Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 12, 1951
Place of Birth:
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dexter: Original Sin | Anthony Moretti |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Eugene Lynden |
| 2021 | Chucky | Joe Pantoliano |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Eddie Penisi, Sr |
| 2019 | Tacoma FD | Eddie Penisi Sr. |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Eric Andrews |
| 2015 | Sense8 | Michael Gorski |
| 2005 | But Can They Sing? | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | |
| 2003 | The Handler | Joe Renato |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self |
| 1999 | Roswell | Kal Langley |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Ralph Cifaretto |
| 1998 | The Lionhearts | (voice) |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Victor "Animal" Palotti |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | |
| 1996 | EZ Streets | Jimmy Murtha |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Stan Harbinger |
| 1994 | Beethoven | Sparky (voice) |
| 1994 | Life with Louie | Jojo Stomopolous (voice) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Doctor Wilder |
| 1991 | Civil Wars | Stan DeMarco |
| 1990 | The Fanelli Boys | Dominic Fanelli |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Casino Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Jimmy Montaigne |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Ralph Cavanaugh |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Joe |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Roy Cohn |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Brother Charles |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Teddy Hollins |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Sonny Orsini |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ray Neal |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1979 | From Here to Eternity | Pvt. Angelo Maggio |
| 1978 | Free Country | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Gerald Mullen |