Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born December 29, 1950
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.
MovieThe Maestro
2018
as Herbert Englehart
MovieBig Eyes
2014
as Enrico Banducci
MovieLocker 13
2014
as Don Dillon
MovieGangster Squad
2013
as Dragna
TVMajor Crimes
2012
as Dino Kotero
TVRobot and Monster
2012
as Sir Cranklin (voice)
MovieBatman: Year One
2011
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
TVThunderCats
2011
as Conquedor (voice)
MovieFrom the Head
2011
as Vinnie
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
MovieAtlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Orren Boyle
MovieSon of Morning
2011
as Mr. Bordasche
MovieThe Last Godfather
2010
as Don Bonfante
MovieDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
MovieVenus & Vegas
2010
as Frank
MovieBurning Palms
2010
as The Phamacist
TVBen 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Mizaru (voice)
MovieDC Showcase: The Spectre
2010
as Police Captain (voice)
MovieStiffs
2010
as John "The Prince" Monaco
TVModern Family
2009
as Earl Chambers
TVGlenn Martin, DDS
2009
MovieSuper Capers
2009
as Captain Sludge
TVCastle
2009
as Harold Metzger
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Bertram Duesterberg
TVDo Not Disturb
2008
TVRaising the Bar
2008
as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
MovieAnimated American
2008
as Max Rabbit
MovieBart Got a Room
2008
as Bob
MovieRock Monster
2008
as The Colonel
MovieAmerican Gangster
2007
as Rossi
TVChowder
2007
as Funjl (voice)
MovieCougar Club
2007
as Mr. Archibald
TVEl Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
MovieHappily N'Ever After
2007
as Wolf #1 (voice)
MovieBig Nothing
2006
as Agent Hymes
MovieFlags of Our Fathers
2006
as Borough President
MovieGrilled
2006
as Leon Waterman
MovieCutting Room
2006
as Sandy
MovieHaeckel's Tale
2006
as Montesquino
MovieThe Alibi
2006
as Jimmy the Photographer
TVMasters of Horror
2005
as Montesquino
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Joe Grimaldi
TVThreshold
2005
as Nicky Frost
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Gino
MovieThe Honeymooners
2005
as Kirby
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Chief Arnook (voice)
MovieFamily Plan
2005
as Gold
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
TVMedium
2005
as Vincent Discala
MovieGone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Sam Oberhurst
MovieShort Order
2005
as Tony
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Charles Skouras
MovieThe Last Shot
2004
as Wally Kamin
MovieCharlie the Ox
2004
as Freddy Boon
TVThe Jury
2004
MovieThe Singing Detective
2003
as Second Hood
TVThe Lyon's Den
2003
TV10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as Enzo Fontana
TVLas Vegas
2003
as The Cleaner
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Mr. Sharipa
MovieThe Box
2003
as Michael Dickerson
MovieView from the Top
2003
as Roy Roby
TVOliver Beene
2003
as Mr. Rayfield
MovieBlack Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
as King
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Jimmy Fusco
TVPush, Nevada
2002
Movie29 Palms
2002
as The Security Guard
TVShe Spies
2002
as Edward Malloy
TVMonk
2002
as George Gionopolis
MovieA Film by Kirk
2002
as Father
MovieThe Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Creighton Tolliver
TVScrubs
2001
as Mr. Summers
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Dick
MovieThe Shrink Is In
2001
as Judge Bob
MovieMimic 2
2001
as Morrie Deaver
TVThe Chronicle
2001
as Donald Stern
MovieThe Tailor of Panama
2001
as Ramon Rudd
MovieBoys Life 3
2000
MovieThe Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000
as Virgil (voice)
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Pete
MovieThe Dancing Pumpkin
2000
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
MovieThe Invisible Man
2000
as Eddie The Mammoth
MovieThe Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Schoentell
TVThe Invisible Man
2000
as Eddie The Mammoth
