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Jon Polito

Actor | * 12/29/1950 († 65, 09/01/2016) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
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Jon Raymond Polito (December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016) was an American actor. In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits. His television roles included Detective Steve Crosetti in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and Phil Bartoli on the first season of Crime Story. He also appeared in several films including The Rocketeer, The Crow and Gangster Squad, as well as his work with the Coen brothers. He appeared in five of their films, including Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and The Big Lebowski. Polito also portrayed "hungry i" nightclub impresario Enrico Banducci in a large suppor... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman. ...

Miller's Crossing

Certification unknown

1990 | 3.7/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged ...

The Big Lebowski

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1998 | 3.9/5 | 1h 57min
Comedy, Crime
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Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven—watched over by a hypnotic crow—returns from the grave to exact ...

The Crow

15

1994 | 3.7/5 | 1h 42min
Fantasy, Action, Thriller
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A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme. ...

Big Nothing

Certification unknown

2006 | 3.2/5 | 1h 26min
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Movies with Jon Polito as Actor(90)

as Enrico Banducci2014 Big Eyes
as Don Dillon2014 Locker 13
as Dragna2013 Gangster Squad
as Vinnie2011 From the Head
as Mr. Bordasche2011 Son of Morning
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)2011 Batman: Year One
as Orren Boyle2011 Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Frank2010 Venus & Vegas
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)2010 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as The Phamacist2010 Burning Palms
as Don Bonfante2010 The Last Godfather
as John "The Prince" Monaco2010 Stiffs
as Police Captain (voice)2010 DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Captain Sludge2009 Super Capers
as The Colonel2008 Rock Monster
as Max Rabbit2008 Animated American
as Bob2008 Bart Got a Room
as Rossi2007 American Gangster
as Mr. Archibald2007 Cougar Club
as Wolf #1 (voice)2007 Happily N'Ever After
as Borough President2006 Flags of Our Fathers
as Sandy2006 Cutting Room
as Leon Waterman2006 Grilled
as Jimmy the Photographer2006 The Alibi
as Agent Hymes2006 Big Nothing
as Montesquino2006 Haeckel's Tale
as Kirby2005 The Honeymooners
as Sam Oberhurst2005 Gone but Not Forgotten
as Gold2005 Family Plan
as Wally Kamin2004 The Last Shot
as Freddy Boon2004 Charlie the Ox
as Roy Roby2003 View from the Top
as Michael Dickerson2003 The Box
as Second Hood2003 The Singing Detective
as The Security Guard2002 29 Palms
as King2002 Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Creighton Tolliver2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
as Morrie Deaver2001 Mimic 2
as Ramon Rudd2001 The Tailor of Panama
as Judge Bob2001 The Shrink Is In
2000 Flies on Cupid
as Frank2000 Nowhere Land
as Virgil (voice)2000 The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
as Steve Crosetti2000 Homicide: The Movie
as Naldo (as John Polito)2000 After Sex
as Detective Sherman1999 Stuart Little
as Uncle Vinnie1999 Angel's Dance
as Jelly1999 Road Kill
as Dr Caligari1999 The Apartment Complex
as Da Fino1998 The Big Lebowski
as D.A. Al Orsini1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as Rudy Ptak1998 With Friends Like These...
as Parsons1998 Tale of the Mummy
as Lou Spano1998 Money Play$
as Paparazzi Man1997 Inside Out
as Mr. Deacon1997 The Corporate Ladder
as Nick1996 Just Your Luck
as Ashcan (voice)1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Boss1995 Fluke
as Agent Palmer1995 Bushwhacked
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli1994 Blankman
as Councilman Strand1994 Bad Blood
as Gideon1994 The Crow
as Detective Al1994 The Shaggy Dog
as Boss Johnson1994 Girls in Prison
as Mr. Bumstead1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
as Al Reseck1993 I'll Be Waiting
as Fat Jack1992 Leather Jackets
as Larry Rosenbaum1992 Flodder Does Manhattan!
as Lou Breeze1991 Barton Fink
as Bigelow1991 The Rocketeer
as Chuck Greenwald1990 The Freshman
as Johnny Caspar1990 Miller's Crossing
as Carmack1989 Memories of Manon
as Moe Fingers1988 Homeboy
as Brad Stakowski1988 Alone in the Neon Jungle
as Kline1987 Critical Condition
as Doctor James1986 Dream Lover
as Vitola1986 A Deadly Business
as Boss Duchard1986 Fire with Fire
as Private Detective1986 The Princess and the Call Girl
as Det. Walter Bedsoe1986 Highlander
as Zack1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as 1st Cop1985 Compromising Positions
as Howard1985 Death of a Salesman
as Newscaster1984 C.H.U.D.
as Man in Taxi1984 A Good Sport
as Joe Poswalsky1983 Running Out
as Detective Sporaco1982 The Clairvoyant
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese1981 Gangster Wars

