Jon Polito
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.
Born: 29 December 1950 • Died: 01 September 2016
Played In
Movie
Dec 2018
The Maestro
Herbert Englehart
Movie
Dec 2014
Big Eyes
Enrico Banducci
Movie
Mar 2014
Locker 13
Don Dillon
Movie
Jan 2013
Gangster Squad
Dragna
TV Show
Aug 2012
Major Crimes
Dino Kotero
TV Show
Aug 2012
Robot and Monster
Sir Cranklin (voice)
Movie
Sep 2011
Batman: Year One
Commissioner Loeb (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2011
ThunderCats
Conquedor (voice)
Movie
Jun 2011
From the Head
Vinnie
TV Show
Jun 2011
Franklin & Bash
'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
Movie
Apr 2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Orren Boyle
Movie
Feb 2011
Son of Morning
Mr. Bordasche
Movie
Dec 2010
The Last Godfather
Don Bonfante
Movie
Nov 2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Movie
Nov 2010
Venus & Vegas
Frank
Movie
Apr 2010
Burning Palms
The Phamacist
TV Show
Apr 2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Mizaru (voice)
Movie
Feb 2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre
Police Captain (voice)
Movie
Jan 2010
Stiffs
John "The Prince" Monaco
TV Show
Sep 2009
Modern Family
Earl Chambers
TV Show
Aug 2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
Movie
Mar 2009
Super Capers
Captain Sludge
TV Show
Mar 2009
Castle
Harold Metzger
TV Show
Sep 2008
The Mentalist
Bertram Duesterberg
TV Show
Sep 2008
Do Not Disturb
TV Show
Sep 2008
Raising the Bar
Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
Movie
Aug 2008
Animated American
Max Rabbit
Movie
Apr 2008
Bart Got a Room
Bob
Movie
Mar 2008
Rock Monster
The Colonel
Movie
Nov 2007
American Gangster
Rossi
TV Show
Nov 2007
Chowder
Funjl (voice)
Movie
May 2007
Cougar Club
Mr. Archibald
TV Show
Mar 2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
Movie
Jan 2007
Happily N'Ever After
Wolf #1 (voice)
Movie
Dec 2006
Big Nothing
Agent Hymes
Movie
Oct 2006
Flags of Our Fathers
Borough President
Movie
Jul 2006
Grilled
Leon Waterman
Movie
Apr 2006
Cutting Room
Sandy
Movie
Jan 2006
Haeckel's Tale
Montesquino
Movie
Jan 2006
The Alibi
Jimmy the Photographer
TV Show
Oct 2005
Masters of Horror
Montesquino
TV Show
Sep 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Joe Grimaldi
TV Show
Sep 2005
Threshold
Nicky Frost
TV Show
Aug 2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Gino
Movie
Jun 2005
The Honeymooners
Kirby
TV Show
Feb 2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chief Arnook (voice)
Movie
Feb 2005
Family Plan
Gold
TV Show
Feb 2005
American Dad!
Dr. Kalgary (voice)
TV Show
Jan 2005
Medium
Vincent Discala
Movie
Jan 2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
Sam Oberhurst
Movie
Jan 2005
Short Order
Tony
TV Show
Oct 2004
Desperate Housewives
Charles Skouras
Movie
Sep 2004
The Last Shot
Wally Kamin
Movie
Sep 2004
Charlie the Ox
Freddy Boon
TV Show
Jun 2004
The Jury
Movie
Oct 2003
The Singing Detective
Second Hood
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Lyon's Den
TV Show
Sep 2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
Enzo Fontana
TV Show
Sep 2003
Las Vegas
The Cleaner
TV Show
Sep 2003
Two and a Half Men
Mr. Sharipa
Movie
May 2003
The Box
Michael Dickerson
Movie
Mar 2003
View from the Top
Roy Roby
TV Show
Mar 2003
Oliver Beene
Mr. Rayfield
Movie
Dec 2002
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
King
TV Show
Sep 2002
Without a Trace
Jimmy Fusco
TV Show
Sep 2002
Push, Nevada
Movie
Jul 2002
29 Palms
The Security Guard
TV Show
Jul 2002
She Spies
Edward Malloy
TV Show
Jul 2002
Monk
George Gionopolis
Movie
Apr 2002
A Film by Kirk
Father
Movie
Oct 2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
Creighton Tolliver
TV Show
Oct 2001
Scrubs
Mr. Summers
TV Show
Sep 2001
Crossing Jordan
Dick
Movie
Aug 2001
The Shrink Is In
Judge Bob
Movie
Jul 2001
Mimic 2
Morrie Deaver
TV Show
Jul 2001
The Chronicle
Donald Stern
Movie
Feb 2001
The Tailor of Panama
Ramon Rudd
Movie
Nov 2000
Boys Life 3
Movie
Nov 2000
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Virgil (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2000
Gilmore Girls
Pete
Movie
Sep 2000
The Dancing Pumpkin
Finkgrinder The Ogre
Movie
Sep 2000
The Invisible Man
Eddie The Mammoth
Movie
Jun 2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Schoentell
TV Show
Jun 2000
The Invisible Man
Eddie The Mammoth
Movie
Feb 2000
Homicide: The Movie
Steve Crosetti
Movie
Jan 2000
After Sex
Naldo (as John Polito)
Movie
