Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/12/1950

Day of Death

01/09/2016
(66) years old

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 i... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2018

The Maestro

as Herbert Englehart

2014

Big Eyes

as Enrico Banducci

2014

Locker 13

as Don Dillon

2013

Gangster Squad

as Dragna

2011

Batman: Year One

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

2011

From the Head

as Vinnie

2011

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as Orren Boyle

2011

Son of Morning

as Mr. Bordasche

2010

The Last Godfather

as Don Bonfante

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

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

2010

Venus & Vegas

as Frank

2010

Burning Palms

as The Phamacist

2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre

as Police Captain (voice)

2010

Stiffs

as John "The Prince" Monaco

2009

Super Capers

as Captain Sludge

2008

Animated American

as Max Rabbit

2008

Bart Got a Room

as Bob

2008

Rock Monster

as The Colonel

2007

American Gangster

as Rossi

2007

Cougar Club

as Mr. Archibald

2007

Happily N'Ever After

as Wolf #1 (voice)

2006

Big Nothing

as Agent Hymes

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

as Borough President

2006

Grilled

as Leon Waterman

2006

Haeckel's Tale

as Montesquino

2006

The Alibi

as Jimmy the Photographer

2006

Cutting Room

as Sandy

2005

The Honeymooners

as Kirby

2005

Family Plan

as Gold

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

as Sam Oberhurst

2004

The Last Shot

as Wally Kamin

2004

Charlie the Ox

as Freddy Boon

2003

The Singing Detective

as Second Hood

2003

The Box - 2003

as Michael Dickerson

2003

View from the Top

as Roy Roby

2003

Mimic 2

as Morrie Deaver

2002

29 Palms

as The Security Guard

2002

A Film by Kirk

as Father

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Creighton Tolliver

2001

The Shrink Is In

as Judge Bob

2001

The Tailor of Panama

as Ramon Rudd

2000

The Dancing Pumpkin

as Finkgrinder The Ogre

2000

The Invisible Man

as Eddie The Mammoth

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as Steve Crosetti

2000

After Sex

as Naldo (as John Polito)

2000

Flies on Cupid

as Giorgio Gagantano

1999

Stuart Little

as Officer Sherman

1999

The Apartment Complex

as Dr Caligari

1999

Road Kill

as Jelly

1999

Angel's Dance

as Uncle Vinnie

1999

Carlo's Wake

as Uncle Gus

1998

With Friends Like These

as Rudy Ptak

1998

Money Play$

as Lou Spano

1998

Tale of the Mummy

as Parsons

1998

Music from Another Room

as Lorenzo Palmieri

1998

The Big Lebowski

as Private Snoop

1998

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

as D.A. Al Orsini

1998

Nowhere Land

as Frank

1997

The Corporate Ladder

as Mr. Deacon

1997

Inside Out

as Paparazzi Man

1996

Just Your Luck

as Nick

1995

Bushwhacked

as Agent Palmer

1995

Fluke

as Boss

1994

The Shaggy Dog

as Detective Al

1994

Bad Blood

as Councilman Strand

1994

Girls in Prison

as Boss Johnson

1994

Blankman

as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

1994

The Crow

as Gideon

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Mr. Bumstead

1992

Leather Jackets

as Fat Jack

1992

Flodder Does Manhattan!

as Larry Rosenbaum

1991

Barton Fink

as Lou Breeze

1991

The Rocketeer

as Bigelow

1990

Miller's Crossing

as Johnny Caspar

1990

The Freshman

as Chuck Greenwald

1989

Memories of Manon

as Carmack

1988

Homeboy

as Moe Fingers

1988

Alone in the Neon Jungle

as Brad Stakowski

1987

Critical Condition

as Kline

1986

Crime Story: Pilot

as Phil Bartoli

1986

The Princess and the Call Girl

as Private Detective

1986

Fire with Fire

as Boss Duchard

1986

A Deadly Business

as Vitola

1986

Highlander

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

1986

Dream Lover

as Dr. James

1985

Death of a Salesman

as Howard

1984

C.H.U.D.

as Newscaster

1984

A Good Sport

as Man in Taxi

1983

Running Out

as Joe Poswalsky

1982

The Clairvoyant

as Detective Sporaco

1981

Gangster Wars

as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese