Jon Polito

Acting

Jon Polito

Born December 29, 1950Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA173 credits

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 Maestro
6.0

The Maestro

Movie

2018

Big Eyes
7.0

Big Eyes

Movie

2014

Locker 13
6.5

Locker 13

Movie

2014

Gangster Squad
6.4

Gangster Squad

Movie

2013

Major Crimes
7.4

Major Crimes

TV

2012

Robot and Monster
6.0

Robot and Monster

TV

2012

Filmography

The Maestro
2018The Maestroas Herbert EnglehartMovie
Big Eyes
2014Big Eyesas Enrico BanducciMovie
Locker 13
2014Locker 13as Don DillonMovie
Gangster Squad
2013Gangster Squadas DragnaMovie
Major Crimes
2012Major Crimesas Dino KoteroTV
Robot and Monster
2012Robot and Monsteras Sir Cranklin (voice)TV
Batman: Year One
2011Batman: Year Oneas Commissioner Loeb (voice)Movie
ThunderCats
2011ThunderCatsas Conquedor (voice)TV
From the Head
2011From the Headas VinnieMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas 'Lucky' Louie GianelliTV
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part Ias Orren BoyleMovie
Son of Morning
2011Son of Morningas Mr. BordascheMovie
The Last Godfather
2010The Last Godfatheras Don BonfanteMovie
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collectionas Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)Movie
Venus & Vegas
2010Venus & Vegasas FrankMovie
Burning Palms
2010Burning Palmsas The PhamacistMovie
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010Ben 10: Ultimate Alienas Mizaru (voice)TV
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010DC Showcase: The Spectreas Police Captain (voice)Movie
Stiffs
2010Stiffsas John "The Prince" MonacoMovie
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Earl ChambersTV
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009Glenn Martin, DDSTV
Super Capers
2009Super Capersas Captain SludgeMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Harold MetzgerTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Bertram DuesterbergTV
Do Not Disturb
2008Do Not DisturbTV
Raising the Bar
2008Raising the Baras Judge Dominick VentimigliaTV
Animated American
2008Animated Americanas Max RabbitMovie
Bart Got a Room
2008Bart Got a Roomas BobMovie
Rock Monster
2008Rock Monsteras The ColonelMovie
American Gangster
2007American Gangsteras RossiMovie
Chowder
2007Chowderas Funjl (voice)TV
Cougar Club
2007Cougar Clubas Mr. ArchibaldMovie
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraTV
Happily N'Ever After
2007Happily N'Ever Afteras Wolf #1 (voice)Movie
Big Nothing
2006Big Nothingas Agent HymesMovie
Flags of Our Fathers
2006Flags of Our Fathersas Borough PresidentMovie
Grilled
2006Grilledas Leon WatermanMovie
C
2006Cutting Roomas SandyMovie
Haeckel's Tale
2006Haeckel's Taleas MontesquinoMovie
The Alibi
2006The Alibias Jimmy the PhotographerMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of Horroras MontesquinoTV
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Joe GrimaldiTV
Threshold
2005Thresholdas Nicky FrostTV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas GinoTV
The Honeymooners
2005The Honeymoonersas KirbyMovie
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005Avatar: The Last Airbenderas Chief Arnook (voice)TV
Family Plan
2005Family Planas GoldMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Dr. Kalgary (voice)TV
Medium
2005Mediumas Vincent DiscalaTV
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005Gone But Not Forgottenas Sam OberhurstMovie
Short Order
2005Short Orderas TonyMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Charles SkourasTV
The Last Shot
2004The Last Shotas Wally KaminMovie
Charlie the Ox
2004Charlie the Oxas Freddy BoonMovie
The Jury
2004The JuryTV
The Singing Detective
2003The Singing Detectiveas Second HoodMovie
The Lyon's Den
2003The Lyon's DenTV
10-8: Officers on Duty
200310-8: Officers on Dutyas Enzo FontanaTV
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas The CleanerTV
Two and a Half Men
2003Two and a Half Menas Mr. SharipaTV
The Box
2003The Boxas Michael DickersonMovie
View from the Top
2003View from the Topas Roy RobyMovie
Oliver Beene
2003Oliver Beeneas Mr. RayfieldTV
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002Black Mask 2: City of Masksas KingMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Jimmy FuscoTV
Push, Nevada
2002Push, NevadaTV
29 Palms
200229 Palmsas The Security GuardMovie
She Spies
2002She Spiesas Edward MalloyTV
Monk
2002Monkas George GionopolisTV
A Film by Kirk
2002A Film by Kirkas FatherMovie
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001The Man Who Wasn't Thereas Creighton TolliverMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas Mr. SummersTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas DickTV
The Shrink Is In
2001The Shrink Is Inas Judge BobMovie
Mimic 2
2001Mimic 2as Morrie DeaverMovie
The Chronicle
2001The Chronicleas Donald SternTV
The Tailor of Panama
2001The Tailor of Panamaas Ramon RuddMovie
Boys Life 3
2000Boys Life 3Movie
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!as Virgil (voice)Movie
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girlsas PeteTV
The Dancing Pumpkin
2000The Dancing Pumpkinas Finkgrinder The OgreMovie
