Jon Polito

Personal Info

Birthday

December 29, 1950

Day of Death

2016-09-01

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jon Polito

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

Two and a Half Men

American Dad!

The Mentalist

Modern Family

Castle

Seinfeld

Monk

Desperate Housewives

Filmography

2018
The Maestro
as Herbert Englehart
2014
Big Eyes
as Enrico Banducci
Locker 13
as Don Dillon
2013
Gangster Squad
as Dragna
2011
Batman: Year One
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
From the Head
as Vinnie
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Orren Boyle
Son of Morning
as Mr. Bordasche
2010
The Last Godfather
as Don Bonfante
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Venus & Vegas
as Frank
Burning Palms
as The Phamacist
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Police Captain (voice)
Stiffs
as John "The Prince" Monaco
2009
Super Capers
as Captain Sludge
2008
Animated American
as Max Rabbit
Bart Got a Room
as Bob
Rock Monster
as The Colonel
2007
American Gangster
as Rossi
Cougar Club
as Mr. Archibald
Happily N'Ever After
as Wolf #1 (voice)
2006
Big Nothing
as Agent Hymes
Flags of Our Fathers
as Borough President
Grilled
as Leon Waterman
Haeckel's Tale
as Montesquino
The Alibi
as Jimmy the Photographer
Cutting Room
as Sandy
2005
The Honeymooners
as Kirby
Family Plan
as Gold
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sam Oberhurst
2004
The Last Shot
as Wally Kamin
Charlie the Ox
as Freddy Boon
2003
The Singing Detective
as Second Hood
The Box - 2003
as Michael Dickerson
View from the Top
as Roy Roby
Mimic 2
as Morrie Deaver
2002
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as King
29 Palms
as The Security Guard
A Film by Kirk
as Father
2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Creighton Tolliver
The Shrink Is In
as Judge Bob
The Tailor of Panama
as Ramon Rudd
2000
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
as Virgil (voice)
The Dancing Pumpkin
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Schoentell
Homicide: The Movie
as Steve Crosetti
After Sex
as Naldo (as John Polito)
Flies on Cupid
as Giorgio Gagantano
1999
Stuart Little
as Officer Sherman
The Apartment Complex
as Dr Caligari
Road Kill
as Jelly
Angel's Dance
as Uncle Vinnie
Carlo's Wake
as Uncle Gus
1998
With Friends Like These
as Rudy Ptak
Money Play$
as Lou Spano
Tale of the Mummy
as Parsons
Music from Another Room
as Lorenzo Palmieri
The Big Lebowski
as Private Snoop
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as D.A. Al Orsini
Nowhere Land
as Frank
1997
The Corporate Ladder
as Mr. Deacon
Inside Out
as Paparazzi Man
1996
Just Your Luck
as Nick
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Ashcan (voice)
1995
Bushwhacked
as Agent Palmer
Fluke
as Boss
1994
The Shaggy Dog
as Detective Al
Bad Blood
as Councilman Strand
Blankman
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
Girls in Prison
as Boss Johnson
The Crow
as Gideon
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Mr. Bumstead
1992
Leather Jackets
as Fat Jack
Flodder Does Manhattan!
as Larry Rosenbaum
1991
Barton Fink
as Lou Breeze
The Rocketeer
as Bigelow
1990
Miller's Crossing
as Johnny Caspar
The Freshman
as Chuck Greenwald
1989
Memories of Manon
as Carmack
1988
Homeboy
as Moe Fingers
Alone in the Neon Jungle
as Brad Stakowski
1987
Critical Condition
as Kline
1986
Crime Story: Pilot
as Phil Bartoli
The Princess and the Call Girl
as Private Detective
Fire with Fire
as Boss Duchard
A Deadly Business
as Vitola
Highlander
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Dream Lover
as Dr. James
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Zack
Compromising Positions
as 1st Cop
Death of a Salesman
as Howard
1984
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