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Overview
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A veteran of over 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work... moreTrivia:
He attended Villanova University on a drama scholarship. From there, he... moreAwards:
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John PolitoUS TV Schedule:
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Filmography
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- Living Half-Boy (details only on IMDbPro)
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- Thicker (2009) (pre-production) .... Vilroy Sturgeous
- Locker 13 (2009) (filming) .... Don Dillon
- Citizen Jane (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Detective Romer
- Son of Mourning (2009) (post-production) .... Mr. Bordasche
- Burning Palms (2009) (post-production) .... The Phamacist
- "Raising the Bar" .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Trust Me (2009) TV episode .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
- Hair Apparent (2009) TV episode .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
- Shop Till You Drop (2008) TV episode .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
- Roman Holiday (2008) TV episode .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
- Out on the Roof (2008) TV episode .... Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
(1 more) - Super Capers (2009) .... Captain Sludge
- Venus & Vegas (2009) .... Frank
- "Monk" .... George Gionopolis (1 episode, 2009)
- Mr. Monk Fights City Hall (2009) TV episode .... George Gionopolis - "Two and a Half Men" .... Mr. Sharipa (1 episode, 2008)
- He Smelled the Ham, He Got Excited (2008) TV episode .... Mr. Sharipa - "Chocolate News" .... Harvey Silverstein (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #1.7 (2008) TV episode .... Harvey Silverstein - "Do Not Disturb" .... R.J. (1 episode, 2008)
- Dosing (2008) TV episode .... R.J. - Animated American (2008) .... Max Rabbit
- Bart Got a Room (2008) .... Bob
- "Chowder" .... Funjl / ... (1 episode, 2008)
- The Heavy Sleeper/The Moldy Touch (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Funjl/Guy - Rock Monster (2008) (TV) .... The Colonel
- "Las Vegas" .... The Cleaner (1 episode, 2008)
- Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (2008) TV episode .... The Cleaner - "Ghost Whisperer" .... Joe Grimaldi (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
- First Do No Harm (2008) TV episode .... Joe Grimaldi
- Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Joe Grimaldi - The Marconi Bros. (2008) .... Lou Burns
... aka The Wedding Bros. (USA: video title) - American Gangster (2007) .... Rossi
- Dead Head Fred (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Ulysses S. Pitt
- Cougar Club (2007) .... Mr. Archibald
- "Medium" .... Vincent Discala (1 episode, 2007)
- Better Off Dead (2007) TV episode .... Vincent Discala - Happily N'Ever After (2006) (voice) (as John Polito) .... Wolf 1
... aka Es war k'einmal im Märchenland (Germany) - Big Nothing (2006) .... Agent Hymes
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006) .... Borough President
- "Handy Manny" .... Joe Bolotero (1 episode, 2006)
- Supremoguy/Tool Talk (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Joe Bolotero - Grilled (2006) .... Leon Waterman
- Cutting Room (2006) .... Sandy
- "Masters of Horror" .... Montesquino (1 episode, 2006)
- Haeckel's Tale (2006) TV episode .... Montesquino - The Alibi (2006) .... Jimmy the Photographer
... aka Lies & Alibis (USA)
... aka Lies and Alibis (USA) - Cleaners (2006)
- Stiffs (2006) .... John "The Prince" Monaco
