
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
- 2026 · Violent Night 2 as
- 2024 · Dexter: Original Sin as Anthony Moretti
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Legacy as Self
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Captain Howard
- 2021 · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2019 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2010 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Chuckster (voice)
- 2009 · Falling Up as George
- 2006 · Canvas as John Marino
- 2006 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 2006 · Deceit as Anthony
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Some Idiot
- 2004 · Dr. Vegas as
- 2002 · The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Mogan
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Titus Sinclair
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 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
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1995 · The Immortals as Pete
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 1995 · Congo as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990 · El Diablo as Kid Durango
- 1990 · The Last of the Finest as Wayne Gross
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1988 · The In Crowd as Perry Parker
- 1987 · Beverly Hills Buntz as Jimmy Montaigne
- 1987 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2023 · The Last of Us as Eugene Lynden
- 2021 · Hide and Seek as Collin Carmichael
- 2021 · The Santa Stakeout as Mr. Miller
- 2021 · Chucky as Joe Pantoliano
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Captain Howard
- 2019 · Feast of the Seven Fishes as Uncle Frankie
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi, Sr
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi Sr.
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Joey
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2014 · The Identical as Avi Hirshberg
- 2014 · Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano as Self
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Oswald
- 2012 · Loosies as Carl
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Peek (voice)
- 2010 · New York Street Games as Self
- 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 · 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 · ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- 2006 · Wedding Daze as Smitty
- 2006 · Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector as Mayor M.T. Gunn
- 2005 · But Can They Sing? as
- 2005 · The Check Up as The Inspector
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2004 · Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Cypher
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The Easter Egg Adventure as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2004 · Perfect Opposites as Louis Carbonelli
- 2004 · Second Best as Elliot
- 2003 · The Handler as Joe Renato
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' as
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Captain Howard
- 2003 · Daredevil as Ben Urich
- 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 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Olive, the Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 1999 · The Matrix as Cypher
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Ralph Cifaretto
- 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 · 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 Last Word as Doc
- 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 · Teresa's Tattoo as Bruno
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Jack Shamir
- 1994 · Dangerous Heart as Barclay
- 1993 · Me and the Kid as Roy
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Calendar Girl as Harvey Darpinian
- 1993 · The Fugitive as Cosmo Renfro
- 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
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Ronnie
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- Future · Higher Love as
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Dominic Fanelli
- 1990 · Short Time as Scalese
- 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
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
- 1987 · Scenes from the Goldmine as Manny Ricci
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 1986 · Roger Rabbit Screen Test as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1986 · Running Scared as Snake
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Joe
- 1985 · The Goonies as Francis
- 1985 · The Mean Season as Andy Porter
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Roy Cohn
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Brother Charles
- 1983 · Eddie and the Cruisers as Doc Robbins
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Teddy Hollins
- 1983 · Risky Business as Guido
- 1983 · The Final Terror as Eggar
- 1982 · Monsignor as Pvt. Joe Musso
- 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
- 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