Joe Pantoliano

ActorCrewDirectorProducerProduction Sep 12 (age 74) Hoboken, New Jersey, USA 1972–2026 (54 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Matrix

Cypher

Film

Memento

Teddy

Film

The Goonies

Francis

Film

Bad Boys for Life

Captain Howard

Film

The Fugitive

Cosmo Renfro

Film

Bad Boys

Captain Howard

Film

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Captain Howard

Film

Bad Boys II

Captain Howard

Filmography

Acting (163)

Movies (121)

Violent Night 2

2026 Upcoming

Dec 2

The Isolate Thief

2026 Upcoming

Jul 10

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story

2025

as Uncle Tommy Rossi

6.0

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

as Captain Howard

Bad Boys: Legacy

as Self

Home Delivery

as Gary Templeton

A Journey to Sundance

2023

as Self

Hide and Seek

as Collin Carmichael

The Santa Stakeout

as Mr. Miller

Bad Boys for Life

as Captain Howard

Feast of the Seven Fishes

as Uncle Frankie

The Brawler

as Al Braverman

From the Vine

as Marco Gentile

Lake Placid: Legacy

as Henderson

Happy Anniversary

as Aldo

Random Tropical Paradise

as Vincent Gambazzo

Just Getting Started

as Joey

The Perfect Match

as Marty

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

2014

as Self

The Identical

2014

as Avi Hirshberg

5.1

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

as Oswald

Loosies

as Carl

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

2012

as Self

6.8

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

as Gabe Ugliano

6.2

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

as Peek (voice)

5.2

The Legend of Secret Pass

as Chuckster (voice)

Deadly Impact

as David Kaplow

New York Street Games

2010

as Self

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

as Self

Falling Up

as George

No Kidding, Me Too!

as Himself

The Job

2009

as Perriman

4.1

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

as Self

Wedding Daze

as Smitty

Unknown

as Bound Man

Deceit

as Anthony

Canvas

as John Marino

...So Goes the Nation

as Self

The Amateurs

as Some Idiot

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

as Mayor M.T. Gunn

Racing Stripes

as Goose (voice)

The Check Up

as The Inspector

Second Best

as Elliot

Perfect Opposites

as Louis Carbonelli

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004

as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)

7.0

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

as Cypher

Bad Boys II

as Captain Howard

Daredevil

as Ben Urich

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

as Mogan

Cats & Dogs

as Peek (voice)

The Matrix Revisited

as Self - Cypher (archive footage)

A Better Way to Die

as Flash

Memento

as Teddy

Ready to Rumble

as Titus Sinclair

Silver Man

as Norbert

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

2000

as Self

The Matrix

as Cypher

Black and White

as Bill King

Making "The Matrix"

as Self

Olive, the Other Reindeer

as Martini (voice)

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

Natural Enemy

as Stuart

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

1996

as Det. Meyer Meyer

7.0

Cigars!: The New Rage!

as Self

Bad Boys

as Captain Howard

Congo

as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)

The Immortals

as Pete

The Last Word

as Doc

Steal Big Steal Little

as Eddie Agopian

Baby's Day Out

as Norby

The Spy Within

as Attorney Brezner

Teresa's Tattoo

as Bruno

Robot in the Family

as Jack Shamir

Dangerous Heart

as Barclay

The Fugitive

as Cosmo Renfro

Me and the Kid

as Roy

Calendar Girl

as Harvey Darpinian

Three of Hearts

as Mickey

Used People

as Frank

Through the Eyes of a Killer

1992

as Jerry

5.4

One Special Victory

1991

as Daniel

Zandalee

as Gerri

Backstreet Dreams

as Paul (uncredited)

Downtown

as White

El Diablo

as Kid Durango

Short Time

as Scalese

The Last of the Finest

as Wayne Gross

Nightbreaker

as Sgt. Jack Russell

Midnight Run

as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder

The In Crowd

as Perry Parker

Rock 'N Roll Mom

as Ronnie

Empire of the Sun

as Frank Demarest

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")

5.9

La Bamba

1987

as Bob Keane

7.3

Scenes from the Goldmine

as Manny Ricci

The Squeeze

as Norman

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987

as Self

6.3

Destination: America

1987

as Lt. Mike Amico

Roger Rabbit Screen Test

1986

as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)

Running Scared

as Snake

L.A. Law: Pilot

as Ralph Cavanaugh

The Goonies

as Francis

The Mean Season

as Andy Porter

Mister Roberts

as Insigna

Risky Business

as Guido

Eddie and the Cruisers

as Doc Robbins

The Final Terror

as Eggar

Monsignor

as Pvt. Joe Musso

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Ray Neal

The Idolmaker

as Gino Pilato

More Than Friends

as Ralphie

I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado

as Narrator

Higher Love

Television (42)

Wonder Man

as Joe Pantoliano

Dexter: Original Sin

as Anthony Moretti

The Last of Us

as Eugene Lynden

Chucky

as Joe Pantoliano

Reunited Apart

as Self

Tacoma FD

as Eddie Penisi Sr.

MacGyver

as Eric Andrews

Sense8

as Michael Gorski

But Can They Sing?

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Dr. Vegas

The Handler

as Joe Renato

Good Day Live

as Self

The Sopranos

as Ralph Cifaretto

Roswell

as Kal Langley

Godzilla: The Series

as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)

The Lionhearts

as (voice)

The View

as Self

Arli$$

as Vic Freed

EZ Streets

as Jimmy Murtha

The Outer Limits

as Stan Harbinger

Life with Louie

as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)

6.8

Beethoven

1994

as Sparky (voice)

7.0

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.3

Highlander: The Series

as Doctor Wilder

Civil Wars

as Stan DeMarco

The Fanelli Boys

as Dominic Fanelli

The Simpsons

as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)

8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")

Beverly Hills Buntz

as Jimmy Montaigne

L.A. Law

as Ralph Cavanaugh

Amazing Stories

as Joe

Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Roy Cohn

The Hitchhiker

as Brother Charles

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Teddy Hollins

Hill Street Blues

as Sonny Orsini

Simon & Simon

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Ray Neal

Hart to Hart

From Here to Eternity

1979

as Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Free Country

M*A*S*H

as Gerald Mullen

Crew (6)

Movies (6)

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

2014

Thanks

No Kidding, Me Too!

2009

Director

Canvas

Producer

Second Best

Producer

Cigars!: The New Rage!

Thanks

Robot in the Family

Associate Producer