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
- DC Showcase: The Spectre as Police Captain (voice)
- Venus & Vegas as Frank
- The Last Godfather as Don Bonfante
- 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
- Rock Monster as The Colonel
- Animated American as Max Rabbit
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
- Medium as Vincent Discala
- Ghost Whisperer as Joe Grimaldi
- 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
- Ghost whisperer as Joe Grimaldi
- Short Order as Tony
- Family Plan as Gold
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
- The Lyon's Den
- View from the Top as Roy Roby
- 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
- The Apartment Complex as Dr Caligari
- Angel's Dance as Uncle Vinnie
- Road Kill as Jelly
- Carlo's Wake as Uncle Gus
1998
- Becker as Leonard Nagle
- The Big Lebowski as Private Snoop
- Music from Another Room as Lorenzo Palmieri
- Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy as Parsons
- Money Play$ as Lou Spano
- With Friends Like These as Rudy Ptak
- The Defenders: Choice of Evils as D.A. Al Orsini
- Nowhere Land as Frank
1997
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
- Veronica's Closet as Mr. Lehman
- 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
- Early Edition as Cliff Mourning
- The Pretender as Ben Hansel
- Millennium as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
- 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
- Burke's Law as Tony Renaldo
- Rebel Highway as Boss Ed Johnson
- The Crow as Gideon
- The Hudsucker Proxy as Mr. Bumstead
- Blankman as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
- Girls in Prison as Boss Johnson
- Bad Blood as Councilman Strand
- The Shaggy Dog as Detective Al
- Viper 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
- Leather Jackets as Fat Jack
- Hearts Are Wild
- Flodder Does Manhattan! as Larry Rosenbaum
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
- Alone in the Neon Jungle as Brad Stakowski
- Homeboy as Moe Fingers
1987
- Ohara
- Critical Condition as Kline
1986
- Crime Story as Phil Bartoli
- Highlander as Det. Walter Bedsoe
- Fire with Fire as Boss Duchard
- Crime Story: Pilot as Phil Bartoli
- Dream Lover as Dr. James
- The Princess and the Call Girl as Private Detective
- A Deadly Business as Vitola
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