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John Kapelos Biography (1956-)

Born March 8, 1956, in London, Ontario, Canada.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

March 8, 1956

London, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared (with Second City) in Orwell That Ends Well, Village GateTheatre, New York City; and in Vicious, Steppenwolf Theatre Company,Chicago.
• Film Appearances
• Third mechanic, Thief (also known as Violent Streets), United Artists, 1981
• Bellman, Class, Orion, 1983
• Rush Street dude, Doctor Detroit, Universal, 1983
• Rudy Rizcheck, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
• Frank, The Naked Face, 1984 Cannon, 1985
• Carl, The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
• Dino (a club owner), Weird Science, Universal, 1985
• General Sepulveda, Head Office, TriStar, 1985
• Mr. Rangle, My Man Adam, TriStar, 1985
• Lou Wareham, Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986
• Roger St. John, Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
• Chuck, Roxanne, Columbia, 1987
• Eugene, Vibes, Columbia, 1988
• Eddie, All's Fair (also known as Skirmish), Moviestore Entertainment, 1989
• Reunion, Castle Hill, 1989
• Jack Hammer, Defenseless, New Line Cinema, 1990
• Steven Arrocas, Internal Affairs, Paramount, 1990
• Detective Melvenos, Man Trouble, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Ed Lombardo, Guilty as Sin, Buena Vista, 1993
• Marty the Greek, We're Talking Serious Money, Cinetel, 1993
• Duke Rollins, The Shadow, Universal, 1994
• Nancy's father, The Craft, Columbia, 1996
• McNally, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1997
• Walter Lippinscott, Johnny Skidmarks, New City Releasing, 1998
• Emergency room policeman, Blood Type, KHW Entertainment & Skonto Films Partnership/Tuppence Productions, 1999
• George Karras, The Deep End of the Ocean, Columbia, 1999
• Lou Miles, Bad Faith (also known as Cold Blooded), Bradshaw, MacLeod and Associates, 2000
• Conor's lawyer, Ignition, CLT-UFA International, 2001
• Dewey, Legally Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
• Herb, L.A.X., Palomar Pictures/Z Films, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Detective Donald Schanke, Forever Knight, CBS, 1992-1993
• Miniseries
• Kostas Gratsos, Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (also knownas Onassis and The Richest Man in the World), ABC, 1988
• Len Weinglass, And the Sea Will Tell, CBS, 1991
• Movies
• Joel, The Boost, HBO, 1988
• Prosecutor Paul Chaiet, Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (also known as Journey into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story), NBC and CBC, 1991
• Detective Baker, Highway Heartbreaker, CBS, 1992
• Bernie McNeil, A Twist of the Knife, CBS, 1993
• Dr. Teplitsky, For the Love of Aaron, CBS, 1994
• Mack Waters, Deep Red, USA Network, 1994
• Dave Goss, Wiseguy, ABC, 1996
• Robert Morton, The Late Shift, HBO, 1996
• Mayor Jenson, Young Hearts Unlimited, Cinemax, 1998
• Andy Kurtz, Fire & Ice, Black Entertainment Television, 2001
• Appeared in the movie Harrison, CBS.
• Episodic
• Andy Sloan, "Milk Run," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
• Mickey Day, "Charmed Lives," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1986
• Bernie Chernoff, "Softsell," Street Legal, CBC, 1990
• Jack Lewis, "The Last Gasp," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
• Jude Singer, "Godfather of Mimico," Street Legal, CBC, 1990
• Manny, "Cry of the Children," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1990
• Lieutenant Howard Tartarus, "The Committee," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
• Dr. Mustafa El Razul, "The Curse of Ptah-Hotep--March 2, 1957," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992
• Sergeant Sam Hayden, "The Abduction," Matlock, NBC, 1992
• Barry, "The Sniffing Accountant," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
• LaSalle, "Stranger Then Fiction," Forever Knight, CBS, 1994
• Dr. Milton Getz, "Death in the Daytime," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1995
• Lucky Leon, "Lucky Leon," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures ofSuperman), ABC, 1995
• Vince Jeni, "New York on $2,000 a Day," Platypus Man, UPN, 1995
• Sammy, "Alarmed by Burglars," Home Improvement, ABC, 1996
• Al Capone, "Public Enemy," Timecop, ABC, 1997
• Harry Grimes, "Moving Target," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1997
• Officer John Rydell, "First Degree," The Practice, ABC, 1997
• "Drive, She Said," John Woo's Once a Thief (also known as Oncea Thief), CTV, 1997
• Seymour Little, "The State Dinner," The West Wing, NBC, 1999
• Phil Tennant, "The Believers," First Wave, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
• Ronald Meeks, "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been," Angel, The WB,2000
• Himself, Sixteen Candles: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Also appeared in an episode of The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, UPN.
• Pilots
• Donald Schanke, Nick Knight (also known as Midnight Cop), CBS, 1989
• Mr. Gibson, It's Like, You Know ... , ABC, 1999
• Also appeared in the pilots Angel City, Fox; Civil Wars, ABC; Glory Days, NBC; Life and Stuff, CBS; and Monterey Jack, NBC.
• Other Television Appearances
• The Greek, Cool and the Crazy, Showtime, 1994
• Marvin, "The Heidi Bowl," a segment of The Sports Pages, Showtime,2001
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• As Syd Arthur, recorded Syd, the Karaoke Kid, Carpuzi.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Starlog, May, 1995

Electronic

• John Kapelos Official Site, http://www. arpuzi.com, September 24,2001