Jon Polito

Jon Polito was an American character actor known for his collaborations with the Coen Brothers in Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), and for The Big Lebowski (1998). He appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street, The Crow, and many other films and series. He came out publicly as gay in 2008 and was open about his relationship with his longtime partner Darryl Armbruster in his final years. Polito died of multiple myeloma in 2016. He was warmly remembered by the Coen Brothers and by colleagues as a deeply skilled character actor.