Skip to content
Portrait of Joe Pantoliano

Acting

Joe Pantoliano

  • Born Sept. 12, 1951
  • Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
  • 75 years old

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 …

Read more Show less

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.

Movie

Cypher

Movie

Teddy

Series

Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)

Movie

Captain Howard

Movie

Gabe Ugliano

Series

Eugene Lynden

Movie

Captain Howard

Movie

Francis

Movie

Captain Howard

Movie

Urich

Movie

Cosmo Renfro

Series

Joe Pantoliano

Series

Ralph Cifaretto

Movie

Captain Howard

Series

Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)

Movie

Frank Demarest

Series

Michael Gorski

Movie

Renfro

Movie

Peek (voice)

Movie

Guido

Movie

Norby

Movie

Eddie Moscone

Movie

Caesar

Movie

Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)

Show all (147)
Series

Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") / Casino Dealer (uncredited)

Series

Eric Andrews

Movie

Bob Keane

Series

Gerald Mullen

Movie

Peek (voice)

Movie

Goose (voice)

Movie

Mogan

Series

Anthony Moretti

Series

Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)

Series

Kal Langley

Movie

Bound Man

Series

Doctor Wilder

Movie

Smitty

Series

Joe Pantoliano

Movie

Snake

Movie

Joey

Series

Stan Harbinger

Series

Joe

Movie

Marty

Movie

Aldo

Movie

Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")

Movie

Henderson

Movie

Titus Sinclair

Series

Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) / Victor "Animal" Palotti

Series
Series

Sonny Orsini

Movie

Carl

Movie

Andy Porter

Movie

Some Idiot

Movie

Eggar

Movie

Doc Robbins

Series
Movie

Gerri

Series

Eddie Penisi, Sr / Eddie Penisi Sr.

Series

Jojo Stomopolous (voice)

Series

Ralph Cavanaugh

Movie

Mayor M.T. Gunn

Movie

George

Movie

Bill King

Movie

Harvey Darpinian

Movie

Martini (voice)

Movie

Scalese

Movie

Uncle Frankie

Movie

Collin Carmichael

Movie

Avi Hirshberg

Movie

David Kaplow

Movie

White

Movie

Mickey

Series

Teddy Hollins

Movie

Wayne Gross

Movie

Frank

Movie

Flash

Movie

"Burial" Perry Parker

Movie

Pete

Movie

Kid Durango

Series

Brother Charles

Movie

Chuckster (voice)

Movie

Louis Carbonelli

Movie

Norman

Movie

Eddie Agopian

Movie

Gino Pilato

Movie

Mr. Miller

Movie

Vince Castor

Movie

Pvt. Joe Musso

Movie

Perriman

Movie

John Marino

Movie

Stuart

Movie

Cypher

Movie

Al Braverman

Series

Vic Freed

Movie

Uncle Tommy Rossi

Movie

Vincent Gambazzo

Movie

Perry Parker

Movie

Anthony

Movie

Jerry

Movie

Hellman

Movie

Bruno

Series

Sparky (voice)

Movie

Marco Gentile

Movie

Paul (uncredited)

Movie

Jack Shamir

Movie

Sgt. Jack Russell

Series

Jimmy Murtha

Series

Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Movie

Charlie Flynn

Movie

Manny Ricci

Movie

Arnie

Movie

Norbert

Series

Joe Renato

Movie

Attorney Brezner

Movie

Det. Meyer Meyer

Movie

Al Benjamin

Movie

Jake Maclean

Movie

Ray Neal

Series

Stan DeMarco

Movie

Oswald

Movie

Roy

Series

Roy Cohn

Movie

Ronnie

Movie

Doc

Movie

Insigna

Movie

Elliot

Movie

Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)

Series

Dominic Fanelli

Series

Jimmy Montaigne

Movie

Barclay

Movie

Gary Templeton

Movie

Ralphie

Series

(voice)

Series

Ray Neal

Movie

Daniel

Movie

Eddie Valiant (uncredited)

Movie

The Inspector

Movie

Body Man

Movie

Lt. Mike Amico

Movie

Barney Taylor

Movie

Narrator

Movie

Ralph Cavanaugh

Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie

Associate production

Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie

Self - Cypher (archive footage)

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Series

Self - Performer (segment: American Splendor)

Movie

Self

Movie

Himself

Movie

Self