8Acting
Jon Polito
- Born
- 1950-12-29
- Died
- 2016-09-01
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
174 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Maestro
2018 · Movie
Herbert Englehart
Big Eyes
2014 · Movie
Enrico Banducci
Locker 13
2014 · Movie
Don Dillon
Gangster Squad
2013 · Movie
Dragna
Major Crimes
2012 · TV Show
Dino Kotero
Robot and Monster
2012 · TV Show
Sir Cranklin (voice)
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011 · Movie
Orren Boyle
Batman: Year One
2011 · Movie
Commissioner Loeb (voice)
Franklin & Bash
2011 · TV Show
'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
From the Head
2011 · Movie
Vinnie
Son of Morning
2011 · Movie
Mr. Bordasche
ThunderCats
2011 · TV Show
Conquedor (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010 · TV Show
Mizaru (voice)
Burning Palms
2010 · Movie
The Phamacist
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010 · Movie
Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010 · Movie
Police Captain (voice)
Stiffs
2010 · Movie
John "The Prince" Monaco
The Last Godfather
2010 · Movie
Don Bonfante
Venus & Vegas
2010 · Movie
Frank
Castle
2009 · TV Show
Harold Metzger
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009 · TV Show
Cast
Modern Family
2009 · TV Show
Earl Chambers
Super Capers
2009 · Movie
Captain Sludge
Animated American
2008 · Movie
Max Rabbit
Bart Got a Room
2008 · Movie
Bob
Do Not Disturb
2008 · TV Show
Cast
Raising the Bar
2008 · TV Show
Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
Rock Monster
2008 · Movie
The Colonel
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
Bertram Duesterberg
American Gangster
2007 · Movie
Rossi
Chowder
2007 · TV Show
Funjl (voice)
Cougar Club
2007 · Movie
Mr. Archibald
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007 · TV Show
Cast
Happily N'Ever After
2007 · Movie
Wolf #1 (voice)
Big Nothing
2006 · Movie
Agent Hymes
Cutting Room
2006 · Movie
Sandy
Flags of Our Fathers
2006 · Movie
Borough President
Grilled
2006 · Movie
Leon Waterman
Haeckel's Tale
2006 · Movie
Montesquino
The Alibi
2006 · Movie
Jimmy the Photographer
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
Dr. Kalgary (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · TV Show
Chief Arnook (voice)
Family Plan
2005 · Movie
Gold
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · TV Show
Joe Grimaldi
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 · Movie
Sam Oberhurst
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV Show
Gino
Masters of Horror
2005 · TV Show
Montesquino
Medium
2005 · TV Show
Vincent Discala
Short Order
2005 · Movie
Tony
The Honeymooners
2005 · Movie
Kirby
Threshold
2005 · TV Show
Nicky Frost
Charlie the Ox
2004 · Movie
Freddy Boon
Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV Show
Charles Skouras
The Jury
2004 · TV Show
Cast
The Last Shot
2004 · Movie
Wally Kamin
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · TV Show
Enzo Fontana
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
The Cleaner
Oliver Beene
2003 · TV Show
Mr. Rayfield
The Box
2003 · Movie
Michael Dickerson
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
Cast
The Singing Detective
2003 · Movie
Second Hood
Two and a Half Men
2003 · TV Show
Mr. Sharipa
View from the Top
2003 · Movie
Roy Roby
29 Palms
2002 · Movie
The Security Guard
A Film by Kirk
2002 · Movie
Father
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002 · Movie
King
Monk
2002 · TV Show
George Gionopolis
Push, Nevada
2002 · TV Show
Cast
She Spies
2002 · TV Show
Edward Malloy
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
Jimmy Fusco
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV Show
Dick
Mimic 2
2001 · Movie
Morrie Deaver
Scrubs
2001 · TV Show
Mr. Summers
The Chronicle
2001 · TV Show
Donald Stern
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 · Movie
Creighton Tolliver
The Shrink Is In
2001 · Movie
Judge Bob
The Tailor of Panama
2001 · Movie
Ramon Rudd
After Sex
2000 · Movie
Naldo (as John Polito)
Boys Life 3
2000 · Movie
Cast
Flies on Cupid
2000 · Movie
Giorgio Gagantano
Gilmore Girls
2000 · TV Show
Pete
Homicide: The Movie
2000 · Movie
Steve Crosetti
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000 · Movie
Schoentell
The Dancing Pumpkin
2000 · Movie
Finkgrinder The Ogre
The Invisible Man
2000 · Movie
