Jon Polito

Jon Polito

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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Known For

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

2003 • as Mr. Sharipa

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989 • as Silvio

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008 • as Bertram Duesterberg

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • as Dr. Kalgary (voice)

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 • as Earl Chambers

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005 • as Gino

Filmography

2018

The Maestro
The Maestro
as Herbert Englehart
Movie - Released: 12/8/2018

2014

Locker 13
Locker 13
as Don Dillon
Movie - Released: 3/29/2014
Big Eyes
Big Eyes
as Enrico Banducci
Movie - Released: 12/24/2014

2013

Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
as Dragna
Movie - Released: 1/9/2013

2012

Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster
as Sir Cranklin (voice)
TV - Released: 8/4/2012
Major Crimes
Major Crimes
as Dino Kotero
TV - Released: 8/13/2012

2011

Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/27/2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Orren Boyle
Movie - Released: 4/14/2011
From the Head
From the Head
as Vinnie
Movie - Released: 6/24/2011
Son of Morning
Son of Morning
as Mr. Bordasche
Movie - Released: 2/28/2011
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash
as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
TV - Released: 6/1/2011
ThunderCats
ThunderCats
as Conquedor (voice)
TV - Released: 7/29/2011

2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Police Captain (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/23/2010
Burning Palms
Burning Palms
as The Phamacist
Movie - Released: 4/23/2010
Venus & Vegas
Venus & Vegas
as Frank
Movie - Released: 11/1/2010
The Last Godfather
The Last Godfather
as Don Bonfante
Movie - Released: 12/29/2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/9/2010
Stiffs
Stiffs
as John "The Prince" Monaco
Movie - Released: 1/1/2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Mizaru (voice)
TV - Released: 4/23/2010

2009

Super Capers
Super Capers
as Captain Sludge
Movie - Released: 3/20/2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
Glenn Martin, DDS
TV - Released: 8/17/2009
Castle
Castle
as Harold Metzger
TV - Released: 3/9/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Earl Chambers
TV - Released: 9/23/2009

2008

Bart Got a Room
Bart Got a Room
as Bob
Movie - Released: 4/25/2008
Rock Monster
Rock Monster
as The Colonel
Movie - Released: 3/22/2008
Animated American
Animated American
as Max Rabbit
Movie - Released: 8/15/2008
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
TV - Released: 9/10/2008
Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar
as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
TV - Released: 9/1/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Bertram Duesterberg
TV - Released: 9/23/2008

2007

Happily N'Ever After
Happily N'Ever After
as Wolf #1 (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/5/2007
American Gangster
American Gangster
as Rossi
Movie - Released: 11/2/2007
Cougar Club
Cougar Club
as Mr. Archibald
Movie - Released: 5/19/2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
TV - Released: 3/3/2007
Chowder
Chowder
as Funjl (voice)
TV - Released: 11/2/2007

2006

Big Nothing
Big Nothing
as Agent Hymes
Movie - Released: 12/1/2006
The Alibi
The Alibi
as Jimmy the Photographer
Movie - Released: 1/12/2006
Grilled
Grilled
as Leon Waterman
Movie - Released: 7/11/2006
Movie
Cutting Room
as Sandy
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers
as Borough President
Movie - Released: 10/19/2006
Haeckel's Tale
Haeckel's Tale
as Montesquino
Movie - Released: 1/27/2006

2005

The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners
as Kirby
Movie - Released: 6/10/2005
Family Plan
Family Plan
as Gold
Movie - Released: 2/12/2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Sam Oberhurst
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Medium
Medium
as Vincent Discala
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Threshold
Threshold
TV - Released: 9/16/2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
as Joe Grimaldi
TV - Released: 9/23/2005
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror
as Montesquino
TV - Released: 10/28/2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Chief Arnook / Additional Voices (voice)
TV - Released: 2/21/2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Chief Arnook (voice)
TV - Released: 2/21/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Gino
TV - Released: 8/4/2005

2004

The Last Shot
The Last Shot
as Wally Kamin
Movie - Released: 9/24/2004
Charlie the Ox
Charlie the Ox
as Freddy Boon
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Charles Skouras
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
The Jury
The Jury
TV - Released: 6/8/2004

