John Kapelos

Known for: Acting
Born: March 8, 1956, London, Ontario, Canada
Movies: 93

John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian actor from London, Ontario. He is best known for his portrayals of janitor Carl Reed in The Breakfast Club and Detective Donald Schanke in Forever Knight. He is also fondly remembered as Jerry Seinfeld's unjustly accused accountant.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

The Shape of Water

2017

7.7

The Breakfast Club

1985

6.8

Legally Blonde

2001

6.7

Sixteen Candles

1984

6.8

The Craft

1996

7.2

Tootsie

1982

6.5

Weird Science

1985

6.6

Double Jeopardy

1999

7.2

Thief

1981

6.4

Roxanne

1987

Filmography

2026	Once a Week for Life	Theo Galanis
2024	Loaded for Bear	Ben
2024	I Don't Know	Nicky
2023	The Last Word	Brett Harper
2022	The Class	Nate
2021	Val	Bryan Foley
2021	Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead	Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2021	Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent	Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2020	Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver	Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019	Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder	Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019	Tellers	Craig
2019	Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For	Chief Chauncey O'Connor
2019	Love Shot	Tony
2019	The Unicorn	Louis
2018	22 Chaser	Bissey
2018	BLOOD TYPE	ER Policeman
2017	The Shape of Water	Mr. Arzounian
2017	First Round Down	Sonny
2015	Love on the Air	Gus
2013	Free Ride	Coast Guard Captain
2013	Afternoon Delight	Jack
2013	Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer	Detective Brady
2013	Miss Dial	Creepy Guy
2012	Not That Funny	Kevork Sarkissian
2010	Farewell Mr. Kringle	Harley
2010	Don't You Forget About Me	Self
2009	Junkyard Dog	Hellerman
2009	Tripping Forward	Vladdy
2009	Chasing a Dream	Frank McGuire
2008	The Beneficiary	Roy Vidrow
2008	Celebrating Sixteen Candles	Himself
2008	Sincerely Yours	Self
2008	The Babysitter	Mr Jones
2008	Snow Buddies	Jean George
2007	Whisper	Whitley
2007	Everybody Wants to Be Italian	Steve Bottino
2007	Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango	Captain Bob Russell
2006	Fifty Pills	Harold
2006	Stick It	Chris DeFrank
2006	Mr. Soul
2005	The River King	Joey Tosh
2005	McBride: Tune in for Murder	Bob Carter
2005	Shallow Ground	Leroy Riley
2005	Aurora Borealis	Stu
2004	Phil the Alien	The General
2003	I Accuse	Det. Murray
2003	Mimic: Sentinel	Det. Gary Dumars
2003	Fast Food High	John Redding
2003	111 Gramercy Park	Gus Barlow
2002	Auto Focus	Bruno Gerussi
2002	Ignition	Conor's Lawyer
2001	Legally Blonde	Dewey Newcombe (uncredited)
2001	Fire & Ice	Andy Kurtz
2000	Cold Blooded	Lou Miles
1999	Double Jeopardy	Man on Pay Phone (uncredited)
1999	The Deep End of the Ocean	George
1998	Young Hearts Unlimited	Jensen
1998	Johnny Skidmarks	Walter Lippinscott
1997	The Relic	McNally
1996	The Craft	Ray (uncredited)
1996	Wiseguy	Dave Goss
1996	The Late Shift	Robert Morton
1994	Cool and the Crazy	The Greek
1994	The Shadow	Duke Rollins
1994	Deep Red	Mack Waters
1994	For the Love of Aaron	Dr. Teplitsky
1993	Guilty as Sin	Ed Lombardo
1993	Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife	Bernie McNeil
1992	Man Trouble	Detective Melvenos
1992	We're Talkin' Serious Money	Marty "the Greek"
1992	Highway Heartbreaker	Det. Baker
1992	Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story	Prosecutor Paul Chaiet
1991	Defenseless	Jack Hammer
1991	And the Sea Will Tell	Len Weinglass
1990	Internal Affairs	Steven Arrocas
1989	Nick Knight	Det. Don Schanke
1989	All's Fair	Eddie
1988	The Boost	Joel Miller
1988	Vibes	Eugene
1988	Onassis: The Richest Man in the World	Costas Gratsos
1987	Roxanne	Chuck
1986	Nothing in Common	Roger the Commercial Director
1986	Off Beat	Lou Wareham
1985	My Man Adam	Mr. Rangle
1985	Weird Science	Kandy Bar Owner
1985	Head Office	General Sepulveda
1985	The Breakfast Club	Carl
1984	The Impostor
1984	The Naked Face	Frank
1984	Sixteen Candles	Rudy Ryszczyk
1983	Class	Bellman
1982	Tootsie	Actor at Party (uncredited)
1981	Thief	Mechanic #3

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