Jon Polito
Acting
Born: December 29, 1950 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: September 1, 2016 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
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
The Big Lebowski
1998
American Gangster
2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Stuart Little
1999
The Crow
1994
The Mentalist
2008
Gangster Squad
2013
Two and a Half Men
2003
Big Eyes
2014
Modern Family
2009
Highlander
1986
American Dad!
2005
Photos (3)
Movies (98)
American Gangster
Rossi
The Big Lebowski
Private Snoop
Highlander
Det. Walter Bedsoe
The Crow
Gideon
Stuart Little
Officer Sherman
The Man Who Wasn't There
Creighton Tolliver
Gangster Squad
Dragna
Flags of Our Fathers
Borough President
The Hudsucker Proxy
Mr. Bumstead
The Tailor of Panama
Ramon Rudd
The Rocketeer
Bigelow
Barton Fink
Lou Breeze
Miller's Crossing
Johnny Caspar
C.H.U.D.
Newscaster
Batman: Year One
Commissioner Loeb (voice)
Big Eyes
Enrico Banducci
Mimic 2
Morrie Deaver
Happily N'Ever After
Wolf #1 (voice)
The Freshman
Chuck Greenwald
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Orren Boyle
The Alibi
Jimmy the Photographer
View from the Top
Roy Roby
Fire with Fire
Boss Duchard
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Ashcan (voice)
The Singing Detective
Second Hood
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
King
Fluke
Boss
Blankman
Michael "The Suit" Minelli
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Zack
After Sex
Naldo (as John Polito)
Death of a Salesman
Howard
Music from Another Room
Lorenzo Palmieri
The Last Shot
Wally Kamin
Burning Palms
The Phamacist
Big Nothing
Agent Hymes
Gone But Not Forgotten
Sam Oberhurst
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Schoentell
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Parsons
Cougar Club
Mr. Archibald
Critical Condition
Kline
Grilled
Leon Waterman
Flodder Does Manhattan!
Larry Rosenbaum
The Honeymooners
Kirby
Money Play$
Lou Spano
Bushwhacked
Agent Palmer
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Virgil (voice)
Girls in Prison
Boss Johnson
Compromising Positions
1st Cop
Short Order
Tony
The Shaggy Dog
Detective Al
Super Capers
Captain Sludge
Homicide: The Movie
Steve Crosetti
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Haeckel's Tale
Montesquino
The Clairvoyant
Detective Sporaco
Bart Got a Room
Bob
Angel's Dance
Uncle Vinnie
Son of Morning
Mr. Bordasche
The Last Godfather
Don Bonfante
Leather Jackets
Fat Jack
Bad Blood
Councilman Strand
Homeboy
Moe Fingers
29 Palms
The Security Guard
Gangster Wars
Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
Crime Story: Pilot
Phil Bartoli
Family Plan
Gold
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Brad Stakowski
The Shrink Is In
Judge Bob
The Maestro
Herbert Englehart
From the Head
Vinnie
Just Your Luck
Nick
Locker 13
Don Dillon
The Apartment Complex
Dr Caligari
Stiffs
John "The Prince" Monaco
Venus & Vegas
Frank
Carlo's Wake
Uncle Gus
Road Kill
Jelly
With Friends Like These
Rudy Ptak
DC Showcase: The Spectre
Police Captain (voice)
Dream Lover
Dr. James
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
D.A. Al Orsini
Running Out
Joe Poswalsky
Nowhere Land
Frank
The Corporate Ladder
Mr. Deacon
The Box
Michael Dickerson
Charlie the Ox
Freddy Boon
Memories of Manon
Carmack
Rock Monster
The Colonel
Inside Out
Paparazzi Man
Cutting Room
Sandy
Boys Life 3
2000
The Princess and the Call Girl
Private Detective
A Good Sport
Man in Taxi
A Film by Kirk
Father
The Invisible Man
Eddie The Mammoth
A Deadly Business
Vitola
Animated American
Max Rabbit
The Dancing Pumpkin
Finkgrinder The Ogre
TV Shows (80)
The Mentalist
Bertram Duesterberg · 1 eps
American Dad!
Dr. Kalgary (voice) · 1 eps
Modern Family
Earl Chambers · 3 eps
Desperate Housewives
Charles Skouras · 1 eps
Castle
Harold Metzger · 1 eps
Two and a Half Men
Mr. Sharipa · 1 eps
Gilmore Girls
Pete · 3 eps
Monk
George Gionopolis · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Silvio · 1 eps
Miami Vice
El Gato · 2 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Gino · 1 eps
NYPD Blue
Paul Biaggi · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Joe Grimaldi · 2 eps
Without a Trace
Jimmy Fusco · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Lieutenant Peter DiMartini · 2 eps
Chicago Hope
Bill Ranford · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Dick · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Steve Crosetti · 13 eps
Scrubs
Mr. Summers · 1 eps
Las Vegas
The Cleaner · 1 eps
Medium
Vincent Discala · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
The Baby (voice) · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Stansfield · 2 eps
Judging Amy
D.A. Gerald Abner · 1 eps
Nash Bridges
Roland Margolis · 1 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chief Arnook (voice) · 3 eps
Mad About You
Ralphy · 1 eps
Batman Beyond
Major (voice) · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Nikos Stano · 1 eps
Major Crimes
Dino Kotero · 1 eps
Dinosaurs
Ty Warner (voice) · 1 eps
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Mizaru (voice) · 1 eps
Franklin & Bash
'Lucky' Louie Gianelli · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Gianni · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Carmack · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Gene Carmack · 1 eps
The Equalizer
David Pfieffer · 1 eps
The Pretender
Ben Hansel · 1 eps
The Pretender
Constantin Falzone · 1 eps
Early Edition
Cliff Mourning · 1 eps
Early Edition
Louie DeFozio · 1 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
Millennium
Eddie Scarpino Giannini · 1 eps
Becker
Leonard Nagle · 1 eps
Chowder
Funjl (voice) · 1 eps
Masters of Horror
Montesquino · 1 eps
Crime Story
Phil Bartoli · 35 eps
Popular
Caesar Croutons · 1 eps
Viper
Councilman Strand · 2 eps
She Spies
Edward Malloy · 1 eps
Robot and Monster
Sir Cranklin (voice) · 1 eps
Dream On
Louie · 4 eps
Fallen Angels
Al Reseck · 1 eps
ThunderCats
Conquedor (voice) · 1 eps
Veronica's Closet
Mr. Lehman · 1 eps
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2 eps
Raising the Bar
Judge Dominick Ventimiglia · 10 eps
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1 eps
Glenn Martin, DDS
2 eps
The Invisible Man
Eddie The Mammoth · 2 eps
10-8: Officers on Duty
Enzo Fontana · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Tony Renaldo · 1 eps
Fired Up
Sam Harris · 1 eps
Rebel Highway
Boss Ed Johnson · 1 eps
Threshold
Nicky Frost · 1 eps
Oliver Beene
Mr. Rayfield · 2 eps
The Lyon's Den
1 eps
Swift Justice
Tom Luddy · 1 eps
The Jury
1 eps
Jenny
Sid Bouchie · 1 eps
The Chronicle
Donald Stern · 22 eps
Over the Top
1 eps
Ohara
30 eps
High Society
Alvin · 1 eps
Do Not Disturb
1 eps
Push, Nevada
1 eps
Invasion
Detective Kemper · 2 eps
The Gangster Chronicles
Tommy Lucchese · 13 eps
The Invaders
Whitley · 2 eps
Ghost whisperer
Joe Grimaldi · 1 eps