Joe Pantoliano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
Movie · as Narrator
The Making of 'Bound'
Movie · as Self
Home Delivery
Movie · as Gary Templeton
Higher Love
Movie · as Barney Taylor
The Isolate Thief
Movie · as "Burial" Perry Parker
Violent Night 2
Movie
Wonder Man
TV · as Joe Pantoliano · 2 eps
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Movie · as Uncle Tommy Rossi
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Movie · as Captain Howard
Dexter: Original Sin
TV · as Anthony Moretti · 1 ep
A Journey to Sundance
Movie · as Self
The Last of Us
TV · as Eugene Lynden · 1 ep
The Santa Stakeout
Movie · as Mr. Miller
Hide and Seek
Movie · as Collin Carmichael
Chucky
TV · as Joe Pantoliano · 1 ep
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
TV · as Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 ep
Bad Boys for Life
Movie · as Captain Howard
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Brawler
Movie · as Al Braverman
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Movie · as Uncle Frankie
From the Vine
Movie · as Marco Gentile
Tacoma FD
TV · as Eddie Penisi, Sr, Eddie Penisi Sr. · 1 ep
Happy Anniversary
Movie · as Aldo
Lake Placid: Legacy
Movie · as Henderson
Just Getting Started
Movie · as Joey
Random Tropical Paradise
Movie · as Vincent Gambazzo
The Perfect Match
Movie · as Marty
MacGyver
TV · as Eric Andrews · 2 eps
Lord of the Freaks
Movie · as Self
Sense8
TV · as Michael Gorski · 1 ep
The Identical
Movie · as Avi Hirshberg
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Movie · as Self
The Doctor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Movie · as Oswald
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
Loosies
Movie · as Carl
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie · as Gabe Ugliano
Deadly Impact
Movie · as David Kaplow
The Legend of Secret Pass
Movie · as Chuckster (voice)
New York Street Games
Movie · as Self
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie · as Peek (voice)
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Movie · as Self
Falling Up
Movie · as George
The Job
Movie · as Perriman
No Kidding, Me Too!
Movie · as Himself
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Movie · as Self
Wedding Daze
Movie · as Smitty
Unknown
Movie · as Bound Man
Deceit
Movie · as Anthony
The Amateurs
Movie · as Some Idiot
...So Goes the Nation
Movie · as Self
Canvas
Movie · as John Marino
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Movie · as Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Check Up
Movie · as The Inspector
Racing Stripes
Movie · as Goose (voice)
But Can They Sing?
TV · 6 eps
Perfect Opposites
Movie · as Louis Carbonelli
Second Best
Movie · as Elliot
The Easter Egg Adventure
Movie · as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Movie · as Cypher
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dr. Vegas
TV · 10 eps
Bad Boys II
Movie · as Captain Howard
Daredevil
Movie · as Urich
The Handler
TV · as Joe Renato · 16 eps
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Movie · as Mogan
A Better Way to Die
Movie · as Flash
Cats & Dogs
Movie · as Peek (voice)
The Matrix Revisited
Movie · as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Memento
Movie · as Teddy
Ready to Rumble
Movie · as Titus Sinclair
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Movie · as Self
Silver Man
Movie · as Norbert
The Matrix
Movie · as Cypher
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Movie · as Martini (voice)
Black and White
Movie · as Bill King
New Blood
Movie · as Hellman
Taxman
Movie · as Al Benjamin
The Life Before This
Movie · as Jake Maclean
Making "The Matrix"
Movie · as Self
Roswell
TV · as Kal Langley · 2 eps
The Sopranos
TV · as Ralph Cifaretto · 18 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 ep
U.S. Marshals
Movie · as Renfro
Hoods
Movie · as Charlie Flynn
The Lionhearts
TV · as (voice) · 5 eps
Godzilla: The Series
TV · as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) · 1 ep
Top of the World
Movie · as Vince Castor
Pitch
Movie · as Self
Tinseltown
Movie · as Arnie
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bound
Movie · as Caesar
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Movie · as Det. Meyer Meyer
Natural Enemy
Movie · as Stuart
Cigars!: The New Rage!
Movie · as Self
Bad Business
Movie · as Body Man
Arli$$
TV · as Vic Freed · 1 ep
EZ Streets
TV · as Jimmy Murtha · 13 eps
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Performer (segment: American Splendor) · 1 ep
Bad Boys
Movie · as Captain Howard
The Immortals
Movie · as Pete
Steal Big Steal Little
Movie · as Eddie Agopian
The Last Word
Movie · as Doc
Congo
Movie · as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
The Outer Limits
TV · as Stan Harbinger · 1 ep
Life with Louie
TV · as Jojo Stomopolous (voice) · 1 ep
Baby's Day Out
Movie · as Norby
Robot in the Family
Movie · as Jack Shamir
The Spy Within
Movie · as Attorney Brezner
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie · as Bruno
Dangerous Heart
Movie · as Barclay
Beethoven
TV · as Sparky (voice) · 26 eps
Three of Hearts
Movie · as Mickey
The Fugitive
Movie · as Cosmo Renfro
Calendar Girl
Movie · as Harvey Darpinian
Me and the Kid
Movie · as Roy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Movie · as Jerry
Used People
Movie · as Frank
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Doctor Wilder · 1 ep
One Special Victory
Movie · as Daniel
Zandalee
Movie · as Gerri
Civil Wars
TV · as Stan DeMarco · 1 ep
Short Time
Movie · as Scalese
Downtown
Movie · as White
The Last of the Finest
Movie · as Wayne Gross
El Diablo
Movie · as Kid Durango
Backstreet Dreams
Movie · as Paul (uncredited)
The Fanelli Boys
TV · as Dominic Fanelli · 19 eps
Nightbreaker
Movie · as Sgt. Jack Russell
The Simpsons
TV · as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) · 1 ep
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone"), Casino Dealer (uncredited) · 1 ep
Midnight Run
Movie · as Eddie Moscone
The In Crowd
Movie · as Perry Parker
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Movie · as Ronnie
La Bamba
Movie · as Bob Keane
The Squeeze
Movie · as Norman
Empire of the Sun
Movie · as Frank Demarest
Destination: America
Movie · as Lt. Mike Amico
Scenes from the Goldmine
Movie · as Manny Ricci
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Movie · as Self
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Beverly Hills Buntz
TV · as Jimmy Montaigne · 1 ep
Running Scared
Movie · as Snake
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Movie · as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: Pilot
Movie · as Ralph Cavanaugh
L.A. Law
TV · as Ralph Cavanaugh · 1 ep
The Goonies
Movie · as Francis
The Mean Season
Movie · as Andy Porter
Amazing Stories
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV · as Roy Cohn · 3 eps
Mister Roberts
Movie · as Insigna
Eddie and the Cruisers
Movie · as Doc Robbins
The Final Terror
Movie · as Eggar
Risky Business
Movie · as Guido
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Brother Charles · 1 ep
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · as Teddy Hollins · 1 ep
Monsignor
Movie · as Pvt. Joe Musso
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Sonny Orsini · 1 ep
The Idolmaker
Movie · as Gino Pilato
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Movie · as Ray Neal
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
TV · as Ray Neal · 2 eps
Hart to Hart
TV · 2 eps
From Here to Eternity
TV · as Pvt. Angelo Maggio · 3 eps
More Than Friends
Movie · as Ralphie
Free Country
TV · 5 eps
M*A*S*H
TV · as Gerald Mullen · 1 ep