Jon Polito

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birthday: December 29, 1950

Heavyset, bald character player who often sports a distinctive, pencil-thin moustache and is frequently cast as gangsters or cops. Polito appeared on Broadway in "American Buffalo" (1977), "Curse of the Aching Heart" (1982) and the 1984 revival of "Death of a Salesman" (which was broadcast on CBS in 1985) and starred in the original Hartford Stage Company production of "Other People's Money". He made his film debut in "The Killing Hour" (1981) and played Tommy Lucchese on the 1981 TV series …more

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Actor

Hearts Are Wild
Leon Pepe Pepperman
A Deadly Business
Vitola
Money Plays
Lou Spano
The Chronicle
Donald Stern
L.A. Dragnet
Richard Maughm

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Career Milestones

2002
Co-starred in the ABC drama mystery series "Push, Nevada"
2001
Played the editor in chief of the titular newspaper in "The Chronicle", a Sci-Fi Channel series
1998
Reteamed with the Coens for "The Big Lebowski"
1997
Had supporting role in the NBC TV miniseries "Robin Cook's Invasion"
1994
Acted in "The Hudsucker Proxy", directed by the Coen brothers