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Jon Polito

 
Actor: Jon Polito
  • Born: Dec 29, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Road Kill, Miller's Crossing, The Shaggy Dog
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Killing Hour (1982)

Biography

Typically cast as a criminal or a cop, beefy, bald, American character actor Jon Polito has appeared on stage, television, and in feature films, notably the Coen brothers' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991). Polito can be recognized for his pencil-thin moustache. He launched his career on Broadway in 1977. In 1981, Polito debuted in the feature film The Killing Hour and then portrayed mobster Tommy Lucchese on the television series The Gangster Chronicles. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Jon Polito
Born December 29, 1950 (1950-12-29) (age 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1981–present

Jon Polito (born December 29, 1950) is an American actor, known for working with the Coen Brothers. He also appeared in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and on the first season of Crime Story. Polito won the Maverick Spirit Event Award at Cinequest Film Festival in 2005.[1]

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