Joe Pantoliano

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Joe Pantoliano

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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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Films Featuring Joe Pantoliano

Memento

20008.2

The Matrix

19998.3

The Santa Stakeout

20216.1

Three of Hearts

19934.9

The Fugitive

19937.5

Ready to Rumble

20005.2

Baby's Day Out

19946.4

Eddie and the Cruisers

19836.7

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

20024.4

Wedding Daze

20065.6

U.S. Marshals

19986.5

Short Time

19906.5

Bad Boys II

20036.7

Midnight Run

19887.2

Daredevil

20035.3

Bad Boys

19956.8

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

20106.2

Bound

19967.2

The Goonies

19857.5

Unknown

20066.2

Olive, the Other Reindeer

19996.7

One Special Victory

19918.0

Deadly Impact

20104.9

The Immortals

19955.6

The Idolmaker

19805.6

Falling Up

20095.2

Deceit

20063.9

Downtown

19905.7

Perfect Opposites

20045.6

Running Scared

19866.1

Top of the World

19975.2

La Bamba

19877.3

Black and White

19994.6

The Amateurs

20065.6

...So Goes the Nation

20066.9

Pitch

19976.5

Second Best

20045.8

Canvas

20066.3

The Legend of Secret Pass

20105.7

Steal Big Steal Little

19954.5

The Easter Egg Adventure

20047.0

The In Crowd

19886.1

Through the Eyes of a Killer

19925.5

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

20124.3

The Last of the Finest

19905.9

The Squeeze

19875.0

Monsignor

19824.5

Hoods

19986.8

Robot in the Family

19942.6

The Spy Within

19945.5

Calendar Girl

19935.2

Teresa's Tattoo

19944.9

New Blood

19995.5

Nightbreaker

19896.7

Taxman

19994.2

Zandalee

19914.3

Empire of the Sun

19877.5

Dangerous Heart

19946.0

The Job

20094.0

Mister Roberts

19847.5

The Final Terror

19835.0

The Identical

20145.1

The Check Up

20059.0

The Life Before This

19995.0

Me and the Kid

19935.8

Destination: America

1987

The Last Word

19953.3

Congo

19955.6

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

19805.5

Racing Stripes

20055.9

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

2000

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

20247.3

The Perfect Match

20165.6

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

19967.0

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

20126.8

Risky Business

19836.6

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

2014

Silver Man

20004.3

New York Street Games

2010

Used People

19925.8

Home Delivery

20245.0

Just Getting Started

20174.9

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

20105.2

Scenes from the Goldmine

19874.9

Roger Rabbit Screen Test

19867.0

Natural Enemy

19964.8

Happy Anniversary

20185.8

Rock 'N Roll Mom

19884.3

Random Tropical Paradise

20174.2

The Mean Season

19856.2

El Diablo

19905.6

The Brawler

20194.1

Lake Placid: Legacy

20184.9

Tinseltown

19973.7

No Kidding, Me Too!

2009

Loosies

20125.7

A Better Way to Die

20015.6

Bad Boys for Life

20207.1

Cats & Dogs

20015.4

Feast of the Seven Fishes

20196.6

From the Vine

20195.6

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

20085.5

Making "The Matrix"

19997.4

More Than Friends

197810.0

Hide and Seek

20214.8

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

19876.4

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

20064.0

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

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

20108.0

Backstreet Dreams

19905.3

Amazon Women on the Moon

19875.9

A Journey to Sundance

2023

I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado

Higher Love

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

20047.3

The Isolate Thief

20267.4

Violent Night 2

2026

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story

20256.4

The Matrix Revisited

20016.9

Cigars!: The New Rage!

Cigars!: The New Rage!

19967.0

Lord of the Freaks

20155.0

Bad Business

1996

The Making of 'Bound'

The Making of 'Bound'