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.
Movie Appearances
Barton Fink
as Lou Breeze
1991
Miller's Crossing
as Johnny Caspar
1990
The Box
as Michael Dickerson
2003
Flodder Does Manhattan!
as Larry Rosenbaum
1992
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Creighton Tolliver
2001
Bart Got a Room
as Bob
2008
Super Capers
as Captain Sludge
2009
Happily N'Ever After
as Wolf #1 (voice)
2007
The Honeymooners
as Kirby
2005
Homicide: The Movie
as Steve Crosetti
2000
Critical Condition
as Kline
1987
Highlander
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
1986
Bushwhacked
as Agent Palmer
1995
The Crow
as Gideon
1994
Homeboy
as Moe Fingers
1988
Big Nothing
as Agent Hymes
2006
Girls in Prison
as Boss Johnson
1994
The Alibi
as Jimmy the Photographer
2006
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Police Captain (voice)
2010
Burning Palms
as The Phamacist
2010
TV Appearances
Medium
as Vincent Discala
2005
Murder, She Wrote
as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
1984
Batman Beyond
as Major (voice)
1999
Seinfeld
as Silvio
1989
Threshold
as Nicky Frost
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Charles Skouras
2004
Dream On
as Louie
1990
Ghost Whisperer
as Joe Grimaldi
2005
Judging Amy
as D.A. Gerald Abner
1999
Monk
as George Gionopolis
2002
The Pretender
as Ben Hansel
1996
Early Edition
as Cliff Mourning
1996