Jon Polito

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 171

Gender Male

Birthday December 29, 1950

Day of Death September 1, 2016 (65 years old)

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.

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Acting

2018

as Herbert Englehart

2014		Big Eyes as Enrico Banducci
2014		Locker 13 as Don Dillon

2013

as Dragna

2012		Major Crimes (1 episode) as Dino Kotero
2012		Robot and Monster (1 episode) as Sir Cranklin (voice)

2011		Batman: Year One as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
2011		ThunderCats (1 episode) as Conquedor (voice)
2011		From the Head as Vinnie
2011		Franklin & Bash (1 episode) as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
2011		Atlas Shrugged: Part I as Orren Boyle
2011		Son of Morning as Mr. Bordasche

2010		The Last Godfather as Don Bonfante
2010		DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
2010		Venus & Vegas as Frank
2010		Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (1 episode) as Mizaru (voice)
2010		Burning Palms as The Phamacist
2010		DC Showcase: The Spectre as Police Captain (voice)
2010		Stiffs as John "The Prince" Monaco

2009		Modern Family (3 episodes) as Earl Chambers
2009		Glenn Martin, DDS (2 episodes)
2009		Super Capers as Captain Sludge
2009		Castle (1 episode) as Harold Metzger

2008		The Mentalist (1 episode) as Bertram Duesterberg
2008		Do Not Disturb (1 episode)
2008		Raising the Bar (10 episodes) as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
2008		Animated American as Max Rabbit
2008		Bart Got a Room as Bob
2008		Rock Monster as The Colonel

2007		Chowder (1 episode) as Funjl (voice)
2007		American Gangster as Rossi
2007		Cougar Club as Mr. Archibald
2007		El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2 episodes)
2007		Happily N'Ever After as Wolf #1 (voice)

2006		Big Nothing as Agent Hymes
2006		Flags of Our Fathers as Borough President
2006		Grilled as Leon Waterman
2006		Haeckel's Tale as Montesquino
2006		The Alibi as Jimmy the Photographer
2006		Cutting Room as Sandy

2005		Masters of Horror (1 episode) as Montesquino
2005		Ghost Whisperer (2 episodes) as Joe Grimaldi
2005		Threshold (1 episode)
2005		It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1 episode) as Gino
2005		The Honeymooners as Kirby
2005		Avatar: The Last Airbender (1 episode) as Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice) (2 episodes) as Chief Arnook (voice)
2005		Family Plan as Gold
2005		American Dad! (1 episode) as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
2005		Medium (1 episode) as Vincent Discala
2005		Gone But Not Forgotten as Sam Oberhurst

2004		Desperate Housewives (1 episode) as Charles Skouras
2004		The Last Shot as Wally Kamin
2004		Charlie the Ox as Freddy Boon
2004		The Jury (1 episode)

2003		The Singing Detective as Second Hood
2003		10-8: Officers on Duty (1 episode)
2003		The Lyon's Den (1 episode)
2003		Two and a Half Men (1 episode) as Mr. Sharipa
2003		Las Vegas (1 episode) as The Cleaner
2003		The Box - 2003 as Michael Dickerson
2003		View from the Top as Roy Roby
2003		Oliver Beene (2 episodes)
2003		Mimic 2 as Morrie Deaver

2002		Black Mask 2: City of Masks as King
2002		Without a Trace (1 episode) as Jimmy Fusco
2002		Push, Nevada (1 episode)
2002		29 Palms as The Security Guard
2002		She Spies (1 episode) as Edward Malloy
2002		Monk (1 episode) as George Gionopolis
2002		A Film by Kirk as Father

2001		The Man Who Wasn't There as Creighton Tolliver
2001		Scrubs (1 episode) as Mr. Summers
2001		Crossing Jordan (1 episode) as Dick
2001		The Shrink Is In as Judge Bob
2001		The Chronicle (22 episodes) as Donald Stern
2001		The Tailor of Panama as Ramon Rudd

2000		Boys Life 3
2000		The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! as Virgil (voice)
2000		Gilmore Girls (3 episodes) as Pete
2000		The Dancing Pumpkin as Finkgrinder The Ogre
2000		The Invisible Man as Eddie The Mammoth
2000		The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Schoentell
2000		The Invisible Man (2 episodes) as Eddie The Mammoth
2000		Homicide: The Movie as Steve Crosetti
2000		Flies on Cupid as Giorgio Gagantano
2000		After Sex as Naldo (as John Polito)

