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Jon Polito

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.


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Born:
Dec 29, 1950 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
169
First Appeared:
In the series The Gangster Chronicles 1981-02-02
Latest Project:
Movie The Maestro 2020-03-27
Known For
Poster of Franklin & Bash
Poster of The Honeymooners
Poster of The Drew Carey Show
Poster of Hearts Are Wild
Filmography
Movie The Maestro Herbert Englehart 2020-03-27
Movie Locker 13 Don Dillon 2014-03-29
Movie Big Eyes Enrico Banducci 2014-12-24
Movie Gangster Squad Dragna 2013-01-09
Series Major Crimes Dino Kotero 2012-08-13
Series Robot and Monster Sir Cranklin (voice) 2012-08-04
Movie Son of Morning Mr. Bordasche 2011-02-28
Movie Atlas Shrugged: Part I Orren Boyle 2011-04-14
Series Franklin & Bash 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli 2011-06-01
Movie Batman: Year One Commissioner Loeb (voice) 2011-09-27
Series ThunderCats Conquedor (voice) 2011-07-29
Movie From the Head Vinnie 2011-06-24
Movie DC Showcase: The Spectre Police Captain (voice) 2010-02-23
Movie Stiffs John "The Prince" Monaco 2010-01-01
Movie Burning Palms The Phamacist 2010-04-23
Movie Venus & Vegas Frank 2010-11-01
Movie DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice) 2010-11-09
Series Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Mizaru (voice) 2010-04-23
Movie The Last Godfather Don Bonfante 2010-12-29
Movie Super Capers Captain Sludge 2009-03-20
Series Castle Harold Metzger 2009-03-09
Series Modern Family Earl Chambers 2009-09-23
Series Glenn Martin, DDS Unknown 2009-08-17
Movie Bart Got a Room Bob 2008-04-25
Movie Rock Monster The Colonel 2008-03-22
Movie Animated American Max Rabbit 2008-08-15
Series Raising the Bar Judge Dominick Ventimiglia 2008-09-01
Series The Mentalist Bertram Duesterberg 2008-09-23
Series Do Not Disturb Unknown 2008-09-10
Series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Unknown 2007-03-03
Movie Cougar Club Mr. Archibald 2007-01-01
Movie Happily N'Ever After Wolf #1 (voice) 2007-01-05
Series Chowder Funjl (voice) 2007-11-02
Movie American Gangster Rossi 2007-11-02
Movie Haeckel's Tale Montesquino 2006-01-27
Movie Cutting Room Sandy 2006-01-01
Movie The Alibi Jimmy the Photographer 2006-01-12
Movie Grilled Leon Waterman 2006-07-11
Movie Big Nothing Agent Hymes 2006-12-01
Movie Flags of Our Fathers Borough President 2006-10-18
Movie Family Plan Gold 2005-02-12
Series American Dad! Dr. Kalgary (voice) 2005-02-06
Series Avatar: The Last Airbender Chief Arnook (voice) 2005-02-21
Movie Gone But Not Forgotten Sam Oberhurst 2005-01-01
Series Medium Vincent Discala 2005-01-03
Series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Gino 2005-08-04
Movie The Honeymooners Kirby 2005-06-10
Series Ghost Whisperer Joe Grimaldi 2005-09-23
Series Threshold Unknown 2005-09-16
Series Masters of Horror Montesquino 2005-10-28
Series The Jury Unknown 2004-06-08
Movie Charlie the Ox Freddy Boon 2004-09-04
Movie The Last Shot Wally Kamin 2004-09-24
Series Desperate Housewives Charles Skouras 2004-10-03
Movie View from the Top Roy Roby 2003-03-21
Series Oliver Beene Unknown 2003-03-09
Movie The Box - 2003 Michael Dickerson 2003-05-15
Movie Mimic 2 Morrie Deaver 2003-01-13
Series 10-8: Officers on Duty Unknown 2003-09-28
Series Two and a Half Men Mr. Sharipa 2003-09-22
Series The Lyon's Den Unknown 2003-09-28
Movie The Singing Detective Second Hood 2003-10-24
Series Las Vegas The Cleaner 2003-09-22
Series She Spies Edward Malloy 2002-07-20
Movie A Film by Kirk Father 2002-04-30
Series Monk George Gionopolis 2002-07-12
Movie 29 Palms The Security Guard 2002-07-29
Series Push, Nevada Unknown 2002-09-17
Movie Black Mask 2: City of Masks King 2002-12-24
Series Without a Trace Jimmy Fusco 2002-09-26
Movie The Tailor of Panama Ramon Rudd 2001-03-30
Series The Chronicle Donald Stern 2001-07-14
Movie The Shrink Is In Judge Bob 2001-08-01
Movie The Man Who Wasn't There Creighton Tolliver 2001-10-26
Series Scrubs Mr. Summers 2001-10-02
Series Crossing Jordan Dick 2001-09-24
Movie Homicide: The Movie Steve Crosetti 2000-02-13
Movie After Sex Naldo (as John Polito) 2000-01-01
Movie Flies on Cupid Giorgio Gagantano 2000-01-01
