person image

Jon Polito

Born: 1950

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 Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died 01/09/2016

Resources

Movies

Barton Fink

Lou Breeze in Barton Fink

Miller's Crossing

Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing

The Box - 2003

Michael Dickerson in The Box - 2003

Flodder Does Manhattan!

Larry Rosenbaum in Flodder Does Manhattan!

The Man Who Wasn't There

Creighton Tolliver in The Man Who Wasn't There

Bart Got a Room

Bob in Bart Got a Room

Super Capers

Captain Sludge in Super Capers

Happily N'Ever After

Wolf #1 (voice) in Happily N'Ever After

The Honeymooners

Kirby in The Honeymooners

Homicide: The Movie

Steve Crosetti in Homicide: The Movie

Critical Condition

Kline in Critical Condition

Highlander

Det. Walter Bedsoe in Highlander

Bushwhacked

Agent Palmer in Bushwhacked

The Crow

Gideon in The Crow

Homeboy

Moe Fingers in Homeboy

Big Nothing

Agent Hymes in Big Nothing

Girls in Prison

Boss Johnson in Girls in Prison

The Alibi

Jimmy the Photographer in The Alibi

DC Showcase: The Spectre

Police Captain (voice) in DC Showcase: The Spectre

Burning Palms

The Phamacist in Burning Palms

The Shrink Is In

Judge Bob in The Shrink Is In

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

King in Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Venus & Vegas

Frank in Venus & Vegas

Batman: Year One

Commissioner Loeb (voice) in Batman: Year One

The Last Godfather

Don Bonfante in The Last Godfather

Money Play$

Lou Spano in Money Play$

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Orren Boyle in Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Fire with Fire

Boss Duchard in Fire with Fire

29 Palms

The Security Guard in 29 Palms

Angel's Dance

Uncle Vinnie in Angel's Dance

Dream Lover

Doctor James in Dream Lover

Carlo's Wake

Uncle Gus in Carlo's Wake

The Shaggy Dog

Detective Al in The Shaggy Dog

Boys Life 3

in Boys Life 3

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Schoentell in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Locker 13

Don Dillon in Locker 13

Rock Monster

The Colonel in Rock Monster

Nowhere Land

Frank in Nowhere Land

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Brad Stakowski in Alone in the Neon Jungle

The Rocketeer

Bigelow in The Rocketeer

The Maestro

Herbert Englehart in The Maestro

Fluke

Boss in Fluke

A Good Sport

Man in Taxi in A Good Sport

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

D.A. Al Orsini in The Defenders: Choice of Evils

Death of a Salesman

Howard in Death of a Salesman

From the Head

Vinnie in From the Head

Big Eyes

Enrico Banducci in Big Eyes

A Deadly Business

Vitola in A Deadly Business

Blankman

Michael "The Suit" Minelli in Blankman

Gangster Squad

Dragna in Gangster Squad

The Singing Detective

Second Hood in The Singing Detective

The Hudsucker Proxy

Mr. Bumstead in The Hudsucker Proxy

Grilled

Leon Waterman in Grilled

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Ashcan (voice) in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

The Freshman

Chuck Greenwald in The Freshman

View from the Top

Roy Roby in View from the Top

The Big Lebowski

Private Snoop in The Big Lebowski

American Gangster

Rossi in American Gangster

Mimic 2

Morrie Deaver in Mimic 2

The Tailor of Panama

Ramon Rudd in The Tailor of Panama

Son of Morning

Mr. Bordasche in Son of Morning

The Last Shot

Wally Kamin in The Last Shot

A Film by Kirk

Father in A Film by Kirk

Crime Story: Pilot

Phil Bartoli in Crime Story: Pilot

Family Plan

Gold in Family Plan

Gangster Wars

Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese in Gangster Wars

Cutting Room

Sandy in Cutting Room

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

Virgil (voice) in The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

Leather Jackets

Fat Jack in Leather Jackets

The Corporate Ladder

Mr. Deacon in The Corporate Ladder

Animated American

Max Rabbit in Animated American

The Clairvoyant

Detective Sporaco in The Clairvoyant

Flags of Our Fathers

Borough President in Flags of Our Fathers

After Sex

Naldo (as John Polito) in After Sex

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Zack in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Just Your Luck

Nick in Just Your Luck

Stuart Little

Officer Sherman in Stuart Little

Compromising Positions

1st Cop in Compromising Positions

Haeckel's Tale

Montesquino in Haeckel's Tale

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice) in DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Road Kill

Jelly in Road Kill

Stiffs

John "The Prince" Monaco in Stiffs

The Apartment Complex

Dr Caligari in The Apartment Complex

Gone But Not Forgotten

Sam Oberhurst in Gone But Not Forgotten

With Friends Like These...