1999		Stuart Little as Officer Sherman
1999		The Apartment Complex as Dr Caligari
1999		Popular (1 episode)
1999		Judging Amy (2 episodes) as D.A. Gerald Abner
1999		Road Kill as Jelly
1999		Angel's Dance as Uncle Vinnie
1999		Batman Beyond (1 episode) as Major (voice)
1999		Carlo's Wake as Uncle Gus

1998		Becker (1 episode) as Leonard Nagle
1998		The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1 episode) as Gideon
1998		With Friends Like These as Rudy Ptak
1998		Money Play$ as Lou Spano
1998		Tale of the Mummy as Parsons
1998		Music from Another Room as Lorenzo Palmieri
1998		The Big Lebowski as Private Snoop
1998		The Defenders: Choice of Evils as D.A. Al Orsini
1998		Nowhere Land as Frank

1997		Over the Top (1 episode)
1997		Jenny (1 episode) as Sid Bouchie
1997		Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1 episode)
1997		Veronica's Closet (1 episode) as Mr. Lehman
1997		The Corporate Ladder as Mr. Deacon
1997		Invasion (2 episodes) as Detective Kemper
1997		Fired Up (1 episode) as Sam Harris
1997		Inside Out as Paparazzi Man

1996		Just Your Luck as Nick
1996		Millennium (1 episode) as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
1996		Early Edition (2 episodes)
1996		The Pretender (1 episode) as Constantin Falzone (1 episode) as Ben Hansel
1996		Nash Bridges (1 episode) as Roland Margolis
1996		Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco as Ashcan (voice)

1995		High Society (1 episode) as Alvin
1995		The Drew Carey Show (2 episodes) as Stansfield (1 episode) as The Baby (voice)
1995		Bushwhacked as Agent Palmer
1995		Fluke as Boss

1994		The Shaggy Dog as Detective Al
1994		Bad Blood as Councilman Strand
1994		Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994		New York Undercover (1 episode)
1994		Blankman as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
1994		Girls in Prison as Boss Johnson
1994		Rebel Highway (10 episodes) as Boss Johnson
1994		The Crow as Gideon
1994		The Hudsucker Proxy as Mr. Bumstead
1994		Burke's Law (1 episode) as Tony Renaldo
1994		Viper (2 episodes) as Councilman Strand

1993		NYPD Blue (1 episode) as Paul Biaggi
1993		Fallen Angels (1 episode) as Al Reseck
1993		Homicide: Life on the Street (13 episodes) as Steve Crosetti

1992		Mad About You (1 episode) as Ralphy
1992		Leather Jackets as Fat Jack
1992		Flodder Does Manhattan! as Larry Rosenbaum
1992		Hearts Are Wild (10 episodes)

1991		Barton Fink as Lou Breeze
1991		The Rocketeer as Bigelow
1991		Dinosaurs (1 episode) as Ty Warner (voice)

1990		Miller's Crossing as Johnny Caspar
1990		The Freshman as Chuck Greenwald
1990		Dream On (4 episodes) as Louie

1989		Seinfeld (1 episode) as Silvio
1989		Tales from the Crypt (1 episode) as Nikos Stano
1989		Memories of Manon as Carmack

1988		Homeboy as Moe Fingers
1988		Alone in the Neon Jungle as Brad Stakowski

1987		Ohara (30 episodes)
1987		Critical Condition as Kline

1986		Crime Story (35 episodes) as Phil Bartoli
1986		Crime Story: Pilot as Phil Bartoli
1986		The Princess and the Call Girl as Private Detective
1986		Fire with Fire as Boss Duchard
1986		A Deadly Business as Vitola
1986		Highlander as Det. Walter Bedsoe
1986		Dream Lover as Dr. James

1985		Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Zack
1985		The Equalizer (1 episode) as David Pfieffer (1 episode) as Gene Carmack (1 episode) as Carmack (1 episode) as Gianni
1985		Compromising Positions as 1st Cop
1985		Death of a Salesman as Howard

1984		Murder, She Wrote (2 episodes) as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
1984		Miami Vice (2 episodes) as El Gato
1984		C.H.U.D. as Newscaster
1984		A Good Sport as Man in Taxi

1983

as Joe Poswalsky

1982

as Detective Sporaco

1981		Gangster Wars as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
1981		The Gangster Chronicles (13 episodes)

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