2003

The Box - 2003
The Box - 2003
as Michael Dickerson
Movie - Released: 5/15/2003
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Second Hood
Movie - Released: 10/24/2003
View from the Top
View from the Top
as Roy Roby
Movie - Released: 3/21/2003
Mimic 2
Mimic 2
as Morrie Deaver
Movie - Released: 1/13/2003
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
as The Cleaner
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Mr. Sharipa
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
Oliver Beene
Oliver Beene
TV - Released: 3/9/2003
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den
TV - Released: 9/28/2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
10-8: Officers on Duty
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as King
Movie - Released: 12/24/2002
29 Palms
29 Palms
as The Security Guard
Movie - Released: 7/29/2002
A Film by Kirk
A Film by Kirk
as Father
Movie - Released: 4/30/2002
Monk
Monk
as George Gionopolis
TV - Released: 7/12/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Jimmy Fusco
TV - Released: 9/26/2002
Push, Nevada
Push, Nevada
TV - Released: 9/17/2002
She Spies
She Spies
as Edward Malloy
TV - Released: 7/20/2002

2001

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Creighton Tolliver
Movie - Released: 10/26/2001
The Shrink Is In
The Shrink Is In
as Judge Bob
Movie - Released: 8/1/2001
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama
as Ramon Rudd
Movie - Released: 3/30/2001
The Chronicle
The Chronicle
as Donald Stern
TV - Released: 7/14/2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Dick
TV - Released: 9/24/2001
Scrubs
Scrubs
as Mr. Summers
TV - Released: 10/2/2001

2000

Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie
as Steve Crosetti
Movie - Released: 2/13/2000
Boys Life 3
Boys Life 3
Movie - Released: 11/16/2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Schoentell
Movie - Released: 6/30/2000
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
as Virgil (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/11/2000
After Sex
After Sex
as Naldo (as John Polito)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Movie
Flies on Cupid
as Giorgio Gagantano
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The Dancing Pumpkin
The Dancing Pumpkin
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
Movie - Released: 9/26/2000
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
as Eddie The Mammoth
Movie - Released: 9/6/2000
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
as Eddie The Mammoth
TV - Released: 6/9/2000
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
as Pete
TV - Released: 10/5/2000

1999

Angel's Dance
Angel's Dance
as Uncle Vinnie
Movie - Released: 2/25/1999
Carlo's Wake
Carlo's Wake
as Uncle Gus
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Stuart Little
Stuart Little
as Officer Sherman
Movie - Released: 12/17/1999
Road Kill
Road Kill
as Jelly
Movie - Released: 3/14/1999
The Apartment Complex
The Apartment Complex
as Dr Caligari
Movie - Released: 10/31/1999
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
as Major (voice)
TV - Released: 1/10/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as D.A. Gerald Abner
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
Popular
Popular
TV - Released: 9/29/1999

1998

Money Play$
Money Play$
as Lou Spano
Movie - Released: 8/21/1998
Nowhere Land
Nowhere Land
as Frank
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as D.A. Al Orsini
Movie - Released: 1/18/1998
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
as Private Snoop
Movie - Released: 3/6/1998
With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These
as Rudy Ptak
Movie - Released: 9/10/1998
Tale of the Mummy
Tale of the Mummy
as Parsons
Movie - Released: 8/3/1998
Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room
as Lorenzo Palmieri
Movie - Released: 4/24/1998
Becker
Becker
as Leonard Nagle
TV - Released: 11/2/1998
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as Gideon
TV - Released: 9/25/1998

1997

The Corporate Ladder
The Corporate Ladder
as Mr. Deacon
Movie - Released: 5/10/1997
Inside Out
Inside Out
as Paparazzi Man
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Over the Top
Over the Top
TV - Released: 10/21/1997
Invasion
Invasion
as Detective Kemper
TV - Released: 5/4/1997
Jenny
Jenny
as Sid Bouchie
TV - Released: 9/28/1997
Fired Up
Fired Up
as Sam Harris
TV - Released: 4/10/1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV - Released: 9/27/1997
Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet
as Mr. Lehman
TV - Released: 9/25/1997

