Joe Pantoliano
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-09-12 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Joe Pantoliano
Biography
Joseph Peter Pantoliano is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (1999–2007), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Cypher in the sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999).
After early roles in the television series M* A * S * H and the comedy film Risky Business, Pantoliano gained recognition for numerous supporting roles in films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels. He also appeared in The Fugitive and its spin-off U.S. Marshals. He began working with the Wachowskis in their directorial debut Bound, and later appeared in their film The Matrix and their sci-fi series Sense8.
Known For
Acting
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
as Narrator
(2026)
(2024)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
(2024)
Bad Boys: Legacy
as Self
(2024)
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
(2021)
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
(2021)
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
(2021)
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
(2020)
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
(2019)
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
(2019)
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
(2019)
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
(2018)
Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
(2018)
Happy Anniversary
as Aldo
(2017)
Just Getting Started
as Joey
(2017)
Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
(2016)
The Perfect Match
as Marty
(2014)
The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
(2014)
(2012)
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Oswald
(2012)
(2012)
Loosies
as Carl
(2010)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
(2010)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
(2010)
(2010)
The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
(2010)
New York Street Games
as Self
(2010)
Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
(2009)
Falling Up
as George
(2009)
No Kidding, Me Too!
as Himself
(2009)
The Job
as Perriman
(2008)
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Smitty
(2006)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
(2006)
Unknown
as Bound Man
(2006)
Canvas
as John Marino
(2006)
The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
(2006)
Deceit
as Anthony
(2006)
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
(2005)
Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
(2005)
The Check Up
as The Inspector
(2004)
Perfect Opposites
as Louis Carbonelli
(2004)
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
(2004)
Second Best
as Elliot
(2004)
(2003)
Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
(2003)
Daredevil
as Ben Urich
(2003)
(2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Mogan
(2001)
Cats & Dogs
as Peek (voice)
(2001)
A Better Way to Die
as Flash
(2000)
Memento
as Teddy
(2000)
Silver Man
as Norbert
(2000)
Ready to Rumble
as Titus Sinclair
(2000)
(1999)
The Matrix
as Cypher
(1999)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Martini (voice)
(1999)
Black and White
as Bill King
(1999)
New Blood
as Hellman
(1999)
Taxman
as Al Benjamin
(1999)
The Life Before This
as Jake Maclean
(1999)
Making 'The Matrix'
as Self
(1998)
U.S. Marshals
as Renfro
(1998)
Hoods
as Charlie Flynn
(1997)
Top of the World
as Vince Castor
(1997)
Pitch
as Self
(1997)
Tinseltown
as Arnie
(1996)
Bound
as Caesar
(1996)
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
as Det. Meyer Meyer
(1996)
Natural Enemy
as Stuart
(1995)
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
(1995)
Congo
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
(1995)
The Immortals
as Pete
(1995)
Steal Big Steal Little
as Eddie Agopian
(1995)
The Last Word
as Doc
(1994)
Baby's Day Out
as Norby
(1994)
Dangerous Heart
as Barclay
(1994)
The Flight of the Dove
as Attorney Brezner
(1994)
Robot in the Family
as Jack Shamir
(1994)
Teresa's Tattoo
as Bruno
(1993)
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
(1993)
Three of Hearts
as Mickey
(1993)
Calendar Girl
as Harvey Darpinian
(1993)
Me and the Kid
as Roy
(1992)
Used People
as Frank
(1992)
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Jerry
(1991)
One Special Victory
as Daniel
(1991)
Zandalee
as Gerri
(1990)
Downtown
as White
(1990)
Backstreet Dreams
as Paul (uncredited)
(1990)
Short Time
as Scalese
(1990)
El Diablo
as Kid Durango
(1990)
The Last of the Finest
as Wayne Gross
(1989)
Nightbreaker
as Sgt. Jack Russell
(1988)
Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
(1988)
The In Crowd
as Perry Parker
(1988)
Rock 'N Roll Mom
as Ronnie
(1987)
La Bamba
as Bob Keane
(1987)
Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
(1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
(1987)
The Squeeze
as Norman
(1987)
Scenes from the Goldmine
as Manny Ricci
(1987)
(1987)
Destination: America
as Lt. Mike Amico
(1986)
Running Scared
as Snake
(1986)
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Ralph Cavanaugh
(1986)
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
(1985)
The Goonies
as Francis
(1985)
The Mean Season
as Andy Porter
(1984)
Mister Roberts
as Insigna
(1983)
The Final Terror
as Eggar
(1983)
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
(1983)
Risky Business
as Guido
(1982)
Monsignor
as Pvt. Joe Musso
(1980)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
(1980)
The Idolmaker
as Gino Pilato
(1978)
More Than Friends
as Ralphie
Crew
(2014)
(2009)
No Kidding, Me Too!
Director, Writer
(2006)
Canvas
Producer
(2004)
Second Best
Producer
(1994)
Robot in the Family
Associate Producer