Eddie The Mammoth
The Invisible Man
2000 · TV Show
Eddie The Mammoth
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000 · Movie
Virgil (voice)
Angel's Dance
1999 · Movie
Uncle Vinnie
Batman Beyond
1999 · TV Show
Major (voice)
Carlo's Wake
1999 · Movie
Uncle Gus
Judging Amy
1999 · TV Show
D.A. Gerald Abner
Popular
1999 · TV Show
Caesar Croutons
Road Kill
1999 · Movie
Jelly
Stuart Little
1999 · Movie
Officer Sherman
The Apartment Complex
1999 · Movie
Dr Caligari
Becker
1998 · TV Show
Leonard Nagle
Money Play$
1998 · Movie
Lou Spano
Music from Another Room
1998 · Movie
Lorenzo Palmieri
Nowhere Land
1998 · Movie
Frank
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998 · Movie
Parsons
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Movie
Private Snoop
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998 · Movie
D.A. Al Orsini
With Friends Like These
1998 · Movie
Rudy Ptak
Fired Up
1997 · TV Show
Sam Harris
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997 · TV Show
Cast
Inside Out
1997 · Movie
Paparazzi Man
Invasion
1997 · TV Show
Detective Kemper
Jenny
1997 · TV Show
Sid Bouchie
Over the Top
1997 · TV Show
Cast
The Corporate Ladder
1997 · Movie
Mr. Deacon
Veronica's Closet
1997 · TV Show
Mr. Lehman
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
Cliff Mourning · Louie DeFozio
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996 · Movie
Ashcan (voice)
Just Your Luck
1996 · Movie
Nick
Millennium
1996 · TV Show
Eddie Scarpino Giannini
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV Show
Roland Margolis
Swift Justice
1996 · TV Show
Tom Luddy
The Pretender
1996 · TV Show
Ben Hansel · Constantin Falzone
Bushwhacked
1995 · Movie
Agent Palmer
Fluke
1995 · Movie
Boss
High Society
1995 · TV Show
Alvin
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · TV Show
The Baby (voice) · Stansfield
The Invaders
1995 · TV Show
Whitley
Bad Blood
1994 · Movie
Councilman Strand
Blankman
1994 · Movie
Michael "The Suit" Minelli
Burke's Law
1994 · TV Show
Tony Renaldo
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
Bill Ranford
Girls in Prison
1994 · Movie
Boss Johnson
New York Undercover
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Rebel Highway
1994 · TV Show
Boss Ed Johnson
The Crow
1994 · Movie
Gideon
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Movie
Mr. Bumstead
The Shaggy Dog
1994 · Movie
Detective Al
Viper
1994 · Movie
Councilman Strand
Viper
1994 · TV Show
Councilman Strand
Fallen Angels
1993 · TV Show
Al Reseck
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
Steve Crosetti
NYPD Blue
1993 · TV Show
Paul Biaggi
Flodder Does Manhattan!
1992 · Movie
Larry Rosenbaum
Hearts Are Wild
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Leather Jackets
1992 · Movie
Fat Jack
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
Ralphy
Barton Fink
1991 · Movie
Lou Breeze
Dinosaurs
1991 · TV Show
Ty Warner (voice)
The Rocketeer
1991 · Movie
Bigelow
Dream On
1990 · TV Show
Louie
Miller's Crossing
1990 · Movie
Johnny Caspar
The Freshman
1990 · Movie
Chuck Greenwald
Memories of Manon
1989 · Movie
Carmack
Seinfeld
1989 · TV Show
Silvio
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
Nikos Stano
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988 · Movie
Brad Stakowski
Homeboy
1988 · Movie
Moe Fingers
Critical Condition
1987 · Movie
Kline
Ohara
1987 · TV Show
Cast
A Deadly Business
1986 · Movie
Vitola
Crime Story
1986 · TV Show
Phil Bartoli
Crime Story: Pilot
1986 · Movie
Phil Bartoli
Dream Lover
1986 · Movie
Dr. James
Fire with Fire
1986 · Movie
Boss Duchard
Highlander
1986 · Movie
Det. Walter Bedsoe
The Princess and the Call Girl
1986 · Movie
Private Detective
Compromising Positions
1985 · Movie
1st Cop
Death of a Salesman
1985 · Movie
Howard
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 · Movie
Zack
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
Gianni · Carmack · Gene Carmack · David Pfieffer
A Good Sport
1984 · Movie
Man in Taxi
C.H.U.D.
1984 · Movie
Newscaster
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
El Gato
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
Running Out
1983 · Movie
Joe Poswalsky
The Clairvoyant
1982 · Movie
Detective Sporaco
Gangster Wars
1981 · Movie
Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
The Gangster Chronicles
1981 · TV Show
Tommy Lucchese