
Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter Pantoliano is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (1999–2007), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Cypher in the sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999). After early roles in the television series M* A * S * H and the comedy film Risky Business, Pantoliano gained recognition for numerous supporting roles in films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels. He also appeared in The Fugitive and its spin-off U.S. Marshals. He began working with the Wachowskis in their directorial debut Bound, and later appeared in their film The Matrix and their sci-fi series Sense8.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Dexter: Original Sin as Anthony Moretti
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Legacy as Self
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Captain Howard
- 2023 · The Last of Us as Eugene Lynden
- 2021 · Hide and Seek as Collin Carmichael
- 2021 · Chucky as Joe Pantoliano
- 2021 · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Captain Howard
- 2019 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 2019 · Feast of the Seven Fishes as Uncle Frankie
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi, Sr
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi Sr.
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Joey
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2014 · The Identical as Avi Hirshberg
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Loosies as Carl
- 2010 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Chuckster (voice)
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Peek (voice)
- 2010 · Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' as Self
- 2010 · Deadly Impact as David Kaplow
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Gabe Ugliano
- 2009 · Falling Up as George
- 2006 · Canvas as John Marino
- 2006 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 2006 · Wedding Daze as Smitty
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Some Idiot
- 2006 · Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector as Mayor M.T. Gunn
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2004 · Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Cypher
- 2004 · Dr. Vegas as
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Perfect Opposites as Louis Carbonelli
- 2004 · Second Best as Elliot
- 2003 · The Handler as Joe Renato
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Captain Howard
- 2003 · Daredevil as Ben Urich
- 2002 · The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Mogan
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Cats & Dogs as Peek (voice)
- 2000 · Memento as Teddy
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Titus Sinclair
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 1999 · Making 'The Matrix' as Self
- 1999 · Taxman as Al Benjamin
- 1999 · The Life Before This as Jake Maclean
- 1999 · Black and White as Bill King
- 1999 · The Matrix as Cypher
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Ralph Cifaretto
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Renfro
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1995 · The Immortals as Pete
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 1995 · The Last Word as Doc
- 1995 · Congo as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
- 1995 · Bad Boys as Captain Howard
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Stan Harbinger
- 1994 · Life with Louie as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
- 1994 · Beethoven as Sparky (voice)
- 1994 · Baby's Day Out as Norby
- 1994 · The Flight of the Dove as Attorney Brezner
- 1994 · Dangerous Heart as Barclay
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The Fugitive as Cosmo Renfro
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Doctor Wilder
- 1992 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 1991 · Civil Wars as Stan DeMarco
- 1991 · Zandalee as Gerri
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Dominic Fanelli
- 1990 · El Diablo as Kid Durango
- 1990 · The Last of the Finest as Wayne Gross
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Casino Dealer (uncredited)
- 1988 · Midnight Run as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Ronnie
- 1988 · The In Crowd as Perry Parker
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 1987 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Joe
- 1985 · The Goonies as Francis
- 1985 · The Mean Season as Andy Porter
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Brother Charles
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Teddy Hollins
- 1983 · Risky Business as Guido
- 1983 · The Final Terror as Eggar
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Sonny Orsini
- 1980 · The Idolmaker as Gino Pilato
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- Future · Higher Love as
- 1986 · Running Scared as Snake
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2021 · The Santa Stakeout as Mr. Miller
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2014 · Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano as Self
- 2012 · Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Oswald
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2009 · The Job as Perriman
- 2009 · No Kidding, Me Too! as Himself
- 2008 · The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business as Self
- 2006 · Deceit as Anthony
- 2006 · ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- 2005 · But Can They Sing? as
- 2005 · The Check Up as The Inspector
- 2004 · The Easter Egg Adventure as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' as
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1994 · Teresa's Tattoo as Bruno
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Jack Shamir
- 1993 · Me and the Kid as Roy
- 1993 · Calendar Girl as Harvey Darpinian
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1990 · Short Time as Scalese
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 1987 · Beverly Hills Buntz as Jimmy Montaigne
- 1987 · Scenes from the Goldmine as Manny Ricci
- 1986 · Roger Rabbit Screen Test as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Roy Cohn
- 1983 · Eddie and the Cruisers as Doc Robbins
- 1982 · Monsignor as Pvt. Joe Musso
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- 1978 · Free Country as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Gerald Mullen
- Future · I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado as Narrator