- "The Buzz on Maggie" .... New Aldrin / ... (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "Disney's The Buzz on Maggie" (USA: complete title)
- Those Pesky Roaches (2005) TV episode (voice) .... New Pupert/New Aldrin - "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Chief Arnook / ... (3 episodes, 2005)
- The Siege of the North: Part 1 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Chief Arnook
- The Siege of the North: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Chief Arnook
- The Waterbending Master (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Chief Arnook / Additional Voices - "Threshold" .... Nicky Frost (1 episode, 2005)
- The Order (2005) TV episode .... Nicky Frost - The Honeymooners (2005) .... Kirby
- "Without a Trace" .... Jimmy 'The Tooth' Fusco (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "W.A.T" (USA: short title)
- Lone Star (2005) TV episode .... Jimmy 'The Tooth' Fusco - Short Order (2005)
... aka Life Is a Buffet (International: English title: new title) - "Desperate Housewives" .... Charles Skouras (1 episode, 2005)
- Love Is in the Air (2005) TV episode .... Charles Skouras - Family Plan (2005) (TV) .... Gold
- "My Wife and Kids" .... Minister (1 episode, 2004)
- The Wedding (2004) TV episode .... Minister - "Scrubs" .... Mr. Summers (1 episode, 2004)
- My Female Trouble (2004) TV episode .... Mr. Summers - The Last Shot (2004) .... Wally Kamin
- Charlie the Ox (2004) .... Freddy Boon
- "The Jury" .... Johnny Pappas (1 episode, 2004)
- The Boxer (2004) TV episode .... Johnny Pappas - "Judging Amy" .... D.A. Gerald Abner (2 episodes, 2004)
- The Quick and the Dead (2004) TV episode .... D.A. Gerald Abner
- Disposable (2004) TV episode .... D.A. Gerald Abner - "It's All Relative" .... Leonard (1 episode, 2004)
- A Long Day's Journey Into Leonard's (2004) TV episode .... Leonard - "10-8: Officers on Duty" .... Enzo Fontana (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "10-8" (USA: short title)
... aka "10-8: Police Patrol" (UK: promotional title)
- Wild and the Innocent (2004) TV episode .... Enzo Fontana - Gone But Not Forgotten (2004) (TV) .... Sam Oberhurst
... aka Phillip Margolin's Gone But Not Forgotten (USA: complete title) - "The Lyon's Den" .... Mr. Carpeggi (1 episode, 2003)
- Trick or Treat (2003) TV episode .... Mr. Carpeggi - No Credits, No Peace (2003) .... The Network Executive
- The Box (2003/I) .... Michael Dickerson
- "Gilmore Girls" .... 'Father' in Kirk's Film / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
... aka "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" (USA: rerun title)
- Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) TV episode .... Pete
- Teach Me Tonight (2002) TV episode .... 'Father' in Kirk's Film - "Oliver Beene" .... Mr. Rayfield (1 episode, 2003)
- Dancing Beene (2003) TV episode .... Mr. Rayfield - View from the Top (2003) .... Roy Roby
- "Crossing Jordan" .... Dick (1 episode, 2003)
- Wild Card (2003) TV episode .... Dick - "Dragnet" .... Richard Maughm (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "L.A. Dragnet" (USA: new title)
- The Silver Slayer (2003) TV episode .... Richard Maughm - The Singing Detective (2003) .... Second Hood
- Life on Parole (2003) (TV) .... Ernie
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002) .... Mr. King
... aka Hak hap 2 (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
... aka Hei xia 2 (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
... aka Mascara negra 2: La noche de bestias (USA: Spanish title: TV title) - "She Spies" .... Edward Malloy (1 episode, 2002)
- Ice Man (2002) TV episode .... Edward Malloy - "Push, Nevada" .... Silas Bodnick (1 episode, 2002)
- The Amount (2002) TV episode .... Silas Bodnick - Women vs. Men (2002) (TV) .... Desk Sgt.
