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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 12, 1951
Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano
- Joey Pants
- 喬·潘托利亞諾
- جو پانتولیانو
Joe Pantoliano
1.7 Popularity
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
8.3
Anthony Moretti
Dexter: Original Sin
2024
6.0
Self
Bad Boys: Legacy
2024
7.4
Captain Howard
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
0.0
Gary Templeton
Home Delivery
2024
8.5
Eugene Lynden
The Last of Us
2023
4.6
Collin Carmichael
Hide and Seek
2021
6.1
Mr. Miller
The Santa Stakeout
2021
7.8
Joe Pantoliano
Chucky
2021
0.0
Self
A Journey to Sundance
2021
5.5
Self
Reunited Apart
2020
Credits
Dexter: Original Sin
as Anthony Moretti
2024
8.3
Bad Boys: Legacy
as Self
2024
6.0
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Captain Howard
2024
7.4
Home Delivery
as Gary Templeton
2024
0.0
The Last of Us
as Eugene Lynden
2023
8.5
Hide and Seek
as Collin Carmichael
2021
4.6
The Santa Stakeout
as Mr. Miller
2021
6.1
Chucky
as Joe Pantoliano
2021
7.8
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2021
0.0
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
5.5
Bad Boys for Life
as Captain Howard
2020
7.1
From the Vine
as Marco Gentile
2019
5.6
Feast of the Seven Fishes
as Uncle Frankie
2019
6.7
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi, Sr
2019
7.8
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi Sr.
2019
7.8
The Brawler
as Al Braverman
2019
4.3
Lake Placid: Legacy
as Henderson
2018
5.0
Happy Anniversary
as Aldo
2018
5.7
Just Getting Started
as Joey
2017
4.9
Random Tropical Paradise
as Vincent Gambazzo
2017
4.4
MacGyver
as Eric Andrews
2016
7.3
The Perfect Match
as Marty
2016
5.5
Sense8
as Michael Gorski
2015
7.8
The Identical
as Avi Hirshberg
2014
5.1
🎬
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
as Self
2014
0.0
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
6.8
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
as Oswald
2012
4.3
Loosies
as Carl
2012
5.7
The Legend of Secret Pass
as Chuckster (voice)
2010
5.7
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Peek (voice)
2010
5.2
New York Street Games
as Self
2010
0.0
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
2010
8.0
Deadly Impact
as David Kaplow
2010
4.8
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Gabe Ugliano
2010
6.2
Falling Up
as George
2009
5.4
The Job
as Perriman
2009
4.3
No Kidding, Me Too!
as Himself
2009
0.0
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
as Self
2008
5.5
Canvas
as John Marino
2006
6.5
Unknown
as Bound Man
2006
6.2
Deceit
as Anthony
2006
3.8
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
2006
6.8
Wedding Daze
as Smitty
2006
5.5
The Amateurs
as Some Idiot
2006
5.6
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
2006
3.8
🎬
But Can They Sing?
