Joe Pantoliano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1951
- Birthplace
- Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Making of 'Bound'
The Making of 'Bound' TBA
as Self
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado TBA
as Narrator
Violent Night 2 2026
Actor
Higher Love 2026
as Barney Taylor
The Isolate Thief 2026
as "Burial" Perry Parker
Home Delivery 2026
as Gary Templeton
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story 2025
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
Bad Boys: Ride or Die 2024
as Captain Howard
A Journey to Sundance 2023
as Self
Hide and Seek 2021
as Collin Carmichael
The Santa Stakeout 2021
as Mr. Miller
Bad Boys for Life 2020
as Captain Howard
From the Vine 2019
as Marco Gentile
Feast of the Seven Fishes 2019
as Uncle Frankie
The Brawler 2019
as Al Braverman
Lake Placid: Legacy 2018
as Henderson
Happy Anniversary 2018
as Aldo
Just Getting Started 2017
as Joey
Random Tropical Paradise 2017
as Vincent Gambazzo
The Perfect Match 2016
as Marty
Lord of the Freaks 2015
as Self
The Identical 2014
as Avi Hirshberg
- Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano 2014
as Self, Thanks
The Doctor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2013
Actor
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
as Self
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life 2012
as Oswald
Loosies 2012
as Carl
The Legend of Secret Pass 2010
as Chuckster (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2010
as Peek (voice)
New York Street Games 2010
as Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' 2010
as Self
Deadly Impact 2010
as David Kaplow
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010
as Gabe Ugliano
Falling Up 2009
as George
The Job 2009
as Perriman
No Kidding, Me Too! 2009
as Himself, Director, Writer
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business 2008
as Self
Canvas 2006
as John Marino, Producer
Unknown 2006
as Bound Man
Deceit 2006
as Anthony
...So Goes the Nation 2006
as Self
Wedding Daze 2006
as Smitty
The Amateurs 2006
as Some Idiot
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 2006
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
- The Check Up
The Check Up 2005
as The Inspector
Racing Stripes 2005
as Goose (voice)
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix 2004
as Cypher
The Easter Egg Adventure 2004
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Perfect Opposites 2004
as Louis Carbonelli
Second Best 2004
as Elliot, Producer
Bad Boys II 2003
as Captain Howard
Daredevil 2003
as Urich
The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002
as Mogan
The Matrix Revisited 2001
as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
A Better Way to Die 2001
as Flash
Cats & Dogs 2001
as Peek (voice)
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer 2000
as Self
Memento 2000
as Teddy
Ready to Rumble 2000
as Titus Sinclair
Silver Man 2000
as Norbert
Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999
as Martini (voice)
New Blood 1999
as Hellman
Making "The Matrix" 1999
as Self
Taxman 1999
as Al Benjamin
The Life Before This 1999
as Jake Maclean
Black and White 1999
as Bill King
The Matrix 1999
as Cypher
Hoods 1998
as Charlie Flynn
U.S. Marshals 1998
as Renfro
Pitch 1997
as Self
Top of the World 1997
as Vince Castor
Tinseltown 1997
as Arnie
Natural Enemy 1996
as Stuart
Bound 1996
as Caesar
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice 1996
as Det. Meyer Meyer
- Bad Business
Bad Business 1996
as Body Man
- Cigars!: The New Rage!
Cigars!: The New Rage! 1996
as Self, Thanks
The Immortals 1995
as Pete
Steal Big Steal Little 1995
as Eddie Agopian
The Last Word 1995
as Doc
Congo 1995
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Bad Boys 1995
as Captain Howard
Baby's Day Out 1994
as Norby
The Spy Within 1994
as Attorney Brezner
Teresa's Tattoo 1994
as Bruno
Robot in the Family 1994
as Jack Shamir, Associate Producer
Dangerous Heart 1994
as Barclay
Me and the Kid 1993
as Roy
Calendar Girl 1993
as Harvey Darpinian
The Fugitive 1993
as Cosmo Renfro
Three of Hearts 1993
as Mickey
Used People 1992
as Frank
Through the Eyes of a Killer 1992
as Jerry
One Special Victory 1991
as Daniel
Zandalee 1991
as Gerri
Backstreet Dreams 1990
as Paul (uncredited)
El Diablo 1990
as Kid Durango
Short Time 1990
as Scalese
The Last of the Finest 1990
as Wayne Gross
Downtown 1990
as White
Nightbreaker 1989
as Sgt. Jack Russell
Midnight Run 1988
as Eddie Moscone
Rock 'N Roll Mom 1988
as Ronnie
The In Crowd 1988
as Perry Parker
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun 1987
as Self
Empire of the Sun 1987
as Frank Demarest
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Scenes from the Goldmine 1987
as Manny Ricci
La Bamba 1987
as Bob Keane
The Squeeze 1987
as Norman
Destination: America 1987
as Lt. Mike Amico
Roger Rabbit Screen Test 1986
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: Pilot 1986
as Ralph Cavanaugh
Running Scared 1986
as Snake
The Goonies 1985
as Francis
The Mean Season 1985
as Andy Porter
Mister Roberts 1984
as Insigna
Eddie and the Cruisers 1983
as Doc Robbins
Risky Business 1983
as Guido
The Final Terror 1983
as Eggar
Monsignor 1982
as Pvt. Joe Musso
The Idolmaker 1980
as Gino Pilato
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
as Ray Neal
More Than Friends 1978
as Ralphie
Credits from TMDB.