logo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

177

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-12-29

Day of Death

2016-09-01 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

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

Acting

Barton Fink

1991

Barton Fink

as

Lou Breeze

Miller's Crossing

1990

Miller's Crossing

as

Johnny Caspar

The Box - 2003

2003

The Box - 2003

as

Michael Dickerson

Flodder Does Manhattan!

1992

Flodder Does Manhattan!

as

Larry Rosenbaum

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as

Creighton Tolliver

Super Capers

2009

Super Capers

as

Captain Sludge

Happily N'Ever After

2007

Happily N'Ever After

as

Wolf #1 (voice)

The Honeymooners

2005

The Honeymooners

as

Kirby

Homicide: The Movie

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as

Steve Crosetti

Highlander

1986

Highlander

as

Det. Walter Bedsoe

Bushwhacked

1995

Bushwhacked

as

Agent Palmer

The Crow

1994

The Crow

as

Gideon

Homeboy

1988

Homeboy

as

Moe Fingers

Big Nothing

2006

Big Nothing

as

Agent Hymes

Girls in Prison

1994

Girls in Prison

as

Boss Johnson

The Alibi

2006

The Alibi

as

Jimmy the Photographer

DC Showcase: The Spectre

2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre

as

Police Captain (voice)

Burning Palms

2010

Burning Palms

as

The Phamacist

The Shrink Is In

2001

The Shrink Is In

as

Judge Bob

Venus & Vegas

2010

Venus & Vegas

as

Frank

Batman: Year One

2011

Batman: Year One

as

Commissioner Loeb (voice)

The Last Godfather

2010

The Last Godfather

as

Don Bonfante

Money Play$

1998

Money Play$

as

Lou Spano

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as

Orren Boyle

Fire with Fire

1986

Fire with Fire

as

Boss Duchard

29 Palms

2002

29 Palms

as

The Security Guard

Angel's Dance

1999

Angel's Dance

as

Uncle Vinnie

Dream Lover

1986

Dream Lover

as

Dr. James

Carlo's Wake

1999

Carlo's Wake

as

Uncle Gus

The Shaggy Dog

1994

The Shaggy Dog

as

Detective Al

Locker 13

2014

Locker 13

as

Don Dillon

Rock Monster

2008

Rock Monster

as

The Colonel

Nowhere Land

1998

Nowhere Land

as

Frank

Alone in the Neon Jungle

1988

Alone in the Neon Jungle

as

Brad Stakowski

The Rocketeer

1991

The Rocketeer

as

Bigelow

The Maestro

2018

The Maestro

as

Herbert Englehart

Fluke

1995

Fluke

as

Boss

A Good Sport

1984

A Good Sport

as

Man in Taxi

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

1998

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

as

D.A. Al Orsini

From the Head

2011

From the Head

as

Vinnie

Big Eyes

2014

Big Eyes

as

Enrico Banducci

A Deadly Business

1986

A Deadly Business

as

Vitola

Blankman

1994

Blankman

as

Michael "The Suit" Minelli

Gangster Squad

2013

Gangster Squad

as

Dragna

The Singing Detective

2003

The Singing Detective

as

Second Hood

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as

Mr. Bumstead

Grilled

2006

Grilled

as

Leon Waterman

The Freshman

1990

The Freshman

as

Chuck Greenwald

View from the Top

2003

View from the Top

as

Roy Roby

The Big Lebowski

1998

The Big Lebowski

as

Private Snoop

Mimic 2

2003

Mimic 2

as

Morrie Deaver

The Tailor of Panama

2001

The Tailor of Panama

as

Ramon Rudd

Son of Morning

2011

Son of Morning

as

Mr. Bordasche

The Last Shot

2004

The Last Shot

as

Wally Kamin

A Film by Kirk

2002

A Film by Kirk

as

Father

Crime Story: Pilot

1986

Crime Story: Pilot

as

Phil Bartoli

Family Plan

2005

Family Plan

as

Gold

Gangster Wars

1981

Gangster Wars

as

Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

Cutting Room

2006

Cutting Room

as

Sandy

Leather Jackets

1992

Leather Jackets

as

Fat Jack

The Corporate Ladder

1997

The Corporate Ladder

as

Mr. Deacon

Animated American

2008

Animated American

as

Max Rabbit

The Clairvoyant

1982

The Clairvoyant

as

Detective Sporaco

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

as

Borough President

After Sex

2000

After Sex

as

Naldo (as John Polito)