Series The Invisible Man Eddie The Mammoth 2000-06-09
Movie The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! Virgil (voice) 2000-11-11
Movie The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Schoentell 2000-06-30
Movie Boys Life 3 2000-11-16
Series Gilmore Girls Pete 2000-10-05
Movie Angel's Dance Uncle Vinnie 1999-02-25
Series Batman Beyond Major (voice) 1999-01-10
Movie Road Kill Jelly 1999-03-14
Movie Carlo's Wake Uncle Gus 1999-01-01
Movie Stuart Little Officer Sherman 1999-12-17
Movie The Apartment Complex Dr Caligari 1999-10-31
Series Judging Amy D.A. Gerald Abner 1999-09-19
Series Popular Unknown 1999-09-29
Movie The Big Lebowski Private Snoop 1998-03-06
Movie The Defenders: Choice of Evils D.A. Al Orsini 1998-01-18
Movie Nowhere Land Frank 1998-01-01
Movie Tale of the Mummy Parsons 1998-03-19
Movie Music from Another Room Lorenzo Palmieri 1998-04-24
Series Becker Leonard Nagle 1998-11-02
Movie With Friends Like These... Rudy Ptak 1998-09-10
Series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Gideon 1998-09-25
Movie Money Play$ Lou Spano 1998-08-21
Series Fired Up Sam Harris 1997-04-10
Movie Inside Out Paparazzi Man 1997-01-01
Movie The Corporate Ladder Mr. Deacon 1997-05-10
Series Invasion Detective Kemper 1997-05-04
Series Veronica's Closet Mr. Lehman 1997-09-25
Series Jenny Sid Bouchie 1997-09-28
Series Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Unknown 1997-09-27
Series Over the Top Unknown 1997-10-21
Series Nash Bridges Roland Margolis 1996-03-29
Series The Pretender Constantin Falzone 1996-09-19
Movie Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Ashcan (voice) 1996-03-08
Movie Just Your Luck Nick 1996-11-29
Series Millennium Eddie Scarpino Giannini 1996-10-25
Series Early Edition Unknown 1996-09-28
Movie Fluke Boss 1995-06-02
Movie Bushwhacked Agent Palmer 1995-08-04
Series The Drew Carey Show Stansfield 1995-09-13
Series High Society Unknown 1995-10-30
Movie The Crow Gideon 1994-05-11
Series Rebel Highway Boss Johnson 1994-07-07
Movie Blankman Michael "The Suit" Minelli 1994-08-19
Series Viper Councilman Strand 1994-01-02
Movie The Hudsucker Proxy Mr. Bumstead 1994-03-11
Series Burke's Law Tony Renaldo 1994-01-07
Movie Girls in Prison Boss Johnson 1994-08-19
Movie Bad Blood Councilman Strand 1994-11-03
Movie The Shaggy Dog Detective Al 1994-11-12
Series Chicago Hope Unknown 1994-09-18
Series New York Undercover Unknown 1994-09-08
Series Homicide: Life on the Street Steve Crosetti 1993-01-31
Series NYPD Blue Paul Biaggi 1993-09-21
Series Fallen Angels Al Reseck 1993-08-01
Series Hearts Are Wild 1992-01-10
Movie Flodder Does Manhattan! Larry Rosenbaum 1992-06-03
Series Mad About You Ralphy 1992-09-23
Movie Leather Jackets Fat Jack 1992-06-18
Series Dinosaurs Ty Warner (voice) 1991-04-26
Movie Barton Fink Lou Breeze 1991-08-01
Movie The Rocketeer Bigelow 1991-06-21
Series Dream On Louie 1990-07-08
Movie Miller's Crossing Johnny Caspar 1990-09-21
Movie The Freshman Chuck Greenwald 1990-07-20
Movie Memories of Manon Carmack 1989-02-13
Series Tales from the Crypt Nikos Stano 1989-06-10
Series Seinfeld Silvio 1989-07-05
Movie Alone in the Neon Jungle Brad Stakowski 1988-01-17
Movie Homeboy Moe Fingers 1988-08-24
Movie Critical Condition Kline 1987-01-16
Series Ohara Unknown 1987-01-17
Movie Highlander Det. Walter Bedsoe 1986-03-07
Movie Dream Lover Doctor James 1986-02-21
Movie A Deadly Business Vitola 1986-03-13
Movie Fire with Fire Boss Duchard 1986-05-09
Series Crime Story Phil Bartoli 1986-09-19
Movie Crime Story: Pilot Phil Bartoli 1986-09-18
Movie The Princess and the Call Girl Private Detective 1986-06-18
Movie Death of a Salesman Howard 1985-08-16
Movie Compromising Positions 1st Cop 1985-08-30
Series The Equalizer David Pfieffer 1985-09-18
Movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Zack 1985-10-11
Movie C.H.U.D. Newscaster 1984-08-31
Movie A Good Sport Man in Taxi 1984-02-08
Series Murder, She Wrote Lieutenant Peter DiMartini 1984-09-30
Series Miami Vice El Gato 1984-09-16
Movie Running Out Joe Poswalsky 1983-01-26
Movie The Clairvoyant Detective Sporaco 1982-10-24
Series The Gangster Chronicles 1981-02-02
Movie Gangster Wars Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese 1981-04-09