

1 episode

 

Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)

Providence

6.7

TV Series

Carl Rutigliata

1999

1 episode

 

Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)

The Practice

7.7

TV Series

Joe Jacobs

1999

1 episode

 

Brenda Epperson, Ted McGinley, and Jack Scalia in Follow Your Heart (1999)

Follow Your Heart

5.4

Polo Manager

1999

 

Mariel Hemingway, Corbin Bernsen, and Dyan Cannon in Kiss of a Stranger (1998)

Kiss of a Stranger

4.7

Detective Brown

1998

 

Jerry Springer in Ringmaster (1998)

Ringmaster

3.3

Mel Riley

1998

 

Will Smith and Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State (1998)

Enemy of the State

7.3

Older Worker #1

1998

 

Beverly D'Angelo, Elle Macpherson, Laura San Giacomo, David Strathairn, Amy Madigan, Adam Arkin, Robert Costanzo, Jon Tenney, and Lauren Tom in With Friends Like These (1998)

With Friends Like These

5.9

Actor Friend

1998

 

Jennifer Tilly, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Kevin Pollak, and Vincent Berry in Hoods (1998)

Hoods

4.9

Sammy

1998

 

Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Melissa De Sousa, Andrea Martin, and Greg Pitts in Damon (1998)

Damon

7.0

TV Series

Don Carbone

1998

1 episode

 

Christopher Daniel Barnes, Eddie Griffin, Ron Pearson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Karen Malina White in Malcolm & Eddie (1996)

Malcolm & Eddie

6.6

TV Series

The Gangster

1998

1 episode

 

George & Leo (1997)

George & Leo

7.2

TV Series

Arturo

1998

1 episode

 

Three (1998)

Three

7.5

TV Series

1998

1 episode

 

True Friends (1998)

True Friends

5.4

Big Tony

1998

 

David Caruso, Hillary Danner, Peter Outerbridge, Rebecca Rigg, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in Michael Hayes (1997)

Michael Hayes

6.4

TV Series

Judge Grais

1998

1 episode

 

C. Thomas Howell and Danny Trejo in Dilemma (1997)

Dilemma

3.5

Ramsey

1997

 

Jim Belushi and James Remar in Total Security (1997)

Total Security

6.5

TV Series

1997

1 episode

 

Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, and Clea Lewis in Ellen (1994)

Ellen

6.1

TV Series

Tony

1997

1 episode

 

Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, Tim Daly, and Kevin Conroy in The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)

The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest

7.7

TV Movie

Additional Voices (voice)

1997

 

Craig Sheffer and Andrea Roth in Executive Power (1997)

Executive Power

4.6

Video

Detective Penn

1997

 

Chicago Sons (1997)

Chicago Sons

6.9

TV Series

Roy

1997

1 episode

 

The White Gorilla

3.9

Short

Bob Petrone

1997

 

Melina Kanakaredes, Christopher Meloni, Hilary Swank, Lorraine Toussaint, Anne Haney, Cress Williams, and Billie Worley in Leaving L.A. (1997)

Leaving L.A.

6.6

TV Series

1997

1 episode

 

Superman: The Animated Series (1996)

Superman: The Animated Series

8.1

TV Series

Ceasar Carlini (voice)

1997

1 episode

 

Murder One (1995)

Murder One

8.2

TV Series

Sal Battaglio

1997

1 episode

 

Vanessa Marcil in To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)

To Love, Honor and Deceive

5.5

TV Movie

Attorney Forays

1996

 

Wedding Bell Blues (1996)

Wedding Bell Blues

5.1

Jasmine's Father

1996

 

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day

7.0

Mario

1996

 

Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)

The Phantom

5.1

Al the Cabby

1996

 

The Misery Brothers (1995)

The Misery Brothers

2.9

Lt Al Dente

1995

 

Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)

Mad About You

6.8

TV Series

Bill

1995

1 episode

 

Christine Cavanaugh, Charlie Adler, and David Eccles in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

7.2

TV Series

Cabbie

Johnny (voice)

1995

1 episode

 

Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in The Wayans Bros. (1995)

The Wayans Bros.

