Jon Polito

Acting

Jon Polito

Born December 29, 1950 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 1, 2016 · aged 65

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

The Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski · 1998
The Big Lebowski
★ 7.81998
MovieComedyCrime
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
American GangsterAmerican Gangster · 2007
American Gangster
★ 7.62007
MovieDramaCrime
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 service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Gangster SquadGangster Squad · 2013
Gangster Squad
★ 6.42013
MovieCrimeDrama
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, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
Flags of Our FathersFlags of Our Fathers · 2006
Flags of Our Fathers
★ 6.92006
MovieWarDrama
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 story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
HighlanderHighlander · 1986
Highlander
★ 6.91986
MovieAdventureAction
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 Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Stuart LittleStuart Little · 1999
Stuart Little
★ 6.11999
MovieFamilyFantasy
When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.
The CrowThe Crow · 1994
The Crow
★ 7.51994
MovieFantasyAction
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 hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Miller's CrossingMiller's Crossing · 1990
Miller's Crossing
★ 7.41990
MovieDramaThriller
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

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