Birthday:
Dec 29, 1950
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jon Polito
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Barton Fink | Lou Breeze | 1991 |
| Miller's Crossing | Johnny Caspar | 1990 |
| The Box - 2003 | Michael Dickerson | 2003 |
| Flodder Does Manhattan! | Larry Rosenbaum | 1992 |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Creighton Tolliver | 2001 |
| Bart Got a Room | Bob | 2008 |
| Super Capers | Captain Sludge | 2009 |
| Happily N'Ever After | Wolf #1 (voice) | 2007 |
| The Honeymooners | Kirby | 2005 |
| Homicide: The Movie | Steve Crosetti | 2000 |
| Critical Condition | Kline | 1987 |
| Highlander | Det. Walter Bedsoe | 1986 |
| Bushwhacked | Agent Palmer | 1995 |
| The Crow | Gideon | 1994 |
| Homeboy | Moe Fingers | 1988 |
| Big Nothing | Agent Hymes | 2006 |
| Girls in Prison | Boss Johnson | 1994 |
| The Alibi | Jimmy the Photographer | 2006 |
| DC Showcase: The Spectre | Police Captain (voice) | 2010 |
| Burning Palms | The Phamacist | 2010 |
| The Shrink Is In | Judge Bob | 2001 |
| Black Mask 2: City of Masks | King | 2002 |
| Venus & Vegas | Frank | 2010 |
| Batman: Year One | Commissioner Loeb (voice) | 2011 |
| The Last Godfather | Don Bonfante | 2010 |
| Money Play$ | Lou Spano | 1998 |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Orren Boyle | 2011 |
| Fire with Fire | Boss Duchard | 1986 |
| 29 Palms | The Security Guard | 2002 |
| Angel's Dance | Uncle Vinnie | 1999 |
| Dream Lover | Dr. James | 1986 |
| Carlo's Wake | Uncle Gus | 1999 |
| The Shaggy Dog | Detective Al | 1994 |
| Boys Life 3 | 2000 | |
| The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Schoentell | 2000 |
| Locker 13 | Don Dillon | 2014 |
| Rock Monster | The Colonel | 2008 |
| Nowhere Land | Frank | 1998 |
| Alone in the Neon Jungle | Brad Stakowski | 1988 |
| The Rocketeer | Bigelow | 1991 |
| The Maestro | Herbert Englehart | 2020 |
| Fluke | Boss | 1995 |
| A Good Sport | Man in Taxi | 1984 |
| The Defenders: Choice of Evils | D.A. Al Orsini | 1998 |
| Death of a Salesman | Howard | 1985 |
| From the Head | Vinnie | 2011 |
| Big Eyes | Enrico Banducci | 2014 |
| A Deadly Business | Vitola | 1986 |
| Blankman | Michael "The Suit" Minelli | 1994 |
| Gangster Squad | Dragna | 2013 |
| The Singing Detective | Second Hood | 2003 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Mr. Bumstead | 1994 |
| Grilled | Leon Waterman | 2006 |
| Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Ashcan (voice) | 1996 |
| The Freshman | Chuck Greenwald | 1990 |
| View from the Top | Roy Roby | 2003 |
| The Big Lebowski | Private Snoop | 1998 |
| American Gangster | Rossi | 2007 |
| Mimic 2 | Morrie Deaver | 2003 |
| The Tailor of Panama | Ramon Rudd | 2001 |
| Son of Morning | Mr. Bordasche | 2011 |
| The Last Shot | Wally Kamin | 2004 |
| A Film by Kirk | Father | 2002 |
| Crime Story: Pilot | Phil Bartoli | 1986 |
| Family Plan | Gold | 2005 |
| Gangster Wars | Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese | 1981 |
| Cutting Room | Sandy | 2006 |
| The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! | Virgil (voice) | 2000 |
| Leather Jackets | Fat Jack | 1992 |
| The Corporate Ladder | Mr. Deacon | 1997 |
| Animated American | Max Rabbit | 2008 |
| The Clairvoyant | Detective Sporaco | 1982 |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Borough President | 2006 |
| After Sex | Naldo (as John Polito) | 2000 |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Zack | 1985 |
| Just Your Luck | Nick | 1996 |
| Stuart Little | Officer Sherman | 1999 |
| Compromising Positions | 1st Cop | 1985 |
| Haeckel's Tale | Montesquino | 2006 |
| DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice) | 2010 |
| Road Kill | Jelly | 1999 |
| Stiffs | John "The Prince" Monaco | 2010 |
| The Apartment Complex | Dr Caligari | 1999 |
| Gone But Not Forgotten | Sam Oberhurst | 2005 |
| With Friends Like These... | Rudy Ptak | 1998 |
| The Princess and the Call Girl | Private Detective | 1986 |
