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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Violent Night 2
Character:
Release Date:02/12/2026
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Character:Uncle Tommy Rossi
Release Date:22/11/2025
Bad Boys: Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Character:Captain Howard
Release Date:05/06/2024
Home Delivery
Character:Gary Templeton
Release Date:05/02/2024
A Journey to Sundance
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2023
Hide and Seek
Character:Collin Carmichael
Release Date:19/11/2021
The Santa Stakeout
Character:Mr. Miller
Release Date:24/10/2021
Bad Boys for Life
Character:Captain Howard
Release Date:15/01/2020
From the Vine
Character:Marco Gentile
Release Date:27/12/2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Character:Uncle Frankie
Release Date:15/11/2019
The Brawler
Character:Al Braverman
Release Date:18/01/2019
Lake Placid: Legacy
Character:Henderson
Release Date:28/05/2018
Happy Anniversary
Character:Aldo
Release Date:30/03/2018
Just Getting Started
Character:Joey
Release Date:01/12/2017
Random Tropical Paradise
Character:Vincent Gambazzo
Release Date:09/06/2017
The Perfect Match
Character:Marty
Release Date:11/03/2016
The Identical
Character:Avi Hirshberg
Release Date:05/09/2014
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2012
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Character:Oswald
Release Date:06/03/2012
Loosies
Character:Carl
Release Date:01/02/2012
The Legend of Secret Pass
Character:Chuckster (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Character:Peek (voice)
Release Date:29/07/2010
New York Street Games
Character:Self
Release Date:28/07/2010
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2010
Deadly Impact
Character:David Kaplow
Release Date:20/04/2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Character:Gabe Ugliano
Release Date:01/02/2010
Falling Up
Character:George
Release Date:29/09/2009
The Job
Character:Perriman
Release Date:26/09/2009
No Kidding, Me Too!
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2009
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Character:Self
Release Date:16/09/2008
Canvas
Character:John Marino
Release Date:12/11/2006
Unknown
Character:Bound Man
Release Date:03/11/2006
Deceit
Character:Anthony
Release Date:22/10/2006
...So Goes the Nation
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2006
Wedding Daze
Character:Smitty
Release Date:09/09/2006
The Amateurs
Character:Some Idiot
Release Date:22/04/2006
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Character:Mayor M.T. Gunn
Release Date:24/03/2006
The Check Up
Character:The Inspector
Release Date:21/01/2005
Racing Stripes
Character:Goose (voice)
Release Date:06/01/2005
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Character:Cypher
Release Date:07/12/2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
Character:Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
Release Date:05/09/2004
Perfect Opposites
Character:Louis Carbonelli
Release Date:06/02/2004
Second Best
Character:Elliot
Release Date:01/01/2004
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Character:
Release Date:29/07/2003
Bad Boys II
Character:Captain Howard
Release Date:18/07/2003
Daredevil
Character:Ben Urich
Release Date:14/02/2003
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Character:Mogan
Release Date:16/08/2002
A Better Way to Die
Character:Flash
Release Date:26/09/2001
Cats & Dogs
Character:Peek (voice)
Release Date:04/07/2001
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2000
Memento
Character:Teddy
Release Date:11/10/2000
Ready to Rumble
Character:Titus Sinclair
Release Date:07/04/2000
Silver Man
Character:Norbert
Release Date:01/01/2000
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Character:Martini (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1999
New Blood
Character:Hellman
Release Date:15/11/1999
Making 'The Matrix'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/1999
Taxman
Character:Al Benjamin
Release Date:16/09/1999
The Life Before This
Character:Jake Maclean
Release Date:15/09/1999
Black and White
Character:Bill King
Release Date:04/09/1999
The Matrix
Character:Cypher
Release Date:31/03/1999
Hoods
Character:Charlie Flynn
Release Date:05/08/1998
U.S. Marshals
Character:Renfro
Release Date:06/03/1998
Pitch
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/1997
Top of the World
Character:Vince Castor
Release Date:01/05/1997
Tinseltown
Character:Arnie
Release Date:01/01/1997
Natural Enemy
Character:Stuart
Release Date:31/12/1996
Bound
Character:Caesar
Release Date:13/09/1996
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Character:Det. Meyer Meyer
Release Date:18/02/1996
The Immortals
Character:Pete
Release Date:05/10/1995
Steal Big Steal Little
Character:Eddie Agopian
Release Date:29/09/1995
The Last Word
