Jon Polito

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 in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and on the first season of Crime Story.

Known For

The Mentalist

American Dad!

Modern Family

Desperate Housewives

Seinfeld

Castle

Two and a Half Men

Monk

All Movies (100)

• The Maestro2018 · as Herbert Englehart
• Big Eyes2014 · as Enrico Banducci
• Locker 132014 · as Don Dillon
• Gangster Squad2013 · as Dragna
• Batman: Year One2011 · as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
• From the Head2011 · as Vinnie
• Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011 · as Orren Boyle
• Son of Morning2011 · as Mr. Bordasche
• The Last Godfather2010 · as Don Bonfante
• DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection2010 · as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
• Venus & Vegas2010 · as Frank
• Burning Palms2010 · as The Phamacist
• DC Showcase: The Spectre2010 · as Police Captain (voice)
• Stiffs2010 · as John "The Prince" Monaco
• Super Capers2009 · as Captain Sludge
• Animated American2008 · as Max Rabbit
• Bart Got a Room2008 · as Bob
• Rock Monster2008 · as The Colonel
• American Gangster2007 · as Rossi
• Cougar Club2007 · as Mr. Archibald
• Happily N'Ever After2007 · as Wolf #1 (voice)
• Big Nothing2006 · as Agent Hymes
• Flags of Our Fathers2006 · as Borough President
• Grilled2006 · as Leon Waterman
• Cutting Room2006 · as Sandy
• Haeckel's Tale2006 · as Montesquino
• The Alibi2006 · as Jimmy the Photographer
• The Honeymooners2005 · as Kirby
• Family Plan2005 · as Gold
• Gone But Not Forgotten2005 · as Sam Oberhurst
• Short Order2005 · as Tony
• The Last Shot2004 · as Wally Kamin
• Charlie the Ox2004 · as Freddy Boon
• The Singing Detective2003 · as Second Hood
• The Box2003 · as Michael Dickerson
• View from the Top2003 · as Roy Roby
• Black Mask 2: City of Masks2002 · as King
• 29 Palms2002 · as The Security Guard
• A Film by Kirk2002 · as Father
• The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · as Creighton Tolliver
• The Shrink Is In2001 · as Judge Bob
• Mimic 22001 · as Morrie Deaver
• The Tailor of Panama2001 · as Ramon Rudd
• Boys Life 32000
• The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!2000 · as Virgil (voice)
• The Dancing Pumpkin2000 · as Finkgrinder The Ogre
• The Invisible Man2000 · as Eddie The Mammoth
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000 · as Schoentell
• Homicide: The Movie2000 · as Steve Crosetti
• After Sex2000 · as Naldo (as John Polito)
• Flies on Cupid2000 · as Giorgio Gagantano
• Stuart Little1999 · as Officer Sherman
• The Apartment Complex1999 · as Dr Caligari
• Road Kill1999 · as Jelly
• Angel's Dance1999 · as Uncle Vinnie
• Carlo's Wake1999 · as Uncle Gus
• With Friends Like These1998 · as Rudy Ptak
• Money Play$1998 · as Lou Spano
• Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy1998 · as Parsons
• Music from Another Room1998 · as Lorenzo Palmieri
• The Big Lebowski1998 · as Private Snoop
• The Defenders: Choice of Evils1998 · as D.A. Al Orsini
• Nowhere Land1998 · as Frank
• The Corporate Ladder1997 · as Mr. Deacon
• Inside Out1997 · as Paparazzi Man
• Just Your Luck1996 · as Nick
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco1996 · as Ashcan (voice)
• Bushwhacked1995 · as Agent Palmer
• Fluke1995 · as Boss
• The Shaggy Dog1994 · as Detective Al
• Bad Blood1994 · as Councilman Strand
• Girls in Prison1994 · as Boss Johnson
• Blankman1994 · as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
• The Crow1994 · as Gideon
• The Hudsucker Proxy1994 · as Mr. Bumstead
• Viper1994 · as Councilman Strand
• Leather Jackets1992 · as Fat Jack
• Flodder Does Manhattan!1992 · as Larry Rosenbaum
• Barton Fink1991 · as Lou Breeze
• The Rocketeer1991 · as Bigelow
• Miller's Crossing1990 · as Johnny Caspar
• The Freshman1990 · as Chuck Greenwald
• Memories of Manon1989 · as Carmack
• Homeboy1988 · as Moe Fingers
• Alone in the Neon Jungle1988 · as Brad Stakowski
• Critical Condition1987 · as Kline
• Crime Story: Pilot1986 · as Phil Bartoli
• The Princess and the Call Girl1986 · as Private Detective
• Fire with Fire1986 · as Boss Duchard
• A Deadly Business1986 · as Vitola
• Highlander1986 · as Det. Walter Bedsoe
• Dream Lover1986 · as Dr. James
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins1985 · as Zack
• Compromising Positions1985 · as 1st Cop
• Death of a Salesman1985 · as Howard
• C.H.U.D.1984 · as Newscaster
• A Good Sport1984 · as Man in Taxi
• Running Out1983 · as Joe Poswalsky
• The Clairvoyant1982 · as Detective Sporaco
• Gangster Wars1981 · as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

