John Kapelos

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John Kapelos
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Kapelos in 2014
Born (1956-03-08) March 8, 1956 (age 69)
London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. [1] He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club [2] and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight . [3] [4]

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An alumnus of The Second City, Chicago, [5] [6] Kapelos's theatrical work spans eight years from Second City's Touring Company (1978–1982) to six revues as a member of the famed Resident Company (1982–1986), and finally Second City's critically acclaimed return to off-Broadway in Orwell That Ends Well at the former Village Gate in New York City. [2] [7]

Career

Kapelos' work in film includes appearances in three John Hughes films, Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Weird Science , which all earned him notice in the 1980s as a character actor. [5] He also appeared in 1999's The Deep End of the Ocean , which received praise from both The New York Times [8] and Roger Ebert [9] from The Chicago Sun Times .

Other film appearances include Schepisi's Roxanne , [10] [11] with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, and Garry Marshall's Nothing in Common , [10] opposite Tom Hanks, and Touchstone’s Stick It . While he has often appeared in comedies, several roles, including The Boost , [12] with James Woods, and Internal Affairs [10] with Richard Gere, have been dramatic roles.

On television, Kapelos has appeared in numerous shows. Those appearances include Miami Vice as a corrupt public defender, Desperate Housewives , Queer as Folk , The X-Files , Seinfeld , Home Improvement , Dead Like Me , ER , and Boston Legal . [10] He also played a security guard in a 2010 episode of the television series Nikita , filmed at the University of Toronto. More recently, he has appeared in a recurring role on Days of Our Lives .

Kapelos also guest teaches at the AIA Studios focusing on improv/acting workshops; [13] produced a four-part series on YouTube featuring monologues by NPR-contributor Michael Raysses called Greek to Me, [14] and manages an independent record label called Carpuzi Records, which has produced sound recordings featuring him and some of the Second City alumni, such as Dan Castellaneta. [15]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Thief Mechanic #3
1982 Tootsie Actor at PartyUncredited
1983 Doctor Detroit Rush Street Dude
Class Bellman
1984 Sixteen Candles Rudy
The Naked Face Frank
1985 The Breakfast Club Carl the janitor
Weird Science Dino
My Man Adam Mr. Rangle
Head Office General Sepulveda
1986 Off Beat Lou Wareham
Nothing in Common Roger the Commercial Director
1987 Roxanne Chuck
1988 Vibes Eugene
The Boost Joel Miller
1989 All's Fair Eddie
1990 Internal Affairs Steven Arrocas
1991 Defenseless Jack Hammer
1992 We're Talkin' Serious Money Marty 'the Greek'
Man Trouble Detective Melvenos
1993 Guilty as Sin Ed Lombardo
1994 The Shadow Duke Rollins
1996 The Craft Rayuncredited
The Late Shift Robert Morton
1997 The Relic McNally
1998 Johnny Skidmarks Walter Lippinscott
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean George Karras
Blood TypeER Policeman
2000Bad FaithLou Miles
2001 Legally Blonde Dewey Newcombeuncredited
Ignition Conor's Lawyer
2002 Auto Focus Bruno Gerussi [2]
2003Fast Food HighJohn Redding
I Accuse Det. Murray
Mimic 3: Sentinel Det. Gary DumarsVideo
2004 Shallow Ground Leroy Riley
Knuckle SandwichMr. O'Doogle
Phil the Alien The General
2005 Aurora Borealis Stu
The River King Joey Tosh
2006 Stick It Chris DeFrank
Fifty Pills Harold
Mr. SoulBill Corrigan
2007 Whisper Whitley
Everybody Wants to Be Italian Steve Bottino [16]
2008 Snow Buddies Jean GeorgeVideo
2009 Tripping Forward Vladdy
2010Junkyard DogHellerman
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws Video
2012Not That FunnyKevork Sarkissian
2013 Afternoon Delight Jack
Miss Dial Creepy Guy
Free Ride Coast Guard Captain
Who the F Is Buddy ApplebaumMaggs
2015 Underdog Kids Teacher
2016First Round DownSonny [17]
2017 The Shape of Water Mr. Arzoumanian [10]
2018 The Unicorn Louis
Blood TypeER Police Officer Lewis
22 Chaser Bissey
Love ShotTony

