Frank Pesce dead at 75: Actor who starred in Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Midnight Run passes away

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AN ACTOR who starred in Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Midnight Run has died. Frank Pesce was 75 years old when he passed away from dementia complications, his girlfriend told Deadline.

The star died on February 6 in Burbank, California. Pesce began his career in the mid-1970s when he guested on TV series Police Story and Kojak.

He then went on to appear in the early Sylvester Stallone films Rocky and Paradise Ally. He also appeared in films such as American Gigolo, Young Doctors in Love and Vigilante.

This helped him secure his most recognizable role in Beverly Hills Cop - where he played a cigarette buyer in the opening scene. @font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.svg#').