2005
0.0
🎬
The Check Up
as The Inspector
2005
0.0
Racing Stripes
as Goose (voice)
2005
5.9
Dr. Vegas
2004
4.5
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2004
6.1
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
2004
5.5
Perfect Opposites
as Louis Carbonelli
2004
5.6
Second Best
as Elliot
2004
5.3
The Handler
as Joe Renato
2003
6.4
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003
0.0
Bad Boys II
as Captain Howard
2003
6.6
Daredevil
as Ben Urich
2003
5.3
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Mogan
2002
4.4
A Better Way to Die
as Flash
2001
5.6
🎬
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
3.0
Cats & Dogs
as Peek (voice)
2001
5.4
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Self
2000
6.0
Memento
as Teddy
2000
8.2
Ready to Rumble
as Titus Sinclair
2000
5.2
Silver Man
as Norbert
2000
3.5
Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Martini (voice)
1999
6.8
New Blood
as Hellman
1999
5.2
Roswell
as Kal Langley
1999
7.7
Making 'The Matrix'
as Self
1999
7.2
Taxman
as Al Benjamin
1999
3.5
The Life Before This
as Jake Maclean
1999
4.5
Black and White
as Bill King
1999
4.7
The Matrix
as Cypher
1999
8.2
The Sopranos
as Ralph Cifaretto
1999
8.6
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
1998
2.0
Godzilla: The Series
as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
1998
7.9
Hoods
as Charlie Flynn
1998
6.6
U.S. Marshals
as Renfro
1998
6.5
Pitch
as Self
1997
6.3
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
Top of the World
as Vince Castor
1997
5.0
Tinseltown
as Arnie
1997
3.3
Natural Enemy
as Stuart
1996
4.5
EZ Streets
as Jimmy Murtha
1996
6.4
Bound
as Caesar
1996
7.2
Arliss
1996
6.7
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
as Det. Meyer Meyer
1996
5.5
The Immortals
as Pete
1995
5.7
Steal Big Steal Little
as Eddie Agopian
1995
4.3
The Last Word
as Doc
1995
2.5
Congo
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
1995
5.6
Bad Boys
as Captain Howard
1995
6.8
The Outer Limits
as Stan Harbinger
1995
7.7
Life with Louie
as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
1994
6.8
Beethoven
as Sparky (voice)
1994
6.7
Baby's Day Out
as Norby
1994
6.4
The Flight of the Dove
as Attorney Brezner
1994
4.6
Teresa's Tattoo
as Bruno
1994
4.9
Robot in the Family
as Jack Shamir
1994
1.7
Dangerous Heart
as Barclay
1994
5.0
Me and the Kid
as Roy
1993
4.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Calendar Girl
as Harvey Darpinian
1993
5.1
The Fugitive
as Cosmo Renfro
1993
7.5
Three of Hearts
as Mickey
1993
4.8
Used People
as Frank
1992
5.5
Highlander: The Series
as Doctor Wilder
1992
7.4
Through the Eyes of a Killer
as Jerry
1992
5.3
One Special Victory
as Daniel
1991
0.0
Civil Wars
as Stan DeMarco
1991
2.0
Zandalee
as Gerri
1991
4.4
Backstreet Dreams
as Paul (uncredited)
1990
5.0
🎬
The Fanelli Boys
as Dominic Fanelli
1990
6.0
El Diablo
as Kid Durango
1990
5.6
Short Time
as Scalese
1990
6.4
The Last of the Finest
as Wayne Gross
1990
5.9
Downtown
as White
1990
5.7
The Simpsons
as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Casino Dealer (uncredited)
1989
8.0
Nightbreaker
as Sgt. Jack Russell
1989
6.4
Midnight Run
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
1988
7.2
Rock 'N Roll Mum
as Ronnie
1988
3.3
The In Crowd
as Perry Parker
1988
6.0
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
1987
6.3
Empire of the Sun
as Frank Demarest
1987
7.5
Beverly Hills Buntz
as Jimmy Montaigne
1987
5.0
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
1987
5.9
Scenes From the Goldmine
as Manny Ricci
1987
4.4
La Bamba
as Bob Keane
1987
7.3
The Squeeze
as Norman
1987
4.8
Destination: America
as Lt. Mike Amico
1987
0.0
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
1986
0.0
L.A. Law
as Ralph Cavanaugh
1986
7.1
L.A. Law: Pilot
as Ralph Cavanaugh
1986
0.0
Running Scared
as Snake
1986
6.1
Amazing Stories
as Joe
1985
7.4
The Goonies
as Francis Fratelli
1985
7.5
The Mean Season
as Andy Porter
1985
6.2
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Roy Cohn
1985
7.0
Mister Roberts
as Insigna
1984
6.8
The Hitchhiker
as Brother Charles
1983
6.1
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Doc Robbins
1983
6.6
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Teddy Hollins
1983
6.4
Risky Business
as Guido
1983
6.6
The Final Terror
as Eggar
1983
5.1
Monsignor
as Pvt. Joe Musso
1982
4.4
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Sonny Orsini
1981
7.6
The Idolmaker
as Gino Pilato
1980
5.5
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
1980
4.5
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
1980
5.0
Hart to Hart
1979
6.8
From Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
1979
6.8
More Than Friends
as Ralphie
1978
0.0
🎬
Free Country
1978
5.0
M*A*S*H
as Gerald Mullen
1972
7.9
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
as Narrator
N/A
0.0