Rudy Ptak in With Friends Like These...

The Princess and the Call Girl

Private Detective in The Princess and the Call Girl

Inside Out

Paparazzi Man in Inside Out

Memories of Manon

Carmack in Memories of Manon

C.H.U.D.

Newscaster in C.H.U.D.

Bad Blood

Councilman Strand in Bad Blood

Cougar Club

Mr. Archibald in Cougar Club

Tale of the Mummy

Parsons in Tale of the Mummy

Charlie the Ox

Freddy Boon in Charlie the Ox

Running Out

Joe Poswalsky in Running Out

Flies on Cupid

Giorgio Gagantano in Flies on Cupid

TV Shows

Medium

Vincent Discala in Medium

Murder, She Wrote

Lieutenant Peter DiMartini in Murder, She Wrote

Batman Beyond

Major (voice) in Batman Beyond

Seinfeld

Silvio in Seinfeld

Threshold

in Threshold

Desperate Housewives

Charles Skouras in Desperate Housewives

Dream On

Louie in Dream On

Ghost Whisperer

Joe Grimaldi in Ghost Whisperer

Judging Amy

D.A. Gerald Abner in Judging Amy

The Pretender

Ben Hansel in The Pretender

Monk

George Gionopolis in Monk

Early Edition

in Early Edition

The Chronicle

Donald Stern in The Chronicle

Las Vegas

The Cleaner in Las Vegas

Tales from the Crypt

Nikos Stano in Tales from the Crypt

Crossing Jordan

Dick in Crossing Jordan

Two and a Half Men

Mr. Sharipa in Two and a Half Men

Without a Trace

Jimmy Fusco in Without a Trace

Masters of Horror

Montesquino in Masters of Horror

Push, Nevada

in Push, Nevada

Crime Story

Phil Bartoli in Crime Story

New York Undercover

in New York Undercover

Popular

in Popular

The Equalizer

Gianni in The Equalizer

Oliver Beene

in Oliver Beene

Becker

Leonard Nagle in Becker

Do Not Disturb

in Do Not Disturb

Ohara

in Ohara

The Invisible Man

Eddie The Mammoth in The Invisible Man

Scrubs

Mr. Summers in Scrubs

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

The Lyon's Den

in The Lyon's Den

Chicago Hope

in Chicago Hope

Gilmore Girls

Pete in Gilmore Girls

High Society

in High Society

The Jury

in The Jury

10-8: Officers on Duty

in 10-8: Officers on Duty

Chowder

Funjl (voice) in Chowder

The Gangster Chronicles

in The Gangster Chronicles

Glenn Martin, DDS

in Glenn Martin, DDS

Viper

Councilman Strand in Viper

Hearts Are Wild

in Hearts Are Wild

Over the Top

in Over the Top

Castle

Harold Metzger in Castle

Homicide: Life on the Street

Steve Crosetti in Homicide: Life on the Street

Mad About You

Ralphy in Mad About You

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Mizaru (voice) in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

The Pretender

Constantin Falzone in The Pretender

Raising the Bar

Judge Dominick Ventimiglia in Raising the Bar

The Mentalist

Bertram Duesterberg in The Mentalist

Rebel Highway

Boss Johnson in Rebel Highway

Millennium

Eddie Scarpino Giannini in Millennium

Robot and Monster

Sir Cranklin (voice) in Robot and Monster

Invasion

Detective Kemper in Invasion

Jenny

Sid Bouchie in Jenny

Fallen Angels

Al Reseck in Fallen Angels

Major Crimes

Dino Kotero in Major Crimes

The Drew Carey Show

The Baby (voice) in The Drew Carey Show

Miami Vice

El Gato in Miami Vice

Franklin & Bash

'Lucky' Louie Gianelli in Franklin & Bash

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Chief Arnook (voice) in Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Drew Carey Show

Stansfield in The Drew Carey Show

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice) in Avatar: The Last Airbender

Nash Bridges

Roland Margolis in Nash Bridges

NYPD Blue

Paul Biaggi in NYPD Blue

Dinosaurs

Ty Warner (voice) in Dinosaurs

Burke's Law

Tony Renaldo in Burke's Law

ThunderCats

Conquedor (voice) in ThunderCats

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

Gideon in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

Modern Family

Earl Chambers in Modern Family

American Dad!

Dr. Kalgary (voice) in American Dad!

Fired Up

Sam Harris in Fired Up

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Gino in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Equalizer

Carmack in The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Gene Carmack in The Equalizer

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

She Spies

Edward Malloy in She Spies

Veronica's Closet

Mr. Lehman in Veronica's Closet

The Equalizer

David Pfieffer in The Equalizer