- 29 Palms (2002) .... The Security Guard
- "Becker" .... Leonard Nagle (1 episode, 2002)
- Piece Talks (2002) TV episode .... Leonard Nagle - "The Chronicle" .... Donald Stern (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
... aka "News from the Edge" (USA)
- A Snitch in Time (2002) TV episode .... Donald Stern
- Hell Mall (2002) TV episode .... Donald Stern
- The King Is Undead (2002) TV episode .... Donald Stern
- The Mists of Avalon Parkway (2002) TV episode .... Donald Stern
- The Stepford Cheerleaders (2002) TV episode .... Donald Stern
(17 more) - "The Drew Carey Show" .... Stansfield / ... (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
- The Enabler (2002) TV episode .... Stansfield
- The Curse of the Mummy (2002) TV episode .... Stansfield
- Drew and the Baby (2001) TV episode (voice) .... The Baby - Mimic 2 (2001) (V) .... Morrie Deaver
- "The Chris Isaak Show" .... Rhonda Parks (1 episode, 2001)
- Our Place (2001) TV episode .... Rhonda Parks - "Gideon's Crossing" .... Lou Peda (1 episode, 2001)
- The Race (2001) TV episode .... Lou Peda - The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) .... Creighton Tolliver
- The Shrink Is In (2001) .... Judge Bob
- Frank's Last Dance (2001) .... Frank
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) .... Ramón Rudd, the Banker
- Nature Boy (2000) (TV) .... Mort Ruby
- "Batman Beyond" .... The Major (1 episode, 2000)
... aka "Batman of the Future" (Europe: English title) (UK)
- Betrayal (2000) TV episode (voice) .... The Major - Boys Life 3 (2000) .... Paparazzi (segment "Inside Out")
- The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! (2000) (V) (voice) .... Virgil
- After Sex (2000) (as John Polito) .... Naldo
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) .... Schoentell
... aka Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle (Germany) - "The Invisible Man" .... Eddie The Mammoth (1 episode, 2000)
... aka "I-Man" (USA: second season title)
- Pilot (2000) TV episode .... Eddie The Mammoth - "Popular" .... Caesar Croutons (1 episode, 2000)
- Hard on the Outside, Soft in the Middle (2000) TV episode .... Caesar Croutons - "Early Edition" .... Cliff Mourning / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2000)
- Snow Angels (2000) TV episode .... Cliff Mourning
- The Cat (1997) TV episode .... Louie DeFozio - Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) .... Steve Crosetti
- "The Pretender" .... Constantin Falzone / ... (2 episodes, 1996-2000)
- Cold Dick (2000) TV episode .... Constantin Falzone
- A Virus Among Us (1996) TV episode .... Hansel - Flies on Cupid (2000) .... Giorgio Gagantano
- Stuart Little (1999) .... Detective Sherman
- The Apartment Complex (1999) (TV) .... Dr. Caligari
- "G vs E" .... Howard (1 episode, 1999)
... aka "Good vs Evil" (USA: new title)
- Sunday Night Evil (1999) TV episode .... Howard - "Nash Bridges" .... Roland Margolis (1 episode, 1999)
... aka "Bridges"
- Truth and Consequences (1999) TV episode .... Roland Margolis - Lands of Lore III (1999) (VG) (voice) .... Dark Army Orc/Elliott the Guard/Viscosa
- Road Kill (1999) .... Jelly
- Angel's Dance (1999) .... Uncle Vinnie
... aka Ein hoffnungsvoller Nachwuchskiller (Germany) - Surgeon General's Warning (1999) .... The Other Guy
- Carlo's Wake (1999) .... Uncle Gus
- "Millennium" .... Eddie Scarpino Giannini (1 episode, 1998)
- Omerta (1998) TV episode .... Eddie Scarpino Giannini - "Veronica's Closet" .... Mr. Lehman (1 episode, 1998)
- Veronica's Dog Day Afternoon (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Lehman - "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" .... Marv Fishman (1 episode, 1998)
- Honey, She's Like a Fish Out of Water (1998) TV episode .... Marv Fishman - With Friends Like These... (1998) .... Rudy Ptak
- Tale of the Mummy (1998) .... Parsons
... aka Talos the Mummy (Europe: English title) (UK: video title) (USA: working title)
... aka Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (USA: complete title) - Music from Another Room (1998) .... Lorenzo Palmieri
- The Big Lebowski (1998) .... Da Fino
