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 · 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.
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Gabe Ugliano
- 2006 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Captain Howard
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2000 · Memento as Teddy
- 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 · Godzilla: The Series as Victor "Animal" Palotti
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1995 · Bad Boys as Captain Howard
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Stan Harbinger
- 1994 · Baby's Day Out as Norby
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The Fugitive as Cosmo Renfro
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Doctor Wilder
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 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)
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Joe
- 1985 · The Goonies as Francis
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Brother Charles
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Teddy Hollins
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Sonny Orsini
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Gerald Mullen
- Future · Higher Love as
- 2026 · Violent Night 2 as
- 2025 · Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story as Uncle Tommy Rossi
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2023 · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2021 · Hide and Seek as Collin Carmichael
- 2021 · The Santa Stakeout as Mr. Miller
- 2019 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 2019 · Feast of the Seven Fishes as Uncle Frankie
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Joey
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 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 · The Legend of Secret Pass as Chuckster (voice)
- 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
- 2009 · Falling Up as George
- 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 · Canvas as John Marino
- 2006 · Deceit as Anthony
- 2006 · ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- 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 · The Check Up as The Inspector
- 2004 · Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix as Cypher
- 2004 · Dr. Vegas as
- 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 · Daredevil as Ben Urich
- 2002 · The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Mogan
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 2001 · Cats & Dogs as Peek (voice)
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Titus Sinclair
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Olive, the Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 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
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Renfro
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 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)
- 1994 · Life with Louie as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
- 1994 · Beethoven as Sparky (voice)
- 1994 · The Spy Within 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 · Calendar Girl as Harvey Darpinian
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 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 · 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
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1988 · Midnight Run as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Ronnie
- 1988 · The In Crowd as Perry Parker
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 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 · Scenes from the Goldmine as Manny Ricci
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 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
- 1986 · Running Scared as Snake
- 1985 · The Mean Season as Andy Porter
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Roy Cohn
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1983 · Eddie and the Cruisers as Doc Robbins
- 1983 · Risky Business as Guido
- 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
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- 1978 · Free Country as
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- Future · I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado as Narrator