
Joe Pantoliano
Acting
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.

Violent Night 2

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Uncle Tommy Rossi

Bad Boys: Legacy
Self

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Captain Howard

Home Delivery
Gary Templeton

A Journey to Sundance
Self

Hide and Seek
Collin Carmichael

The Santa Stakeout
Mr. Miller

Bad Boys for Life
Captain Howard

From the Vine
Marco Gentile

Feast of the Seven Fishes
Uncle Frankie

The Brawler
Al Braverman

Lake Placid: Legacy
Henderson

Happy Anniversary
Aldo

Just Getting Started
Joey

Random Tropical Paradise
Vincent Gambazzo

The Perfect Match
Marty

The Identical
Avi Hirshberg
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Self

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Oswald

Loosies
Carl

The Legend of Secret Pass
Chuckster (voice)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Peek (voice)

New York Street Games
Self

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

Deadly Impact
David Kaplow

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Gabe Ugliano

Falling Up
George

The Job
Perriman

No Kidding, Me Too!
Himself

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

Canvas
John Marino

Unknown
Bound Man

Deceit
Anthony

...So Goes the Nation
Self

Wedding Daze
Smitty

The Amateurs
Some Idiot

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Mayor M.T. Gunn
The Check Up
The Inspector

Racing Stripes
Goose (voice)

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Cypher

The Easter Egg Adventure
Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)

Perfect Opposites
Louis Carbonelli

Second Best
Elliot

Bad Boys II
Captain Howard

Daredevil
Ben Urich

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Mogan

The Matrix Revisited
Self - Cypher (archive footage)

A Better Way to Die
Flash

Cats & Dogs
Peek (voice)

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self

Memento
Teddy

Ready to Rumble
Titus Sinclair

Silver Man
Norbert

Olive, the Other Reindeer
Martini (voice)

New Blood
Hellman

Making "The Matrix"
Self

Taxman
Al Benjamin

The Life Before This
Jake Maclean

Black and White
Bill King

The Matrix
Cypher

Hoods
Charlie Flynn

U.S. Marshals
Renfro

Pitch
Self

Top of the World
Vince Castor

Tinseltown
Arnie

Natural Enemy
Stuart

Bound
Caesar

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Det. Meyer Meyer

The Immortals
Pete

Steal Big Steal Little
Eddie Agopian

The Last Word
Doc

Congo
Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)

Bad Boys
Captain Howard

Baby's Day Out
Norby

The Spy Within
Attorney Brezner

Teresa's Tattoo
Bruno

Robot in the Family
Jack Shamir

Dangerous Heart
Barclay

Me and the Kid
Roy

Calendar Girl
Harvey Darpinian

The Fugitive
Cosmo Renfro

Three of Hearts
Mickey

Used People
Frank

Through the Eyes of a Killer
Jerry

One Special Victory
Daniel

Zandalee
Gerri

Backstreet Dreams
Paul (uncredited)

El Diablo
Kid Durango

Short Time
Scalese

The Last of the Finest
Wayne Gross

Downtown
White

Nightbreaker
Sgt. Jack Russell

Midnight Run
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder

Rock 'N Roll Mom
Ronnie

The In Crowd
Perry Parker

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Self

Empire of the Sun
Frank Demarest

Amazon Women on the Moon
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")

Scenes from the Goldmine
Manny Ricci

La Bamba
Bob Keane

The Squeeze
Norman

Destination: America
Lt. Mike Amico

Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Eddie Valiant (uncredited)

L.A. Law: Pilot
Ralph Cavanaugh

Running Scared
Snake

The Goonies
Francis

The Mean Season
Andy Porter

Mister Roberts
Insigna

Eddie and the Cruisers
Doc Robbins

Risky Business
Guido

The Final Terror
Eggar

Monsignor
Pvt. Joe Musso

The Idolmaker
Gino Pilato

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Ray Neal

More Than Friends
Ralphie







