
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
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2021 · Hide and Seek as Collin Carmichael
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2014 · The Identical as Avi Hirshberg
- 2012 · Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Oswald
- 2010 · Deadly Impact as David Kaplow
- 2006 · Deceit as Anthony
- 2004 · Dr. Vegas as
- 2004 · Second Best as Elliot
- 2003 · Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' as
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Martini (voice)
- 1999 · New Blood as Hellman
- 1999 · The Life Before This as Jake Maclean
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 1997 · Top of the World as Vince Castor
- 1996 · EZ Streets as Jimmy Murtha
- 1996 · Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 1994 · Robot in the Family as Jack Shamir
- 1993 · Me and the Kid as Roy
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990 · Downtown as White
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1987 · The Squeeze as Norman
- 1987 · Destination: America as Lt. Mike Amico
- 1983 · The Final Terror as Eggar
- Future · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 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 · From the Vine as Marco Gentile
- 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
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2016 · The Perfect Match as Marty
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2014 · Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano as Self
- 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 · New York Street Games as Self
- 2010 · Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' as Self
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Gabe Ugliano
- 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 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 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
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 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 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Cats & Dogs as Peek (voice)
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Memento as Teddy
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Titus Sinclair
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 1999 · Making 'The Matrix' as Self
- 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 · U.S. Marshals as Renfro
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Tinseltown as Arnie
- 1996 · Natural Enemy as Stuart
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1995 · The Immortals as Pete
- 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 · The Flight of the Dove as Attorney Brezner
- 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
- 1992 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 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 · 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 · Rock 'N Roll Mum 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
- 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 Fratelli
- 1985 · The Mean Season as Andy Porter
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Roy Cohn
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 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
- 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
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- 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