
John Kapelos
Highest Rated: 92% The Shape of Water (2017)
Lowest Rated: 7% Man Trouble (1992)
Birthday: Mar 08, 1956
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
You would think there is a direct comedic pipeline between Canada and Chicago given the actors who've passed through the ranks of the Second City improvisational troupe. John Kapelos happens to be one of those folks from the Great White North who has been extensively involved with Second City throughout his career. Kapelos made his film debut as Mechanic #3 in the 1981 neo-noir crime drama "Thief." Following this appearance with bit parts in "Tootsie" and "Class," Kapelos came into the orbit of Chicago filmmaker John Hughes, who cast him in three of his motion pictures-"Sixteen Candles," "Weird Science," and "The Breakfast Club," the last of which provided Kapelos with his best-known role as Carl the Janitor. He spent the remainder of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s balancing comedy appearances alongside Steve Martin ("Roxanne") and Tom Hanks ("Nothing in Common") with dramatic exchanges with James Woods ("The Boost") and Richard Gere ("Internal Affairs"). Back in his home country, a fan base developed over his portrayal of Detective Don Schanke in the 1989 detective vampire series, "Forever Knight." In the United States, his theatrical versatility allowed him to work within a broad range of television genres including kids shows ("iCarly"), sci-fi ("The X-Files"), classic sitcoms ("Seinfeld"; "Home Improvement"), medical dramas ("ER"), and legal dramedy ("Boston Legal").
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent | Chauncey O'Connor (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Crossword Mystery | Chief O'Connor (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder | Chief Chauncey O'Connor (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 68% | Love Shot | Tony (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 22 Chaser | Bissey (Character) | - | 2018 |
91% | 66% | The Unicorn | Louis (Character) | - | 2018 |
92% | 72% | The Shape of Water | Mr. Arzoumanian (Character) | $63.3M | 2017 |
20% | 56% | First Round Down | Sonny (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum? | Maggs (Character) | - | 2013 |
66% | 41% | Afternoon Delight | Jack (Character) | $174.5K | 2013 |
14% | 22% | Free Ride | Coast Guard Captain (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer | Detective Brady (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Not That Funny | Kevork Sarkissian (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 29% | Puppy Love | Coach Thomas (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Junkyard Dog | Hellerman (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Tripping Forward | Vladdy (Character) | - | 2009 |
9% | 33% | Everybody Wants to Be Italian | Steve Bottino (Character) | $350.8K | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Fifty Pills | Harold (Character) | - | 2006 |
68% | 64% | Aurora Borealis | Stu (Character) | $60.6K | 2005 |
57% | 33% | Shallow Ground | Leroy Riley (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 37% | The River King | Joey Tosh (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McBride: Tune In for Murder | Bob Carter (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Knuckle Sandwich | Mr. O'Doogle (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story | Ray De Lucci (Character) | - | 2004 |
44% | 68% | Phil the Alien | General (Character) | - | 2004 |
60% | 15% | Mimic 3: Sentinel | Det. Gary Dumars (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 43% | I Accuse | Det. Murray (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Croon | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 5% | Ignition | Conor's Lawyer (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sports Pages | Marvin (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Faith | Lou Miles (Character) | - | 2000 |
43% | 58% | The Deep End of the Ocean | George Karras (Character) | $13.4M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 17% | Johnny Skidmarks | Walter Lippinscott (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Hearts Unlimited | Jensen (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 56% | The Late Shift | Robert Morton (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Wiseguy | Dave Goss (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 26% | Cool and the Crazy | The Greek (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | We're Talkin' Serious Money | Marty "the Greek" (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highway Heartbreaker | Det. Baker (Character) | - | 1992 |
7% | 15% | Man Trouble | Detective Melvenos (Character) | $3.5M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Defenseless | Jack Hammer (Character) | $6.4M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Journey Into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story | Prosecutor Paul Chaiet (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Nick Knight | Det. Don Schanke (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All's Fair | Eddie (Character) | $52.9K | 1988 |
40% | 50% | The Boost | Joel Miller (Character) | $766.8K | 1988 |
88% | 63% | Roxanne | Chuck (Character) | $34.8M | 1987 |
54% | 40% | Nothing in Common | Roger (Character) | $32M | 1986 |
89% | 92% | The Breakfast Club | Carl, the Janitor (Character) | - | 1985 |
TV
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90% | 86% | Suits | Elias Gould (Guest Star) | 2017-2018 |
33% | 87% | Impastor | Judge Brendan Bell (Guest Star) | 2016 |
20% | No Score Yet | Conviction | Jim McNally (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Navy NCIS | Victor Castor (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Republic of Doyle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
61% | 92% | Franklin & Bash | Roland Stray (Guest Star) | 2014 |
90% | 78% | Transparent | Gary (Guest Star) | 2014 |
86% | 83% | Graceland | Lawrence (Guest Star) | 2014 |
97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
89% | 92% | Psych |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2013-2014 |
85% | 87% | Modern Family | Stavros (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
71% | 80% | No Ordinary Family | Derek (Guest Star) | 2011 |
65% | 80% | Lost Girl | Wayne (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 87% | The Mentalist | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
90% | 96% | House | Dr. Kurtz (Guest Star) | 2009 |
68% | No Score Yet | Dirty Sexy Money | Cameron (Guest Star) | 2008 |
52% | No Score Yet | Shark | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
91% | 91% | Monk | Paulie Flores (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flight 29 Down | Capitan Russell (Character) | 2005-2007 |
No Score Yet | 68% | One Tree Hill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 84% | CSI: New York | Bobby Rossmore (Guest Star) | 2006 |
72% | 89% | Desperate Housewives | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Category 7: The End of the World | Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Roberts (Character) | 2005 |
85% | 85% | Gilmore Girls | Orientation Leader (Guest Star) | 2005 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Detective Wayne Farley (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crossing Jordan | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
93% | 95% | Frasier | Policeman (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 85% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
74% | 86% | The X-Files | Special Agent Fordyce (Guest Star) | 2002 |
55% | No Score Yet | God, the Devil and Bob | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
75% | 94% | The West Wing | Seymour Little (Guest Star) | 1999 |
46% | No Score Yet | It's Like, You Know ... | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
0% | No Score Yet | Timecop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life ... and Stuff | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goode Behavior | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Home Improvement | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Forever Knight | Unknown (Character) | 1992-1996 |
86% | 85% | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Platypus Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
89% | 94% | Seinfeld | Barry (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 98% | Quantum Leap | Dr. Mustafa El Razul (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Andrew Lassick (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | And the Sea Will Tell | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's the Boss? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
72% | No Score Yet | Miami Vice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
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