Joe Pantoliano
Born September 12, 1951 (Age: 74)
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Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Bad Boys: Legacy
2024
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as Self
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Age: 72
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
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as Captain Howard
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Age: 72
A Journey to Sundance
2023
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as Self
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Age: 71
Bad Boys for Life
2020
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as Captain Howard
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Age: 68
Just Getting Started
2017
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as Joey
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Age: 66
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
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as Self
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Age: 61
Loosies
2012
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as Carl
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Age: 60
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
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as Peek (voice)
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Age: 58
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
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as Gabe Ugliano
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Age: 58
Unknown
2006
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as Bound Man
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Age: 55
...So Goes the Nation
2006
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as Self
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Age: 55
Wedding Daze
2006
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as Smitty
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Age: 54
Racing Stripes
2005
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as Goose (voice)
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Age: 53
Perfect Opposites
2004
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as Louis Carbonelli
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Age: 52
Bad Boys II
2003
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as Captain Howard
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Age: 51
Daredevil
2003
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as Ben Urich
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Age: 51
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
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as Mogan
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Age: 50
Cats & Dogs
2001
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as Peek (voice)
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Age: 49
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
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as Self
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Age: 49
Memento
2000
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as Teddy
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Age: 49
Ready to Rumble
2000
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as Titus Sinclair
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Age: 48
Silver Man
2000
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as Norbert
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Age: 48
Black and White
1999
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as Bill King
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Age: 47
The Matrix
1999
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as Cypher
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Age: 47
U.S. Marshals
1998
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as Renfro
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Age: 46
Bound
1996
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as Caesar
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Age: 45
The Immortals
1995
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as Pete
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Age: 44
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
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as Eddie Agopian
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Age: 44
Congo
1995
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as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
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Age: 43
Bad Boys
1995
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as Captain Howard
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Age: 43
Baby's Day Out
1994
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as Norby
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Age: 42
Calendar Girl
1993
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as Harvey Darpinian
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Age: 41
The Fugitive
1993
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as Cosmo Renfro
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Age: 41
One Special Victory
1991
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as Daniel
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Age: 40
The Last of the Finest
1990
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as Wayne Gross
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Age: 38
Downtown
1990
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as White
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Age: 38
Midnight Run
1988
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as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
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Age: 36
The In Crowd
1988
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as Perry Parker
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Age: 36
Empire of the Sun
1987
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as Frank Demarest
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Age: 36
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
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as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
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Age: 36
La Bamba
1987
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as Bob Keane
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Age: 35
The Squeeze
1987
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as Norman
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Age: 35
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
1986
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as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Running Scared
1986
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as Snake
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Age: 34
The Goonies
1985
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as Francis
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Age: 33
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
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as Doc Robbins
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Age: 32
Risky Business
1983
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as Guido
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Age: 31