Just Your Luck

1996

Just Your Luck

as

Nick

Stuart Little

1999

Stuart Little

as

Officer Sherman

Haeckel's Tale

2006

Haeckel's Tale

as

Montesquino

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as

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

Road Kill

1999

Road Kill

as

Jelly

Stiffs

2010

Stiffs

as

John "The Prince" Monaco

The Apartment Complex

1999

The Apartment Complex

as

Dr Caligari

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

as

Sam Oberhurst

The Princess and the Call Girl

1986

The Princess and the Call Girl

as

Private Detective

Inside Out

1997

Inside Out

as

Paparazzi Man

Memories of Manon

1989

Memories of Manon

as

Carmack

C.H.U.D.

1984

C.H.U.D.

as

Newscaster

Bad Blood

1994

Bad Blood

as

Councilman Strand

Cougar Club

2007

Cougar Club

as

Mr. Archibald

Tale of the Mummy

1998

Tale of the Mummy

as

Parsons

Charlie the Ox

2004

Charlie the Ox

as

Freddy Boon

Running Out

1983

Running Out

as

Joe Poswalsky

Flies on Cupid

2000

Flies on Cupid

as

Giorgio Gagantano

Music from Another Room

1998

Music from Another Room

as

Lorenzo Palmieri

The Dancing Pumpkin

2000

The Dancing Pumpkin

as

Finkgrinder The Ogre

The Invisible Man

2000

The Invisible Man

as

Eddie The Mammoth

Medium

Medium

as

Vincent Discala

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Lieutenant Peter DiMartini

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

as

Major (voice)

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Silvio

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Charles Skouras

Dream On

Dream On

as

Louie

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Joe Grimaldi

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

D.A. Gerald Abner

Monk

Monk

as

George Gionopolis

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Ben Hansel

The Chronicle

The Chronicle

as

Donald Stern

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

as

The Cleaner

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

as

Mr. Sharipa

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Jimmy Fusco

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

as

Montesquino

Crime Story

Crime Story

as

Phil Bartoli

Becker

Becker

as

Leonard Nagle

Scrubs

Scrubs

as

Mr. Summers

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as

Eddie The Mammoth

Chowder

Chowder

as

Funjl (voice)

Viper

Viper

as

Councilman Strand

Castle

Castle

as

Harold Metzger

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as

Mizaru (voice)

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Constantin Falzone

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

as

Judge Dominick Ventimiglia

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Bertram Duesterberg

Rebel Highway

Rebel Highway

as

Boss Johnson

Millennium

Millennium

as

Eddie Scarpino Giannini

Robot and Monster

Robot and Monster

as

Sir Cranklin (voice)

Invasion

Invasion

as

Detective Kemper

Jenny

Jenny

as

Sid Bouchie

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Al Reseck

Major Crimes

Major Crimes

as

Dino Kotero

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Paul Biaggi

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

El Gato

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Chief Arnook (voice)

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

Roland Margolis

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as

The Baby (voice)

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

'Lucky' Louie Gianelli

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

as

Ty Warner (voice)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Tony Renaldo

ThunderCats

ThunderCats

as

Conquedor (voice)

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Earl Chambers

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Dr. Kalgary (voice)

Fired Up

Fired Up

as

Sam Harris

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Carmack

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Gene Carmack

She Spies

She Spies

as

Edward Malloy

Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet

as

Mr. Lehman

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

David Pfieffer

Production

Crew

Directing