Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 29, 1950
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jon Polito
Biography
Jon Polito (born December 29, 1950 — September 1, 2016) was an American actor. In a career spanning 35 years and over 220 film and television credits, he became best known for his work with the Coen Brothers, most notably as the Italian gangster Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing. He also appeared in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and on the first season of Crime Story.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Maestro | Herbert Englehart |
| 2014 | Locker 13 | Don Dillon |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Enrico Banducci |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Dragna |
| 2011 | Batman: Year One | Commissioner Loeb (voice) |
| 2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Orren Boyle |
| 2011 | From the Head | Vinnie |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Mr. Bordasche |
| 2010 | DC Showcase: The Spectre | Police Captain (voice) |
| 2010 | Burning Palms | The Phamacist |
| 2010 | Venus & Vegas | Frank |
| 2010 | The Last Godfather | Don Bonfante |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice) |
| 2010 | Stiffs | John "The Prince" Monaco |
| 2009 | Super Capers | Captain Sludge |
| 2008 | Bart Got a Room | Bob |
| 2008 | Rock Monster | The Colonel |
| 2008 | Animated American | Max Rabbit |
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Wolf #1 (voice) |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Rossi |
| 2007 | Cougar Club | Mr. Archibald |
| 2006 | Big Nothing | Agent Hymes |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Jimmy the Photographer |
| 2006 | Grilled | Leon Waterman |
| 2006 | Cutting Room | Sandy |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Borough President |
| 2006 | Haeckel's Tale | Montesquino |
| 2005 | The Honeymooners | Kirby |
| 2005 | Family Plan | Gold |
| 2005 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Sam Oberhurst |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Wally Kamin |
| 2004 | Charlie the Ox | Freddy Boon |
| 2003 | The Box - 2003 | Michael Dickerson |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Second Hood |
| 2003 | View from the Top | Roy Roby |
| 2003 | Mimic 2 | Morrie Deaver |
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | King |
| 2002 | 29 Palms | The Security Guard |
| 2002 | A Film by Kirk | Father |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Creighton Tolliver |
| 2001 | The Shrink Is In | Judge Bob |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Ramon Rudd |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Steve Crosetti |
| 2000 | Boys Life 3 | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Schoentell |
| 2000 | The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! | Virgil (voice) |
| 2000 | After Sex | Naldo (as John Polito) |
| 2000 | Flies on Cupid | Giorgio Gagantano |
| 2000 | The Dancing Pumpkin | Finkgrinder The Ogre |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Eddie The Mammoth |
| 1999 | Angel's Dance | Uncle Vinnie |
| 1999 | Carlo's Wake | Uncle Gus |
| 1999 | Stuart Little | Officer Sherman |
| 1999 | Road Kill | Jelly |
| 1999 | The Apartment Complex | Dr Caligari |
| 1998 | Money Play$ | Lou Spano |
| 1998 | Nowhere Land | Frank |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Choice of Evils | D.A. Al Orsini |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Private Snoop |
| 1998 | With Friends Like These | Rudy Ptak |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Parsons |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Lorenzo Palmieri |
| 1997 | The Corporate Ladder | Mr. Deacon |
| 1997 | Inside Out | Paparazzi Man |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Ashcan (voice) |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Nick |
| 1995 | Bushwhacked | Agent Palmer |
| 1995 | Fluke | Boss |
| 1994 | The Crow | Gideon |
| 1994 | Girls in Prison | Boss Johnson |
| 1994 | The Shaggy Dog | Detective Al |
| 1994 | Blankman | Michael "The Suit" Minelli |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Mr. Bumstead |
| 1994 | Bad Blood | Councilman Strand |
| 1992 | Flodder Does Manhattan! | Larry Rosenbaum |
| 1992 | Leather Jackets | Fat Jack |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Lou Breeze |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Bigelow |
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Johnny Caspar |
| 1990 | The Freshman | Chuck Greenwald |
| 1989 | Memories of Manon | Carmack |
| 1988 | Homeboy | Moe Fingers |
| 1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Brad Stakowski |
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Kline |
| 1986 | Highlander | Det. Walter Bedsoe |
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Boss Duchard |
| 1986 | Dream Lover | Dr. James |
| 1986 | A Deadly Business | Vitola |
| 1986 | Crime Story: Pilot | Phil Bartoli |
| 1986 | The Princess and the Call Girl | Private Detective |
| 1985 | Death of a Salesman | Howard |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Zack |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions | 1st Cop |
| 1984 | A Good Sport | Man in Taxi |
| 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Newscaster |
| 1983 | Running Out | Joe Poswalsky |
| 1982 | The Clairvoyant | Detective Sporaco |
| 1981 | Gangster Wars | Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Robot and Monster | Sir Cranklin (voice) |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Dino Kotero |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli |
| 2011 | ThunderCats | Conquedor (voice) |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Mizaru (voice) |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | |
| 2009 | Castle | Harold Metzger |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Earl Chambers |
| 2008 | Do Not Disturb | |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Judge Dominick Ventimiglia |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Bertram Duesterberg |
| 2007 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | |
| 2007 | Chowder | Funjl (voice) |
| 2005 | Medium | Vincent Discala |
| 2005 | Threshold | |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Joe Grimaldi |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Montesquino |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chief Arnook (voice) |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Dr. Kalgary (voice) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Gino |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Charles Skouras |
| 2004 | The Jury | |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | The Cleaner |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Mr. Sharipa |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | |
| 2002 | Monk | George Gionopolis |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Jimmy Fusco |
| 2002 | Push, Nevada | |
| 2002 | She Spies | Edward Malloy |
| 2001 | The Chronicle | Donald Stern |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Dick |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Mr. Summers |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Eddie The Mammoth |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Pete |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Major (voice) |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | D.A. Gerald Abner |
| 1999 | Popular | |
| 1998 | Becker | Leonard Nagle |
| 1997 | Over the Top | |
| 1997 | Invasion | Detective Kemper |
| 1997 | Jenny | Sid Bouchie |
| 1997 | Fired Up | Sam Harris |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | Mr. Lehman |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Ben Hansel |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Cliff Mourning |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Constantin Falzone |
| 1996 | Millennium | Eddie Scarpino Giannini |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Roland Margolis |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Louie DeFozio |
| 1995 | High Society | Alvin |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | The Baby (voice) |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Stansfield |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | Viper | Councilman Strand |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | Boss Johnson |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Tony Renaldo |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Steve Crosetti |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Al Reseck |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Paul Biaggi |
| 1992 | Hearts Are Wild | |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Ralphy |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Ty Warner (voice) |
| 1990 | Dream On | Louie |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Silvio |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Nikos Stano |
| 1987 | Ohara | |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Phil Bartoli |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Gianni |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Carmack |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Gene Carmack |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | David Pfieffer |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Peter DiMartini |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | El Gato |
| 1981 | The Gangster Chronicles |