Joe Pantoliano
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. 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.
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Movies (42)
Violent Night 2
2026
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
2025
Bad Boys: Legacy
as Self
2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
2024
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
2024
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2023
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
2021
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
2021
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
2020
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
2019
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
2019
Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
2018
Happy Anniversary
as Aldo
2018
Just Getting Started
as Joey
2017
Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
2017
The Perfect Match
as Marty
2016
The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
2014
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
as Self
2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Oswald
2012
Loosies
as Carl
2012
The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
2010
New York Street Games
as Self
2010
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
2010
Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
2010
Falling Up
as George
2009
The Job
as Perriman
2009
No Kidding, Me Too!
as Himself
2009
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
as Self
2008
Canvas
as John Marino
2006
Unknown
as Bound Man
2006
Deceit
as Anthony
2006
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
2006
Wedding Daze
as Smitty
2006
The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
2006
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
2006
The Check Up
as The Inspector
2005
Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
2005
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
as Cypher
2004
