Joe Pantoliano
Acting
Born: Sep 12, 1951
From: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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. …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Santa Stakeout | Mr. Miller | 2021 | 6.1 |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Gabe Ugliano | 2010 | 6.212 |
| Deadly Impact | David Kaplow | 2010 | 4.811 |
| Falling Up | George | 2009 | 5.2 |
| Wedding Daze | Smitty | 2006 | 5.616 |
| Unknown | Bound Man | 2006 | 6.251 |
| Deceit | Anthony | 2006 | 3.867 |
| Perfect Opposites | Louis Carbonelli | 2004 | 5.586 |
| Bad Boys II | Captain Howard | 2003 | 6.657 |
| Daredevil | Ben Urich | 2003 | 5.293 |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Mogan | 2002 | 4.394 |
| Memento | Teddy | 2000 | 8.177 |
| Ready to Rumble | Titus Sinclair | 2000 | 5.24 |
| The Matrix | Cypher | 1999 | 8.243 |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer | Martini (voice) | 1999 | 6.725 |
| U.S. Marshals | Renfro | 1998 | 6.536 |
| Bound | Caesar | 1996 | 7.219 |
| Bad Boys | Captain Howard | 1995 | 6.829 |
| The Immortals | Pete | 1995 | 5.632 |
| Baby's Day Out | Norby | 1994 | 6.405 |
| Three of Hearts | Mickey | 1993 | 4.761 |
| The Fugitive | Cosmo Renfro | 1993 | 7.476 |
| One Special Victory | Daniel | 1991 | 8.0 |
| Short Time | Scalese | 1990 | 6.483 |
| Downtown | White | 1990 | 5.689 |
| Midnight Run | Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder | 1988 | 7.18 |
| Running Scared | Snake | 1986 | 6.1 |
| The Goonies | Francis | 1985 | 7.515 |
| Eddie and the Cruisers | Doc Robbins | 1983 | 6.677 |
| The Idolmaker | Gino Pilato | 1980 | 5.587 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Hoboken, New Jersey, … |