All TV Shows (80)

• Major Crimes2012 · as Dino Kotero
• Robot and Monster2012 · as Sir Cranklin (voice)
• ThunderCats2011 · as Conquedor (voice)
• Franklin & Bash2011 · as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien2010 · as Mizaru (voice)
• Modern Family2009 · as Earl Chambers
• Glenn Martin, DDS2009
• Castle2009 · as Harold Metzger
• The Mentalist2008 · as Bertram Duesterberg
• Do Not Disturb2008
• Raising the Bar2008 · as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
• Chowder2007 · as Funjl (voice)
• El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera2007
• Masters of Horror2005 · as Montesquino
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Joe Grimaldi
• Threshold2005 · as Nicky Frost
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Gino
• Avatar: The Last Airbender2005 · as Chief Arnook (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
• Medium2005 · as Vincent Discala
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Charles Skouras
• The Jury2004
• The Lyon's Den2003
• 10-8: Officers on Duty2003 · as Enzo Fontana
• Las Vegas2003 · as The Cleaner
• Two and a Half Men2003 · as Mr. Sharipa
• Oliver Beene2003 · as Mr. Rayfield
• Without a Trace2002 · as Jimmy Fusco
• Push, Nevada2002
• She Spies2002 · as Edward Malloy
• Monk2002 · as George Gionopolis
• Scrubs2001 · as Mr. Summers
• Crossing Jordan2001 · as Dick
• The Chronicle2001 · as Donald Stern
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Pete
• The Invisible Man2000 · as Eddie The Mammoth
• Popular1999 · as Caesar Croutons
• Judging Amy1999 · as D.A. Gerald Abner
• Batman Beyond1999 · as Major (voice)
• Becker1998 · as Leonard Nagle
• Over the Top1997
• Jenny1997 · as Sid Bouchie
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show1997
• Veronica's Closet1997 · as Mr. Lehman
• Invasion1997 · as Detective Kemper
• Fired Up1997 · as Sam Harris
• Millennium1996 · as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
• Early Edition1996 · as Cliff Mourning
• Early Edition1996 · as Louie DeFozio
• The Pretender1996 · as Ben Hansel
• The Pretender1996 · as Constantin Falzone
• Nash Bridges1996 · as Roland Margolis
• Swift Justice1996 · as Tom Luddy
• The Invaders1995 · as Whitley
• High Society1995 · as Alvin
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as The Baby (voice)
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Stansfield
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Bill Ranford
• New York Undercover1994
• Rebel Highway1994 · as Boss Ed Johnson
• Burke's Law1994 · as Tony Renaldo
• Viper1994 · as Councilman Strand
• NYPD Blue1993 · as Paul Biaggi
• Fallen Angels1993 · as Al Reseck
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Steve Crosetti
• Mad About You1992 · as Ralphy
• Hearts Are Wild1992
• Dinosaurs1991 · as Ty Warner (voice)
• Dream On1990 · as Louie
• Seinfeld1989 · as Silvio
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Nikos Stano
• Ohara1987
• Crime Story1986 · as Phil Bartoli
• The Equalizer1985 · as Gianni
• The Equalizer1985 · as Carmack
• The Equalizer1985 · as Gene Carmack
• The Equalizer1985 · as David Pfieffer
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
• Miami Vice1984 · as El Gato
• The Gangster Chronicles1981 · as Tommy Lucchese