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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 12, 1951
Place of Birth:
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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Joe Pantoliano
Biography
Joseph Peter Pantoliano is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (1999–2007), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Cypher in the sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999).
After early roles in the television series M* A * S * H and the comedy film Risky Business, Pantoliano gained recognition for numerous supporting roles in films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels. He also appeared in The Fugitive and its spin-off U.S. Marshals. He began working with the Wachowskis in their directorial debut Bound, and later appeared in their film The Matrix and their sci-fi series Sense8.
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) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | Arliss | |
| 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 |