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.
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- Born:
- Sep 12, 1951 In Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 156
- First Appeared:
- In the series M*A*S*H 1972-09-17
- Latest Project:
- Movie A Journey to Sundance 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | A Journey to Sundance | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado | Narrator | 2026 |
| Movie | Home Delivery | Gary Templeton | 2024-02-05 |
| Movie | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Captain Howard | 2024-06-05 |
| Movie | Bad Boys: Legacy | Self | 2024-07-24 |
| Series | Chucky | Joe Pantoliano | 2021-10-12 |
| Movie | Hide and Seek | Collin Carmichael | 2021-11-19 |
| Movie | The Santa Stakeout | Mr. Miller | 2021-10-24 |
| Movie | Bad Boys for Life | Captain Howard | 2020-01-15 |
| Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
| Series | Tacoma FD | Eddie Penisi Sr. | 2019-03-25 |
| Movie | The Brawler | Al Braverman | 2019-01-18 |
| Movie | From the Vine | Marco Gentile | 2019-12-27 |
| Movie | Feast of the Seven Fishes | Uncle Frankie | 2019-11-15 |
| Movie | Happy Anniversary | Aldo | 2018-03-30 |
| Movie | Lake Placid: Legacy | Henderson | 2018-05-28 |
| Movie | Random Tropical Paradise | Vincent Gambazzo | 2017-06-09 |
| Movie | Just Getting Started | Joey | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | The Perfect Match | Marty | 2016-03-11 |
| Series | MacGyver | Eric Andrews | 2016-09-23 |
| Movie | Sense8: A Christmas Special | Michael Gorski | 2016-12-23 |
| Series | Sense8 | Michael Gorski | 2015-06-05 |
| Movie | Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano | Self | 2014-08-18 |
| Movie | The Identical | Avi Hirshberg | 2014-09-05 |
| Movie | Loosies | Carl | 2012-02-01 |
| Movie | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
| Movie | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Oswald | 2012-03-06 |
| Movie | Deadly Impact | David Kaplow | 2010-04-20 |
| Movie | Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' | Self | 2010-07-13 |
| Movie | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Gabe Ugliano | 2010-02-01 |
| Movie | New York Street Games | Self | 2010-07-28 |
| Movie | The Legend of Secret Pass | Chuckster (voice) | 2010-10-14 |
| Movie | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Peek (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
| Movie | The Job | Perriman | 2009-09-26 |
| Movie | No Kidding, Me Too! | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Falling Up | George | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business | Self | 2008-09-16 |
| Movie | The Amateurs | Some Idiot | 2006-04-28 |
| Movie | Wedding Daze | Smitty | 2006-09-09 |
| Movie | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Mayor M.T. Gunn | 2006-03-24 |
| Movie | Canvas | John Marino | 2006-11-12 |
| Movie | ...So Goes the Nation | Self | 2006-10-04 |
| Movie | Unknown | Bound Man | 2006-11-03 |
| Movie | Deceit | Anthony | 2006-10-22 |
| Movie | Racing Stripes | Goose (voice) | 2005-01-06 |
| Series | But Can They Sing? | Unknown | 2005-10-30 |
| Movie | The Check Up | The Inspector | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Perfect Opposites | Louis Carbonelli | 2004-02-06 |
| Movie | Second Best | Elliot | 2004-01-01 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
| Movie | The Easter Egg Adventure | Terrible Timothy Takit (voice) | 2004-09-05 |
| Series | Dr. Vegas | Unknown | 2004-09-24 |
| Movie | Bad Boys II | Captain Howard | 2003-07-18 |
| Movie | Daredevil | Ben Urich | 2003-02-14 |
| Series | The Handler | Joe Renato | 2003-09-26 |
| Movie | Shmatrix | Unknown | 2003-12-26 |
| Movie | Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil' | Unknown | 2003-07-29 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Mogan | 2002-08-16 |
| Movie | A Better Way to Die | Flash | 2001-09-26 |
| Movie | Cats & Dogs | Peek (voice) | 2001-07-04 |
| Series | Good Day Live | Self | 2001-09-17 |
| Movie | Silver Man | Norbert | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | Ready to Rumble | Titus Sinclair | 2000-04-07 |
| Movie | The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer | Self | 2000-12-14 |
| Movie | Memento | Teddy | 2000-10-11 |
| Movie | The Matrix | Cypher | 1999-03-31 |
| Movie | Black and White | Bill King | 1999-09-04 |
| Series | The Sopranos | Ralph Cifaretto | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | The Life Before This | Jake Maclean | 1999-09-15 |
| Movie | New Blood | Hellman | 1999-11-15 |
| Movie | Olive, The Other Reindeer | Martini (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
| Movie | Taxman | Al Benjamin | 1999-09-16 |
| Series | Roswell | Kal Langley | 1999-10-06 |
| Movie | Making 'The Matrix' | Self | 1999-09-21 |
| Movie | Hoods | Charlie Flynn | 1998-08-05 |
| Movie | U.S. Marshals | Renfro | 1998-03-06 |
| Series | Godzilla: The Series | Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice) | 1998-09-12 |
| Series | The Lionhearts | (voice) | 1998-09-19 |
| Movie | Tinseltown | Arnie | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Top of the World | Vince Castor | 1997-05-01 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Pitch | Self | 1997-09-04 |
| Movie | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Det. Meyer Meyer | 1996-02-18 |
| Movie | Bound | Caesar | 1996-09-13 |
| Series | Arliss | Unknown | 1996-08-10 |
| Movie | Natural Enemy | Stuart | 1996-12-31 |
| Series | EZ Streets | Jimmy Murtha | 1996-10-27 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Stan Harbinger | 1995-03-26 |
| Movie | Bad Boys | Captain Howard | 1995-04-07 |
| Movie | Congo | Eddie Ventro (Uncredited) | 1995-06-09 |
| Movie | The Immortals | Pete | 1995-10-05 |
| Movie | Steal Big Steal Little | Eddie Agopian | 1995-09-29 |
| Movie | The Last Word | Doc | 1995-08-27 |
| Movie | Robot in the Family | Jack Shamir | 1994-03-02 |
| Movie | Dangerous Heart | Barclay | 1994-02-02 |
| Movie | Teresa's Tattoo | Bruno | 1994-03-15 |
| Series | Beethoven | Sparky (voice) | 1994-09-10 |
| Movie | The Flight of the Dove | Attorney Brezner | 1994-06-10 |
| Series | Life with Louie | Jojo Stomopolous (voice) | 1994-12-24 |
| Movie | Baby's Day Out | Norby | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | The Fugitive | Cosmo Renfro | 1993-08-06 |
| Movie | Calendar Girl | Harvey Darpinian | 1993-09-03 |
| Movie | Three of Hearts | Mickey | 1993-04-30 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | Me and the Kid | Roy | 1993-10-22 |
| Series | Highlander: The Series | Doctor Wilder | 1992-10-03 |
| Movie | Through the Eyes of a Killer | Jerry | 1992-09-30 |
| Movie | Used People | Frank | 1992-12-16 |
| