Joe Pantoliano
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
162 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 162
The Simpsons
1989
The Sopranos
1999
M*A*S*H
1972
The View
1997
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Matrix
1999
The Last of Us
2023
MacGyver
2016
Highlander: The Series
1992
Simon & Simon
1981
L.A. Law
1986
Hart to Hart
1979
The Outer Limits
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Chucky
2021
Amazing Stories
1985
Roswell
1999
Arli$$
1996
Good Day Live
2001
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Memento
2000
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
The Hitchhiker
1983
Sense8
2015
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Dexter: Original Sin
2024
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Wonder Man
2026
Tacoma FD
2019
Bad Boys for Life
2020
The Goonies
1985
Bad Boys
1995
Reunited Apart
2020
Daredevil
2003
Bad Boys II
2003
Godzilla: The Series
1998
The Fugitive
1993
Baby's Day Out
1994
Bound
1996
Life with Louie
1994
Civil Wars
1991
Beethoven
1994
The Handler
2003
U.S. Marshals
1998
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
Empire of the Sun
1987
EZ Streets
1996
Risky Business
1983
Cats & Dogs
2001
Congo
1995
Dr. Vegas
2004
Midnight Run
1988
Racing Stripes
2005
The Lionhearts
1998
La Bamba
1987
Beverly Hills Buntz
1987
From Here to Eternity
1979
Wedding Daze
2006
The Fanelli Boys
1990
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Black and White
1999
Zandalee
1991
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Running Scared
1986
The Perfect Match
2016
Ready to Rumble
2000
Unknown
2006
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Just Getting Started
2017
Second Best
2004
The Mean Season
1985
The Amateurs
2006
The Matrix Revisited
2001
Lake Placid: Legacy
2018
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987
Free Country
1978
Deceit
2006
The Brawler
2019
Loosies
2012
Hide and Seek
2021
Violent Night 2
2026
El Diablo
1990
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Falling Up
2009
Short Time
1990
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
The Job
2009
Monsignor
1982
The Squeeze
1987
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
The Life Before This
1999
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
But Can They Sing?
2005
Used People
1992
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
Perfect Opposites
2004
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
Calendar Girl
1993
A Journey to Sundance
2023
Downtown
1990
The Identical
2014
Natural Enemy
1996
The Idolmaker
1980
The Legend of Secret Pass
2010
Top of the World
1997
Happy Anniversary
2018
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
Making "The Matrix"
1999
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
The Last of the Finest
1990
Pitch
1997
The Final Terror
1983
Three of Hearts
1993
Destination: America
1987
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
1996
Dangerous Heart
1994
...So Goes the Nation
2006
Hoods
1998
Mister Roberts
1984
Deadly Impact
2010
One Special Victory
1991
New Blood
1999
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987
A Better Way to Die
2001
The Immortals
1995
The Santa Stakeout
2021
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
2025
Taxman
1999
Home Delivery
2024
More Than Friends
1978
Random Tropical Paradise
2017
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004
Canvas
2006
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
The Isolate Thief
2026
Backstreet Dreams
1990
The Last Word
1995
Me and the Kid
1993
From the Vine
2019
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
Nightbreaker
1989
The In Crowd
1988
Tinseltown
1997
New York Street Games
2010
Silver Man
2000
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004
Through the Eyes of a Killer
1992
Robot in the Family
1994
The Spy Within
1994
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
1986
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
2014
The Check Up
2005
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
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Higher Love
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Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996
No Kidding, Me Too!
2009