Joe Pantoliano
Acting • Born 1951-09-12
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.
Filmography
165 credits
Memento
Movie • 2000
Teddy
The Matrix
Movie • 1999
Cypher
The Santa Stakeout
Movie • 2021
Mr. Miller
Three of Hearts
Movie • 1993
Mickey
The Fugitive
Movie • 1993
Cosmo Renfro
Ready to Rumble
Movie • 2000
Titus Sinclair
Baby's Day Out
Movie • 1994
Norby
Eddie and the Cruisers
Movie • 1983
Doc Robbins
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Movie • 2002
Mogan
Wedding Daze
Movie • 2006
Smitty
U.S. Marshals
Movie • 1998
Renfro
Short Time
Movie • 1990
Scalese
Bad Boys II
Movie • 2003
Captain Howard
Midnight Run
Movie • 1988
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Daredevil
Movie • 2003
Ben Urich
Bad Boys
Movie • 1995
Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie • 2010
Gabe Ugliano
Bound
Movie • 1996
Caesar
The Goonies
Movie • 1985
Francis
Unknown
Movie • 2006
Bound Man
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Movie • 1999
Martini (voice)
One Special Victory
Movie • 1991
Daniel
Deadly Impact
Movie • 2010
David Kaplow
The Immortals
Movie • 1995
Pete
The Idolmaker
Movie • 1980
Gino Pilato
Falling Up
Movie • 2009
George
Deceit
Movie • 2006
Anthony
Downtown
Movie • 1990
White
Perfect Opposites
Movie • 2004
Louis Carbonelli
Running Scared
Movie • 1986
Snake
Top of the World
Movie • 1997
Vince Castor
La Bamba
Movie • 1987
Bob Keane
Black and White
Movie • 1999
Bill King
The Amateurs
Movie • 2006
Some Idiot
...So Goes the Nation
Movie • 2006
Self
Pitch
Movie • 1997
Self
Second Best
Movie • 2004
Elliot
Canvas
Movie • 2006
John Marino
The Legend of Secret Pass
Movie • 2010
Chuckster (voice)
Steal Big Steal Little
Movie • 1995
Eddie Agopian
The Easter Egg Adventure
Movie • 2004
Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
The In Crowd
Movie • 1988
Perry Parker
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Movie • 1992
Jerry
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Movie • 2012
Oswald
The Last of the Finest
Movie • 1990
Wayne Gross
The Squeeze
Movie • 1987
Norman
Monsignor
Movie • 1982
Pvt. Joe Musso
Hoods
Movie • 1998
Charlie Flynn
Robot in the Family
Movie • 1994
Jack Shamir
The Spy Within
Movie • 1994
Attorney Brezner
Calendar Girl
Movie • 1993
Harvey Darpinian
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie • 1994
Bruno
New Blood
Movie • 1999
Hellman
Nightbreaker
Movie • 1989
Sgt. Jack Russell
Taxman
Movie • 1999
Al Benjamin
Zandalee
Movie • 1991
Gerri
Empire of the Sun
Movie • 1987
Frank Demarest
Dangerous Heart
Movie • 1994
Barclay
The Job
Movie • 2009
Perriman
Mister Roberts
Movie • 1984
Insigna
The Final Terror
Movie • 1983
Eggar
The Identical
Movie • 2014
Avi Hirshberg
The Check Up
Movie • 2005
The Inspector
The Life Before This
Movie • 1999
Jake Maclean
Me and the Kid
Movie • 1993
Roy
Destination: America
Movie • 1987
Lt. Mike Amico
The Last Word
Movie • 1995
Doc
Congo
Movie • 1995
Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Movie • 1980
Ray Neal
Racing Stripes
Movie • 2005
Goose (voice)
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Movie • 2000
Self
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Movie • 2024
Captain Howard
The Perfect Match
Movie • 2016
Marty
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Movie • 1996
Det. Meyer Meyer
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Risky Business
Movie • 1983
Guido
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Movie • 2014
Self
Silver Man
Movie • 2000
Norbert
New York Street Games
Movie • 2010
Self
Used People
Movie • 1992
Frank
Home Delivery
Movie • 2024
Gary Templeton
Just Getting Started
Movie • 2017
Joey
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie • 2010
Peek (voice)
Scenes from the Goldmine
Movie • 1987
Manny Ricci
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Movie • 1986
Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
Natural Enemy
Movie • 1996
Stuart
Happy Anniversary
Movie • 2018
Aldo
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Movie • 1988
Ronnie
Random Tropical Paradise
Movie • 2017
Vincent Gambazzo
The Mean Season
Movie • 1985
Andy Porter
El Diablo
Movie • 1990
Kid Durango
The Brawler
Movie • 2019
Al Braverman
Lake Placid: Legacy
Movie • 2018
Henderson
Tinseltown
Movie • 1997
Arnie
No Kidding, Me Too!
Movie • 2009
Himself
Loosies
Movie • 2012
Carl
A Better Way to Die
Movie • 2001
Flash
Bad Boys for Life
Movie • 2020
Captain Howard
Cats & Dogs
Movie • 2001
Peek (voice)
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Movie • 2019
Uncle Frankie
From the Vine
Movie • 2019
Marco Gentile
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Movie • 2008
Self
Making "The Matrix"
Movie • 1999
Self
More Than Friends
Movie • 1978
Ralphie
Hide and Seek
Movie • 2021
Collin Carmichael
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Movie • 1987
Self
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Movie • 2006
Mayor M.T. Gunn
L.A. Law: Pilot
Movie • 1986
Ralph Cavanaugh
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Movie • 2010
Self
Backstreet Dreams
Movie • 1990
Paul (uncredited)
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie • 1987
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
A Journey to Sundance
Movie • 2023
Self
Bad Boys: Legacy
Movie • 2024
Self
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
Movie
Narrator
Higher Love
Movie
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Movie • 2004
Cypher
The Isolate Thief
Movie
Violent Night 2
Movie • 2026
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Movie • 2025
Uncle Tommy Rossi
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Vic Freed
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Gerald Mullen
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Joe
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Ralph Cavanaugh
Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Beethoven
TV • 1994
Sparky (voice)
Roswell
TV • 1999
Kal Langley
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Free Country
TV • 1978
The Handler
TV • 2003
Joe Renato
Beverly Hills Buntz
TV • 1987
Jimmy Montaigne
EZ Streets
TV • 1996
Jimmy Murtha
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Brother Charles
But Can They Sing?
TV • 2005
Dr. Vegas
TV • 2004
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Stan Harbinger
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Sense8
TV • 2015
Michael Gorski
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Ralph Cifaretto
The Fanelli Boys
TV • 1990
Dominic Fanelli
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Casino Dealer (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
TV • 1979
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV • 1983
Teddy Hollins
Life with Louie
TV • 1994
Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV • 1985
Roy Cohn
Tacoma FD
TV • 2019
Eddie Penisi, Sr
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Doctor Wilder
Chucky
TV • 2021
Joe Pantoliano
Civil Wars
TV • 1991
Stan DeMarco
The Lionhearts
TV • 1998
(voice)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
TV • 1980
Ray Neal
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Tacoma FD
TV • 2019
Eddie Penisi Sr.
Godzilla: The Series
TV • 1998
Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
MacGyver
TV • 2016
Eric Andrews
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Sonny Orsini
The Last of Us
TV • 2023
Eugene Lynden
Dexter: Original Sin
TV • 2024
Anthony Moretti
Godzilla: The Series
TV • 1998
Victor "Animal" Palotti
Wonder Man
TV • 2026
Joe Pantoliano