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Jon Polito

65 (at death)December 29, 1950Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAPopularity 2.2

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.

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Known For

American Gangster poster
7.6
American Gangster
2007
as Rossi
Stuart Little poster
6.1
Stuart Little
1999
as Officer Sherman
Barton Fink poster
7.5
Barton Fink
1991
as Lou Breeze
Miller's Crossing poster
7.5
Miller's Crossing
1990
as Johnny Caspar
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco poster
6.6
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Ashcan (voice)
Music from Another Room poster
5.6
Music from Another Room
1998
as Lorenzo Palmieri

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.

Career

Filmography

American Gangster poster
7.6
American Gangster
2007
as Rossi
Stuart Little poster
6.1
Stuart Little
1999
as Officer Sherman
Music from Another Room poster
5.6
Music from Another Room
1998
as Lorenzo Palmieri
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco poster
6.6
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Ashcan (voice)
Barton Fink poster
7.5
Barton Fink
1991
as Lou Breeze
Miller's Crossing poster
7.5
Miller's Crossing
1990
as Johnny Caspar
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