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Jon Polito

Acting

Born December 29, 1950 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 1, 2016

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005as Chief Arnook (voice)

The Mentalist

2008as Bertram Duesterberg

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005as Gino

Seinfeld

1989as Silvio

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010as Mizaru (voice)

Chowder

2007as Funjl (voice)

Scrubs

2001as Mr. Summers

Batman Beyond

1999as Major (voice)

Ghost Whisperer

2005as Joe Grimaldi

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993as Steve Crosetti

Castle

2009as Harold Metzger

Monk

2002as George Gionopolis

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Nikos Stano

Crime Story

1986as Phil Bartoli

ThunderCats

2011as Conquedor (voice)

Modern Family

2009as Earl Chambers

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera

2007

Desperate Housewives

2004as Charles Skouras

Gilmore Girls

2000as Pete

The Big Lebowski

1998as Private Snoop

Dinosaurs

1991as Ty Warner (voice)

American Gangster

2007as Rossi

Medium

2005as Vincent Discala

Two and a Half Men

2003as Mr. Sharipa

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001as Creighton Tolliver

The Crow

1994as Gideon

Barton Fink

1991as Lou Breeze

Miami Vice

1984as El Gato

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini

She Spies

as Edward Malloy

Major Crimes

2012as Dino Kotero

The Pretender

1996as Constantin Falzone

Miller's Crossing

1990as Johnny Caspar

Franklin & Bash

2011as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli

Without a Trace

2002as Jimmy Fusco

New York Undercover

1994

Batman: Year One

2011as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Crossing Jordan

2001as Dick

Becker

1998as Leonard Nagle

Masters of Horror

2005as Montesquino

Las Vegas

2003as The Cleaner

The Invisible Man

2000as Eddie The Mammoth

Fluke

1995as Boss

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994as Mr. Bumstead

NYPD Blue

1993as Paul Biaggi

Big Eyes

2014as Enrico Banducci

American Dad!

2005as Dr. Kalgary (voice)

Dream On

1990as Louie

Flags of Our Fathers

2006as Borough President

Homicide: The Movie

2000as Steve Crosetti