Jon Polito
Jon Polito (born December 29, 1950 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † September 1, 2016 in Duarte , California ) was an American actor .
Live and act
The Italian-born Jon Polito grew up in Philadelphia. He later received a scholarship to the private Catholic Villanova University , where he studied drama . From there he tried to gain a foothold in the New York theaters. His career as a stage actor soon took him to Broadway , where he starred in the plays American Buffalo and alongside Faye Dunaway in Curse of an Aching Heart . On Off-Broadway , Jon Polito played alongside Sigourney Weaver in the play Gemini .
After Jon Polito had mainly played theater, he made his television debut in 1981 with the American television film Until the Last Shot and in 1982 with American Killing his cinema debut. From then on, he was often cast as a gangster or police officer in movies and television productions . For example, he was part of the permanent cast of the police series Homicide and Crime Story . Jon Polito was also a popular cast member with the Coen brothers , who used him in five of their films: Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink , Hudsucker , The Big Lebowski, and The Man Who Wasn't There . His work includes more than 200 productions.
One of his trademarks for a long time was his dark, thin and almost linear mustache . Jon Polito died of complications from cancer at the age of 65.
Filmography (selection)
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles ( TV series )
- 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
- 1982: American Killing (The Clairvoyant)
- 1983: Running Out ( TV movie )
- 1984: The Princess and the Call Girl
- 1984: Love Battles ( A Good Sport , TV movie)
- 1984: CHUD - Panic in Manhattan (CHUD)
- 1985: Compromising Positions
- 1985: Death of a Salesman ( Death of a Salesman , TV movie)
- 1985: Remo - unarmed and dangerous (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins)
- 1986: Highlander - There can only be one (Highlander)
- 1986: Dream Lover
- 1986: A Deadly Business (TV movie)
- 1986: Fire with Fire - Forbidden Passion (Fire with Fire)
- 1986: Crime Story ( TV pilot )
- 1986–1988: Crime Story (TV series, eleven episodes)
- 1986–1989: Der Equalizer (The Equalizer) , (TV series, four episodes)
- 1987: Critical Condition
- 1987–1988: Ohara (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 1988: Equalizer - The Living Dead ( Memories of Manon , TV movie)
- 1988: Alone in the Neon Jungle (TV movie)
- 1988: Fighting the Mafia ( Wiseguy , TV series)
- 1988: Homeboy
- 1988: Miami Vice (TV series, two episodes)
- 1990: Freshman (The Freshman)
- 1990: Miller's Crossing
- 1991: Barton Fink
- 1991: Rocketeer (The Rocketeer)
- 1991: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , TV series)
- 1991: Harrys Nest ( Empty Nest , TV series)
- 1991–1996: Dream On (TV series, three episodes)
- 1992: Hearts Are Wild (TV series)
- 1992: Leather Jackets - You Know No Law (Leather Jackets)
- 1992: Flodder - A family to kiss in Manhattan (Flodder in America!)
- 1992–1994: Murder is Her Hobby (Murder, She Wrote) , (TV series, two episodes)
- 1993: Rivals of Luck - The Contenders (The Contenders)
- 1993: The Dinos ( Dinosaurs , TV series, voice)
- 1993: Fallen Angels (TV series)
- 1993–1994: Homicide (Homicide: Life on the Street) , (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1994: Viper (TV series)
- 1994: Hudsucker - The Great Leap (The Hudsucker Proxy)
- 1994: The Crow - The Crow (The Crow)
- 1994: Blankman
- 1994: Clash of the Hyenas (Girls in Prison) , (TV movie)
- 1994: Bundles - The Shaggy Dog (TV movie)
- 1995: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series)
- 1995: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , television series)
- 1995: Fluke
- 1995: Crazy and on the Run (Bushwhacked)
- 1995: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series)
- 1996: An Animal Trio - On the Road Again ( Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco , voice)
- 1996: Roseanne (TV series)
- 1996–1998: New York Undercover (TV series, two episodes)
- 1996, 2000: Pretender ( The Pretender , television series, two episodes)
- 1997: Happiness Has Seven Eyes ( Money Play $ , TV movie)
- 1997: Lethal Invasion - Attack of the alien viruses ( Invasion , TV movie)
- 1997: A Deadly Blonde (The Corporate Ladder)
- 1997: Night Man (TV series)
- 1998: Hunted - Targeted by the Mafia (Nowhere Land)
- 1998: Players (TV series)
- 1998: Seinfeld (TV series)
- 1998: The Defenders: Choice of Evils (TV movie)
- 1998: The Big Lebowski
- 1998: Love at First Cry (Music from Another Room)
- 1998: Talos - Die Mummy (Tale of the Mummy)
- 1998: With Friends Like These ...
