Editing Jon Polito (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1950–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jon Polito
| image              = Jon Polito.jpg
| caption            = Polito in 1989
| birth_name         = Jon Raymond Polito
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1950|12|29}}
| birth_place        = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2016|9|1|1950|12|29}}
| death_place        = [[Duarte, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| spouse             = {{marriage|Darryl Armbruster<br>|2015}}
| father             = 
| mother             = 
| relatives          = [[Jack Polito]] (brother)
| awards             = [[Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival|Cinequest Film Festival:<br>Maverick Spirit Award]] (2005)<br>HRIFF:<br>Best Actor in a Short Film (2012)
| years_active       = 1981–2016
}}

'''Jon Raymond Polito''' (December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016) was an American actor.<ref name="AVClub"/> In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jon-polito-dead-dies-coen-brothers-big-lebowski-1201851203/|title=Jon Polito, Actor in Coen Brothers Films, Dies at 65|date=September 2, 2016 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref> His television roles included Detective [[Steve Crosetti]] in the first two seasons of ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and Phil Bartoli on the first season of ''[[Crime Story (U.S. TV series)|Crime Story]]''. He also appeared in several films including ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'', ''[[The Crow (1994 film)|The Crow]]'' and ''[[Gangster Squad (film)|Gangster Squad]]'', as well as his work with the [[Coen brothers]]. He appeared in five of their films, including ''[[Miller's Crossing]]'', ''[[Barton Fink]]'' and ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. Polito also portrayed [[Hungry I|hungry i]] nightclub impresario [[Enrico Banducci]] in a large supporting role in [[Tim Burton]]'s 2014 film ''[[Big Eyes]]'' starring [[Amy Adams]] and [[Christoph Waltz]].