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Jon Polito
Jon Polito

Jon Polito

ActingBorn December 29, 1950Died September 1, 2016 (age 65)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography

2018
The Maestro

as Herbert Englehart

Movie
2014
Big Eyes

as Enrico Banducci

Movie
2014
Locker 13

as Don Dillon

Movie
2013Movie
2012
Major Crimes

as Dino Kotero

TV
2012
Robot and Monster

as Sir Cranklin (voice)

TV
2011
Batman: Year One

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Movie
2011
ThunderCats

as Conquedor (voice)

TV
2011
From the Head

as Vinnie

Movie
2011
Franklin & Bash

as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli

TV
2011Movie
2011
Son of Morning

as Mr. Bordasche

Movie
2010
The Last Godfather

as Don Bonfante

Movie
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Burning Palms

as The Phamacist

Movie
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Mizaru (voice)

TV
2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre

as Police Captain (voice)

Movie
2010
Stiffs

as John "The Prince" Monaco

Movie
2009
Modern Family

as Earl Chambers

TV
2009
Super Capers

as Captain Sludge

Movie
2009
Castle

as Harold Metzger

TV
2008
The Mentalist

as Bertram Duesterberg

TV
2008
Raising the Bar

as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia

TV
2008
Animated American

as Max Rabbit

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Rock Monster

as The Colonel

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Chowder

as Funjl (voice)

TV
2007
Cougar Club

as Mr. Archibald

Movie
2007
Happily N'Ever After

as Wolf #1 (voice)

Movie
2006
Big Nothing

as Agent Hymes

Movie
2006
Flags of Our Fathers

as Borough President

Movie
2006
Grilled

as Leon Waterman

Movie
2006
Cutting Room

as Sandy

Movie
2006
Haeckel's Tale

as Montesquino

Movie
2006
The Alibi

as Jimmy the Photographer

Movie
2005
Masters of Horror

as Montesquino

TV
2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Joe Grimaldi

TV
2005
Threshold

as Nicky Frost

TV
2005Movie
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Chief Arnook (voice)

TV
2005Movie
2005
American Dad!

as Dr. Kalgary (voice)

TV
2005
Medium

as Vincent Discala

TV
2005
Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sam Oberhurst

Movie
2005Movie
2004
Desperate Housewives

as Charles Skouras

TV
2004
The Last Shot

as Wally Kamin

Movie
2004
Charlie the Ox

as Freddy Boon

Movie
2004TV
2003
The Singing Detective

as Second Hood

Movie
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty

as Enzo Fontana

TV
2003
Las Vegas

as The Cleaner

TV
2003
Two and a Half Men

as Mr. Sharipa

TV
2003
The Box

as Michael Dickerson

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Oliver Beene

as Mr. Rayfield

TV
2002
Without a Trace

as Jimmy Fusco

TV
2002
29 Palms

as The Security Guard

Movie
2002
She Spies

as Edward Malloy

TV
2002
Monk

as George Gionopolis

TV
2002Movie
2001
The Man Who Wasn't There

as Creighton Tolliver

Movie
2001
Scrubs

as Mr. Summers

TV
2001TV
2001
The Shrink Is In

as Judge Bob

Movie
2001
Mimic 2

as Morrie Deaver

Movie
2001
The Chronicle

as Donald Stern

TV
2001Movie
2000Movie
2000TV
2000
The Dancing Pumpkin

as Finkgrinder The Ogre

Movie
2000
The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

Movie
2000
The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

TV
2000
Homicide: The Movie

as Steve Crosetti

Movie
2000
After Sex

as Naldo (as John Polito)

Movie
2000
Flies on Cupid

as Giorgio Gagantano

Movie
1999
Stuart Little

as Officer Sherman

Movie
1999
The Apartment Complex

as Dr Caligari

Movie
1999
Popular

as Caesar Croutons

TV
1999
Judging Amy

as D.A. Gerald Abner

TV
1999
Road Kill

as Jelly

Movie
1999
Angel's Dance

as Uncle Vinnie

Movie
1999
Batman Beyond

as Major (voice)

TV
1999
Carlo's Wake

as Uncle Gus

Movie
1998
Becker

as Leonard Nagle

TV
1998Movie
1998
Money Play$

as Lou Spano

Movie
1998
Music from Another Room

as Lorenzo Palmieri

Movie
1998
The Big Lebowski

as Private Snoop

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Nowhere Land

as Frank

Movie
1997
Jenny

as Sid Bouchie

TV
1997
Veronica's Closet

as Mr. Lehman

TV
1997Movie
1997
Invasion

as Detective Kemper

TV
1997
Fired Up

as Sam Harris

TV
1997
Inside Out

as Paparazzi Man

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Millennium

as Eddie Scarpino Giannini

TV
1996
Early Edition

as Cliff Mourning

TV
1996
Early Edition

as Louie DeFozio

TV
1996
The Pretender

as Ben Hansel

TV
1996
The Pretender

as Constantin Falzone

TV
1996
Nash Bridges

as Roland Margolis

TV
1996
Swift Justice

as Tom Luddy

TV
1995
The Invaders

as Whitley

TV
1995
High Society

as Alvin

TV
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as The Baby (voice)

TV
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Stansfield

TV
1995
Bushwhacked

as Agent Palmer

Movie
1995
Fluke

as Boss

Movie
1994
The Shaggy Dog

as Detective Al

Movie
1994
Bad Blood

as Councilman Strand

Movie
1994
Chicago Hope

as Bill Ranford

TV
1994
Girls in Prison

as Boss Johnson

Movie
1994
Blankman

as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

Movie
1994
Rebel Highway

as Boss Ed Johnson

TV
1994
The Crow

as Gideon

Movie
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Mr. Bumstead

Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as Tony Renaldo

TV
1994
Viper

as Councilman Strand

Movie
1994
Viper

as Councilman Strand

TV
1993
NYPD Blue

as Paul Biaggi

TV
1993
Fallen Angels

as Al Reseck

TV
1993TV
1992
Mad About You

as Ralphy

TV
1992
Leather Jackets

as Fat Jack

Movie
1992
Flodder Does Manhattan!

as Larry Rosenbaum

Movie
1991
Barton Fink

as Lou Breeze

Movie
1991
The Rocketeer

as Bigelow

Movie
1991
Dinosaurs

as Ty Warner (voice)

TV
1990
Miller's Crossing

as Johnny Caspar

Movie
1990
The Freshman

as Chuck Greenwald

Movie
1990
Dream On

as Louie

TV
1989
Seinfeld

as Silvio

TV
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Nikos Stano

TV
1989Movie
1988
Homeboy

as Moe Fingers

Movie
1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle

as Brad Stakowski

Movie
1987TV
1987Movie
1986
Crime Story

as Phil Bartoli

TV
1986
Crime Story: Pilot

as Phil Bartoli

Movie
1986
The Princess and the Call Girl

as Private Detective

Movie
1986
Fire with Fire

as Boss Duchard

Movie
1986Movie
1986
Highlander

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

Movie
1986
Dream Lover

as Dr. James

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Gianni

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Carmack

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Gene Carmack

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as David Pfieffer

TV
1985Movie
1985Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as El Gato

TV
1984
C.H.U.D.

as Newscaster

Movie
1984
A Good Sport

as Man in Taxi

Movie
1983
Running Out

as Joe Poswalsky

Movie
1982
The Clairvoyant

as Detective Sporaco

Movie
1981
Gangster Wars

as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

Movie
1981
The Gangster Chronicles

as Tommy Lucchese

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 29, 1950
Day of DeathSeptember 1, 2016
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity1.3