
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
- 2026 · Violent Night 2 as
- 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 · 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
- 2016 · MacGyver as Eric Andrews
- 2015 · Sense8 as Michael Gorski
- 2012 · Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Oswald
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Peek (voice)
- 2010 · Deadly Impact as David Kaplow
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Gabe Ugliano
- 2006 · Canvas as John Marino
- 2006 · Unknown as Bound Man
- 2006 · Wedding Daze as Smitty
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Goose (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 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 · Memento as Teddy
- 2000 · Ready to Rumble as Titus Sinclair
- 2000 · Silver Man as Norbert
- 1999 · Roswell as Kal Langley
- 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
- 1996 · Bound as Caesar
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1995 · Steal Big Steal Little as Eddie Agopian
- 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
- 1993 · Three of Hearts as Mickey
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Doctor Wilder
- 1991 · One Special Victory as Daniel
- 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
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Frank Demarest
- 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
- 1985 · The Mean Season as Andy Porter
- 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
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Sonny Orsini
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Gerald Mullen
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2024 · Home Delivery as Gary Templeton
- 2021 · Hide and Seek as Collin Carmichael
- 2021 · The Santa Stakeout as Mr. Miller
- 2021 · A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2019 · The Brawler as Al Braverman
- 2018 · Happy Anniversary as Aldo
- 2017 · Random Tropical Paradise as Vincent Gambazzo
- 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 · 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
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2001 · A Better Way to Die as Flash
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 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
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Hoods as Charlie Flynn
- 1997 · Pitch as Self
- 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 · The Last Word as Doc
- 1994 · The Flight of the Dove 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
- 1992 · Used People as Frank
- 1992 · Through the Eyes of a Killer as Jerry
- 1991 · Civil Wars as Stan DeMarco
- 1990 · Backstreet Dreams as Paul (uncredited)
- 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 · 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
- 1985 · Robert Kennedy & His Times as Roy Cohn
- 1984 · Mister Roberts as Insigna
- 1982 · Monsignor as Pvt. Joe Musso
- 1980 · The Idolmaker as Gino Pilato
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Ray Neal
- 1979 · From Here to Eternity as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
- 1978 · Free Country as
- Future · Higher Love as
- 1978 · More Than Friends as Ralphie
- Future · I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado as Narrator