The Invisible Man
2000The Invisible Manas Eddie The MammothMovie
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkleas SchoentellMovie
The Invisible Man
2000The Invisible Manas Eddie The MammothTV
Homicide: The Movie
2000Homicide: The Movieas Steve CrosettiMovie
After Sex
2000After Sexas Naldo (as John Polito)Movie
F
2000Flies on Cupidas Giorgio GagantanoMovie
Stuart Little
1999Stuart Littleas Officer ShermanMovie
The Apartment Complex
1999The Apartment Complexas Dr CaligariMovie
Popular
1999Popularas Caesar CroutonsTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas D.A. Gerald AbnerTV
Road Kill
1999Road Killas JellyMovie
Angel's Dance
1999Angel's Danceas Uncle VinnieMovie
Batman Beyond
1999Batman Beyondas Major (voice)TV
Carlo's Wake
1999Carlo's Wakeas Uncle GusMovie
Becker
1998Beckeras Leonard NagleTV
With Friends Like These
1998With Friends Like Theseas Rudy PtakMovie
Money Play$
1998Money Play$as Lou SpanoMovie
Tale of the Mummy
1998Tale of the Mummyas ParsonsMovie
Music from Another Room
1998Music from Another Roomas Lorenzo PalmieriMovie
The Big Lebowski
1998The Big Lebowskias Private SnoopMovie
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evilsas D.A. Al OrsiniMovie
Nowhere Land
1998Nowhere Landas FrankMovie
Over the Top
1997Over the TopTV
Jenny
1997Jennyas Sid BouchieTV
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowTV
Veronica's Closet
1997Veronica's Closetas Mr. LehmanTV
The Corporate Ladder
1997The Corporate Ladderas Mr. DeaconMovie
Invasion
1997Invasionas Detective KemperTV
Fired Up
1997Fired Upas Sam HarrisTV
Inside Out
1997Inside Outas Paparazzi ManMovie
Just Your Luck
1996Just Your Luckas NickMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas Eddie Scarpino GianniniTV
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Cliff MourningTV
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Ben HanselTV
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Roland MargolisTV
Swift Justice
1996Swift Justiceas Tom LuddyTV
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Franciscoas Ashcan (voice)Movie
The Invaders
1995The Invadersas WhitleyTV
High Society
1995High Societyas AlvinTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas The Baby (voice)TV
Bushwhacked
1995Bushwhackedas Agent PalmerMovie
Fluke
1995Flukeas BossMovie
The Shaggy Dog
1994The Shaggy Dogas Detective AlMovie
Bad Blood
1994Bad Bloodas Councilman StrandMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Bill RanfordTV
New York Undercover
1994New York UndercoverTV
Girls in Prison
1994Girls in Prisonas Boss JohnsonMovie
Blankman
1994Blankmanas Michael "The Suit" MinelliMovie
Rebel Highway
1994Rebel Highwayas Boss Ed JohnsonTV
The Crow
1994The Crowas GideonMovie
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994The Hudsucker Proxyas Mr. BumsteadMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Tony RenaldoTV
Viper
1994Viperas Councilman StrandTV
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Paul BiaggiTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas Al ReseckTV
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Steve CrosettiTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas RalphyTV
Leather Jackets
1992Leather Jacketsas Fat JackMovie
Flodder Does Manhattan!
1992Flodder Does Manhattan!as Larry RosenbaumMovie
H
1992Hearts Are WildTV
Barton Fink
1991Barton Finkas Lou BreezeMovie
The Rocketeer
1991The Rocketeeras BigelowMovie
Dinosaurs
1991Dinosaursas Ty Warner (voice)TV
Miller's Crossing
1990Miller's Crossingas Johnny CasparMovie
The Freshman
1990The Freshmanas Chuck GreenwaldMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas LouieTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas SilvioTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Nikos StanoTV
Memories of Manon
1989Memories of Manonas CarmackMovie
Homeboy
1988Homeboyas Moe FingersMovie
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988Alone in the Neon Jungleas Brad StakowskiMovie
Ohara
1987OharaTV
Critical Condition
1987Critical Conditionas KlineMovie
Crime Story
1986Crime Storyas Phil BartoliTV
Crime Story: Pilot
1986Crime Story: Pilotas Phil BartoliMovie
The Princess and the Call Girl
1986The Princess and the Call Girlas Private DetectiveMovie
Fire with Fire
1986Fire with Fireas Boss DuchardMovie
A Deadly Business
1986A Deadly Businessas VitolaMovie
Highlander
1986Highlanderas Det. Walter BedsoeMovie
Dream Lover
1986Dream Loveras Dr. JamesMovie
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Beginsas ZackMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras GianniTV
Compromising Positions
1985Compromising Positionsas 1st CopMovie
Death of a Salesman
1985Death of a Salesmanas HowardMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lieutenant Peter DiMartiniTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas El GatoTV
C.H.U.D.
1984C.H.U.D.as NewscasterMovie
A Good Sport
1984A Good Sportas Man in TaxiMovie
Running Out
1983Running Outas Joe PoswalskyMovie
The Clairvoyant
1982The Clairvoyantas Detective SporacoMovie
Gangster Wars
1981Gangster Warsas Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" LuccheseMovie
The Gangster Chronicles
1981The Gangster Chroniclesas Tommy LuccheseTV