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