TV Shows/Series with Jon Polito as Actor(67)

as Sir Cranklin (voice)2012 Robot and Monster
as Conquedor (voice)2011 ThunderCats
as Mizaru (voice)2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Earl Chambers2009 Modern Family
as Harold Metzger2009 Castle
2009 Glenn Martin, DDS
as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia2008 Raising the Bar
as Bertram Duesterberg2008 The Mentalist
2008 Do Not Disturb
2007 Chowder
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
as Vincent Discala2005 Medium
2005 Threshold
as Joe Grimaldi2005 Ghost Whisperer
as Gino2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Dr. Kalgary (voice)2005 American Dad!
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Montesquino2005 Masters of Horror
2004 The Jury
2004 Desperate Housewives
2003 The Lyon's Den
as The Cleaner2003 Las Vegas
as Mr. Sharipa2003 Two and a Half Men
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 Oliver Beene
as Edward Malloy2002 She Spies
as Jimmy Fusco2002 Without a Trace
2002 Push, Nevada
as George Gionopolis2002 Monk
as Donald Stern2001 The Chronicle
as Mr. Summers2001 Scrubs
as Dick2001 Crossing Jordan
2000 Gilmore Girls
as Eddie The Mammoth2000 The Invisible Man
as Major (voice)1999 Batman Beyond
1999 Popular
as D.A. Gerald Abner1999 Judging Amy
as Gideon1998 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as Leonard Nagle1998 Becker
1997 Fired Up
1997 Over the Top
as Detective Kemper1997 Invasion
as Eddie Scarpino Giannini1996 Millennium
1996 Early Edition
as Ben Hansel1996 The Pretender
as Constantin Falzone1996 The Pretender
1995 High Society
1994 Chicago Hope
as Boss Johnson1994 Rebel Highway
as Councilman Strand1994 Viper
1994 New York Undercover
as Steve Crosetti1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 Fallen Angels
as Ralphy1992 Mad About You
as Ty Warner (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
1990 Dream On
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Silvio1989 Seinfeld
1987 Ohara
as Phil Bartoli1986 Crime Story
as Gianni1985 The Equalizer
as Carmack1985 The Equalizer
as Gene Carmack1985 The Equalizer
as David Pfieffer1985 The Equalizer
as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Miami Vice
1981 The Gangster Chronicles

Full Name: Jon Polito
Born: Friday, 12/29 1950 (December) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 09/01 2016 (September) in Duarte (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Villanova University, West Philadelphia Catholic High School
Siblings: Jack Polito
Other names for Jon Polito (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jon Raymond Polito"
Jon Polito frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (46x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (39x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (24x, Actress)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (23x, Actor)
Chris Diamantopoulos (23x, Actor)
Michael McKean (19x, Actor)
Ethan Coen (18x, Crew)
Jill Talley (17x, Actress)
Mike Henry (17x, Actor)
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