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