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