Joe Pantoliano
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.
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
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Captain Howard
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi, Sr
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi Sr.
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2014 · The Identical as Avi Hirshberg
- 2012 · Loosies as Carl
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Peek (voice)
- 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
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 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
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Cats & Dogs as Peek (voice)
- 2000 · Memento as Teddy
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 1999 · Taxman as Al Benjamin
- 1999 · Black and White as Bill King
- 1999 · The Matrix as Cypher
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Ralph Cifaretto
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Renfro
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 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
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The Fugitive as Cosmo Renfro
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Doctor Wilder
- 1991 · Civil Wars as Stan DeMarco
- 1991 · Zandalee as Gerri
- 1990 · Short Time as Scalese
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 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 · The In Crowd as Perry Parker
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 1986 · L.A. Law 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
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Brother Charles
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Teddy Hollins
- 1983 · Risky Business as Guido
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Sonny Orsini
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- Future · Higher Love as
- 2026 · Violent Night 2 as
- 2021 · The Santa Stakeout as Mr. Miller
- 2021 · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2019 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 2019 · Feast of the Seven Fishes as Uncle Frankie
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Joey
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Oswald
- 2010 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Chuckster (voice)
- 2006 · Deceit as Anthony
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Some Idiot
- 2006 · Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector as Mayor M.T. Gunn
- 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 · Olive, the Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 1999 · The Life Before This as Jake Maclean
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1995 · The Immortals as Pete
- 1995 · The Last Word as Doc
- 1994 · The Spy Within as Attorney Brezner
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Dominic Fanelli
- 1990 · El Diablo as Kid Durango
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 1987 · Beverly Hills Buntz as Jimmy Montaigne
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
- 1983 · Eddie and the Cruisers as Doc Robbins
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2014 · Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano as Self
- 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
- 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
- 2005 · But Can They Sing? as
- 2005 · The Check Up as The Inspector
- 2004 · Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Cypher
- 2004 · The Easter Egg Adventure as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' as
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 1999 · Making 'The Matrix' as Self
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 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 · Calendar Girl as Harvey Darpinian
- 1992 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 1990 · The Last of the Finest as Wayne Gross
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Ronnie
- 1987 · Scenes from the Goldmine as Manny Ricci
- 1987 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 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
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1983 · The Final Terror as Eggar
- 1982 · Monsignor as Pvt. Joe Musso
- 1980 · The Idolmaker as Gino Pilato
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1978 · Free Country as
- Future · I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado as Narrator
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Gerald Mullen