Acting
Joe Pantoliano
EN cinema · 124 credits
Born
12 September 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano · Joey Pants · 喬·潘托利亞諾 · جو پانتولیانو
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
Filmography
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
Higher Love
as Barney Taylor
The Isolate Thief
as "Burial" Perry Parker
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
The Perfect Match
as Marty
The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
Loosies
as Carl
Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
Falling Up
as George
The Job
as Perriman
No Kidding, Me Too!
as Himself, Director, Writer
Wedding Daze
as Smitty
Unknown
as Bound Man
Deceit
as Anthony
The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
Canvas
as John Marino, Producer
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Check Up
2005
The Check Up
as The Inspector
Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
Perfect Opposites
as Louis Carbonelli
Second Best
as Elliot, Producer
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
Daredevil
as Urich
A Better Way to Die
as Flash
Cats & Dogs
as Peek (voice)
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
Memento
as Teddy
Ready to Rumble
as Titus Sinclair
Silver Man
as Norbert
The Matrix
as Cypher
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Martini (voice)
Black and White
as Bill King
New Blood
as Hellman
Taxman
as Al Benjamin
The Life Before This
as Jake Maclean
U.S. Marshals
as Renfro
Hoods
as Charlie Flynn
Top of the World
as Vince Castor
Pitch
as Self
Tinseltown
as Arnie
Bound
as Caesar
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
as Det. Meyer Meyer
Natural Enemy
as Stuart
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996
Cigars!: The New Rage!
as Self, Thanks
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
The Immortals
as Pete
Steal Big Steal Little
as Eddie Agopian
Congo
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Baby's Day Out
as Norby
Robot in the Family
as Jack Shamir, Associate Producer
The Spy Within
as Attorney Brezner
Teresa's Tattoo
as Bruno
Dangerous Heart
as Barclay
Three of Hearts
as Mickey
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
Calendar Girl
as Harvey Darpinian
Used People
as Frank
One Special Victory
as Daniel
Zandalee
as Gerri
Short Time
as Scalese
Downtown
as White
The Last of the Finest
as Wayne Gross
El Diablo
as Kid Durango
Backstreet Dreams
as Paul (uncredited)
Nightbreaker
as Sgt. Jack Russell
Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
The In Crowd
as Perry Parker
Rock 'N Roll Mom
as Ronnie
La Bamba
as Bob Keane
The Squeeze
as Norman
Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
Destination: America
as Lt. Mike Amico
Scenes from the Goldmine
as Manny Ricci
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Running Scared
as Snake
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Ralph Cavanaugh
The Goonies
as Francis
The Mean Season
as Andy Porter
Mister Roberts
as Insigna
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
The Final Terror
as Eggar
Risky Business
as Guido
Monsignor
as Pvt. Joe Musso
The Idolmaker
as Gino Pilato
More Than Friends
as Ralphie