On this day in movie history - Miller’s Crossing (1990):

Miller’s Crossing

directed and written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on September 22, 1990.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, Steve Buscemi, John McConnell, Mike Starr, Al Mancini, Olek Krupa, Frances McDormand.

On this day in television history - Fallen Angels (1993):

Fallen Angels,

was released in the United States on August 1, 1993,

and ran for two seasons, until November 19, 1995.
Produced by Sydney Pollack and Steve Golin.

Writers:
William Horberg, Howard A. Rodman, Cornell Woolrich, Raymond Chandler, Steven Katz, Jon Robin Baitz, James Ellroy, Scott Frank, William Campbell Gault, C. Gaby Mitchell, Amanda Silver, Frank E. Smith, Jim Thompson, Bruno Fischer, David Goodis, Dashiell Hammett, Evan Hunter, Don MacPherson, Scott McGehee, Walter Mosley, Frank Pugliese, Allan Scott, David Siegel, Mickey Spillane, Alan Trustman, Richard Wesley, Donald E. Westlake.

Presented by Lynette Walden.
Narrated by Miguel Ferrer.
Opening theme by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:
Gary Oldman, Gabrielle Anwar, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Meg Tilly, Tom Hanks, Marg Helgenberger, Jon Polito, Bruno Kirby, Joe Mantegna, Vinessa Shaw, Patrick Breen, J.E. Freeman, Kathy Kinney, Peter Gallagher, Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy Travis, John C. Reilly, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, Alan Rickman, Robin Bartlett, Michael Vartan, Diane Lane, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson, David Bottomley, Aimee Graham, Dick Miller, Elaine Hendrix, Ken Lerner, James Woods, Mädchen Amick, Johnathon Schaech, Danny Trejo, Edward Bunker, Kiefer Sutherland, Brendan Fraser, Bruce Ramsay, Peter Coyote, Eric Stoltz, Richard Portnow, Estelle Harris, Jennifer Grey, Dana Delany, Marcia Gay Harden, William Petersen, Adam Baldwin, Benicio del Toro, Bill Pullman, Dan Hedaya, Kim Coates, Jon Favreau, Dean Norris, Jack Nance, Bert Remsen, Grace Zabriskie, Heather Graham, Miguel Ferrer, Grace Zabriskie, Lucinda Jenney, Peter Dobson, Peter Berg, Michael Rooker, Laura San Giacomo, Peter Berg, Arnold Vosloo, Kristin Minter, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lloyd, Danny Glover, Kelly Lynch, Ron Rifkin, Dan Hedaya, Miguel Sandoval, Valeria Golino, Bill Nunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Cynda Williams, Roger Guenveur Smith.

On this day in movie history - Highlander (1986):

Highlander,

directed by Russell Mulcahy,

written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson,

based on a story by Gregory Widen,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1986.
Music by Michael Kamen and Queen.

Cast:
Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Beatie Edney, Alan North, Jon Polito, Sheila Gish, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Celia Imrie, Billy Hartman, James Cosmo, Edward Wiley, Corinne Russell, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Sam Fatu, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts.

Born on this day – Jon Polito:

Jon Polito

Actor

December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016