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Jon Polito

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 29, 1950 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2018The MaestroHerbert Englehart
2014Locker 13Don Dillon
2014Big EyesEnrico Banducci
2013Gangster SquadDragna
2012Robot and MonsterSir Cranklin (voice)
2012Major CrimesDino Kotero
2011Batman: Year OneCommissioner Loeb (voice)
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IOrren Boyle
2011From the HeadVinnie
2011Son of MorningMr. Bordasche
2011Franklin & Bash'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
2011ThunderCatsConquedor (voice)
2010DC Showcase: The SpectrePolice Captain (voice)
2010Burning PalmsThe Phamacist
2010Venus & VegasFrank
2010The Last GodfatherDon Bonfante
2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionPolice Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
2010StiffsJohn "The Prince" Monaco
2010Ben 10: Ultimate AlienMizaru (voice)
2009Super CapersCaptain Sludge
2009Glenn Martin, DDS
2009CastleHarold Metzger
2009Modern FamilyEarl Chambers
2008Bart Got a RoomBob
2008Rock MonsterThe Colonel
2008Animated AmericanMax Rabbit
2008Do Not Disturb
2008Raising the BarJudge Dominick Ventimiglia
2008The MentalistBertram Duesterberg
2007Happily N'Ever AfterWolf #1 (voice)
2007American GangsterRossi
2007Cougar ClubMr. Archibald
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007ChowderFunjl (voice)
2006Big NothingAgent Hymes
2006The AlibiJimmy the Photographer
2006GrilledLeon Waterman
2006Cutting RoomSandy
2006Flags of Our FathersBorough President
2006Haeckel's TaleMontesquino
2005The HoneymoonersKirby
2005Family PlanGold
2005Gone But Not ForgottenSam Oberhurst
2005Short OrderTony
2005MediumVincent Discala
2005ThresholdNicky Frost
2005Ghost WhispererJoe Grimaldi
2005Masters of HorrorMontesquino
2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderChief Arnook (voice)
2005American Dad!Dr. Kalgary (voice)
2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaGino
2004The Last ShotWally Kamin
2004Charlie the OxFreddy Boon
2004Desperate HousewivesCharles Skouras
2004The Jury
2003The BoxMichael Dickerson
2003The Singing DetectiveSecond Hood
2003View from the TopRoy Roby
2003Las VegasThe Cleaner
2003Two and a Half MenMr. Sharipa
2003Oliver BeeneMr. Rayfield
2003The Lyon's Den
200310-8: Officers on DutyEnzo Fontana
2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksKing
200229 PalmsThe Security Guard
2002A Film by KirkFather
2002MonkGeorge Gionopolis
2002Without a TraceJimmy Fusco
2002Push, Nevada
2002She SpiesEdward Malloy
2001The Man Who Wasn't ThereCreighton Tolliver
2001The Shrink Is InJudge Bob
2001Mimic 2Morrie Deaver
2001The Tailor of PanamaRamon Rudd
2001The ChronicleDonald Stern
2001Crossing JordanDick
2001ScrubsMr. Summers
2000Homicide: The MovieSteve Crosetti
2000Boys Life 3
2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleSchoentell
2000The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!Virgil (voice)
2000After SexNaldo (as John Polito)
2000Flies on CupidGiorgio Gagantano
2000The Dancing PumpkinFinkgrinder The Ogre
2000The Invisible ManEddie The Mammoth
2000The Invisible ManEddie The Mammoth
2000Gilmore GirlsPete
1999Angel's DanceUncle Vinnie
1999Carlo's WakeUncle Gus
1999Stuart LittleOfficer Sherman
1999Road KillJelly
1999The Apartment ComplexDr Caligari
1999Batman BeyondMajor (voice)
1999Judging AmyD.A. Gerald Abner
1999PopularCaesar Croutons
1998Money Play$Lou Spano
1998Nowhere LandFrank
1998The Defenders: Choice of EvilsD.A. Al Orsini
1998The Big LebowskiPrivate Snoop
1998With Friends Like TheseRudy Ptak
1998Tale of the MummyParsons
1998Music from Another RoomLorenzo Palmieri
1998BeckerLeonard Nagle
1997The Corporate LadderMr. Deacon
1997Inside OutPaparazzi Man
1997Over the Top
1997InvasionDetective Kemper
1997JennySid Bouchie
1997Fired UpSam Harris
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997Veronica's ClosetMr. Lehman
1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoAshcan (voice)
1996Just Your LuckNick
1996The PretenderBen Hansel
1996Early EditionCliff Mourning
1996The PretenderConstantin Falzone
1996MillenniumEddie Scarpino Giannini
1996Nash BridgesRoland Margolis
1996Early EditionLouie DeFozio
1996Swift JusticeTom Luddy
1995BushwhackedAgent Palmer
1995FlukeBoss
1995High SocietyAlvin
1995The Drew Carey ShowThe Baby (voice)
1995The Drew Carey ShowStansfield
1995The InvadersWhitley
1994The CrowGideon
1994Girls in PrisonBoss Johnson
1994The Shaggy DogDetective Al
1994BlankmanMichael "The Suit" Minelli
1994The Hudsucker ProxyMr. Bumstead
1994Bad BloodCouncilman Strand
1994New York Undercover
1994Chicago HopeBill Ranford
1994ViperCouncilman Strand
1994Burke's LawTony Renaldo
1994Rebel HighwayBoss Ed Johnson
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSteve Crosetti
1993Fallen AngelsAl Reseck
1993NYPD BluePaul Biaggi
1992Flodder Does Manhattan!Larry Rosenbaum
1992Leather JacketsFat Jack
1992Hearts Are Wild
1992Mad About YouRalphy
1991Barton FinkLou Breeze
1991The RocketeerBigelow
1991DinosaursTy Warner (voice)
1990Miller's CrossingJohnny Caspar
1990The FreshmanChuck Greenwald
1990Dream OnLouie
1989Memories of ManonCarmack
1989SeinfeldSilvio
1989Tales from the CryptNikos Stano
1988HomeboyMoe Fingers
1988Alone in the Neon JungleBrad Stakowski
1987Critical ConditionKline
1987Ohara
1986HighlanderDet. Walter Bedsoe
1986Fire with FireBoss Duchard
1986Dream LoverDr. James
1986A Deadly BusinessVitola
1986Crime Story: PilotPhil Bartoli
1986The Princess and the Call GirlPrivate Detective
1986Crime StoryPhil Bartoli
1985Death of a SalesmanHoward
1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsZack
1985Compromising Positions1st Cop
1985The EqualizerGianni
1985The EqualizerCarmack
1985The EqualizerGene Carmack
1985The EqualizerDavid Pfieffer
1984A Good SportMan in Taxi
1984C.H.U.D.Newscaster
1984Murder, She WroteLieutenant Peter DiMartini
1984Miami ViceEl Gato
1983Running OutJoe Poswalsky
1982The ClairvoyantDetective Sporaco
1981Gangster WarsThomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
1981The Gangster ChroniclesTommy Lucchese