Jon Polito

Jon Polito

1950-12-29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 98 Credits

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.

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The Maestro

The Maestro

2018

as Herbert Englehart

6.0
Acting

After the Second World War, budding film composer Jerry Herst moves to Hollywood to study with infamous master teacher Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014

as Enrico Banducci

7.0
Acting

In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one real...

Locker 13

Locker 13

2014

as Don Dillon

6.5
Acting

The story of Skip, a young ex-convict who takes a position as a night janitor at an old-west theme park. His supervisor Archie, teaches him the ropes,...

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013

as Dragna

6.4
Acting

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, th...

Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One

2011

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

7.2
Acting

A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.

From the Head

From the Head

2011

as Vinnie

4.7
Acting

Underneath Times Square, there's a strip club filled with beautiful women. Behind the club's bathroom door is Shoes, a bathroom attendant. For three y...

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011

as Orren Boyle

5.5
Acting

A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by A...

Son of Morning

Son of Morning

2011

as Mr. Bordasche

3.0
Acting

As a solar catastrophe threatens the world, Phillip Katz (Joseph Cross), a stressed-out copywriter, is mistaken for the next messiah by an ambitious r...

The Last Godfather

The Last Godfather

2010

as Don Bonfante

4.2
Acting

Young-goo the son of mafia boss Don Carini, is too foolish to be part of the mafia elite. One day, Young-goo comes to his father and is trained by Ton...

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

7.1
Acting

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.

Venus & Vegas

Venus & Vegas

2010

as Frank

3.8
Acting

When three Vegas buddies attempt the score of a lifetime, they have to walk a fine line between their girlfriends who want their heads, and the mobste...

Burning Palms

Burning Palms

2010

as The Phamacist

5.2
Acting

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often...

DC Showcase: The Spectre

DC Showcase: The Spectre

2010

as Police Captain (voice)

6.9
Acting

As Detective Jim Corrigan investigates a murder, The Spectre delivers horrific justice to the perpetrators.

Stiffs

Stiffs

2010

as John "The Prince" Monaco

4.0
Acting

Frank Tramontana, a hearse driver who unwittingly gets drawn into a scheme his co-workers have concocted for a series of unfortunate "accidents" desig...

Super Capers

Super Capers

2009

as Captain Sludge

3.8
Acting

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. Having only f...

Animated American

Animated American

2008

as Max Rabbit

9.0
Acting

A toon hating executive has a hare raising experience when he meets an out of work toon rabbit.

Bart Got a Room

Bart Got a Room

2008

as Bob

5.7
Acting

High school loser Danny Stein needs a prom date. As a cause of anxiety for Danny, Bart Beeber, the nerdiest guy in school, has already found a date. A...

Rock Monster

Rock Monster

2008

as The Colonel

5.0
Acting

A college student, traveling with his friends to a remote eastern-European village, unwittingly releases the Rock Monster from it's ancient slumber to...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Rossi

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

Cougar Club

Cougar Club

2007

as Mr. Archibald

3.8
Acting

When Spence and Hogan graduate from college, life is bleak. They have to work for heinous divorce lawyers that torture them. Spence has a girlfriend f...

Happily N'Ever After

Happily N'Ever After

2007

as Wolf #1 (voice)

5.0
Acting

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook exist...

Big Nothing

Big Nothing

2006

as Agent Hymes

6.5
Acting

A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

as Borough President

6.9
Acting

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the s...

Grilled

Grilled

2006

as Leon Waterman

5.0
Acting

Maurice and Dave sell high-end cuts of beef, but after hitting a patch of no sales, they're facing being fired. Maurice needs money to enroll in his f...

Haeckel's Tale

Haeckel's Tale

2006

as Montesquino

5.8
Acting

A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haeckel, a man obsessed with reanimation.

The Alibi

The Alibi

2006

as Jimmy the Photographer

5.6
Acting

Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant ot...

Cutting Room

2006

as Sandy

2.0
Acting

An inexperienced moviemaker attempts to complete a horror film. The production gets complicated when a real serial killer begins to take out members o...

