
Jon Polito
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 29, 1950
- Died
- September 1, 2016 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography

The Maestro
Movie · as Herbert Englehart

Locker 13
Movie · as Don Dillon

Big Eyes
Movie · as Enrico Banducci

Gangster Squad
Movie · as Dragna

Robot and Monster
TV · as Sir Cranklin (voice) · 1 ep

Major Crimes
TV · as Dino Kotero · 1 ep

Batman: Year One
Movie · as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Movie · as Orren Boyle

From the Head
Movie · as Vinnie

Son of Morning
Movie · as Mr. Bordasche

Franklin & Bash
TV · as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli · 1 ep

ThunderCats
TV · as Conquedor (voice) · 1 ep

DC Showcase: The Spectre
Movie · as Police Captain (voice)

Burning Palms
Movie · as The Phamacist

Venus & Vegas
Movie · as Frank

The Last Godfather
Movie · as Don Bonfante

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Movie · as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Stiffs
Movie · as John "The Prince" Monaco

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
TV · as Mizaru (voice) · 1 ep

Super Capers
Movie · as Captain Sludge

Glenn Martin, DDS
TV · 2 eps

Castle
TV · as Harold Metzger · 1 ep

Modern Family
TV · as Earl Chambers · 3 eps

Bart Got a Room
Movie · as Bob

Rock Monster
Movie · as The Colonel

Animated American
Movie · as Max Rabbit

Do Not Disturb
TV · 1 ep

Raising the Bar
TV · as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia · 10 eps

The Mentalist
TV · as Bertram Duesterberg · 1 ep

Happily N'Ever After
Movie · as Wolf #1 (voice)

American Gangster
Movie · as Rossi

Cougar Club
Movie · as Mr. Archibald

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
TV · 2 eps

Chowder
TV · as Funjl (voice) · 1 ep

Big Nothing
Movie · as Agent Hymes

The Alibi
Movie · as Jimmy the Photographer

Grilled
Movie · as Leon Waterman

Cutting Room
Movie · as Sandy

Flags of Our Fathers
Movie · as Borough President

Haeckel's Tale
Movie · as Montesquino

The Honeymooners
Movie · as Kirby

Family Plan
Movie · as Gold

Gone but Not Forgotten
Movie · as Sam Oberhurst

Short Order
Movie · as Tony

Medium
TV · as Vincent Discala · 1 ep

Threshold
TV · as Nicky Frost · 1 ep

Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Joe Grimaldi · 2 eps

Masters of Horror
TV · as Montesquino · 1 ep

Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · as Chief Arnook (voice) · 3 eps

American Dad!
TV · as Dr. Kalgary (voice) · 1 ep

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Gino · 1 ep

The Last Shot
Movie · as Wally Kamin

Charlie the Ox
Movie · as Freddy Boon

Desperate Housewives
TV · as Charles Skouras · 1 ep

The Jury
TV · 1 ep

The Box
Movie · as Michael Dickerson

The Singing Detective
Movie · as Second Hood

View from the Top
Movie · as Roy Roby

Las Vegas
TV · as The Cleaner · 1 ep

Two and a Half Men
TV · as Mr. Sharipa · 1 ep

Oliver Beene
TV · as Mr. Rayfield · 2 eps

The Lyon's Den
TV · 1 ep

10-8: Officers on Duty
TV · as Enzo Fontana · 1 ep

Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Movie · as King

29 Palms
Movie · as The Security Guard

A Film by Kirk
Movie · as Father

Monk
TV · as George Gionopolis · 1 ep

Without a Trace
TV · as Jimmy Fusco · 1 ep

Push, Nevada
TV · 1 ep

She Spies
TV · as Edward Malloy · 1 ep

The Man Who Wasn't There
Movie · as Creighton Tolliver

The Shrink Is In
Movie · as Judge Bob

Mimic 2
Movie · as Morrie Deaver

The Tailor of Panama
Movie · as Ramon Rudd

The Chronicle
TV · as Donald Stern · 22 eps

Crossing Jordan
TV · as Dick · 1 ep

Scrubs
TV · as Mr. Summers · 1 ep

Homicide: The Movie
Movie · as Steve Crosetti

Boys Life 3
Movie

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Movie · as Schoentell

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Movie · as Virgil (voice)

After Sex
Movie · as Naldo (as John Polito)
Flies on Cupid
Movie · as Giorgio Gagantano

