Portrait of Jon Polito

Acting

Jon Polito

Career

Active from 1982 to 2018, busiest in 1986 and 2001 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 139 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jon Polito Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Catharsis
    4.3, average 5.1
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.6, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Cringe Humor 3
  • Showbiz 3
  • Crime 3
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

174
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

19 titles ยท average score 57
Big Eyes
Big Eyes (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

as Enrico Banducci

Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dragna

Major Crimes
Major Crimes (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dino Kotero

Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Sir Cranklin (voice)

Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

as Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
GoodWatch score 39

as Orren Boyle

Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli

ThunderCats
ThunderCats (2011)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Conquedor (voice)

Stiffs
Stiffs (2010)

as John "The Prince" Monaco

DC Showcase: The Spectre
DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as Police Captain (voice)

The Last Godfather
The Last Godfather (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

as Don Bonfante

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mizaru (voice)

2000s

67 titles ยท average score 57
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Earl Chambers

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bertram Duesterberg

Big Nothing
Big Nothing (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Agent Hymes

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Vincent Discala

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Dr. Kalgary (voice)

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Second Hood

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mr. Sharipa

Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
GoodWatch score 38

as King

Monk
Monk (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as George Gionopolis

The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

as Creighton Tolliver

The Chronicle
The Chronicle (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Donald Stern

Mimic 2
Mimic 2 (2001)
GoodWatch score 22

as Morrie Deaver

1990s

62 titles ยท average score 60
Money Play$
Money Play$ (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lou Spano

Nowhere Land
Nowhere Land (1998)

as Frank

Invasion
Invasion (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Detective Kemper

Bushwhacked
Bushwhacked (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Agent Palmer

Fluke
Fluke (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Boss

The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

as Detective Al

The Crow
The Crow (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gideon

The Contenders
The Contenders (1993)

as Pedro Perusia

Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

as Fat Jack

Barton Fink
Barton Fink (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lou Breeze

Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Johnny Caspar

The Freshman
The Freshman (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chuck Greenwald

1980s

26 titles ยท average score 62
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Silvio

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Nikos Stano

Homeboy
Homeboy (1988)
GoodWatch score 52

as Moe Fingers

Alone in the Neon Jungle
Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Brad Stakowski

Ohara
Ohara (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Highlander
Highlander (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Det. Walter Bedsoe

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Boss Duchard

Crime Story
Crime Story (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Phil Bartoli

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Carmack / David Pfieffer

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as El Gato

The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant (1982)
GoodWatch score 44

as Detective Sporaco