- The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998) (TV) .... D.A. Al Orsini
... aka The Defenders - "Seinfeld" .... Silvio (1 episode, 1998)
- The Reverse Peephole (1998) TV episode .... Silvio - "New York Undercover" .... John Dennis / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
... aka "Uptown Undercover"
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998) TV episode .... Rinaldi
- Andre's Choice (1996) TV episode .... John Dennis - "Jenny" .... Sid Bouchie (1 episode, 1998)
- A Girl's Gotta Get It (1998) TV episode .... Sid Bouchie - "Players" .... Pappas (1 episode, 1998)
- Mint Condition (1998) TV episode .... Pappas - Nowhere Land (1998) .... Frank
- "Night Man" .... Al Capone (1 episode, 1997)
... aka "NightMan" (USA)
- That Ol' Gang of Mine (1997) TV episode .... Al Capone - "Life with Louie" (1 episode, 1997)
- Louie's Harrowing Halloween (1997) TV episode (voice) - "Over the Top" .... Bob Hamstead (1 episode)
- The Bee Story (????) TV episode .... Bob Hamstead - The Corporate Ladder (1997) .... Mr. Deacon
- Invasion (1997) (TV) .... Det. Kemper
... aka Robin Cook's Invasion (USA: complete title) - "Fired Up" .... Sam Harris (1 episode)
- Domestic Bliss (????) TV episode .... Sam Harris - Inside Out (1997) .... Paparazzi Man
- Money Play$ (1997) (TV) .... Lou Spano
- Just Your Luck (1996) (V) .... Nick
... aka Whiskey Down (Australia) (USA: working title) - "Roseanne" .... Mr. Russo (1 episode, 1996)
- Millions from Heaven (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Russo - "Swift Justice" .... Tom Luddy (1 episode, 1996)
- Supernote (1996) TV episode .... Tom Luddy - Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) (voice) .... Ashcan
- "High Society" .... Alvin Spalding (1 episode, 1995)
- We Ought to Be in Pictures (1995) TV episode .... Alvin Spalding - The Invaders (1995) (TV) (uncredited) .... Whitley, Metro HQ
- "NYPD Blue" .... Paul Biaggi (1 episode, 1995)
- One Big Happy Family (1995) TV episode .... Paul Biaggi - "Dream On" (2 episodes, 1991-1995)
- Significant Author (1995) TV episode
- Toby or Not Toby (1991) TV episode - Bushwhacked (1995/I) .... Agent Palmer
... aka Tenderfoots
... aka The Tenderfoot - "Burke's Law" (1 episode, 1995)
- Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley? (1995) TV episode - Fluke (1995) .... Boss
- "Mad About You" .... Ralphy (1 episode, 1995)
- My Boyfriend's Back! (1995) TV episode .... Ralphy - "Chicago Hope" .... Det. Bill Ranford (1 episode, 1995)
- Life Support (1995) TV episode .... Det. Bill Ranford - The Shaggy Dog (1994) (TV) .... Detective Al
- Girls in Prison (1994) (TV) .... Boss Johnson
- Blankman (1994) .... Michael 'The Suit' Minelli
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lieutenant Peter DiMartini / ... (2 episodes, 1992-1994)
- A Murderous Muse (1994) TV episode .... Lt. Peter DiMartini
- The Dead File (1992) TV episode .... Lieutenant Peter DiMartini - The Crow (1994) .... Gideon, Pawn Shop Owner
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) .... Mr. Bumstead
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany) - "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Det. Steve Crosetti (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
- A Many Splendored Thing (1994) TV episode .... Det. Steve Crosetti
- Black and Blue (1994) TV episode .... Det. Steve Crosetti
- See No Evil (1994) TV episode .... Det. Steve Crosetti
- Bop Gun (1994) TV episode .... Det. Steve Crosetti
- The Night of the Dead Living (1993) TV episode .... Det. Steve Crosetti
(8 more) - Viper (1994) (TV)
- "Viper" .... Councilman Strand (1 episode, 1994)
- Pilot (1994) TV episode .... Councilman Strand - "The Untouchables" .... Tommy Palumbo (1 episode, 1993)
- Railroaded (1993) TV episode .... Tommy Palumbo - "Fallen Angels" .... Al Reseck (1 episode, 1993)
- I'll Be Waiting (1993) TV episode .... Al Reseck - "Dinosaurs" .... Ty Warner (1 episode, 1993)
- Swamp Music (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Ty Warner - The Contenders (1993) .... Pedro Perusia
