The Matrix1999
As Cypher
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Joe Pantoliano
Born
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.
Filmography (123)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024
As Captain Howard
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Memento2000
As Teddy
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Bad Boys1995
As Captain Howard
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Goonies1985
As Francis
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010
As Gabe Ugliano
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Bad Boys II2003
As Captain Howard
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Isolate Thief2026
As "Burial" Perry Parker
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Bad Boys for Life2020
As Captain Howard
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Fugitive1993
As Cosmo Renfro
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Daredevil2003
As Urich
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Baby's Day Out1994
As Norby
TMDb 6.4 / 10
U.S. Marshals1998
As Renfro
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Bound1996
As Caesar
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Risky Business1983
As Guido
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Empire of the Sun1987
As Frank Demarest
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Racing Stripes2005
As Goose (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Cats & Dogs2001
As Peek (voice)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Midnight Run1988
As Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2010
As Peek (voice)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Congo1995
As Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Wedding Daze2006
As Smitty
TMDb 5.6 / 10
La Bamba1987
As Bob Keane
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Running Scared1986
As Snake
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Adventures of Pluto Nash2002
As Mogan
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Violent Night 22026
Ready to Rumble2000
As Titus Sinclair
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Zandalee1991
As Gerri
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Unknown2006
As Bound Man
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Amazon Women on the Moon1987
As Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Black and White1999
As Bill King
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Mean Season1985
As Andy Porter
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Perfect Match2016
As Marty
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hide and Seek2021
As Collin Carmichael
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Amateurs2006
As Some Idiot
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Lake Placid: Legacy2018
As Henderson
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Just Getting Started2017
As Joey
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Downtown1990
As White
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Happy Anniversary2018
As Aldo
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Second Best2004
As Elliot
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Brawler2019
As Al Braverman
TMDb 4.1 / 10
The Squeeze1987
As Norman
TMDb 5.0 / 10
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief2012
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Eddie and the Cruisers1983
As Doc Robbins
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Calendar Girl1993
As Harvey Darpinian
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Identical2014
As Avi Hirshberg
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Loosies2012
As Carl
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Short Time1990
As Scalese
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Used People1992
As Frank
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Top of the World1997
As Vince Castor
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Deadly Impact2010
As David Kaplow
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Last of the Finest1990
As Wayne Gross
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Olive, the Other Reindeer1999
As Martini (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Matrix Revisited2001
As Self - Cypher (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
El Diablo1990
As Kid Durango
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Idolmaker1980
As Gino Pilato
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Journey to Sundance2023
As Self
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story2025
As Uncle Tommy Rossi
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980
As Ray Neal
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector2006
As Mayor M.T. Gunn
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Perfect Opposites2004
As Louis Carbonelli
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Legend of Secret Pass2010
As Chuckster (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Falling Up2009
As George
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Mister Roberts1984
As Insigna
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun1987
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Steal Big Steal Little1995
As Eddie Agopian
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Robot in the Family1994
As Jack Shamir
TMDb 2.4 / 10
The Immortals1995
As Pete
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Three of Hearts1993
As Mickey
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Nightbreaker1989
As Sgt. Jack Russell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
New York Street Games2010
As Self
The Spy Within1994
As Attorney Brezner
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Final Terror1983
As Eggar
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice1996
As Det. Meyer Meyer
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Deceit2006
As Anthony
TMDb 3.9 / 10
...So Goes the Nation2006
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Job2009
As Perriman
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Santa Stakeout2021
As Mr. Miller
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A Better Way to Die2001
As Flash
TMDb 5.6 / 10
New Blood1999
As Hellman
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Canvas2006
As John Marino
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Through the Eyes of a Killer1992
As Jerry
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Feast of the Seven Fishes2019
As Uncle Frankie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life2012
As Oswald
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Lord of the Freaks2015
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
From the Vine2019
As Marco Gentile
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Making "The Matrix"1999
As Self
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Teresa's Tattoo1994
As Bruno
TMDb 4.9 / 10
L.A. Law: Pilot1986
As Ralph Cavanaugh
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business2008
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The In Crowd1988
As Perry Parker
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Rock 'N Roll Mom1988
As Ronnie
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Easter Egg Adventure2004
As Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Scenes from the Goldmine1987
As Manny Ricci
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Natural Enemy1996
As Stuart
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Life Before This1999
As Jake Maclean
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dangerous Heart1994
As Barclay
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Me and the Kid1993
As Roy
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Cigars!: The New Rage!
Cigars!: The New Rage!1996
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Tinseltown1997
As Arnie
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Silver Man2000
As Norbert
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Pitch1997
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
One Special Victory1991
As Daniel
TMDb 8.0 / 10
More Than Friends1978
As Ralphie
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Monsignor1982
As Pvt. Joe Musso
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Home Delivery2026
As Gary Templeton
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix2004
As Cypher
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Bad Business
Bad Business1996
As Body Man
Random Tropical Paradise2017
As Vincent Gambazzo
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer2000
As Self
Destination: America1987
As Lt. Mike Amico
Taxman1999
As Al Benjamin
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Backstreet Dreams1990
As Paul (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
No Kidding, Me Too!2009
As Himself
The Check Up
The Check Up2005
As The Inspector
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hoods1998
As Charlie Flynn
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Last Word1995
As Doc
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Roger Rabbit Screen Test1986
As Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano2014
As Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'2010
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Making of 'Bound'
The Making of 'Bound'Release date TBA
As Self
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, ColoradoRelease date TBA
As Narrator
Higher Love2026
Filmography and biography: TMDb