Joe Pantoliano
107 movies · 39 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 12, 1951 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano · Joey Pants · 喬·潘托利亞諾 · جو پانتولیانو
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.
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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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Known for
Joe Pantoliano: movies and TV shows
Acting (146)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
as Narrator
- 2026
- 2026 The Isolate Thief
as "Burial" Perry Parker
- 2026 Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
- 2026
- 2025 Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
- 2024
- 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
- 2023
- 2021 Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
- 2021 The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
- 2019 From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
- 2019 Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
- 2019
- 2019 The Brawler
as Al Braverman
- 2018 Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
- 2018 Happy Anniversary
as Aldo
- 2017 Just Getting Started
as Joey
- 2017 Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
- 2016
- 2016 The Perfect Match
as Marty
- 2015
- 2014 The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
- 2012 Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Oswald
- 2012 Loosies
as Carl
- 2010 The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
- 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
- 2010 Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
- 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
- 2009 Falling Up
as George
- 2009 The Job
as Perriman
- 2006 Canvas
as John Marino
- 2006 Unknown
as Bound Man
- 2006 Deceit
as Anthony
- 2006 Wedding Daze
as Smitty
- 2006 The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
- 2006 Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
- 2005
- 2005 The Check Up
as The Inspector
- 2005 Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 The Easter Egg Adventure
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
- 2004 Perfect Opposites
as Louis Carbonelli
- 2004 Second Best
as Elliot
- 2003
- 2003 Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
- 2003 Daredevil
as Urich
- 2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Mogan
- 2001 A Better Way to Die
as Flash
- 2001 Cats & Dogs
as Peek (voice)
- 2000 Memento
as Teddy
- 2000 Ready to Rumble
as Titus Sinclair
- 2000 Silver Man
as Norbert
- 1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Martini (voice)
- 1999 New Blood
as Hellman
- 1999
- 1999 Taxman
as Al Benjamin
- 1999 The Life Before This
as Jake Maclean
- 1999 Black and White
as Bill King
- 1999
- 1999 The Matrix
as Cypher
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 Hoods
as Charlie Flynn
- 1998 U.S. Marshals
as Renfro
- 1997 Top of the World
as Vince Castor
- 1997 Tinseltown
as Arnie
- 1996 Natural Enemy
as Stuart
- 1996
- 1996 Bound
as Caesar
- 1996
- 1996 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
as Det. Meyer Meyer
- 1996 Bad Business
as Body Man
- 1995 The Immortals
as Pete
- 1995 Steal Big Steal Little
as Eddie Agopian
- 1995 The Last Word
as Doc
- 1995
- 1995 Congo
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
- 1995 Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 Baby's Day Out
as Norby
- 1994 The Spy Within
as Attorney Brezner
- 1994 Teresa's Tattoo
as Bruno
- 1994 Robot in the Family
as Jack Shamir
- 1994 Dangerous Heart
as Barclay
- 1993 Me and the Kid
as Roy
- 1993 Calendar Girl
as Harvey Darpinian
- 1993 The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
- 1993 Three of Hearts
as Mickey
- 1992 Used People
as Frank
- 1992
- 1992 Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Jerry
- 1991 One Special Victory
as Daniel
- 1991
- 1991 Zandalee
as Gerri
- 1990 Backstreet Dreams
as Paul (uncredited)
- 1990
- 1990 El Diablo
as Kid Durango
- 1990 Short Time
as Scalese
- 1990 The Last of the Finest
as Wayne Gross
- 1990 Downtown
as White
- 1989
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt · TV
as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") / Casino Dealer (uncredited) · 2 episodes
- 1989 Nightbreaker
as Sgt. Jack Russell
- 1988 Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
- 1988 Rock 'N Roll Mom
as Ronnie
- 1988 The In Crowd
as Perry Parker
- 1987 Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
- 1987
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
- 1987 Scenes from the Goldmine
as Manny Ricci
- 1987 La Bamba
as Bob Keane
- 1987 The Squeeze
as Norman
- 1987 Destination: America
as Lt. Mike Amico
- 1986 Roger Rabbit Screen Test
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
- 1986 L.A. Law: Pilot
as Ralph Cavanaugh
- 1986
- 1986 Running Scared
as Snake
- 1985
- 1985 The Goonies
as Francis
- 1985 The Mean Season
as Andy Porter
- 1985
- 1984 Mister Roberts
as Insigna
- 1983
- 1983 Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
- 1983
- 1983 Risky Business
as Guido
- 1983 The Final Terror
as Eggar
- 1982 Monsignor
as Pvt. Joe Musso
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980 The Idolmaker
as Gino Pilato
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978 More Than Friends
as Ralphie
- 1978
- 1972
Behind the camera (6)
- 2014
- 2009 No Kidding, Me Too!
Director, Writer
- 2006 Canvas
Producer
- 2004 Second Best
Producer
- 1996 Cigars!: The New Rage!
Thanks
- 1994 Robot in the Family
Associate Producer
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- Upcoming
- 2023
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2015
- 2012
- 2010
- 2010
- 2008
- 2006
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2001
- 2001 Good Day Live
1 episode
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1987