Character:Doc
Release Date:27/08/1995
Congo
Character:Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1995
Bad Boys
Character:Captain Howard
Release Date:07/04/1995
Baby's Day Out
Character:Norby
Release Date:01/07/1994
The Spy Within
Character:Attorney Brezner
Release Date:10/06/1994
Teresa's Tattoo
Character:Bruno
Release Date:15/03/1994
Robot in the Family
Character:Jack Shamir
Release Date:02/03/1994
Dangerous Heart
Character:Barclay
Release Date:02/02/1994
Me and the Kid
Character:Roy
Release Date:22/10/1993
Calendar Girl
Character:Harvey Darpinian
Release Date:03/09/1993
The Fugitive
Character:Cosmo Renfro
Release Date:06/08/1993
Three of Hearts
Character:Mickey
Release Date:30/04/1993
Used People
Character:Frank
Release Date:16/12/1992
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Character:Jerry
Release Date:30/09/1992
One Special Victory
Character:Daniel
Release Date:08/12/1991
Zandalee
Character:Gerri
Release Date:09/05/1991
Backstreet Dreams
Character:Paul (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1990
El Diablo
Character:Kid Durango
Release Date:22/07/1990
Short Time
Character:Scalese
Release Date:04/05/1990
The Last of the Finest
Character:Wayne Gross
Release Date:09/03/1990
Downtown
Character:White
Release Date:12/01/1990
Nightbreaker
Character:Sgt. Jack Russell
Release Date:08/03/1989
Midnight Run
Character:Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Release Date:20/07/1988
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Character:Ronnie
Release Date:07/02/1988
The In Crowd
Character:Perry Parker
Release Date:01/02/1988
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/1987
Empire of the Sun
Character:Frank Demarest
Release Date:09/12/1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Character:Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Release Date:18/09/1987
Scenes from the Goldmine
Character:Manny Ricci
Release Date:08/08/1987
La Bamba
Character:Bob Keane
Release Date:24/07/1987
The Squeeze
Character:Norman
Release Date:10/07/1987
Destination: America
Character:Lt. Mike Amico
Release Date:03/04/1987
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Character:Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
Character:Ralph Cavanaugh
Release Date:15/09/1986
Running Scared
Character:Snake
Release Date:27/06/1986
The Goonies
Character:Francis
Release Date:07/06/1985
The Mean Season
Character:Andy Porter
Release Date:15/02/1985
Mister Roberts
Character:Insigna
Release Date:18/03/1984
Eddie and the Cruisers
Character:Doc Robbins
Release Date:23/09/1983
Risky Business
Character:Guido
Release Date:05/08/1983
The Final Terror
Character:Eggar
Release Date:01/05/1983
Monsignor
Character:Pvt. Joe Musso
Release Date:22/10/1982
The Idolmaker
Character:Gino Pilato
Release Date:14/11/1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Ray Neal
Release Date:05/11/1980
More Than Friends
Character:Ralphie
Release Date:20/10/1978
Television Appearances
Dexter: Original Sin
Character:Anthony Moretti
The Last of Us
Character:Eugene Lynden
Chucky
Character:Joe Pantoliano
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
Tacoma FD
Character:Eddie Penisi, Sr
Tacoma FD
Character:Eddie Penisi Sr.
MacGyver
Character:Eric Andrews
Sense8
Character:Michael Gorski
But Can They Sing?
Character:
Dr. Vegas
Character:
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Handler
Character:Joe Renato
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Roswell
Character:Kal Langley
The Sopranos
Character:Ralph Cifaretto
The Lionhearts
Character:(voice)
Godzilla: The Series
Character:Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
Godzilla: The Series
Character:Victor "Animal" Palotti
The View
Character:Self
EZ Streets
Character:Jimmy Murtha
Arli$$
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Stan Harbinger
Life with Louie
Character:Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
Beethoven
Character:Sparky (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Highlander: The Series
Character:Doctor Wilder
Civil Wars
Character:Stan DeMarco
The Fanelli Boys
Character:Dominic Fanelli
The Simpsons
Character:Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Casino Dealer (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Buntz
Character:Jimmy Montaigne
L.A. Law
Character:Ralph Cavanaugh
Amazing Stories
Character:Joe
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Character:Roy Cohn
The Hitchhiker
Character:Brother Charles
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:Teddy Hollins
Simon & Simon
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:Sonny Orsini
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Ray Neal
Hart to Hart
Character:
From Here to Eternity
Character:Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Free Country
Character:
M*A*S*H
Character:Gerald Mullen
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