MovieHomicide: The Movie
2000
as Steve Crosetti
MovieAfter Sex
2000
as Naldo (as John Polito)
Flies on Cupid
2000
as Giorgio Gagantano
MovieStuart Little
1999
as Officer Sherman
MovieThe Apartment Complex
1999
as Dr Caligari
TVPopular
1999
as Caesar Croutons
TVJudging Amy
1999
as D.A. Gerald Abner
MovieRoad Kill
1999
as Jelly
MovieAngel's Dance
1999
as Uncle Vinnie
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Major (voice)
MovieCarlo's Wake
1999
as Uncle Gus
TVBecker
1998
as Leonard Nagle
MovieWith Friends Like These
1998
as Rudy Ptak
MovieMoney Play$
1998
as Lou Spano
MovieRussell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Parsons
MovieMusic from Another Room
1998
as Lorenzo Palmieri
MovieThe Big Lebowski
1998
as Private Snoop
MovieThe Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as D.A. Al Orsini
MovieNowhere Land
1998
as Frank
TVOver the Top
1997
TVJenny
1997
as Sid Bouchie
TVHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
TVVeronica's Closet
1997
as Mr. Lehman
MovieThe Corporate Ladder
1997
as Mr. Deacon
TVInvasion
1997
as Detective Kemper
TVFired Up
1997
as Sam Harris
MovieInside Out
1997
as Paparazzi Man
MovieJust Your Luck
1996
as Nick
TVMillennium
1996
as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Cliff Mourning
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Ben Hansel
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Roland Margolis
TVSwift Justice
1996
as Tom Luddy
MovieHomeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Ashcan (voice)
TVThe Invaders
1995
as Whitley
TVHigh Society
1995
as Alvin
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as The Baby (voice)
MovieBushwhacked
1995
as Agent Palmer
MovieFluke
1995
as Boss
MovieThe Shaggy Dog
1994
as Detective Al
MovieBad Blood
1994
as Councilman Strand
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Bill Ranford
TVNew York Undercover
1994
MovieGirls in Prison
1994
as Boss Johnson
MovieBlankman
1994
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
TVRebel Highway
1994
as Boss Ed Johnson
MovieThe Crow
1994
as Gideon
MovieThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Mr. Bumstead
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Tony Renaldo
Viper
1994
as Councilman Strand
TVViper
1994
as Councilman Strand
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Paul Biaggi
TVFallen Angels
1993
as Al Reseck
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Steve Crosetti
TVMad About You
1992
as Ralphy
MovieLeather Jackets
1992
as Fat Jack
MovieFlodder Does Manhattan!
1992
as Larry Rosenbaum
Hearts Are Wild
1992
MovieBarton Fink
1991
as Lou Breeze
MovieThe Rocketeer
1991
as Bigelow
TVDinosaurs
1991
as Ty Warner (voice)
MovieMiller's Crossing
1990
as Johnny Caspar
MovieThe Freshman
1990
as Chuck Greenwald
TVDream On
1990
as Louie
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Silvio
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Nikos Stano
MovieMemories of Manon
1989
as Carmack
MovieHomeboy
1988
as Moe Fingers
MovieAlone in the Neon Jungle
1988
as Brad Stakowski
TVOhara
1987
MovieCritical Condition
1987
as Kline
TVCrime Story
1986
as Phil Bartoli
MovieCrime Story: Pilot
1986
as Phil Bartoli
MovieThe Princess and the Call Girl
1986
as Private Detective
MovieFire with Fire
1986
as Boss Duchard
MovieA Deadly Business
1986
as Vitola
MovieHighlander
1986
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
MovieDream Lover
1986
as Dr. James
MovieRemo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Zack
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Gianni
MovieCompromising Positions
1985
as 1st Cop
MovieDeath of a Salesman
1985
as Howard
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
TVMiami Vice
1984
as El Gato
MovieC.H.U.D.
1984
as Newscaster
MovieA Good Sport
1984
as Man in Taxi
MovieRunning Out
1983
as Joe Poswalsky
MovieThe Clairvoyant
1982
as Detective Sporaco
MovieGangster Wars
1981
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
TVThe Gangster Chronicles
1981
as Tommy Lucchese
