John Capodice, a personality actor finest identified for roles in “Ace Ventura” and “Basic Hospital,” died on Monday. He was 83.

The information was confirmed on the web site for Pizzi Funeral Residence in New Jersey, though no explanation for loss of life was given.

Born in 1941 in Chicago, In poor health., Capodice fought for the U.S. Military in Korea from 1964-1966 earlier than shifting into an performing profession within the late Nineteen Seventies.

His first function was on the ABC cleaning soap “Ryan’s Hope,” showing in six episodes as Lloyd Lord. A prolonged array of TV visitor star credit would comply with, together with “Seinfeld,” “CSI,” “Ellen,” “One other World,” “Knots Touchdown,” “Legislation & Order,” “Will & Grace,” “Spenser: For Rent,” “Kate & Allie,” “Because the World Turns,” “Moonlighting,” “Murphy Brown,” “Melrose Place,” “Mad About You,” “Analysis Homicide,” “Six Ft Below,” “The West Wing” and “Homicide, She Wrote.”

On “Basic Hospital,” Capodice performed Carmine Cerullo from 1994-1996 in six episodes of the cleaning soap opera.

On the movie facet, Capodice appeared within the 1994 smash hit comedy “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” taking part in a police officer who’s dismissive of Jim Carrey’s titular character. Different big-screen credit embody “Bare Gun 33 1/3: The Remaining Insult,” “Velocity,” “Independence Day,” “Enemy of the State,” “The Doorways,” “Household Enterprise,” “Q” and “The Doorways.” He additionally voiced a central character within the 2010 online game “Mafia II.”

The Pizzi Funeral Residence mentioned that “John was a faithful husband, father and grandfather and can be missed by all who had the pleasure to fulfill him.” He’s survived by his spouse, two daughters and 4 grandchildren.