Jan 2000
Flies on Cupid
Giorgio Gagantano
Movie
Dec 1999
Stuart Little
Officer Sherman
Movie
Oct 1999
The Apartment Complex
Dr Caligari
TV Show
Sep 1999
Popular
Caesar Croutons
TV Show
Sep 1999
Judging Amy
D.A. Gerald Abner
Movie
Mar 1999
Road Kill
Jelly
Movie
Feb 1999
Angel's Dance
Uncle Vinnie
TV Show
Jan 1999
Batman Beyond
Major (voice)
Movie
Jan 1999
Carlo's Wake
Uncle Gus
TV Show
Nov 1998
Becker
Leonard Nagle
Movie
Sep 1998
With Friends Like These
Rudy Ptak
Movie
Aug 1998
Money Play$
Lou Spano
Movie
Aug 1998
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Parsons
Movie
Apr 1998
Music from Another Room
Lorenzo Palmieri
Movie
Mar 1998
The Big Lebowski
Private Snoop
Movie
Jan 1998
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
D.A. Al Orsini
Movie
Jan 1998
Nowhere Land
Frank
TV Show
Oct 1997
Over the Top
TV Show
Sep 1997
Jenny
Sid Bouchie
TV Show
Sep 1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV Show
Sep 1997
Veronica's Closet
Mr. Lehman
Movie
May 1997
The Corporate Ladder
Mr. Deacon
TV Show
May 1997
Invasion
Detective Kemper
TV Show
Apr 1997
Fired Up
Sam Harris
Movie
Jan 1997
Inside Out
Paparazzi Man
Movie
Nov 1996
Just Your Luck
Nick
TV Show
Oct 1996
Millennium
Eddie Scarpino Giannini
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
Cliff Mourning
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
Louie DeFozio
TV Show
Sep 1996
The Pretender
Ben Hansel
TV Show
Sep 1996
The Pretender
Constantin Falzone
TV Show
Mar 1996
Nash Bridges
Roland Margolis
TV Show
Mar 1996
Swift Justice
Tom Luddy
Movie
Mar 1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Ashcan (voice)
TV Show
Nov 1995
The Invaders
Whitley
TV Show
Oct 1995
High Society
Alvin
TV Show
Sep 1995
The Drew Carey Show
The Baby (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1995
The Drew Carey Show
Stansfield
Movie
Aug 1995
Bushwhacked
Agent Palmer
Movie
Jun 1995
Fluke
Boss
Movie
Nov 1994
The Shaggy Dog
Detective Al
Movie
Nov 1994
Bad Blood
Councilman Strand
TV Show
Sep 1994
Chicago Hope
Bill Ranford
TV Show
Sep 1994
New York Undercover
Movie
Aug 1994
Girls in Prison
Boss Johnson
Movie
Aug 1994
Blankman
Michael "The Suit" Minelli
TV Show
Jul 1994
Rebel Highway
Boss Ed Johnson
Movie
May 1994
The Crow
Gideon
Movie
Mar 1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Mr. Bumstead
TV Show
Jan 1994
Burke's Law
Tony Renaldo
Movie
Jan 1994
Viper
Councilman Strand
TV Show
Jan 1994
Viper
Councilman Strand
TV Show
Sep 1993
NYPD Blue
Paul Biaggi
TV Show
Aug 1993
Fallen Angels
Al Reseck
TV Show
Jan 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Steve Crosetti
TV Show
Sep 1992
Mad About You
Ralphy
Movie
Jun 1992
Leather Jackets
Fat Jack
Movie
Jun 1992
Flodder Does Manhattan!
Larry Rosenbaum
TV Show
Jan 1992
Hearts Are Wild
Movie
Aug 1991
Barton Fink
Lou Breeze
Movie
Jun 1991
The Rocketeer
Bigelow
TV Show
Apr 1991
Dinosaurs
Ty Warner (voice)
Movie
Sep 1990
Miller's Crossing
Johnny Caspar
Movie
Jul 1990
The Freshman
Chuck Greenwald
TV Show
Jul 1990
Dream On
Louie
TV Show
Jul 1989
Seinfeld
Silvio
TV Show
Jun 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Nikos Stano
Movie
Feb 1989
Memories of Manon
Carmack
Movie
Aug 1988
Homeboy
Moe Fingers
Movie
Jan 1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Brad Stakowski
TV Show
Jan 1987
Ohara
Movie
Jan 1987
Critical Condition
Kline
TV Show
Sep 1986
Crime Story
Phil Bartoli
Movie
Sep 1986
Crime Story: Pilot
Phil Bartoli
Movie
Jun 1986
The Princess and the Call Girl
Private Detective
Movie
May 1986
Fire with Fire
Boss Duchard
Movie
Mar 1986
A Deadly Business
Vitola
Movie
Mar 1986
Highlander
Det. Walter Bedsoe
Movie
Feb 1986
Dream Lover
Dr. James
Movie
Oct 1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Zack
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
Gianni
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
Carmack
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
Gene Carmack
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
David Pfieffer
Movie
Aug 1985
Compromising Positions
1st Cop
Movie
Aug 1985
Death of a Salesman
Howard
TV Show
Sep 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
TV Show
Sep 1984
Miami Vice
El Gato
Movie
Aug 1984
C.H.U.D.
Newscaster
Movie
Feb 1984
A Good Sport
Man in Taxi
Movie
Jan 1983
Running Out
Joe Poswalsky
Movie
Oct 1982
The Clairvoyant
Detective Sporaco
Movie
Apr 1981
Gangster Wars
Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
TV Show
Feb 1981
The Gangster Chronicles
Tommy Lucchese