John Kapelos
Actor

John Kapelos

John Kapelos is credited on 56 movies and 67 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Shape of Water, The Umbrella Academy and House.

Born March 8, 1956 in London, Ontario, Canada.

Filmography · 60 titles

The 60 best known of 123 credits on TMDB, by votes.

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About John Kapelos

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.

Biography from TMDB, written by its community.

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