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 · Bad Boys: Legacy as Self
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Captain Howard
- 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.
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 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
- 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 · But Can They Sing? as
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2004 · Dr. Vegas as
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The Easter Egg Adventure as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2004 · Perfect Opposites as Louis Carbonelli
- 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 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 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 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 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 · Teresa's Tattoo as Bruno
- 1994 · Dangerous Heart as Barclay
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Calendar Girl as Harvey Darpinian
- 1993 · The Fugitive as Cosmo Renfro
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Doctor Wilder
- 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 · Short Time as Scalese
- 1990 · The Last of the Finest as Wayne Gross
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Ulric
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Casino Dealer (uncredited)
- 1988 · Midnight Run as Eddie Moscone
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 1987 · Beverly Hills Buntz as Jimmy Montaigne
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 1987 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1986 · Running Scared as Snake
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Joe
- 1985 · The Goonies as Francis Fratelli
- 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
- 1980 · The Idolmaker as Gino Pilato
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- Future · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2019 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 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 · The Check Up as The Inspector
- 2004 · Second Best as Elliot
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' as
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1994 · The Flight of the Dove as Attorney Brezner
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Jack Shamir
- 1993 · Me and the Kid as Roy
- 1992 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mum as Ronnie
- 1988 · The In Crowd as Perry Parker
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 1987 · Scenes From the Goldmine as Manny Ricci
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 1986 · Roger Rabbit Screen Test as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
- 1986 · L.A. Law: Pilot as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- 1978 · Free Country as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Gerald Mullen
- Future · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton