Joe Pantoliano
Acting
Born: September 12, 1951 (age 75) · 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 (103)
The Matrix
Cypher
Memento
Teddy
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Captain Howard
Bad Boys II
Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Gabe Ugliano
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Peek (voice)
Bad Boys for Life
Captain Howard
Midnight Run
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
The Fugitive
Cosmo Renfro
Bound
Caesar
Cats & Dogs
Peek (voice)
Running Scared
Snake
Empire of the Sun
Frank Demarest
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Mogan
The Goonies
Francis
Bad Boys
Captain Howard
Daredevil
Urich
Baby's Day Out
Norby
Wedding Daze
Smitty
Congo
Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Just Getting Started
Joey
U.S. Marshals
Renfro
The Isolate Thief
"Burial" Perry Parker
Risky Business
Guido
Racing Stripes
Goose (voice)
Zandalee
Gerri
The Perfect Match
Marty
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Amateurs
Some Idiot
Black and White
Bill King
Ready to Rumble
Titus Sinclair
Amazon Women on the Moon
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
La Bamba
Bob Keane
The Mean Season
Andy Porter
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Uncle Tommy Rossi
Used People
Frank
Natural Enemy
Stuart
Teresa's Tattoo
Bruno
El Diablo
Kid Durango
Unknown
Bound Man
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Uncle Frankie
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Ronnie
Lake Placid: Legacy
Henderson
Hide and Seek
Collin Carmichael
Calendar Girl
Harvey Darpinian
The Immortals
Pete
Short Time
Scalese
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Ray Neal
Nightbreaker
Sgt. Jack Russell
Downtown
White
The Easter Egg Adventure
Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
The Squeeze
Norman
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Oswald
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Martini (voice)
The Last of the Finest
Wayne Gross
Three of Hearts
Mickey
The In Crowd
Perry Parker
Perfect Opposites
Louis Carbonelli
The Spy Within
Attorney Brezner
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Jerry
The Idolmaker
Gino Pilato
The Legend of Secret Pass
Chuckster (voice)
Deadly Impact
David Kaplow
Eddie and the Cruisers
Doc Robbins
Robot in the Family
Jack Shamir
Falling Up
George
The Final Terror
Eggar
The Santa Stakeout
Mr. Miller
The Last Word
Doc
The Identical
Avi Hirshberg
The Brawler
Al Braverman
Steal Big Steal Little
Eddie Agopian
Monsignor
Pvt. Joe Musso
Second Best
Elliot
Loosies
Carl
Top of the World
Vince Castor
Happy Anniversary
Aldo
New Blood
Hellman
A Better Way to Die
Flash
Home Delivery
Gary Templeton
From the Vine
Marco Gentile
Silver Man
Norbert
Backstreet Dreams
Paul (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
Insigna
Deceit
Anthony
Destination: America
Lt. Mike Amico
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Det. Meyer Meyer
One Special Victory
Daniel
The Life Before This
Jake Maclean
L.A. Law: Pilot
Ralph Cavanaugh
Me and the Kid
Roy
Random Tropical Paradise
Vincent Gambazzo
Taxman
Al Benjamin
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Cypher
Scenes from the Goldmine
Manny Ricci
More Than Friends
Ralphie
Hoods
Charlie Flynn
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
Dangerous Heart
Barclay
Canvas
John Marino
Tinseltown
Arnie
The Job
Perriman
Higher Love
Barney Taylor
TV Shows (39)
The Simpsons
Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Ralph Cifaretto · 18 eps
The Last of Us
Eugene Lynden · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
Gerald Mullen · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Ralph Cavanaugh · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Sonny Orsini · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Doctor Wilder · 1 eps
MacGyver
Eric Andrews · 2 eps
Chucky
Joe Pantoliano · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
2 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Stan Harbinger · 1 eps
Wonder Man
Joe Pantoliano · 2 eps
Arli$$
Vic Freed · 1 eps
Roswell
Kal Langley · 2 eps
Tacoma FD
Eddie Penisi, Sr · 1 eps
Tacoma FD
Eddie Penisi Sr. · 1 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
Dexter: Original Sin
Anthony Moretti · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Joe · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Brother Charles · 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Sticky Fins Whiting (voice) · 1 eps
Sense8
Michael Gorski · 1 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
Teddy Hollins · 1 eps
Life with Louie
Jojo Stomopolous (voice) · 1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) · 1 eps
Godzilla: The Series
Victor "Animal" Palotti · 1 eps
Beethoven
Sparky (voice) · 26 eps
The Handler
Joe Renato · 16 eps
Civil Wars
Stan DeMarco · 1 eps
EZ Streets
Jimmy Murtha · 13 eps
The Lionhearts
(voice) · 5 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
Self / Appearances (17)
The View
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Good Day Live
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
The Matrix Revisited
Self - Cypher (archive footage)
New York Street Games
Self
Making "The Matrix"
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Self
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
...So Goes the Nation
Self
Lord of the Freaks
Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self
No Kidding, Me Too!
Himself
Pitch
Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Self