1996

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Ashcan (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1996
Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck
as Nick
Movie - Released: 11/29/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Ben Hansel
TV - Released: 9/19/1996
Early Edition
Early Edition
TV - Released: 9/28/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Constantin Falzone
TV - Released: 9/19/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
TV - Released: 10/25/1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
as Roland Margolis
TV - Released: 3/29/1996

1995

Bushwhacked
Bushwhacked
as Agent Palmer
Movie - Released: 8/4/1995
Fluke
Fluke
as Boss
Movie - Released: 6/2/1995
High Society
High Society
as Alvin
TV - Released: 10/30/1995
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as The Baby (voice)
TV - Released: 9/13/1995
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as Stansfield
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

The Crow
The Crow
as Gideon
Movie - Released: 5/11/1994
Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison
as Boss Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/19/1994
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
as Detective Al
Movie - Released: 11/12/1994
Blankman
Blankman
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
Movie - Released: 8/19/1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Mr. Bumstead
Movie - Released: 3/11/1994
Bad Blood
Bad Blood
as Councilman Strand
Movie - Released: 11/3/1994
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
TV - Released: 9/8/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
Viper
Viper
as Councilman Strand
TV - Released: 1/2/1994
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
as Boss Johnson
TV - Released: 7/7/1994
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Tony Renaldo
TV - Released: 1/7/1994

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Steve Crosetti
TV - Released: 1/31/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Al Reseck
TV - Released: 8/1/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Paul Biaggi
TV - Released: 9/21/1993

1992

Flodder Does Manhattan!
Flodder Does Manhattan!
as Larry Rosenbaum
Movie - Released: 6/3/1992
Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets
as Fat Jack
Movie - Released: 6/18/1992
TV
Hearts Are Wild
TV - Released: 1/10/1992
Mad About You
Mad About You
as Ralphy
TV - Released: 9/23/1992

1991

Barton Fink
Barton Fink
as Lou Breeze
Movie - Released: 8/1/1991
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
as Bigelow
Movie - Released: 6/21/1991
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
as Ty Warner (voice)
TV - Released: 4/26/1991

1990

Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing
as Johnny Caspar
Movie - Released: 9/21/1990
The Freshman
The Freshman
as Chuck Greenwald
Movie - Released: 7/20/1990
Dream On
Dream On
as Louie
TV - Released: 7/8/1990

1989

Memories of Manon
Memories of Manon
as Carmack
Movie - Released: 2/13/1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Silvio
TV - Released: 7/5/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Nikos Stano
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Homeboy
Homeboy
as Moe Fingers
Movie - Released: 8/24/1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Alone in the Neon Jungle
as Brad Stakowski
Movie - Released: 1/17/1988

1987

Critical Condition
Critical Condition
as Kline
Movie - Released: 1/16/1987
Ohara
Ohara
TV - Released: 1/17/1987

1986

Highlander
Highlander
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Movie - Released: 3/7/1986
Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire
as Boss Duchard
Movie - Released: 5/9/1986
Dream Lover
Dream Lover
as Dr. James
Movie - Released: 2/21/1986
A Deadly Business
A Deadly Business
as Vitola
Movie - Released: 3/13/1986
Crime Story: Pilot
Crime Story: Pilot
as Phil Bartoli
Movie - Released: 9/18/1986
The Princess and the Call Girl
The Princess and the Call Girl
as Private Detective
Movie - Released: 6/18/1986
Crime Story
Crime Story
as Phil Bartoli
TV - Released: 9/19/1986

1985

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
as Howard
Movie - Released: 8/16/1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Zack
Movie - Released: 10/11/1985
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
as 1st Cop
Movie - Released: 8/30/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Gianni
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Carmack
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Gene Carmack
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as David Pfieffer
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

A Good Sport
A Good Sport
as Man in Taxi
Movie - Released: 2/8/1984
C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D.
as Newscaster
Movie - Released: 8/31/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as El Gato
TV - Released: 9/16/1984

1983

Running Out
Running Out
as Joe Poswalsky
Movie - Released: 1/26/1983

1982

The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant
as Detective Sporaco
Movie - Released: 10/24/1982

1981

Gangster Wars
Gangster Wars
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
Movie - Released: 4/9/1981
The Gangster Chronicles
The Gangster Chronicles
TV - Released: 2/12/1981