Joe Pantoliano
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Matrix (1999)
as Cypher
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
as Captain Howard
Memento (2000)
as Teddy
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
as Captain Howard
Bad Boys (1995)
as Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
as Gabe Ugliano
The Fugitive (1993)
as Cosmo Renfro
The Goonies (1985)
as Francis
Bad Boys II (2003)
as Captain Howard
The Isolate Thief (2026)
as "Burial" Perry Parker
Daredevil (2003)
as Urich
Risky Business (1983)
as Guido
U.S. Marshals (1998)
as Renfro
Baby's Day Out (1994)
as Norby
Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Frank Demarest
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Peek (voice)
Midnight Run (1988)
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Goose (voice)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
as Peek (voice)
Bound (1996)
as Caesar
La Bamba (1987)
as Bob Keane
Congo (1995)
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Violent Night 2 (2026)
Actor
Unknown (2006)
as Bound Man
The Perfect Match (2016)
as Marty
Running Scared (1986)
as Snake
Zandalee (1991)
as Gerri
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Smitty
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
as Mogan
Ready to Rumble (2000)
as Titus Sinclair
Just Getting Started (2017)
as Joey
Black and White (1999)
as Bill King
Hide and Seek (2021)
as Collin Carmichael
The Mean Season (1985)
as Andy Porter
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
as Martini (voice)
Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
as Henderson
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
as Doc Robbins
...So Goes the Nation (2006)
as Self
Top of the World (1997)
as Vince Castor
The Squeeze (1987)
as Norman
A Better Way to Die (2001)
as Flash
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Last of the Finest (1990)
as Wayne Gross
Calendar Girl (1993)
as Harvey Darpinian
Second Best (2004)
as Elliot
The Amateurs (2006)
as Some Idiot
Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
as Eddie Agopian
The Legend of Secret Pass (2010)
as Chuckster (voice)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Ray Neal
Short Time (1990)
as Scalese
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
as Uncle Frankie
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story (2025)
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
Deadly Impact (2010)
as David Kaplow
A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
The Brawler (2019)
as Al Braverman
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
as Det. Meyer Meyer
Nightbreaker (1989)
as Sgt. Jack Russell
The Spy Within (1994)
as Attorney Brezner
Cigars!: The New Rage! (1996)
as Self
New York Street Games (2010)
as Self
Happy Anniversary (2018)
as Aldo
The Immortals (1995)
as Pete
Robot in the Family (1994)
as Jack Shamir
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2012)
as Oswald
Three of Hearts (1993)
as Mickey
Mister Roberts (1984)
as Insigna
Used People (1992)
as Frank
The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992)
as Jerry
El Diablo (1990)
as Kid Durango
Me and the Kid (1993)
as Roy
Downtown (1990)
as White
Perfect Opposites (2004)
as Louis Carbonelli
Lord of the Freaks (2015)
as Self
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business (2008)
as Self
The Identical (2014)
as Avi Hirshberg
L.A. Law: Pilot (1986)
as Ralph Cavanaugh
Loosies (2012)
as Carl
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Self
Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
as Bruno
The Idolmaker (1980)
as Gino Pilato
Making "The Matrix" (1999)
as Self
Deceit (2006)
as Anthony
Falling Up (2009)
as George
From the Vine (2019)
as Marco Gentile
Backstreet Dreams (1990)
as Paul (uncredited)
The Final Terror (1983)
as Eggar
New Blood (1999)
as Hellman
Rock 'N Roll Mom (1988)
as Ronnie
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
as Manny Ricci
The Life Before This (1999)
as Jake Maclean
The Santa Stakeout (2021)
as Mr. Miller
Random Tropical Paradise (2017)
as Vincent Gambazzo
The In Crowd (1988)
as Perry Parker
No Kidding, Me Too! (2009)
as Himself
Home Delivery (2026)
as Gary Templeton
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (2004)
as Cypher
One Special Victory (1991)
as Daniel
Bad Business (1996)
as Body Man
Roger Rabbit Screen Test (1986)
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
The Job (2009)
as Perriman
Silver Man (2000)
as Norbert
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer (2000)
as Self
Pitch (1997)
as Self
Monsignor (1982)
as Pvt. Joe Musso
Tinseltown (1997)
as Arnie
Destination: America (1987)
as Lt. Mike Amico
Natural Enemy (1996)
as Stuart
Hoods (1998)
as Charlie Flynn
The Making of 'Bound' (—)
as Self
More Than Friends (1978)
as Ralphie
Dangerous Heart (1994)
as Barclay
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano (2014)
as Self
The Last Word (1995)
as Doc
Canvas (2006)
as John Marino
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado (—)
as Narrator
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (2010)
as Self
Taxman (1999)
as Al Benjamin
The Check Up (2005)
as The Inspector
Higher Love (2026)
Actor
The Sopranos (1999)
as Ralph Cifaretto