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Miami Vice Andy Sloan
1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Costas GratsosTV Movie
1989 Nick Knight Det. Don SchankeTV Movie
1990 Counterstrike MannyEpisode: "Cry of the Children"
1991 And the Sea Will Tell Len WeinglassTV Movie [18]
1992–1995 Forever Knight Det. Don Schanke
1993 Seinfeld BarryEpisode: "The Sniffing Accountant"
1994 Cool and the Crazy The GreekTV Movie
1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Vassily Savchenko (Lucky Leon)(Episode 16, aired Jun 10, 1995)
2000 God, the Devil and Bob (voice)
Angel Roland Meeks
2002 The X-Files Special Agent Fordyce
State of Grace Milton Figer
The District Victor Abbot
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Chief Duke Rittle
Just Cause Carlos Ramirez
Boomtown Hugo Pinkston
ER Mr. Irby
2003 Judging Amy Zack Wiley
The Dead Zone Patrick Hanchin
Dead Like Me Angus Cook
2004 Frasier Policeman
Cold Case John Butler
Crossing Jordan Halper
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story Ray De LuccTV Movie
Without a Trace Ezra Hafetz
Boston Legal Detective Wayne Farley
2005 Queer as Folk Don
McBride: Tune in for MurderBob CarterTV Movie
Gilmore Girls Orientation Leader
2005–2007 Flight 29 Down Captain Russell
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Roberts
2006 Desperate Housewives Eugene Beale
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Ken
CSI: NY Bobby Rossmore
2007 One Tree Hill Carl
Monk Paulie Flores
2008 Chuck Yari Demitrios
The Suite Life on Deck Elias
2009 Zeke & Luther Discount Dave
iCarly Morris
2011 Shameless Larry Burke [19]
Criminal Minds Sheriff Montell
2013 Modern Family StavrosEpisode: "Fulgencio"
Psych Tom Swaggerty
2013–2014 Justified Picker [2] [5]
2014 Transparent Gary
Republic of Doyle Inspector Vince Pickard
2016 NCIS Victor Castor
Impastor Judge Brenden Bell
2018 The Expanse RenEpisode: "Delta V"
2020 The Umbrella Academy Jack Ruby
Medical Police Frank Neri[ citation needed ]
2023–2024 Days of Our Lives Konstantin Meleounis
2024 The Lincoln Lawyer Peter SterghosS3:E6[ citation needed ]

Internet

References

  1. ↑ John Kapelos's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Carl the janitor shares Breakfast Club memories after 30 years" by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  3. ↑ "Sci-fi Vampire Cop `Knight' Snares Plenty of Fans" by Ian Spelling at www.chicagotribune.com
  4. ↑ "Back from the Dead" by Allan Johnson at www.chicagotribune.com
  5. 1 2 3 "It’s been 30 years since The Breakfast Club" by Linda Barnard at www.thestar.com
  6. ↑ "Erratic Flow Slows Second city Show" by Richard Christiansen at www.chicagotribune.com
  7. ↑ "Review: Second City Comes to First City" by Frank Rich at www.nytimes.com
  8. ↑ Maslin, Janet (March 12, 1999). "'The Deep End of the Ocean': A Child Is Gone, and Then He Is Not". The New York Times .
  9. ↑ The Deep End Of The Ocean review by Roger Ebert at www.rogerebert.com
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "London actor John Kapelos coming home for Forest City Film Festival" by Joe Belanger at theprovince.com
  11. ↑ "Steve Martin Wins By A Nose In Witty `Roxanne`" by Dave Kehr at www.chicagotribune.com
  12. ↑ "Woods` Stylized Performance Defines `The Boost`" by Dave Kehr at www.chicagotribune.com
  13. ↑ Acting Class, Los Angeles Acting School, Casting Notices AIA Actors Studios Acting School
  14. ↑ "TheSometimesWhy - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  15. ↑ "Welcome carpuzi.com - BlueHost.com". www.carpuzi.com.
  16. ↑ Everybody Wants to Be Italian review by Justin Chang at variety.com
  17. ↑ "Lights, camera, hockey" at www.thespec.com
  18. ↑ "Bumpy Voyage" by Rick Kogan at www.chicagotribune.com
  19. ↑ ""Shameless" Daddyz Girl (TV Episode 2011) - Full cast & crew - IMDb". IMDb .
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