1951-09-12 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Captain Howard | 2024-06-05 | |
Hide and Seek | Collin Carmichael | 2021-11-19 | |
The Santa Stakeout | Mr. Miller | 2021-10-24 | |
Bad Boys for Life | Captain Howard | 2020-01-15 | |
Feast of the Seven Fishes | Uncle Frankie | 2019-11-15 | |
From the Vine | Marco Gentile | 2019-12-27 | |
The Brawler | Al Braverman | 2019-01-18 | |
Happy Anniversary | Aldo | 2018-03-30 | |
Lake Placid: Legacy | Henderson | 2018-05-28 | |
Random Tropical Paradise | Vincent Gambazzo | 2017-06-09 | |
Just Getting Started | Joey | 2017-12-01 | |
The Perfect Match | Marty | 2016-03-11 | |
The Identical | Avi Hirshberg | 2014-09-05 | |
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano | Self | 2014-08-18 | |
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 | |
Loosies | Carl | 2012-02-01 | |
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Oswald | 2012-03-06 | |
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' | Self | 2010-07-13 | |
New York Street Games | Self | 2010-07-28 | |
Deadly Impact | David Kaplow | 2010-04-20 | |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Gabe Ugliano | 2010-02-01 | |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Peek (voice) | 2010-07-29 | |
The Legend of Secret Pass | Chuckster (voice) | 2010-10-14 | |
No Kidding, Me Too! | Himself | 2009-01-01 | |
The Job | Perriman | 2009-09-26 | |
Falling Up | George | 2009-09-29 | |
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business | Self | 2008-09-16 | |
...So Goes the Nation | Self | 2006-10-04 | |
Canvas | John Marino | 2006-11-12 | |
Deceit | Anthony | 2006-10-22 | |
Wedding Daze | Smitty | 2006-09-09 | |
The Amateurs | Some Idiot | 2006-04-28 | |
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Mayor M.T. Gunn | 2006-03-24 | |
Unknown | Bound Man | 2006-11-03 | |
Racing Stripes | Goose (voice) | 2005-01-06 | |
The Check Up | The Inspector | 2005-01-21 | |
The Easter Egg Adventure | Terrible Timothy Takit (voice) | 2004-09-05 | |
Second Best | Elliot | 2004-01-01 | |
Perfect Opposites | Louis Carbonelli | 2004-02-06 | |
Bad Boys II | Captain Howard | 2003-07-18 | |
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil | 2003-07-29 | ||
Daredevil | Ben Urich | 2003-02-14 | |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Mogan | 2002-08-16 | |
Cats & Dogs | Peek (voice) | 2001-07-04 | |
A Better Way to Die | Flash | 2001-09-26 | |
Silver Man | Norbert | 2000-01-01 | |
Ready to Rumble | Titus Sinclair | 2000-04-07 | |
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer | Self | 2000-12-14 | |
Memento | Teddy | 2000-10-11 | |
New Blood | Hellman | 1999-11-15 | |
Taxman | Al Benjamin | 1999-09-16 | |
The Life Before This | Jake Maclean | 1999-09-15 | |
Black and White | Bill King | 1999-09-04 | |
The Matrix | Cypher | 1999-03-31 | |
Making 'The Matrix' | Self | 1999-09-21 | |
Olive, The Other Reindeer | Martini (voice) | 1999-12-17 | |
Hoods | Charlie Flynn | 1998-08-05 | |
U.S. Marshals | Cosmo Renfro | 1998-03-06 | |
Tinseltown | Arnie | 1997-01-01 | |
Pitch | Himself | 1997-09-04 | |
Top of the World | Vince Castor | 1997-05-01 | |
Natural Enemy | Stuart | 1996-12-31 | |
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Det. Meyer Meyer | 1996-02-18 | |
Bound | Caesar | 1996-09-13 | |
The Last Word | Doc | 1995-08-27 | |
Congo | Eddie Ventro | 1995-06-09 | |
Steal Big Steal Little | Eddie Agopian | 1995-09-29 | |
The Immortals | Pete | 1995-10-05 | |
Bad Boys | Captain Howard | 1995-04-07 | |
Baby's Day Out | Norby | 1994-07-01 | |
The Flight of the Dove | Attorney Brezner | 1994-06-10 | |
Robot in the Family | Jack Shamir | 1994-03-02 | |
Teresa's Tattoo | Bruno | 1994-03-15 | |
Dangerous Heart | Barclay | 1994-02-02 | |
Calendar Girl | Harvey Darpinian | 1993-09-03 | |
Three of Hearts | Mickey | 1993-04-30 | |
Me and the Kid | Roy | 1993-10-22 | |
The Fugitive | Cosmo Renfro | 1993-08-06 | |
Through the Eyes of a Killer | Jerry | 1992-09-30 | |
Used People | Frank | 1992-12-16 | |
Zandalee | Gerri | 1991-05-09 | |
One Special Victory | Daniel | 1991-12-08 | |
Downtown | White | 1990-01-12 | |
Short Time | Scalese | 1990-05-04 | |
Backstreet Dreams | Paul (uncredited) | 1990-09-29 | |
El Diablo | Kid Durango | 1990-07-22 | |
The Last of the Finest | Wayne Gross | 1990-03-09 | |
Nightbreaker | Sgt. Jack Russell | 1989-03-08 | |
Rock 'N Roll Mum | Ronnie | 1988-02-07 | |
Midnight Run | Eddie Moscone | 1988-07-20 | |
The In Crowd | Perry Parker | 1988-02-01 | |
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun | Self | 1987-12-30 | |
The Squeeze | Norman | 1987-07-10 | |
Empire of the Sun | Frank Demarest | 1987-12-09 | |
Amazon Women on the Moon | Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming") | 1987-09-18 | |
Scenes From the Goldmine | Manny Ricci | 1987-08-08 | |
Destination: America | Lt. Mike Amico | 1987-04-03 | |
La Bamba | Bob Keane | 1987-07-24 | |
Roger Rabbit Screen Test | Eddie Valiant (uncredited) | 1986-11-02 | |
L.A. Law: Pilot | Ralph Cavanaugh | 1986-09-15 | |
Running Scared | Snake | 1986-06-27 | |
The Mean Season | Andy Porter | 1985-02-15 | |
The Goonies | Francis Fratelli | 1985-06-07 | |
Mister Roberts | Insigna | 1984-03-18 | |
Eddie and the Cruisers | Doc Robbins | 1983-09-23 | |
Risky Business | Guido | 1983-08-05 | |
The Final Terror | Eggar | 1983-05-01 | |
Monsignor | Pvt. Joe Musso | 1982-10-22 | |
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ray Neal | 1980-11-05 | |
The Idolmaker | Gino Pilato | 1980-11-14 | |
More Than Friends | Ralphie | 1978-10-20 | |
Home Delivery | Gary Templeton |