Acting
Jon Polito
EN, NL cinema · 101 credits
Born
29 December 1950
Died
1 September 2016 (aged 65)
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Maestro
as Herbert Englehart
Locker 13
as Don Dillon
Big Eyes
as Enrico Banducci
Gangster Squad
as Dragna
Batman: Year One
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Orren Boyle
From the Head
as Vinnie
Son of Morning
as Mr. Bordasche
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Police Captain (voice)
Burning Palms
as The Phamacist
Venus & Vegas
as Frank
The Last Godfather
as Don Bonfante
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Stiffs
as John "The Prince" Monaco
Super Capers
as Captain Sludge
Rock Monster
as The Colonel
Animated American
as Max Rabbit
Happily N'Ever After
as Wolf #1 (voice)
American Gangster
as Rossi
Cougar Club
as Mr. Archibald
Big Nothing
as Agent Hymes
The Alibi
as Jimmy the Photographer
Grilled
as Leon Waterman
Cutting Room
as Sandy
Flags of Our Fathers
as Borough President
Haeckel's Tale
as Montesquino
The Honeymooners
as Kirby
Family Plan
as Gold
Gone but Not Forgotten
as Sam Oberhurst
Short Order
as Tony
The Last Shot
as Wally Kamin
Charlie the Ox
as Freddy Boon
The Box
as Michael Dickerson
The Singing Detective
as Second Hood
View from the Top
as Roy Roby
29 Palms
as The Security Guard
A Film by Kirk
as Father
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Creighton Tolliver
The Shrink Is In
as Judge Bob
Mimic 2
as Morrie Deaver
The Tailor of Panama
as Ramon Rudd
Homicide: The Movie
as Steve Crosetti
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Schoentell
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
as Virgil (voice)
After Sex
as Naldo (as John Polito)
Flies on Cupid
2000
Flies on Cupid
as Giorgio Gagantano
The Dancing Pumpkin
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
The Invisible Man
as Eddie The Mammoth
Angel's Dance
as Uncle Vinnie
Carlo's Wake
as Uncle Gus
Stuart Little
as Officer Sherman
Road Kill
as Jelly
The Apartment Complex
as Dr Caligari
Money Play$
as Lou Spano
Nowhere Land
as Frank
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as D.A. Al Orsini
The Big Lebowski
as Private Snoop
With Friends Like These
as Rudy Ptak
Music from Another Room
as Lorenzo Palmieri
The Corporate Ladder
as Mr. Deacon
Inside Out
as Paparazzi Man
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Ashcan (voice)
Just Your Luck
as Nick
Bushwhacked
as Agent Palmer
Fluke
as Boss
The Crow
as Gideon
Girls in Prison
as Boss Johnson
The Shaggy Dog
as Detective Al
Blankman
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Mr. Bumstead
Bad Blood
as Councilman Strand
Viper
1994
Viper
as Councilman Strand
The Contenders
1993
The Contenders
as Pedro Perusia
Flodder Does Manhattan!
as Larry Rosenbaum
Leather Jackets
as Fat Jack
Barton Fink
as Lou Breeze
The Rocketeer
as Bigelow
Miller's Crossing
as Johnny Caspar
The Freshman
as Chuck Greenwald
Memories of Manon
as Carmack
Homeboy
as Moe Fingers
Alone in the Neon Jungle
as Brad Stakowski
Critical Condition
as Kline
Highlander
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Fire with Fire
as Boss Duchard
Dream Lover
as Dr. James
A Deadly Business
as Vitola
Crime Story: Pilot
as Phil Bartoli
The Princess and the Call Girl
as Private Detective
Death of a Salesman
as Howard
Compromising Positions
as 1st Cop
A Good Sport
as Man in Taxi
C.H.U.D.
as Newscaster
Running Out
as Joe Poswalsky
The Clairvoyant
as Detective Sporaco
Gangster Wars
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese