Joe Pantoliano
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-09-12
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Joe Pantoliano
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.
Also Known For
Memento
Oct 11, 2000
The Matrix
Mar 31, 1999
The Santa Stakeout
Oct 24, 2021
Three of Hearts
Apr 30, 1993
The Fugitive
Aug 06, 1993
Ready to Rumble
Apr 07, 2000
Baby's Day Out
Jul 01, 1994
Eddie and the Cruisers
Sep 23, 1983
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Aug 16, 2002
Wedding Daze
Sep 09, 2006
U.S. Marshals
Mar 06, 1998
Short Time
May 04, 1990
Bad Boys II
Jul 18, 2003
Midnight Run
Jul 20, 1988
Daredevil
Feb 14, 2003
Bad Boys
Apr 07, 1995
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Feb 01, 2010
Bound
Sep 13, 1996
The Goonies
Jun 07, 1985
Unknown
Nov 03, 2006
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Dec 17, 1999
One Special Victory
Dec 08, 1991
Deadly Impact
Apr 20, 2010
The Immortals
Oct 05, 1995
The Idolmaker
Nov 14, 1980
Falling Up
Sep 29, 2009
Deceit
Oct 22, 2006
Downtown
Jan 12, 1990
Perfect Opposites
Feb 06, 2004
Running Scared
Jun 27, 1986
Top of the World
May 01, 1997
La Bamba
Jul 24, 1987
Black and White
Sep 04, 1999
The Amateurs
Apr 22, 2006
...So Goes the Nation
Oct 04, 2006
Pitch
Sep 04, 1997
Second Best
Jan 01, 2004
Canvas
Nov 12, 2006
The Legend of Secret Pass
Oct 14, 2010
Steal Big Steal Little
Sep 29, 1995
The Easter Egg Adventure
Sep 05, 2004
The In Crowd
Feb 01, 1988
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Sep 30, 1992
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Mar 06, 2012
The Last of the Finest
Mar 09, 1990
The Squeeze
Jul 10, 1987
Monsignor
Oct 22, 1982
Hoods
Aug 05, 1998
Robot in the Family
Mar 02, 1994
The Spy Within
Jun 10, 1994
Calendar Girl
Sep 03, 1993
Teresa's Tattoo
Mar 15, 1994
New Blood
Nov 15, 1999
Nightbreaker
Mar 08, 1989
Taxman
Sep 16, 1999
Zandalee
May 09, 1991
Empire of the Sun
Dec 09, 1987
Dangerous Heart
Feb 02, 1994
The Job
Sep 26, 2009
Mister Roberts
Mar 18, 1984
The Final Terror
May 01, 1983
The Identical
Sep 05, 2014
The Check Up
Jan 21, 2005
The Life Before This
Sep 15, 1999
Me and the Kid
Oct 22, 1993
Destination: America
Apr 03, 1987
The Last Word
Aug 27, 1995
Congo
Jun 09, 1995
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Nov 05, 1980
Racing Stripes
Jan 06, 2005
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Dec 14, 2000
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Jun 05, 2024
The Perfect Match
Mar 11, 2016
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Feb 18, 1996
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Dec 12, 2012
Risky Business
Aug 05, 1983
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Aug 18, 2014
Silver Man
Jan 01, 2000
New York Street Games
Jul 28, 2010
Used People
Dec 16, 1992
Home Delivery
Feb 05, 2024
Just Getting Started
Dec 01, 2017
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Jul 29, 2010
Scenes from the Goldmine
Aug 08, 1987
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Nov 02, 1986
Natural Enemy
Dec 31, 1996
Happy Anniversary
Mar 30, 2018
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Feb 07, 1988
Random Tropical Paradise
Jun 09, 2017
The Mean Season
Feb 15, 1985
El Diablo
Jul 22, 1990
The Brawler
Jan 18, 2019
Lake Placid: Legacy
May 28, 2018
Tinseltown
Jan 01, 1997
No Kidding, Me Too!
Jan 01, 2009
Loosies
Feb 01, 2012
A Better Way to Die
Sep 26, 2001
Bad Boys for Life
Jan 15, 2020
Cats & Dogs
Jun 23, 2001
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Nov 15, 2019
From the Vine
Dec 27, 2019
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Sep 16, 2008
Making 'The Matrix'
Sep 21, 1999
More Than Friends
Oct 20, 1978
Hide and Seek
Nov 19, 2021
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Dec 30, 1987
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
Mar 24, 2006
L.A. Law: Pilot
Sep 15, 1986
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Jul 13, 2010
Backstreet Dreams
Sep 29, 1990
Amazon Women on the Moon
Sep 18, 1987
A Journey to Sundance
Jan 01, 2023
Bad Boys: Legacy
Jul 24, 2024
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
Higher Love
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Dec 07, 2004
The Isolate Thief
Violent Night 2
Dec 02, 2026
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Nov 22, 2025
Arli$$
Aug 10, 1996
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
M*A*S*H
Sep 17, 1972
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
Amazing Stories
Sep 29, 1985
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
Simon & Simon
Nov 24, 1981
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Hill Street Blues
Jan 15, 1981
Hart to Hart
Sep 22, 1979
Beethoven
Sep 10, 1994
Roswell
Oct 06, 1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Free Country
Jun 24, 1978
The Handler
Sep 26, 2003
Beverly Hills Buntz
Nov 05, 1987
EZ Streets
Oct 27, 1996
The Hitchhiker
Nov 23, 1983
But Can They Sing?
Oct 30, 2005
Dr. Vegas
Sep 24, 2004
The Outer Limits
Mar 26, 1995
Good Day Live
Sep 17, 2001
Sense8
Jun 05, 2015
The Sopranos
Jan 10, 1999
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
The Fanelli Boys
Sep 08, 1990
From Here to Eternity
Feb 14, 1979
Hardcastle and McCormick
Sep 18, 1983
Life with Louie
Dec 24, 1994
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Jan 27, 1985
Tacoma FD
Mar 25, 2019
Highlander: The Series
Oct 03, 1992
Chucky
Oct 12, 2021
Civil Wars
Nov 20, 1991
The Lionhearts
Sep 19, 1998
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Nov 05, 1980
Reunited Apart
Apr 27, 2020
Tacoma FD
Mar 25, 2019
Godzilla: The Series
Sep 12, 1998
MacGyver
Sep 23, 2016
Hill Street Blues
Jan 15, 1981
The Last of Us
Jan 15, 2023
Dexter: Original Sin
Dec 15, 2024
Godzilla: The Series
Sep 12, 1998
