Jon Polito

Actor Dec 29 (died age 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1981–2018 (37 year career)

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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

Film

The Big Lebowski

Private Snoop

Film

American Gangster

Rossi

Film

The Crow

Gideon

Film

Big Eyes

Enrico Banducci

Film

Miller's Crossing

Johnny Caspar

Film

Barton Fink

Lou Breeze

Film

The Man Who Wasn't There

Creighton Tolliver

Film

Highlander

Det. Walter Bedsoe

Filmography

Acting (175)

Movies (99)

The Maestro

as Herbert Englehart

Big Eyes

as Enrico Banducci

Locker 13

as Don Dillon

Gangster Squad

as Dragna

Batman: Year One

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

7.2

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as Orren Boyle

Son of Morning

as Mr. Bordasche

From the Head

as Vinnie

Venus & Vegas

as Frank

Burning Palms

as The Phamacist

Stiffs

as John "The Prince" Monaco

4.0

The Last Godfather

2010

as Don Bonfante

4.1

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

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

7.1

DC Showcase: The Spectre

2010

as Police Captain (voice)

Super Capers

as Captain Sludge

Bart Got a Room

as Bob

Rock Monster

as The Colonel

Animated American

as Max Rabbit

American Gangster

as Rossi

Happily N'Ever After

as Wolf #1 (voice)

Cougar Club

as Mr. Archibald

Flags of Our Fathers

as Borough President

Grilled

as Leon Waterman

Big Nothing

as Agent Hymes

The Alibi

as Jimmy the Photographer

Haeckel's Tale

as Montesquino

Cutting Room

as Sandy

Short Order

as Tony

Family Plan

as Gold

Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sam Oberhurst

The Honeymooners

as Kirby

The Last Shot

as Wally Kamin

Charlie the Ox

as Freddy Boon

View from the Top

2003

as Roy Roby

5.6

The Singing Detective

as Second Hood

The Box

as Michael Dickerson

29 Palms

as The Security Guard

4.6

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

2002

as King

4.5

A Film by Kirk

2002

as Father

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

as Creighton Tolliver

The Tailor of Panama

as Ramon Rudd

Mimic 2

as Morrie Deaver

The Shrink Is In

as Judge Bob

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

as Virgil (voice)

The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

Flies on Cupid

as Giorgio Gagantano

The Dancing Pumpkin

as Finkgrinder The Ogre

5.0

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Schoentell

4.3

After Sex

2000

as Naldo (as John Polito)

Homicide: The Movie

as Steve Crosetti

Boys Life 3

Stuart Little

as Officer Sherman

Angel's Dance

as Uncle Vinnie

The Apartment Complex

as Dr Caligari

Road Kill

as Jelly

Carlo's Wake

as Uncle Gus

The Big Lebowski

as Private Snoop

Money Play$

as Lou Spano

Music from Another Room

1998

as Lorenzo Palmieri

5.6

With Friends Like These

as Rudy Ptak

Tale of the Mummy

as Parsons

Nowhere Land

as Frank

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

as D.A. Al Orsini

The Corporate Ladder

as Mr. Deacon

Inside Out

as Paparazzi Man

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

as Ashcan (voice)

Just Your Luck

as Nick

Fluke

as Boss

Bushwhacked

as Agent Palmer

Blankman

as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

The Crow

as Gideon

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Mr. Bumstead

The Shaggy Dog

as Detective Al

Bad Blood

as Councilman Strand

Girls in Prison

as Boss Johnson

Leather Jackets

as Fat Jack

Flodder Does Manhattan!

as Larry Rosenbaum

The Rocketeer

as Bigelow

Barton Fink

as Lou Breeze

Miller's Crossing

as Johnny Caspar

The Freshman

as Chuck Greenwald

Memories of Manon

as Carmack

Homeboy

as Moe Fingers

Alone in the Neon Jungle

as Brad Stakowski

Critical Condition

as Kline

Highlander

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

A Deadly Business

as Vitola

Dream Lover

as Dr. James

Crime Story: Pilot

as Phil Bartoli

Fire with Fire

as Boss Duchard

The Princess and the Call Girl

1986

as Private Detective

3.7

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

as Zack

Death of a Salesman

as Howard

Compromising Positions

as 1st Cop

C.H.U.D.

as Newscaster

A Good Sport

as Man in Taxi

Running Out

1983

as Joe Poswalsky

The Clairvoyant

1982

as Detective Sporaco

5.0

Gangster Wars

1981

as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

7.5

Television (76)

Major Crimes

2012

as Dino Kotero

7.4

Robot and Monster

2012

as Sir Cranklin (voice)

ThunderCats

as Conquedor (voice)

Franklin & Bash

as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli

7.2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Mizaru (voice)

Modern Family

as Earl Chambers

Castle

as Harold Metzger

Glenn Martin, DDS

The Mentalist

as Bertram Duesterberg

8.4

Raising the Bar

2008

as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia

Do Not Disturb

Chowder

as Funjl (voice)

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

2007

7.8

American Dad!

2005

as Dr. Kalgary (voice)

7.0

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Gino

Ghost Whisperer

as Joe Grimaldi

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

as Chief Arnook (voice)

Medium

as Vincent Discala

Masters of Horror

as Montesquino

Threshold

as Nicky Frost

Desperate Housewives

as Charles Skouras

The Jury

Two and a Half Men

as Mr. Sharipa

Las Vegas

as The Cleaner

The Lyon's Den

Oliver Beene

as Mr. Rayfield

10-8: Officers on Duty

as Enzo Fontana

Without a Trace

as Jimmy Fusco

Monk

as George Gionopolis

She Spies

as Edward Malloy

Push, Nevada

Scrubs

as Mr. Summers

Crossing Jordan

as Dick

The Chronicle

as Donald Stern

Gilmore Girls

as Pete

The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

Batman Beyond

as Major (voice)

Judging Amy

as D.A. Gerald Abner

Popular

as Caesar Croutons

Becker

as Leonard Nagle

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

1998

as Gideon

6.5

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

Veronica's Closet

as Mr. Lehman

Fired Up

as Sam Harris

Jenny

as Sid Bouchie

Invasion

as Detective Kemper

Over the Top

Nash Bridges

as Roland Margolis

Early Edition

as Louie DeFozio

The Pretender

as Ben Hansel

Millennium

as Eddie Scarpino Giannini

Swift Justice

as Tom Luddy

The Drew Carey Show

as The Baby (voice)

High Society

as Alvin

The Invaders

as Whitley

Chicago Hope

as Bill Ranford

New York Undercover

Viper

as Councilman Strand

Burke's Law

as Tony Renaldo

Rebel Highway

as Boss Ed Johnson

NYPD Blue

as Paul Biaggi

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Steve Crosetti

Fallen Angels

as Al Reseck

Mad About You

as Ralphy

Hearts Are Wild

Dinosaurs

as Ty Warner (voice)

Dream On

as Louie

Seinfeld

as Silvio

Tales from the Crypt

as Nikos Stano

Ohara

Crime Story

as Phil Bartoli

Crime Story

as Phil Bartoli

The Equalizer

as Gianni

Murder, She Wrote

as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini

7.5

Miami Vice

1984

as El Gato

7.5

The Gangster Chronicles

1981

as Tommy Lucchese

6.8