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Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Actor · Born 1951-09-12 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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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!, …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Matrix (1999) — Cypher
  2. Memento (2000) — Teddy
  3. The Simpsons (1989) — Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
  4. Bad Boys for Life (2020) — Captain Howard
  5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — Gabe Ugliano
  6. The Last of Us (2023) — Eugene Lynden
  7. Bad Boys (1995) — Captain Howard
  8. The Goonies (1985) — Francis
  9. Bad Boys II (2003) — Captain Howard
  10. Daredevil (2003) — Ben Urich
  11. The Fugitive (1993) — Cosmo Renfro
  12. Chucky (2021) — Joe Pantoliano
  13. The Sopranos (1999) — Ralph Cifaretto
  14. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) — Captain Howard
  15. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) — Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)
  16. Empire of the Sun (1987) — Frank Demarest
  17. Sense8 (2015) — Michael Gorski
  18. U.S. Marshals (1998) — Renfro
  19. Cats & Dogs (2001) — Peek (voice)
  20. Risky Business (1983) — Guido
  21. Baby's Day Out (1994) — Norby
  22. Midnight Run (1988) — Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
  23. Bound (1996) — Caesar
  24. Congo (1995) — Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
  25. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
  26. MacGyver (2016) — Eric Andrews
  27. La Bamba (1987) — Bob Keane
  28. M*A*S*H (1972) — Gerald Mullen
  29. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) — Peek (voice)
  30. Racing Stripes (2005) — Goose (voice)
  31. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) — Mogan
  32. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021) — Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)
  33. Roswell (1999) — Kal Langley
  34. Unknown (2006) — Bound Man
  35. Dexter: Original Sin (2024) — Anthony Moretti
  36. Highlander: The Series (1992) — Doctor Wilder
  37. Wedding Daze (2006) — Smitty
  38. Wonder Man (2026) — Joe Pantoliano
  39. Just Getting Started (2017) — Joey
  40. Running Scared (1986) — Snake

Directed

  1. No Kidding, Me Too! (2009) — Director