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

2005

as Kirby

4.0
Acting

Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always a...

Family Plan

Family Plan

2005

as Gold

5.9
Acting

Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her lit...

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

as Sam Oberhurst

4.9
Acting

An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has...

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004

as Wally Kamin

5.7
Acting

A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent worki...

Charlie the Ox

Charlie the Ox

2004

as Freddy Boon

Acting

Clever payback thriller about a weak-willed safecracker who gets double-crossed by a gang of bank robbers.

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

2003

as Second Hood

5.1
Acting

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

The Box - 2003

The Box - 2003

2003

as Michael Dickerson

4.1
Acting

An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who's also seen her ...

View from the Top

View from the Top

2003

as Roy Roby

5.5
Acting

No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to...

Mimic 2

Mimic 2

2003

as Morrie Deaver

5.3
Acting

Detective Klaski investigates the death and mutilation of three men and soon crosses paths with Remy, an entomologist. Soon, he discovers that she is ...

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

2002

as King

4.5
Acting

The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.

29 Palms

29 Palms

2002

as The Security Guard

4.8
Acting

When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag change...

A Film by Kirk

A Film by Kirk

2002

as Father

Acting

Kirk Gleason stars in his directorial debut where he shows his love for his significant other by performing a dance for her parents.

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

as Creighton Tolliver

7.5
Acting

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but hi...

The Shrink Is In

The Shrink Is In

2001

as Judge Bob

5.0
Acting

A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

2001

as Ramon Rudd

6.0
Acting

A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a ne...

Boys Life 3

Boys Life 3

2000

4.9
Acting

Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in Inside Out, starring Alexis Arquette and papa Elliot Gould. Lane Janger's Just One Time was a festiva...

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

2000

as Virgil (voice)

6.7
Acting

When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christm...

The Dancing Pumpkin

The Dancing Pumpkin

2000

as Finkgrinder The Ogre

5.0
Acting

One magical night, four children discover that the jack-o-lantern on their doorstep is alive and a brilliant tap dancer. The children befriend the cha...

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2000

as Eddie The Mammoth

6.0
Acting

A thief is given the means to become invisible and ends up working for a government agency.

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Schoentell

4.2
Acting

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into ...

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as Steve Crosetti

6.8
Acting

Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, c...

After Sex

After Sex

2000

as Naldo (as John Polito)

5.0
Acting

A group of attractive women get together for a weekend of bonding, hoping to relax and getaway from the anxiety of their boyfriends. The women travel ...

Flies on Cupid

2000

as Giorgio Gagantano

6.0
Acting

Flies on Cupid, a quirky off-beat comedy about love lost, bad debt, and the 'oh so peculiar' events that buzz around them.

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999

as Officer Sherman

6.1
Acting

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic....

The Apartment Complex

The Apartment Complex

1999

as Dr Caligari

5.8
Acting

A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.

Road Kill

Road Kill

1999

as Jelly

5.5
Acting

Alex is the film student forced by his college professor to stop making Jackie Chan "homage" films and make "something from the heart" in order to gra...

Angel's Dance

Angel's Dance

1999

as Uncle Vinnie

6.1
Acting

A young hitman is asked to prove himself by killing an innocent woman.

Carlo's Wake

Carlo's Wake

1999

as Uncle Gus

Acting

Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and his colorful, combative extended family.

With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These

1998

as Rudy Ptak

5.0
Acting

Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.

Money Play$

Money Play$

1998

as Lou Spano

4.4
Acting

When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her ...

Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy

1998

as Parsons

4.7
Acting

Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evi...

Music from Another Room

Music from Another Room

1998

as Lorenzo Palmieri

5.8
Acting

Music From Another Room is a romantic comedy that follows the exploits of Danny, a young man who grew up believing he was destined to marry the girl h...

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

1998

as Private Snoop

7.8
Acting

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelc...

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

1998

as D.A. Al Orsini

3.4
Acting

The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wron...

