Joe Pantoliano
Acting
Born: September 12, 1951 (age 74) · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Matrix
1999
Memento
2000
The Simpsons
1989
Bad Boys for Life
2020
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
The Last of Us
2023
Bad Boys
1995
The Goonies
1985
Bad Boys II
2003
Daredevil
2003
The Fugitive
1993
Chucky
2021
Photos (6)
Movies (102)
The Matrix
Cypher
The Isolate Thief
"Burial" Perry Parker
Memento
Teddy
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Gabe Ugliano
Bad Boys
Captain Howard
The Goonies
Francis
Bad Boys II
Captain Howard
Bad Boys for Life
Captain Howard
Daredevil
Urich
The Fugitive
Cosmo Renfro
Bound
Caesar
Baby's Day Out
Norby
Congo
Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
U.S. Marshals
Renfro
Risky Business
Guido
Racing Stripes
Goose (voice)
Midnight Run
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Cats & Dogs
Peek (voice)
Empire of the Sun
Frank Demarest
La Bamba
Bob Keane
Zandalee
Gerri
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Peek (voice)
Unknown
Bound Man
Wedding Daze
Smitty
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Mogan
Running Scared
Snake
Amazon Women on the Moon
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
The Mean Season
Andy Porter
Just Getting Started
Joey
Hide and Seek
Collin Carmichael
The Perfect Match
Marty
Black and White
Bill King
Lake Placid: Legacy
Henderson
Ready to Rumble
Titus Sinclair
The Amateurs
Some Idiot
Second Best
Elliot
Downtown
White
Loosies
Carl
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Uncle Frankie
The Legend of Secret Pass
Chuckster (voice)
El Diablo
Kid Durango
The Identical
Avi Hirshberg
The Brawler
Al Braverman
Used People
Frank
The Squeeze
Norman
Short Time
Scalese
Three of Hearts
Mickey
Deadly Impact
David Kaplow
Calendar Girl
Harvey Darpinian
Natural Enemy
Stuart
Nightbreaker
Sgt. Jack Russell
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Martini (voice)
Happy Anniversary
Aldo
Steal Big Steal Little
Eddie Agopian
The Final Terror
Eggar
Silver Man
Norbert
Eddie and the Cruisers
Doc Robbins
The Last of the Finest
Wayne Gross
Falling Up
George
The Idolmaker
Gino Pilato
The Immortals
Pete
Monsignor
Pvt. Joe Musso
Perfect Opposites
Louis Carbonelli
Mister Roberts
Insigna
Top of the World
Vince Castor
The Job
Perriman
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Uncle Tommy Rossi
The Easter Egg Adventure
Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
The Santa Stakeout
Mr. Miller
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Mayor M.T. Gunn
The In Crowd
Perry Parker
From the Vine
Marco Gentile
The Last Word
Doc
New Blood
Hellman
The Spy Within
Attorney Brezner
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Jerry
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Ray Neal
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Det. Meyer Meyer
Scenes from the Goldmine
Manny Ricci
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Cypher
Teresa's Tattoo
Bruno
Deceit
Anthony
A Better Way to Die
Flash
Destination: America
Lt. Mike Amico
Hoods
Charlie Flynn
One Special Victory
Daniel
Me and the Kid
Roy
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Oswald
Backstreet Dreams
Paul (uncredited)
Canvas
John Marino
Home Delivery
Gary Templeton
L.A. Law: Pilot
Ralph Cavanaugh
Dangerous Heart
Barclay
Random Tropical Paradise
Vincent Gambazzo
More Than Friends
Ralphie
Tinseltown
Arnie
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
The Life Before This
Jake Maclean
Robot in the Family
Jack Shamir
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Ronnie
Taxman
Al Benjamin
TV Shows (39)
The Simpsons
Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Ralph Cifaretto · 18 eps
M*A*S*H
Gerald Mullen · 1 eps
The Last of Us
Eugene Lynden · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
2 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Sonny Orsini · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
L.A. Law
Ralph Cavanaugh · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Doctor Wilder · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Stan Harbinger · 1 eps
MacGyver
Eric Andrews · 2 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Casino Dealer (uncredited) · 1 eps
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 eps
Arli$$
Vic Freed · 1 eps
Chucky
Joe Pantoliano · 1 eps
Roswell
Kal Langley · 2 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Joe · 1 eps
Sense8
Michael Gorski · 1 eps
Wonder Man
Joe Pantoliano · 2 eps
The Hitchhiker
Brother Charles · 1 eps
Dexter: Original Sin
Anthony Moretti · 1 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
Teddy Hollins · 1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) · 1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
Victor "Animal" Palotti · 1 eps
Tacoma FD
Eddie Penisi, Sr · 1 eps
Tacoma FD
Eddie Penisi Sr. · 1 eps
Life with Louie
Jojo Stomopolous (voice) · 1 eps
Civil Wars
Stan DeMarco · 1 eps
Beethoven
Sparky (voice) · 26 eps
EZ Streets
Jimmy Murtha · 13 eps
The Handler
Joe Renato · 16 eps
Beverly Hills Buntz
Jimmy Montaigne · 1 eps
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Angelo Maggio · 3 eps
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Ray Neal · 2 eps
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Roy Cohn · 3 eps
The Lionhearts
(voice) · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The View
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
The Matrix Revisited
Self - Cypher (archive footage)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
New York Street Games
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Self
Making "The Matrix"
Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Self
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
Lord of the Freaks
Self
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self
...So Goes the Nation
Self
Pitch
Self
No Kidding, Me Too!
Himself
