
Jon Polito
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Private Snoop

Highlander (1986)
as Det. Walter Bedsoe

American Gangster (2007)
as Rossi

Stuart Little (1999)
as Officer Sherman

The Crow (1994)
as Gideon

The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Ramon Rudd

Gangster Squad (2013)
as Dragna

The Rocketeer (1991)
as Bigelow

Miller's Crossing (1990)
as Johnny Caspar

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
as Borough President

Barton Fink (1991)
as Lou Breeze

Happily N'Ever After (2007)
as Wolf #1 (voice)

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
as Creighton Tolliver

Big Eyes (2014)
as Enrico Banducci

Batman: Year One (2011)
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Big Nothing (2006)
as Agent Hymes

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Schoentell

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Mr. Bumstead

Fluke (1995)
as Boss

The Alibi (2006)
as Jimmy the Photographer

The Freshman (1990)
as Chuck Greenwald

The Last Shot (2004)
as Wally Kamin

C.H.U.D. (1984)
as Newscaster

Short Order (2005)
as Tony

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
as Orren Boyle

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
as Zack

Fire with Fire (1986)
as Boss Duchard

Cougar Club (2007)
as Mr. Archibald

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
as Ashcan (voice)

After Sex (2000)
as Naldo (as John Polito)

Blankman (1994)
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

Burning Palms (2010)
as The Phamacist

Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Sam Oberhurst

View from the Top (2003)
as Roy Roby

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Mimic 2 (2001)
as Morrie Deaver

Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
as King

Bushwhacked (1995)
as Agent Palmer

Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy (1998)
as Parsons

Death of a Salesman (1985)
as Howard

Music from Another Room (1998)
as Lorenzo Palmieri

Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as Steve Crosetti

Super Capers (2009)
as Captain Sludge

Critical Condition (1987)
as Kline

The Singing Detective (2003)
as Second Hood

29 Palms (2002)
as The Security Guard

Son of Morning (2011)
as Mr. Bordasche

Locker 13 (2014)
as Don Dillon

Angel's Dance (1999)
as Uncle Vinnie

Boys Life 3 (2000)
Actor

The Last Godfather (2010)
as Don Bonfante

Leather Jackets (1992)
as Fat Jack

The Honeymooners (2005)
as Kirby

The Shaggy Dog (1994)
as Detective Al

Money Play$ (1998)
as Lou Spano

Family Plan (2005)
as Gold

Girls in Prison (1994)
as Boss Johnson

Stiffs (2010)
as John "The Prince" Monaco

Grilled (2006)
as Leon Waterman

The Shrink Is In (2001)
as Judge Bob

Gangster Wars (1981)
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

Venus & Vegas (2010)
as Frank

Dream Lover (1986)
as Dr. James

Homeboy (1988)
as Moe Fingers

Bad Blood (1994)
as Councilman Strand

The Clairvoyant (1982)
as Detective Sporaco

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! (2000)
as Virgil (voice)

Carlo's Wake (1999)
as Uncle Gus

Road Kill (1999)
as Jelly

Bart Got a Room (2008)
as Bob

From the Head (2011)
as Vinnie

The Box (2003)
as Michael Dickerson

Inside Out (1997)
as Paparazzi Man

Haeckel's Tale (2006)
as Montesquino

Flodder Does Manhattan! (1992)
as Larry Rosenbaum

Rock Monster (2008)
as The Colonel

The Maestro (2018)
as Herbert Englehart

Running Out (1983)
as Joe Poswalsky

Just Your Luck (1996)
as Nick

Crime Story: Pilot (1986)
as Phil Bartoli

With Friends Like These (1998)
as Rudy Ptak

The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
as D.A. Al Orsini

DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010)
as Police Captain (voice)

A Good Sport (1984)
as Man in Taxi

Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
as Brad Stakowski

The Apartment Complex (1999)
as Dr Caligari

Nowhere Land (1998)
as Frank

The Princess and the Call Girl (1986)
as Private Detective
Viper (1994)
as Councilman Strand

Compromising Positions (1985)
as 1st Cop

Memories of Manon (1989)
as Carmack

A Film by Kirk (2002)
as Father

Cutting Room (2006)
as Sandy

The Corporate Ladder (1997)
as Mr. Deacon

A Deadly Business (1986)
as Vitola

The Invisible Man (2000)
as Eddie The Mammoth

Animated American (2008)
as Max Rabbit

The Dancing Pumpkin (2000)
as Finkgrinder The Ogre

Charlie the Ox (2004)
as Freddy Boon
Flies on Cupid (2000)
as Giorgio Gagantano





