
A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Notable motion picture roles include: Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The Freshman with Marlon Brando, and Big Eyes. Directors he has worked with include; Russel Mulcahy, Clint Eastwood, John McNaughton, Tom Hanks, Andrew Bergman, Michael Apted, Ridley Scott, and Tim Burton amongst others. On television, he starred as a series regular on Crime Story, Ohara, Hearts are Wild, The Chronical, and the critically acclaimed Homicide, Life on the Street. Notable guest star roles include the befuddled landlord Sylvio on Seinfeld, his only role as a woman - Rhonda, on The Chris Isaak Show, Danny Devito's brother Frank on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,, and Earl Chambers on Modern Family. He starred on Broadway with Faye Dunaway in The Curse Of An Aching Heart, and with Dustin Hoffman in the 1985 Tony award winning revival of Death Of A Salesman, which he also filmed for CBS. He received the Best Actor OBIE award for Off Broadway theatre in 1980. Other awards include the 2001 TELLY for animation voice over in The Dancing Pumpkin which was directed by his brother Jack Polito, The New York Independent Festival Award for Excellence in Acting, and the 2005 Cinequest Maverick Award for his lifetime body of work in Film and Television. In 2012 Jon received the Best Actor Award for the short film Anti-Muse from the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. He credits his success to three people; his mentor Dominic Garvey, his only acting teacher Irene Baird, and to the late, great director, and friend, Paul Bettis. In addition, his inspiration to this day is New York theatre artist, Theodora Skipitares, who taught him film and design in university, and who has since never been far away from his life. She is 'Art' surviving.
2 wins.
Murder in the First | Unknown | 2014-06-09 |
Bunheads | Unknown | 2012 |
Ultimate Spider-Man | Unknown | 2012-04-01 |
Major Crimes | Unknown | 2012-08-13 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown | 2012-06-01 |
Franklin & Bash | Unknown | 2011-06-01 |
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Unknown | 2010-04-23 |
Funny or Die Presents... | Unknown | 2010-02-19 |
Mike & Molly | Unknown | 2010-09-20 |
Castle | Unknown | 2009 |
Modern Family | Unknown | 2009-09-23 |
Raising the Bar | Unknown | 2008-09-01 |
The Mentalist | Unknown | 2008-09-23 |
Chocolate News | Unknown | 2008-10-15 |
Chowder | Unknown | 2007-11-02 |
American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender | Unknown | 2005-02-21 |
Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
Masters of Horror | Unknown | 2005-10-28 |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Unknown | 2005-08-04 |
Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Threshold | Unknown | 2005-09-16 |
Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Oliver Beene | Unknown | 2003-03-09 |
Dragnet | Unknown | 2003-02-02 |
Two and a Half Men | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
Las Vegas | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
She Spies | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Without a Trace | Unknown | 2002-09-26 |
Crossing Jordan | Unknown | 2001-09-24 |
My Wife and Kids | Unknown | 2001-03-28 |
Scrubs | Unknown | 2001-10-02 |
The Invisible Man | Unknown | 2000-06-09 |
Gilmore Girls | Unknown | 2000-10-05 |
Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
Good vs Evil | Unknown | 1999-07-18 |
Judging Amy | Unknown | 1999-09-19 |
Popular | Unknown | 1999-09-29 |
Becker | Unknown | 1998-11-02 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Unknown | 1997-09-01 |
NightMan | Unknown | 1997-09-30 |
Millennium | Unknown | 1996-10-25 |
The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
Early Edition | Unknown | 1996-09-28 |
The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
Viper | Unknown | 1994-01-02 |
Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
Life with Louie | Unknown | 1994-12-18 |
The Untouchables | Unknown | 1993-09-01 |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
NYPD Blue | Unknown | 1993-09-21 |
Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Dinosaurs | Unknown | 1991-04-26 |
Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Seinfeld | Unknown | 1989-07-05 |
Roseanne | Unknown | 1988-10-18 |
Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
Crime Story | Unknown | 1986-09-18 |
The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
The Gangster Chronicles | Thomas 'Three Finger Brown' Lucchese 13 episodes, 1981 | 1981-02-12 |