... aka Rivalen des Glücks - The Contenders (Germany) - Flodder in Amerika! (1992) .... Larry Rosenbaum
... aka Flodder 2
... aka Flodders in America - Leather Jackets (1992) .... Fat Jack
- "Hearts Are Wild" (1992) TV series .... Pepe (unknown episodes)
- "Empty Nest" .... Slocum (1 episode, 1991)
- Harry's Got a Gun (1991) TV episode .... Slocum - "Tales from the Crypt" .... Nikos Stano (1 episode, 1991)
... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt"
- Deadline (1991) TV episode .... Nikos Stano - The Rocketeer (1991) .... Otis Bigelow
- Barton Fink (1991) .... Lou Breeze
- Miller's Crossing (1990) .... Johnny Caspar
- The Freshman (1990) .... Chuck Greenwald
- "Trying Times" .... Agent Caponello (1 episode, 1989)
- Death and Taxes (1989) TV episode .... Agent Caponello - "The Equalizer" .... Carmack / ... (4 episodes, 1986-1989)
- Silent Fury (1989) TV episode .... David Pfieffer
- Memories of Manon: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Carmack
- Memories of Manon: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Carmack
- Unpunished Crimes (1986) TV episode .... Gianni - "Miami Vice" .... El Gato (2 episodes, 1988)
- Redemption in Blood (1988) TV episode .... El Gato
- Hostile Takeover (1988) TV episode .... El Gato - Homeboy (1988) .... Moe Fingers
- "Ohara" .... Capt. Ross (30 episodes, 1987-1988)
- Hot Spell (1988) TV episode .... Capt. Ross
- Seeing Something That Isn't There (1988) TV episode .... Capt. Ross
- Open Season (1988) TV episode .... Capt. Ross
- Last Year's Model (1988) TV episode .... Capt. Ross
- X (1988) TV episode .... Capt. Ross
(25 more) - "Crime Story" .... Phil Bartoli (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
- The Hearings (1988) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phil Bartoli
- Ground Zero (1987) TV episode .... Phil Bartoli
- Torello on Trial (1987) TV episode .... Phil Bartoli
- The War (1986) TV episode .... Phil Bartoli
- St. Louis Book of Blues (1986) TV episode .... Phil Bartoli
(3 more) - "Wiseguy" .... Eddie Van Platt (1 episode, 1988)
- Player to Be Named Now (1988) TV episode .... Eddie Van Platt - Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988) (TV) .... Brad Stakowski
... aka Command in Hell - Memories of Manon (1988) (TV) .... Carmack
... aka The Equalizer: The Mystery of Manon (UK: video title) - Critical Condition (1987) .... Kline
- Crime Story (1986) (TV) .... Phil Bartoli
- Fire with Fire (1986) .... Mr. Duchard, the Boss
... aka Captive Hearts - A Deadly Business (1986) (TV) .... Vitola
- Dream Lover (1986) .... Doctor James
- Highlander (1986) .... Det. Walter Bedsoe
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) .... Zack
... aka Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (USA: alternative title)
... aka Remo: The Adventure Begins... (USA: poster title)
... aka Remo: The First Adventure (USA: poster title)
... aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous (UK) - Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) .... Howard, Willy's Boss
... aka Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (West Germany) - Compromising Positions (1985) (as John Polito) .... Cop #1
- C.H.U.D. (1984) .... Newscaster
- A Good Sport (1984) (TV) .... Man in Taxi
- The Princess and the Call Girl (1984) .... Private Detective
- Running Out (1983) (TV) .... Joe Poswalsky
- The Clairvoyant (1982) .... Sporaco
... aka The Killing Hour (USA: video title)
... aka The Killing Kind (USA: video title) - "The Gangster Chronicles" (1981) TV series .... Thomas "Three Finger Brown" Lucchese
... aka "The Gangster Chronicles: An American Story" - Gangster Wars (1981) .... Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
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Polito appeared on Broadway in American Buffalo (1977), Curse of the Aching Heart (1982), Total Abandon (1983) and the 1984 revival of Death of a Salesman (which was broadcast on CBS in 1985) and also starred in the original Hartford Stage Company production of Other People's Money opposite Mercedes Ruehl. morePublicity Listings:
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