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