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: Ride or Die as Captain Howard
- 2023 · The Last of Us as Eugene Lynden
- 2021 · Chucky as Joe Pantoliano
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Captain Howard
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi, Sr
- 2019 · Tacoma FD as Eddie Penisi Sr.
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Gabe Ugliano
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The Easter Egg Adventure as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as Captain Howard
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2000 · Memento as Teddy
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 1999 · The Matrix as Cypher
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Ralph Cifaretto
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 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
- 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 · I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado as Narrator
- 2026 · Violent Night 2 as
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Legacy as Self
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2019 · Feast of the Seven Fishes as Uncle Frankie
- 2018 · Lake Placid: Legacy as Henderson
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Peek (voice)
- 2006 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 2006 · Wedding Daze as Smitty
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2003 · The Handler as Joe Renato
- 2003 · Daredevil as Ben Urich
- 2001 · Cats & Dogs as Peek (voice)
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as Victor "Animal" Palotti
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Renfro
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1995 · The Immortals as Pete
- 1995 · Congo as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
- 1994 · Life with Louie as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
- 1994 · Beethoven as Sparky (voice)
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1991 · Civil Wars as Stan DeMarco
- 1991 · Zandalee as Gerri
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990 · Short Time as Scalese
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 1988 · Midnight Run as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 1987 · La Bamba as Bob Keane
- 1986 · Roger Rabbit Screen Test as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
- 1983 · Risky Business as Guido
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- Future · Higher Love 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 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2017 · Just Getting Started as Joey
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Perfect Opposites as Louis Carbonelli
- 2004 · Second Best as Elliot
- 2002 · The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Mogan
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 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 · 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)
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1996 · Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 1995 · The Last Word as Doc
- 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 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 1990 · The Fanelli Boys as Dominic Fanelli
- 1990 · El Diablo as Kid Durango
- 1990 · The Last of the Finest as Wayne Gross
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 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 · 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 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 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 · 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
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- 1978 · Free Country as
- Future · The Isolate Thief as