# Jon Polito dead at 65 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793 "2016-09-02T16:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793/21 "2016-09-03T13:58:12Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > First thing that came to mind. > > [http://grabow.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pembleton-Crosetti1.jpg](http://grabow.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pembleton-Crosetti1.jpg) I’ll miss the little salami brain. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793/22 "2016-09-03T13:59:42Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I was thinking the same thing. When he was in Homicide he was only around 40 but I thought he was much older. > > For those who didn’t understand the picture I posted above. > > In _Homicide: Life on the Street_ Jon Polito played Det Crosetti. I’m not sure why but they decided to kill off the character off screen. It led to a memorable episode. It turned out that Crosetti committed suicide. When the squad wanted to give him a full funeral they were told that it was against policy to give a formal department funeral to someone who committed suicide. They were allowed to attend but not in uniform. Meanwhile Andre Braugher as Frank Pembleton says he doesn’t go to funerals and won’t be attending. When the funeral procession goes past the station Pembleton is on the front steps in full uniform rendering a crisp salute. Damn, I miss Homicide! I don’t know why that’s not in syndication anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793/23 "2016-09-03T14:00:14Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Oh, my! The dry-cleaner guy from Miller’s Crossing. ☹ That’s actually from [_The Man Who Wasn’t There_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/), one of my favorite “often overlooked” Coen Brothers films. He only had a couple of scenes but his pass at Ed Crane was hilarious. But his role in _Miller’s Crossing_ was outstanding. Hell, everybody was phenomenal in that film. And then of course, his “brother Shamus” Da Fino in _The Big Lebowski_. “Let me tell ya something - I dig your work. Playing one side against the other, in bed with everybody - just fabulous stuff.” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793/24 "2016-09-03T16:42:30Z")
I first became aware of him as Phil Bartoli in the great first season of “Crime Story.” Loved him in “Miller’s Crossing” as well! RIP ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793/25 "2016-09-04T00:48:11Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > That’s actually from [_The Man Who Wasn’t There_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/), one of my favorite “often overlooked” Coen Brothers films. He only had a couple of scenes but his pass at Ed Crane was hilarious. But his role in _Miller’s Crossing_ was outstanding. Hell, everybody was phenomenal in that film. And then of course, his “brother Shamus” Da Fino in _The Big Lebowski_. > > “Let me tell ya something - I dig your work. Playing one side against the other, in bed with everybody - just fabulous stuff.” > > Stranger Yes! Thanks. I love that movie also. The scene where he shaves his wife’s legs . . . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793.md?page=1)