Jon Polito
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 29, 1950
- Died
- September 1, 2016
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
The Maestro 2018
as Herbert Englehart
Big Eyes 2014
as Enrico Banducci
Locker 13 2014
as Don Dillon
Gangster Squad 2013
as Dragna
Batman: Year One 2011
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
From the Head 2011
as Vinnie
Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011
as Orren Boyle
Son of Morning 2011
as Mr. Bordasche
The Last Godfather 2010
as Don Bonfante
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 2010
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Venus & Vegas 2010
as Frank
Burning Palms 2010
as The Phamacist
DC Showcase: The Spectre 2010
as Police Captain (voice)
Stiffs 2010
as John "The Prince" Monaco
Super Capers 2009
as Captain Sludge
Animated American 2008
as Max Rabbit
Bart Got a Room 2008
as Bob
Rock Monster 2008
as The Colonel
American Gangster 2007
as Rossi
Cougar Club 2007
as Mr. Archibald
Happily N'Ever After 2007
as Wolf #1 (voice)
Big Nothing 2006
as Agent Hymes
Flags of Our Fathers 2006
as Borough President
Grilled 2006
as Leon Waterman
Cutting Room 2006
as Sandy
Haeckel's Tale 2006
as Montesquino
The Alibi 2006
as Jimmy the Photographer
The Honeymooners 2005
as Kirby
Family Plan 2005
as Gold
Short Order 2005
as Tony
Gone but Not Forgotten 2005
as Sam Oberhurst
The Last Shot 2004
as Wally Kamin
Charlie the Ox 2004
as Freddy Boon
The Singing Detective 2003
as Second Hood
The Box 2003
as Michael Dickerson
View from the Top 2003
as Roy Roby
Black Mask 2: City of Masks 2002
as King
29 Palms 2002
as The Security Guard
A Film by Kirk 2002
as Father
The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
as Creighton Tolliver
The Shrink Is In 2001
as Judge Bob
Mimic 2 2001
as Morrie Deaver
The Tailor of Panama 2001
as Ramon Rudd
Boys Life 3 2000
Actor
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! 2000
as Virgil (voice)
The Dancing Pumpkin 2000
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
The Invisible Man 2000
as Eddie The Mammoth
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 2000
as Schoentell
Homicide: The Movie 2000
as Steve Crosetti
- Flies on Cupid
Flies on Cupid 2000
as Giorgio Gagantano
After Sex 2000
as Naldo (as John Polito)
Stuart Little 1999
as Officer Sherman
The Apartment Complex 1999
as Dr Caligari
Road Kill 1999
as Jelly
Angel's Dance 1999
as Uncle Vinnie
Carlo's Wake 1999
as Uncle Gus
With Friends Like These 1998
as Rudy Ptak
Money Play$ 1998
as Lou Spano
Tale of the Mummy 1998
as Parsons
Music from Another Room 1998
as Lorenzo Palmieri
The Big Lebowski 1998
as Private Snoop
The Defenders: Choice of Evils 1998
as D.A. Al Orsini
Nowhere Land 1998
as Frank
The Corporate Ladder 1997
as Mr. Deacon
Inside Out 1997
as Paparazzi Man
Just Your Luck 1996
as Nick
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 1996
as Ashcan (voice)
Bushwhacked 1995
as Agent Palmer
Fluke 1995
as Boss
The Shaggy Dog 1994
as Detective Al
Bad Blood 1994
as Councilman Strand
Blankman 1994
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
Girls in Prison 1994
as Boss Johnson
The Crow 1994
as Gideon
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994
as Mr. Bumstead
- Viper
Viper 1994
as Councilman Strand
- The Contenders
The Contenders 1993
as Pedro Perusia
Leather Jackets 1992
as Fat Jack
Flodder Does Manhattan! 1992
as Larry Rosenbaum
Barton Fink 1991
as Lou Breeze
The Rocketeer 1991
as Bigelow
Miller's Crossing 1990
as Johnny Caspar
The Freshman 1990
as Chuck Greenwald
Memories of Manon 1989
as Carmack
Homeboy 1988
as Moe Fingers
Alone in the Neon Jungle 1988
as Brad Stakowski
Critical Condition 1987
as Kline
Crime Story: Pilot 1986
as Phil Bartoli
The Princess and the Call Girl 1986
as Private Detective
Fire with Fire 1986
as Boss Duchard
A Deadly Business 1986
as Vitola
Highlander 1986
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Dream Lover 1986
as Dr. James
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985
as Zack
Compromising Positions 1985
as 1st Cop
Death of a Salesman 1985
as Howard
C.H.U.D. 1984
as Newscaster
A Good Sport 1984
as Man in Taxi
Running Out 1983
as Joe Poswalsky
The Clairvoyant 1982
as Detective Sporaco
Gangster Wars 1981
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
Credits from TMDB.