7.3

TV Series

The Detective

1995

1 episode

 

Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)

Sisters

7.5

TV Series

Gus Foster

1995

1 episode

 

Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.6

TV Series

Carmine Cerullo

1994–1995

6 episodes

 

Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong in Boy Meets World (1993)

Boy Meets World

8.1

TV Series

Chubbie

1994

1 episode

 

Jada Pinkett Smith, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

A Low Down Dirty Shame

5.9

Mob Boss

1994

 

Queen Latifah, Erika Alexander, Kim Fields, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Kim Coles, and John Henton in Living Single (1993)

Living Single

7.7

TV Series

The Ice Cream Man

1994

1 episode

 

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

7.2

TV Series

Lt. Giordano

1994

1 episode

 

Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks in The Scout (1994)

The Scout

5.4

Caruso

1994

 

Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, and Armand Assante in Trial by Jury (1994)

Trial by Jury

5.4

Limpy DeMarco

1994

 

Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)

Speed

7.3

Bob

1994

 

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

6.2

TV Movie

Larry Garth

1994

 

Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

6.5

Mr. Big

1994

 

Dream On (1990)

Dream On

7.6

TV Series

Bartender

1994

1 episode

 

Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6.9

Aguado

1994

 

The Evil Inside Me (1993)

The Evil Inside Me

7.2

Uncle Lou

1993

 

NYPD Blue (1993)

NYPD Blue

7.8

TV Series

Detective Art Stillwell

1993

1 episode

 

Percy & Thunder (1993)

Percy & Thunder

6.0

TV Movie

Commissioner

1993

 

Route 66 (1993)

Route 66

4.6

TV Series

Steven

1993

1 episode

 

Bridget Fonda in Point of No Return (1993)

Point of No Return

6.1

Detective

1993

 

Sirens (1993)

Sirens

6.8

TV Series

Randall Smith

1993

1 episode

 

Family Prayers (1993)

Family Prayers

5.3

Barber #1

1993

 

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

5.6

TV Movie

Siegel

1993

 

Cooperstown (1993)

Cooperstown

6.0

TV Movie

Morelli

1993

 

Matt Frewer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Brooks, Bradley Pierce, and Robin Riker in Shaky Ground (1992)

Shaky Ground

7.0

TV Series

Fire Captain

1992

1 episode

 

Civil Wars (1991)

Civil Wars

6.8

TV Series

Eric Sasser

1991–1992

3 episodes

 

Melrose Place (1992)

Melrose Place

6.0

TV Series

Officer Marty Gold

1992

1 episode

 

Jennifer Connelly, Dennis Hopper, and Eric Stoltz in The Heart of Justice (1992)

The Heart of Justice

5.4

TV Movie

Harte

1992

 

The Specialists

TV Mini Series

(voice)

1992

 

Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, and James Caan in Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

Honeymoon in Vegas

5.9

Sally Molars

1992

 

The Water Engine (1992)

The Water Engine

6.6

TV Movie

Kegan

1992

 

L.A. Law (1986)

L.A. Law

7.1

TV Series

Val Ventresca

1992

1 episode

 

Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)

Blossom

6.1

TV Series

Interviewer

1991

1 episode

 

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Tales from the Crypt

8.0

TV Series

Mike

1991

1 episode

 

Deborah Richter and Ami Rothschild in Lookwell (1991)

Lookwell

8.2

TV Movie

Phil

1991

 

Julie Bovasso, Anne DeSalvo, Louis Guss, Leah Remini, Ray Sharkey, Don Stark, and Billy L. Sullivan in The Man in the Family (1991)

The Man in the Family

6.4

TV Series

Mr. Minetti

1991

1 episode

 

Fever (1991)

Fever

5.3

TV Movie

Teller

1991

 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

Seinfeld

8.9

TV Series

Vic

1991

1 episode

 

Michael J. Fox and James Woods in The Hard Way (1991)

The Hard Way

6.4

Grainy

1991

 

Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)

The Doors

7.2

Jerry

1991

 

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

7.8

TV Series

Bernie - Store Owner

1990

1 episode

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Harry Prima

1990

1 episode

 

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Jacob's Ladder

7.4

Army Officer

1990

 

Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.4

Fire Chief

1990

 

Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)

Knots Landing

6.9

TV Series

Captain Newton

1990

1 episode

 

Timothy Hutton, Nick Nolte, and Armand Assante in Q&A (1990)

Q&A

6.6

Hank Mastroangelo

1990

 

Helen Slater, Lloyd Bridges, Chelsea Field, Mark Blum, William Russ, and Michael Woods in Capital News (1990)

Capital News

6.0

TV Series

Mel Zeiss

1990

1 episode

 

Jamie Lee Curtis and Ron Silver in Blue Steel (1990)

Blue Steel

5.8

Trial Commissioner

1990

 

Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, and Nancy Travis in Internal Affairs (1990)

Internal Affairs

6.5

Chief Healy

1990

 

Matthew Broderick, Sean Connery, and Dustin Hoffman in Family Business (1989)

Family Business

5.7

Tommy (as John C. Capodice)

1989

 

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

6.8

Scotto

1989

 

Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown

6.9

TV Series

Judge Ferris

1989

1 episode

 

Sherilyn Fenn, Jeff Fahey, and Billy Drago in True Blood (1989)

True Blood

5.1

Frank Santos

1989

 

Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)

Moonlighting

7.6

TV Series

Sal Viola

1989

1 episode

 

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

6.3

TV Series

Dr. Angelo Antinucci

1989

1 episode

 

ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

7.1

TV Series

1989

1 episode

 

Bill Daily, Heidi Helmer, Jason Marin, Connie Stevens, and Nita Talbot in Starting from Scratch (1988)

Starting from Scratch

7.2

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

Nick & Hillary (1988)

Nick & Hillary

7.0

TV Series

Gene Irons

1988

1 episode

 

Internal Affairs (1988)

Internal Affairs

6.3

TV Movie

Tony Graselli

1988

 

Sasha Mitchell in Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

Spike of Bensonhurst

6.0

Mafia Eater

1988

 

Kate & Allie (1984)

Kate & Allie

6.9

TV Series

Mac

1988

1 episode

 

Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)

Wall Street

7.3

Dominick

1987

 

Another World (1964)

Another World

7.0

TV Series

Luigi

1987

1 episode

 

Blair Brown in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

8.1

TV Series

Taxi Driver

1987

1 episode

 

Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)

The Secret of My Success

6.5

Man in KRS Building (as John C. Capodice)

1987

 

Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, and Jesse R. Tendler in The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)

The Ellen Burstyn Show

7.4

TV Series

The Snuffer

1986

1 episode

 

The Children of Times Square (1986)

The Children of Times Square

6.2

TV Movie

Businessman #2

1986

 

Rockabye (1986)

Rockabye

5.8

TV Movie

Airport Security Guard

1986

 

Edward Woodward in The Equalizer (1985)

The Equalizer

7.8

TV Series

Father Antonelli

1985

1 episode

 

Avery Brooks and Robert Urich in Spenser: For Hire (1985)

Spenser: For Hire

7.3

TV Series

Joe the Cabbie

1985

1 episode

 

Private Sessions (1985)

Private Sessions

5.2

TV Movie

George

1985

 

Johnny Garage (1983)

Johnny Garage

TV Movie

Hearse Driver

1983

 

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

Q: The Winged Serpent

6.0

Doyle

1982

 

Kate Mulgrew, Bernard Barrow, Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, and Michael Hawkins in Ryan's Hope (1975)

Ryan's Hope

7.2

TV Series

Lloyd Lord

1978

6 episodes

 

Rush It (1978)

Rush It

6.2

Pedestrian (as John C. Capodice)

1978

 

Producer

Lost Angelas (2019)

Lost Angelas

4.0

associate producer

2019