Nowhere Land

Nowhere Land

1998

as Frank

3.3
Acting

Dean sees mafia boss Santelli whack an FBI infiltrator and is relocated to a remote cabin in the Sierras for protection. While Santelli's crew tries t...

The Corporate Ladder

The Corporate Ladder

1997

as Mr. Deacon

2.4
Acting

A new assistant to a powerful executive wants more than just to do a good job, she wants to run the company! And she'll do anything to get to the top,...

Inside Out

Inside Out

1997

as Paparazzi Man

5.2
Acting

A film that shows how "hard" it is to be son of celebrities.

Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

1996

as Nick

3.5
Acting

Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining...

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

as Ashcan (voice)

6.6
Acting

When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying t...

Bushwhacked

Bushwhacked

1995

as Agent Palmer

5.3
Acting

A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and...

Fluke

Fluke

1995

as Boss

7.1
Acting

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son t...

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1994

as Detective Al

4.8
Acting

Preteen Moochie Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Daniel, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the shabby sheep dog of neighbor Charlie Mulvihil...

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

1994

as Councilman Strand

4.5
Acting

Ex-cop Travis Blackstone was sent to prison for destroying the proof of his brother's guilt. Now free, he must again come to the aid of his brother Fr...

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

1994

as Boss Johnson

4.2
Acting

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries ...

Blankman

Blankman

1994

as Michael "The Suit" Minelli

5.3
Acting

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he de...

The Crow

The Crow

1994

as Gideon

7.5
Acting

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...

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

as Mr. Bumstead

7.1
Acting

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Leather Jackets

Leather Jackets

1992

as Fat Jack

5.0
Acting

Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a ...

Flodder Does Manhattan!

Flodder Does Manhattan!

1992

as Larry Rosenbaum

5.7
Acting

The mayor of Sunny Dale see a chance to get rid of the Flodder family: They send the asocial bunch for an international exchange to New York. There th...

Barton Fink

Barton Fink

1991

as Lou Breeze

7.5
Acting

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

1991

as Bigelow

6.5
Acting

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost...

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Johnny Caspar

7.5
Acting

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

The Freshman

The Freshman

1990

as Chuck Greenwald

6.3
Acting

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...

Memories of Manon

Memories of Manon

1989

as Carmack

8.3
Acting

Yvette Marcel asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who is intent on locating Manon, the mother she belie...

Homeboy

Homeboy

1988

as Moe Fingers

4.9
Acting

Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to ke...

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Alone in the Neon Jungle

1988

as Brad Stakowski

4.2
Acting

A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and told to get it cleaned up.

Critical Condition

Critical Condition

1987

as Kline

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital ...

Crime Story: Pilot

Crime Story: Pilot

1986

as Phil Bartoli

8.3
Acting

One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.

The Princess and the Call Girl

The Princess and the Call Girl

1986

as Private Detective

4.0
Acting

Two women--one a wealthy society débutante, the other an elegant call girl--with a remarkable resemblance to one another decide to trade professions a...

Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986

as Boss Duchard

6.2
Acting

A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and run away together to escape the law, the church and th...

A Deadly Business

A Deadly Business

1986

as Vitola

5.0
Acting

The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Hav...

Highlander

Highlander

1986

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

6.9
Acting

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is C...

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1986

as Dr. James

4.3
Acting

After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in ...

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985

as Zack

6.2
Acting

An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the U.S. President.

Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions

1985

as 1st Cop

5.5
Acting

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who ha...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1985

as Howard

6.9
Acting

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's ...

C.H.U.D.

C.H.U.D.

1984

as Newscaster

5.6
Acting

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a ...

A Good Sport

A Good Sport

1984

as Man in Taxi

Acting

The stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their somewhat offbeat romance on a purely platonic level.

Running Out

Running Out

1983

as Joe Poswalsky

Acting

A young woman, unable to handle the stress of raising a family, runs out on her husband and young daughter. 12 years later, she returns in hopes of re...

The Clairvoyant

The Clairvoyant

1982

as Detective Sporaco

5.3
Acting

Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and dr...

Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars

1981

as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese

7.5
Acting

The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny)...