The Dancing Pumpkin
Movie · as Finkgrinder The Ogre

The Invisible Man
Movie · as Eddie The Mammoth

The Invisible Man
TV · as Eddie The Mammoth · 2 eps

Gilmore Girls
TV · as Pete · 3 eps

Angel's Dance
Movie · as Uncle Vinnie

Carlo's Wake
Movie · as Uncle Gus

Stuart Little
Movie · as Officer Sherman

Road Kill
Movie · as Jelly

The Apartment Complex
Movie · as Dr Caligari

Batman Beyond
TV · as Major (voice) · 1 ep

Judging Amy
TV · as D.A. Gerald Abner · 1 ep

Popular
TV · as Caesar Croutons · 1 ep

Money Play$
Movie · as Lou Spano

Nowhere Land
Movie · as Frank

The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Movie · as D.A. Al Orsini

The Big Lebowski
Movie · as Private Snoop

With Friends Like These
Movie · as Rudy Ptak

Tale of the Mummy
Movie · as Parsons

Music from Another Room
Movie · as Lorenzo Palmieri

Becker
TV · as Leonard Nagle · 1 ep

The Corporate Ladder
Movie · as Mr. Deacon

Inside Out
Movie · as Paparazzi Man

Over the Top
TV · 1 ep

Invasion
TV · as Detective Kemper · 2 eps

Jenny
TV · as Sid Bouchie · 1 ep

Fired Up
TV · as Sam Harris · 1 ep

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV · 1 ep

Veronica's Closet
TV · as Mr. Lehman · 1 ep

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Movie · as Ashcan (voice)

Just Your Luck
Movie · as Nick

The Pretender
TV · as Ben Hansel, Constantin Falzone · 1 ep

Early Edition
TV · as Cliff Mourning, Louie DeFozio · 1 ep

Millennium
TV · as Eddie Scarpino Giannini · 1 ep

Nash Bridges
TV · as Roland Margolis · 1 ep

Swift Justice
TV · as Tom Luddy · 1 ep

Bushwhacked
Movie · as Agent Palmer

Fluke
Movie · as Boss

High Society
TV · as Alvin · 1 ep

The Drew Carey Show
TV · as The Baby (voice), Stansfield · 1 ep

The Invaders
TV · as Whitley · 2 eps

The Crow
Movie · as Gideon

Girls in Prison
Movie · as Boss Johnson

The Shaggy Dog
Movie · as Detective Al

Blankman
Movie · as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

The Hudsucker Proxy
Movie · as Mr. Bumstead

Bad Blood
Movie · as Councilman Strand
Viper
Movie · as Councilman Strand

New York Undercover
TV · 1 ep

Chicago Hope
TV · as Bill Ranford · 1 ep

Viper
TV · as Councilman Strand · 2 eps

Burke's Law
TV · as Tony Renaldo · 1 ep

Rebel Highway
TV · as Boss Ed Johnson · 1 ep
The Contenders
Movie · as Pedro Perusia

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Steve Crosetti · 13 eps

Fallen Angels
TV · as Al Reseck · 1 ep

NYPD Blue
TV · as Paul Biaggi · 1 ep

Flodder Does Manhattan!
Movie · as Larry Rosenbaum

Leather Jackets
Movie · as Fat Jack
Hearts Are Wild
TV · 10 eps

Mad About You
TV · as Ralphy · 1 ep

Barton Fink
Movie · as Lou Breeze

The Rocketeer
Movie · as Bigelow

Dinosaurs
TV · as Ty Warner (voice) · 1 ep

Miller's Crossing
Movie · as Johnny Caspar

The Freshman
Movie · as Chuck Greenwald

Dream On
TV · as Louie · 4 eps

Memories of Manon
Movie · as Carmack

Seinfeld
TV · as Silvio · 1 ep

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Nikos Stano · 1 ep

Homeboy
Movie · as Moe Fingers

Alone in the Neon Jungle
Movie · as Brad Stakowski

Critical Condition
Movie · as Kline

Ohara
TV · 30 eps

Highlander
Movie · as Det. Walter Bedsoe

Fire with Fire
Movie · as Boss Duchard

Dream Lover
Movie · as Dr. James

A Deadly Business
Movie · as Vitola

Crime Story: Pilot
Movie · as Phil Bartoli

The Princess and the Call Girl
Movie · as Private Detective

Crime Story
TV · as Phil Bartoli · 35 eps

Death of a Salesman
Movie · as Howard

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Movie · as Zack

Compromising Positions
Movie · as 1st Cop

The Equalizer
TV · as Gianni, Carmack, Gene Carmack, David Pfieffer · 1 ep

A Good Sport
Movie · as Man in Taxi

C.H.U.D.
Movie · as Newscaster

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini · 2 eps

Miami Vice
TV · as El Gato · 2 eps

Running Out
Movie · as Joe Poswalsky

The Clairvoyant
Movie · as Detective Sporaco

Gangster Wars
Movie · as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

The Gangster Chronicles
TV · as Tommy Lucchese · 13 eps


