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)
- Atlas Shrugged: Part I as Orren Boyle
- Batman: Year One as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
- From the Head as Vinnie
- Son of Morning as Mr. Bordasche
2010
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Mizaru (voice)
- Venus & Vegas as Frank
- Burning Palms as The Phamacist
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
- The Last Godfather as Don Bonfante
- Stiffs as John "The Prince" Monaco
- DC Showcase: The Spectre as Police Captain (voice)
2009
- Castle as Harold Metzger
- Modern Family as Earl Chambers
- Super Capers as Captain Sludge
- Glenn Martin, DDS
2008
- The Mentalist as Bertram Duesterberg
- Raising the Bar as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
- Bart Got a Room as Bob
- Rock Monster as The Colonel
- Do Not Disturb
- Animated American as Max Rabbit
2007
- Chowder as Funjl (voice)
- American Gangster as Rossi
- Happily N'Ever After as Wolf #1 (voice)
- Cougar Club as Mr. Archibald
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2006
- Grilled as Leon Waterman
- Flags of Our Fathers as Borough President
- Big Nothing as Agent Hymes
- Cutting Room as Sandy
- Haeckel's Tale as Montesquino
- The Alibi as Jimmy the Photographer
2005
- American Dad! as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Gino
- Medium as Vincent Discala
- Ghost Whisperer as Joe Grimaldi
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Chief Arnook (voice)
- Masters of Horror as Montesquino
- Family Plan as Gold
- The Honeymooners as Kirby
- Threshold as Nicky Frost
- Gone But Not Forgotten as Sam Oberhurst
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
- The Box as Michael Dickerson
- Oliver Beene as Mr. Rayfield
- The Lyon's Den
- The Singing Detective as Second Hood
- View from the Top as Roy Roby
- 10-8: Officers on Duty
2002
- Monk as George Gionopolis
- Without a Trace as Jimmy Fusco
- 29 Palms as The Security Guard
- She Spies as Edward Malloy
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks as King
- Push, Nevada
- A Film by Kirk as Father
2001
- Scrubs as Mr. Summers
- Crossing Jordan as Dick
- Mimic 2 as Morrie Deaver
- The Man Who Wasn't There as Creighton Tolliver
- The Shrink Is In as Judge Bob
- The Chronicle as Donald Stern
- The Tailor of Panama as Ramon Rudd
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Pete
- The Invisible Man as Eddie The Mammoth
- The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! as Virgil (voice)
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Schoentell
- Boys Life 3
- Flies on Cupid as Giorgio Gagantano
- Homicide: The Movie as Steve Crosetti
- The Invisible Man as Eddie The Mammoth
- After Sex as Naldo (as John Polito)
- The Dancing Pumpkin as Finkgrinder The Ogre
1999
- Judging Amy as D.A. Gerald Abner
- Batman Beyond as Major (voice)
- Stuart Little as Officer Sherman
- Popular as Caesar Croutons
- Carlo's Wake as Uncle Gus
- Road Kill as Jelly
- The Apartment Complex as Dr Caligari
- Angel's Dance as Uncle Vinnie
1998
- Becker as Leonard Nagle
- The Big Lebowski as Private Snoop
- Tale of the Mummy as Parsons
- Nowhere Land as Frank
- Music from Another Room as Lorenzo Palmieri
- The Defenders: Choice of Evils as D.A. Al Orsini
- Money Play$ as Lou Spano
- With Friends Like These as Rudy Ptak
1997
- Inside Out as Paparazzi Man
- Veronica's Closet as Mr. Lehman
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
- Jenny as Sid Bouchie
- Over the Top
- Fired Up as Sam Harris
- The Corporate Ladder as Mr. Deacon
- Invasion as Detective Kemper
1996
- Nash Bridges as Roland Margolis
- The Pretender as Ben Hansel
- Millennium as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
- Early Edition as Cliff Mourning
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco as Ashcan (voice)
- Just Your Luck as Nick
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as The Baby (voice)
- Fluke as Boss
- Bushwhacked as Agent Palmer
- High Society as Alvin
- The Invaders as Whitley
1994
- Chicago Hope
- Viper as Councilman Strand
- New York Undercover
- Burke's Law as Tony Renaldo
- The Crow as Gideon
- Blankman as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
- Bad Blood as Councilman Strand
- The Hudsucker Proxy as Mr. Bumstead
- Girls in Prison as Boss Johnson
- Rebel Highway as Boss Johnson
- The Shaggy Dog as Detective Al
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
- Leather Jackets as Fat Jack
- Flodder Does Manhattan! as Larry Rosenbaum
- Hearts Are Wild
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
- Critical Condition as Kline
- Ohara
1986
- Highlander as Det. Walter Bedsoe
- Dream Lover as Dr. James
- Crime Story as Phil Bartoli
- A Deadly Business as Vitola
- Crime Story: Pilot as Phil Bartoli
- Fire with Fire as Boss Duchard
- The Princess and the Call Girl as Private Detective
1985
- The Equalizer as Gianni
- Compromising Positions as 1st Cop
- Death of a Salesman as Howard
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Zack
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
- Gangster Wars as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
- The Gangster Chronicles as Tommy Lucchese