Jon Polito

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-12-29 (66 years old)

Deathday

2016-09-01

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.

Acting

1991

Barton Fink

as Lou Breeze

1990

Miller's Crossing

as Johnny Caspar

2003

The Box - 2003

as Michael Dickerson

1992

Flodder Does Manhattan!

as Larry Rosenbaum

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Creighton Tolliver

2008

2009

Super Capers

as Captain Sludge

2007

Happily N'Ever After

as Wolf #1 (voice)

2005

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as Steve Crosetti

1987

1986

Highlander

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

1995

Bushwhacked

as Agent Palmer

1994

The Crow

as Gideon

1988

Homeboy

as Moe Fingers

2006

Big Nothing

as Agent Hymes

1994

Girls in Prison

as Boss Johnson

2006

The Alibi

as Jimmy the Photographer

2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre

as Police Captain (voice)

2010

Burning Palms

as The Phamacist

2001

The Shrink Is In

as Judge Bob

2010

2011

Batman: Year One

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

2010

The Last Godfather

as Don Bonfante

1998

Money Play$

as Lou Spano

2011

1986

Fire with Fire

as Boss Duchard

2002

29 Palms

as The Security Guard

1999

Angel's Dance

as Uncle Vinnie

1986

Dream Lover

as Dr. James

1999

Carlo's Wake

as Uncle Gus

1994

The Shaggy Dog

as Detective Al

2014

Locker 13

as Don Dillon

2008

Rock Monster

as The Colonel

1998

Nowhere Land

as Frank

1988

Alone in the Neon Jungle

as Brad Stakowski

1991

The Rocketeer

as Bigelow

2018

The Maestro

as Herbert Englehart

1995

Fluke

as Boss

1984

A Good Sport

as Man in Taxi

1998

1985

2011

From the Head

as Vinnie

2014

Big Eyes

as Enrico Banducci

1986

1994

Blankman

as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

2013

2003

The Singing Detective

as Second Hood

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Mr. Bumstead

2006

Grilled

as Leon Waterman

1990

The Freshman

as Chuck Greenwald

2003

1998

The Big Lebowski

as Private Snoop

2007

2003

Mimic 2

as Morrie Deaver

2001

2011

Son of Morning

as Mr. Bordasche

2004

The Last Shot

as Wally Kamin

2002

1986

Crime Story: Pilot

as Phil Bartoli

2005

1981

Gangster Wars

as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

2006

Cutting Room

as Sandy

1992

Leather Jackets

as Fat Jack

1997

2008

Animated American

as Max Rabbit

1982

The Clairvoyant

as Detective Sporaco

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

as Borough President

2000

After Sex

as Naldo (as John Polito)

1996

1999

Stuart Little

as Officer Sherman

2006

Haeckel's Tale

as Montesquino

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

1999

Road Kill

as Jelly

2010

Stiffs

as John "The Prince" Monaco

1999

The Apartment Complex

as Dr Caligari

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sam Oberhurst

1998

1986

The Princess and the Call Girl

as Private Detective

1997

Inside Out

as Paparazzi Man

1989

1984

C.H.U.D.

as Newscaster

1994

Bad Blood

as Councilman Strand

2007

Cougar Club

as Mr. Archibald

1998

2004

Charlie the Ox

as Freddy Boon

1983

Running Out

as Joe Poswalsky

2000

Flies on Cupid

as Giorgio Gagantano

1998

Music from Another Room

as Lorenzo Palmieri

2000

The Dancing Pumpkin

as Finkgrinder The Ogre

2000

The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

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