Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 29, 1950
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 - Movies
The Big Lebowski
as Private Snoop
Highlander
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
American Gangster
as Rossi
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Creighton Tolliver
The Crow
as Gideon
Stuart Little
as Officer Sherman
Gangster Squad
as Dragna
Miller's Crossing
as Johnny Caspar
The Rocketeer
as Bigelow
Barton Fink
as Lou Breeze
Known For - TV Shows
The Mentalist
as Bertram Duesterberg
Modern Family
as Earl Chambers
American Dad!
as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
Castle
as Harold Metzger
Two and a Half Men
as Mr. Sharipa
Seinfeld
as Silvio
Desperate Housewives
as Charles Skouras
Monk
as George Gionopolis
Scrubs
as Mr. Summers
Without a Trace
as Jimmy Fusco