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