ACTOR

Jon Polito

1950 - 2016

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Jon Raymond Polito (December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016) was an American actor. In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Polito has received more than 1,610,390 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Jon Polito is the 2,913th most popular actor (down from 2,766th in 2019), the 4,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,388th in 2019) and the 1,320th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jon Politos by language

Over the past year Jon Polito has had the most page views in the with 173,071 views, followed by German (21,802), and Italian (15,293). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (81.20%), West Frisian (74.19%), and Egyptian Arabic (70.72%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jon Polito ranks 2,913 out of 13,578. Before him are Yolande Moreau, Ilse Steppat, Elizabeth Olsen, Sienna Miller, Barry Dennen, and Tom Atkins. After him are Randall Duk Kim, Matt Smith, Vincent Pastore, Natalie Dormer, Matthias Habich, and Anny Duperey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jon Polito ranks 230. Before him are Ivan Hlinka, Nelsinho Baptista, Iris Berben, Lindsay Duncan, Johan Leysen, and Li Yuanchao. After him are Francis Collins, Omer Beriziky, Thom Barry, Tommy Aldridge, Graham Hancock, and Josiane Balasko. Among people deceased in 2016, Jon Polito ranks 218. Before him are Signe Toly Anderson, Patty Duke, Bernard Fox, Paulo Evaristo Arns, Jamshid Amouzegar, and Yang Jiang. After him are Martin Gray, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Bill Mollison, Paul Kantner, and Antonin Scalia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon Polito ranks 4,484 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel T. Cohen (1921), Shirley Horn (1934), Berry Berenson (1948), Donald Byrd (1932), Edward Condon (1902), and Tom Atkins (1935). After him are Randall Duk Kim (1943), Vincent Pastore (1946), Dennis Lehane (1965), Catherine Hicks (1951), Nathan Lane (1956), and Adrienne Rich (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jon Polito ranks 1,320. Before him are Leo Penn (1921), Richard Kind (1956), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), Sienna Miller (1981), Barry Dennen (1938), and Tom Atkins (1935). After him are Randall Duk Kim (1943), Vincent Pastore (1946), Catherine Hicks (1951), Nathan Lane (1956), Lorraine Gary (1937), and Jared Padalecki (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

Big Eyes
Enrico Banducci
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.
Dec 24o 20146.991 / 10
Highlander
Det. Walter Bedsoe
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Mar 7o 19866.902 / 10
Miller's Crossing
Johnny Caspar
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Sep 21o 19907.458 / 10