- 1998: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ( Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show , TV Series)
- 1998: Veronica ( Veronica's Closet , TV series)
- 1998: Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( Millennium , TV series)
- 1999: Carlo's Wake
- 1999: A Hopeful Young Killer (Angel's Dance)
- 1999: Road Kill
- 1999: Lands of Lore III ( computer game , voice)
- 1999: Nash Bridges (TV series)
- 1999: The Apartment Complex (TV movie)
- 1999: Stuart Little
- 2000: Flies on Cupid
- 2000: Homicide: The Movie (TV movie)
- 2000: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , TV series)
- 2000: after sex
- 2000: Popular (TV series)
- 2000: Invisible Man ( The Invisible Man , TV series)
- 2000: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle)
- 2000: Batman of the Future ( Batman Beyond , animated series , voice)
- 2001: The Tailor of Panama (The Tailor of Panama)
- 2001: The Shrink is in - madness on two legs! (The Shrink is in)
- 2001: The Man Who Wasn't There
- 2001: The Chris Isaak Show (TV series)
- 2001: Mimic 2
- 2001–2002: Drew Carey Show ( The Drew Carey Show , television series, three episodes)
- 2001–2002: The Chronicle (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2002: Becker (TV series)
- 2002: 29 palms
- 2002: Women vs. Men (TV movie)
- 2002: She Spies - Drei Ladies Undercover ( She Spies , TV series)
- 2002: Black Mask 2: City of Masks
- 2002–2003: Gilmore Girls (TV series, two episodes)
- 2003: Life on Parole (TV movie)
- 2003: The Singing Detective
- 2003: Police report ( Dragnet , TV series)
- 2003: Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series)
- 2003: Flight Girls (View from the Top)
- 2003: The Box
- 2004: Gone But Not Forgotten (TV movie)
- 2004: Absolut Relative ( It's All Relative , TV series)
- 2004: Judging Amy ( Judging Amy , television series, two episodes)
- 2004: Charlie the Ox
- 2004: The Last Shot (The Last Shot)
- 2004: Scrubs ( Scrubs , TV series)
- 2005: What's Up, Dad? ( My Wife and Kids , TV series)
- 2005: Family Plan (TV movie)
- 2005: Desperate Housewives (TV series)
- 2005: short order
- 2005: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series)
- 2005: Honeymooners (The Honeymooners)
- 2005: Nemesis ( Threshold , TV series)
- 2005: Avatar : The Last Airbender ( Avatar: The Last Airbender , animated series, three episodes, voice)
- 2005: Maggie ( The Buzz on Maggie , animated series, voice)
- 2005, 2008: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , TV series, two episodes)
- 2006: Alibi - Your dirty little secret is safe with us (The Alibi)
- 2006: Masters of Horror (TV series)
- 2006: Cutting Room
- 2006: Roasted and Sold (Grilled)
- 2006: Master Manny's Toolbox ( Handy Manny , cartoon series, voice)
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers
- 2006: Big Nothing
- 2006: It was never in wonderland (Happily N'Ever After)
- 2007: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , TV series)
- 2007: Cougar Club
- 2007: American Gangster
- 2008: Las Vegas (TV series)
- 2008: The Marconi Bros.
- 2008: Chowder , (animated series, voice)
- 2008: Bart Got a Room
- 2008: Two and a Half Men (TV series)
- 2008: Rock Monster
- 2009: Monk (TV series)
- 2009: Super Capers
- 2008–2009: Raising the Bar (TV series, ten episodes)
- 2009: Citizen Jane (TV movie)
- 2011: The Atlas Trilogy - Who is John Galt? (Atlas Shrugged: Part I)
- 2013: Gangster Squad
- 2014: Big Eyes
- 2014: Castle (TV series)
Awards
- Obie Award winner for five different performances in the 1979/1980 Off-Broadway season
Individual evidence
- ↑ JonathanBarkan: RIP Jon Polito ('The Crow', 'Miller's Crossing') Passes Away at 65 . Bloody Disgusting , September 2, 2016, accessed September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Picture by Jon Polito. Moviepilot , July 19, 2012, archived from the original on September 12, 2013 ; accessed on September 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Christian Buß : On the death of Jon Polito: So funny, so dangerous , Spiegel Online , September 3, 2016, accessed on September 3, 2016.
Web links
- Jon Polito in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Polito, Jon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 2016 |
Place of death | Duarte , California, United States |