Joe Pantoliano
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.
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Films (124)
Violent Night 2
2026
Higher Love
2026 · Barney Taylor
El ladrón del aislamiento
2026 · "Burial" Perry Parker
Home Delivery
2026 · Gary Templeton
Une victoire pour Noël : miracle en équipe
2025 · Uncle Tommy Rossi
Bad Boys : Ride or Die
2024 · Captain Howard
A Journey to Sundance
2023 · Self
L'ombre du passé
2021 · Collin Carmichael
The Santa Stakeout
2021 · Mr. Miller
Mauvais garçons pour la vie
2020 · Captain Howard
From the Vine
2019 · Marco Gentile
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019 · Uncle Frankie
The Brawler
2019 · Al Braverman
Lake Placid : L'Héritage
2018 · Henderson
Noces de froment
2018 · Aldo
Esto recién comienza
2017 · Joey
Random Tropical Paradise
2017 · Vincent Gambazzo
La pareja perfecta
2016 · Marty
Lord of the Freaks
2015 · Self
Idénticos
2014 · Avi Hirshberg
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
2014 · Self, Thanks
The Doctor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2013
12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012 · Oswald
Run or Die
2012 · Carl
La légende du passage secret
2010 · Chuckster (voice)
Comme chiens et chats : La revanche de Kitty Galore
2010 · Peek (voice)
New York Street Games
2010 · Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010 · Self
Deadly Impact
2010 · David Kaplow
Percy Jackson : Le Voleur de foudre
2010 · Gabe Ugliano
Falling Up
2009 · George
The Job
2009 · Perriman
No Kidding, Me Too!
2009 · Himself, Director, Writer
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008 · Self
Canvas
2006 · John Marino, Producer
Inconnus (Blackout)
2006 · Bound Man
Deceit - L'amour hors limite
2006 · Anthony
...So Goes the Nation
2006 · Self
Mariage Express
2006 · Smitty
The Amateurs
2006 · Some Idiot
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006 · Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Check Up
2005 · The Inspector
ZIG-ZAG
2005 · Goose (voice)
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004 · Cypher
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004 · Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Perfect Opposites
2004 · Louis Carbonelli
Second Best
2004 · Elliot, Producer
Bad Boys 2
2003 · Captain Howard
Daredevil: El Hombre sin Miedo
2003 · Urich
Pluto Nash
2002 · Mogan
The Matrix Revisited
2001 · Self - Cypher (archive footage)
Une meilleure façon de mourir
2001 · Flash
Comme chiens et chats
2001 · Peek (voice)
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000 · Self
Mémento
2000 · Teddy
Ça va brasser !
2000 · Titus Sinclair
Silver Man
2000 · Norbert
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999 · Martini (voice)
New Blood
1999 · Hellman
Making "The Matrix"
1999 · Self
Un amour imposé
1999 · Al Benjamin
The Life Before This
1999 · Jake Maclean
Black and White
1999 · Bill King
Matrix
1999 · Cypher
Parrain malgré lui
1998 · Charlie Flynn
Des Hommes de loi
1998 · Renfro
Pitch
1997 · Self
Les Rapaces
1997 · Vince Castor
Tinseltown
1997 · Arnie
Le Fils Maléfique
1996 · Stuart
Cómplices
1996 · Caesar
87è district 1996 Les trafiquants de la mort
1996 · Det. Meyer Meyer
Bad Business
1996 · Body Man
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996 · Self, Thanks
The Immortals
1995 · Pete
Faux frères, vrais jumeaux
1995 · Eddie Agopian
The Last Word
1995 · Doc
Congo
1995 · Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Mauvais Garçons
1995 · Captain Howard
Bébé part en vadrouille
1994 · Norby
The Spy Within
1994 · Attorney Brezner
Teresa's Tattoo
1994 · Bruno
Robot in the Family
1994 · Jack Shamir, Associate Producer
Dangerous Heart
1994 · Barclay
Me and the Kid
1993 · Roy
Calendar Girl
1993 · Harvey Darpinian
Le Fugitif
1993 · Cosmo Renfro
Three of Hearts
1993 · Mickey
4 New-Yorkaises
1992 · Frank
Piège à domicile
1992 · Jerry
One Special Victory
1991 · Daniel
Zandalee
1991 · Gerri
Backstreet Dreams
1990 · Paul (uncredited)
El Diablo
1990 · Kid Durango
Short Time
1990 · Scalese
Le Dernier des Finest
1990 · Wayne Gross
Deux flics à Downtown
1990 · White
Nightbreaker
1989 · Sgt. Jack Russell
Midnight Run
1988 · Eddie Moscone
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988 · Ronnie
The In Crowd
1988 · Perry Parker
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987 · Self
Empire of the Sun
1987 · Frank Demarest
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987 · Manny Ricci
La Bamba
1987 · Bob Keane
The Squeeze
1987 · Norman
Destination: America
1987 · Lt. Mike Amico
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
1986 · Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986 · Ralph Cavanaugh
Running Scared
1986 · Snake
The Goonies
1985 · Francis
The Mean Season
1985 · Andy Porter
Mister Roberts
1984 · Insigna
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983 · Doc Robbins
Risky Business
1983 · Guido
The Final Terror
1983 · Eggar
Monsignor
1982 · Pvt. Joe Musso
The Idolmaker
1980 · Gino Pilato
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · Ray Neal
More Than Friends
1978 · Ralphie
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
· Narrator
The Making of 'Bound'
· Self
Séries (45)
Wonder Man
2026 · Joe Pantoliano
Dexter : Les Origines
2024 · Anthony Moretti
The Last of Us
2023 · Eugene Lynden
Chucky
2021 · Joe Pantoliano
Kamp Koral : Bob la petite éponge
2021 · Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Tacoma FD
2019 · Eddie Penisi, Sr, Eddie Penisi Sr.
MacGyver
2016 · Eric Andrews
Sense8
2015 · Michael Gorski
But Can They Sing?
2005
Dr. Vegas
2004
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
The Handler
2003 · Joe Renato
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
Roswell
1999 · Kal Langley
Bob l'éponge
1999 · Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)
Les Soprano
1999 · Ralph Cifaretto
The Lionhearts
1998 · (voice)
Godzilla: La serie
1998 · Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice), Victor "Animal" Palotti
La Vue
1997 · Self
EZ Streets
1996 · Jimmy Murtha
Arli$$
1996 · Vic Freed
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Performer (segment: American Splendor)
Maxi Louie
1995 · Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
Au-delà du réel : L'aventure continue
1995 · Stan Harbinger
Beethoven
1994 · Sparky (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Highlander
1992 · Doctor Wilder
Guerres Privées
1991 · Stan DeMarco
The Fanelli Boys
1990 · Dominic Fanelli
Les Simpson
1989 · Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone"), Casino Dealer (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Buntz
1987 · Jimmy Montaigne
L.A. Law
1986 · Ralph Cavanaugh
Amazing Stories
1985 · Joe
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985 · Roy Cohn
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Brother Charles
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · Teddy Hollins
Simon & Simon
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Sonny Orsini
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 · Ray Neal
Hart to Hart
1979
From Here to Eternity
1979 · Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Free Country
1978
M*A*S*H
1972 · Gerald Mullen