| Inside Out | Paparazzi Man | 1997 |
| Memories of Manon | Carmack | 1989 |
| C.H.U.D. | Newscaster | 1984 |
| Bad Blood | Councilman Strand | 1994 |
| Cougar Club | Mr. Archibald | 2007 |
| Tale of the Mummy | Parsons | 1998 |
| Charlie the Ox | Freddy Boon | 2004 |
| Running Out | Joe Poswalsky | 1983 |
| Flies on Cupid | Giorgio Gagantano | 2000 |
| Music from Another Room | Lorenzo Palmieri | 1998 |
| The Dancing Pumpkin | Finkgrinder The Ogre | 2000 |
| The Invisible Man | Eddie The Mammoth | 2000 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Medium | Vincent Discala | 2005 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lieutenant Peter DiMartini | 1984 |
| Batman Beyond | Major (voice) | 1999 |
| Seinfeld | Silvio | 1989 |
| Threshold | 2005 | |
| Desperate Housewives | Charles Skouras | 2004 |
| Dream On | Louie | 1990 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Joe Grimaldi | 2005 |
| Judging Amy | D.A. Gerald Abner | 1999 |
| The Pretender | Ben Hansel | 1996 |
| Monk | George Gionopolis | 2002 |
| Early Edition | 1996 | |
| The Chronicle | Donald Stern | 2001 |
| Las Vegas | The Cleaner | 2003 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Nikos Stano | 1989 |
| Crossing Jordan | Dick | 2001 |
| Two and a Half Men | Mr. Sharipa | 2003 |
| Without a Trace | Jimmy Fusco | 2002 |
| Masters of Horror | Montesquino | 2005 |
| Push, Nevada | 2002 | |
| Crime Story | Phil Bartoli | 1986 |
| New York Undercover | 1994 | |
| Popular | 1999 | |
| The Equalizer | Gianni | 1985 |
| Oliver Beene | 2003 | |
| Becker | Leonard Nagle | 1998 |
| Do Not Disturb | 2008 | |
| Ohara | 1987 | |
| Scrubs | Mr. Summers | 2001 |
| The Invisible Man | Eddie The Mammoth | 2000 |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | 2007 | |
| The Lyon's Den | 2003 | |
| Chicago Hope | 1994 | |
| Gilmore Girls | Pete | 2000 |
| High Society | Alvin | 1995 |
| The Jury | 2004 | |
| Chowder | Funjl (voice) | 2007 |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | 2003 | |
| The Gangster Chronicles | 1981 | |
| Glenn Martin, DDS | 2009 | |
| Viper | Councilman Strand | 1994 |
| Hearts Are Wild | 1992 | |
| Over the Top | 1997 | |
| Castle | Harold Metzger | 2009 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Steve Crosetti | 1993 |
| Mad About You | Ralphy | 1992 |
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Mizaru (voice) | 2010 |
| The Pretender | Constantin Falzone | 1996 |
| Raising the Bar | Judge Dominick Ventimiglia | 2008 |
| The Mentalist | Bertram Duesterberg | 2008 |
| Rebel Highway | Boss Johnson | 1994 |
| Millennium | Eddie Scarpino Giannini | 1996 |
| Robot and Monster | Sir Cranklin (voice) | 2012 |
| Invasion | Detective Kemper | 1997 |
| Jenny | Sid Bouchie | 1997 |
| Fallen Angels | Al Reseck | 1993 |
| Major Crimes | Dino Kotero | 2012 |
| Franklin & Bash | 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli | 2011 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice) | 2005 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Chief Arnook (voice) | 2005 |
| Nash Bridges | Roland Margolis | 1996 |
| The Drew Carey Show | The Baby (voice) | 1995 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Stansfield | 1995 |
| NYPD Blue | Paul Biaggi | 1993 |
| Miami Vice | El Gato | 1984 |
| Dinosaurs | Ty Warner (voice) | 1991 |
| Burke's Law | Tony Renaldo | 1994 |
| ThunderCats | Conquedor (voice) | 2011 |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Gideon | 1998 |
| Modern Family | Earl Chambers | 2009 |
| American Dad! | Dr. Kalgary (voice) | 2005 |
| Fired Up | Sam Harris | 1997 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Gino | 2005 |
| The Equalizer | Carmack | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Gene Carmack | 1985 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | 1997 | |
| She Spies | Edward Malloy | 2002 |
| Veronica's Closet | Mr. Lehman | 1997 |
| The Equalizer | David Pfieffer | 1985 |
