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Director
Joe Pantoliano
Acting
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TMDB popularity
3.3
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 532
IMDb ID: nm0001592
Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2026
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.32
Wikidata: Q296883
Also known as
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano • Joey Pants • 喬·潘托利亞諾 • جو پانتولیانو
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)
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 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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joe Pantoliano.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Joe Pantoliano.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joe Pantoliano.
8.2
The Matrix
as Cypher
1999 Movie
8.2
Memento
as Teddy
2000 Movie
7.5
The Goonies
as Francis
1985 Movie
7.5
Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
1987 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
1993 Movie
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
2024 Movie
7.3
La Bamba
as Bob Keane
1987 Movie
7.2
Bound
as Caesar
1996 Movie
7.2
Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
1988 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
2020 Movie
6.8
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
1995 Movie
6.7
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
1983 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joe Pantoliano.
8.7
The Sopranos
as Ralph Cifaretto • 18 eps
1999 Series
8.4
The Last of Us
as Eugene Lynden • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.2
Dexter: Original Sin
as Anthony Moretti • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Godzilla: The Series
as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as Gerald Mullen • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Chucky
as Joe Pantoliano • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.7
Sense8
as Michael Gorski • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.7
Roswell
as Kal Langley • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Stan Harbinger • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi, Sr • 1 eps
2019 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joe Pantoliano.
8.2
The Matrix
as Cypher
1999 Movie
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
2024 Movie
8.2
Memento
as Teddy
2000 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
2020 Movie
6.2
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
2010 Movie
7.5
The Goonies
as Francis
1985 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
1993 Movie
6.8
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
1995 Movie
7.2
Bound
as Caesar
1996 Movie
6.7
Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
2003 Movie
5.3
Daredevil
as Ben Urich
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joe Pantoliano.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.7
The Sopranos
as Ralph Cifaretto • 18 eps
1999 Series
8.4
The Last of Us
as Eugene Lynden • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as Gerald Mullen • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Eric Andrews • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Wonder Man
as Joe Pantoliano • 2 eps
2026 Series
7.4
Highlander: The Series
as Doctor Wilder • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Stan Harbinger • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Chucky
as Joe Pantoliano • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joe Pantoliano.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joe Pantoliano.
Dec 2
Violent Night 2
2026 Movie
6.4
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
as Uncle Tommy Rossi
2025 Movie
5.8
Bad Boys: Legacy
as Self
2024 Movie
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
2024 Movie
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
2024 Movie
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2023 Movie
4.8
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
2021 Movie
6.1
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
2021 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
2020 Movie
5.6
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
2019 Movie
6.6
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
2019 Movie
4.3
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Joe Pantoliano.
7.1
Wonder Man
as Joe Pantoliano • 2 eps
2026 Series
8.2
Dexter: Original Sin
as Anthony Moretti • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.4
The Last of Us
as Eugene Lynden • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Chucky
as Joe Pantoliano • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.5
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi, Sr • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Eric Andrews • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Sense8
as Michael Gorski • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
The Handler
as Joe Renato • 16 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Roswell
as Kal Langley • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.7
The Sopranos
as Ralph Cifaretto • 18 eps
1999 Series
2.0
The Lionhearts
as (voice) • 5 eps
1998 Series