Cast
Joe Pantoliano
Acting
Cast
Joe Pantoliano
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-09-12
From
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano, Joey Pants, ćŹÂ·æœæć©äșè«Ÿ
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 (1995â2024),  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 (2001â2004), 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.
The Matrix
as Cypher
Memento
as Teddy
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
Daredevil
as Ben Urich
The Goonies
as Francis
Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
Bound
as Caesar
Baby's Day Out
as Norby
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
Cats & Dogs
as Peek (voice)
Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
U.S. Marshals
as Renfro
Congo
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
La Bamba
as Bob Keane
Risky Business
as Guido
Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Wedding Daze
as Smitty
Zandalee
as Gerri
Ready to Rumble
as Titus Sinclair
Second Best
as Elliot
Black and White
as Bill King
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Mogan
Unknown
as Bound Man
The Perfect Match
as Marty
El Diablo
as Kid Durango
Running Scared
as Snake
Destination: America
as Lt. Mike Amico
The Immortals
as Pete
Perfect Opposites
as Louis Carbonelli
Falling Up
as George
Just Getting Started
as Joey
Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
Short Time
as Scalese
Canvas
as John Marino
Violent Night 2
The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
Pitch
as Self
Hoods
as Charlie Flynn
The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
The Mean Season
as Andy Porter
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
New York Street Games
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
Deceit
as Anthony
Nightbreaker
as Sgt. Jack Russell
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Martini (voice)
Loosies
as Carl
Used People
as Frank
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
The Job
as Perriman
The Isolate Thief
Downtown
as White
Scenes from the Goldmine
as Manny Ricci
The Squeeze
as Norman
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
The Final Terror
as Eggar
Happy Anniversary
as Aldo
Three of Hearts
as Mickey
Natural Enemy
as Stuart
Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
Monsignor
as Pvt. Joe Musso
Steal Big Steal Little
as Eddie Agopian
Teresa's Tattoo
as Bruno
Making "The Matrix"
as Self
New Blood
as Hellman
The Life Before This
as Jake Maclean
Calendar Girl
as Harvey Darpinian
A Better Way to Die
as Flash
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Jerry
The Spy Within
as Attorney Brezner
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
More Than Friends
as Ralphie
Rock 'N Roll Mom
as Ronnie
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
The Last Word
as Doc
The Last of the Finest
as Wayne Gross
Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
Taxman
as Al Benjamin
Tinseltown
as Arnie
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Oswald
Backstreet Dreams
as Paul (uncredited)
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
The Idolmaker
as Gino Pilato
The In Crowd
as Perry Parker
One Special Victory
as Daniel
Top of the World
as Vince Castor
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
as Self
Dangerous Heart
as Barclay
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
as Det. Meyer Meyer
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
as Cypher
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Me and the Kid
as Roy
Silver Man
as Norbert
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Ralph Cavanaugh
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
as Self
Mister Roberts
as Insigna
Robot in the Family
as Jack Shamir
No Kidding, Me Too!
as Himself
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Self
The Check Up
as The Inspector
Cigars!: The New Rage!
as Self
Higher Love
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
as Narrator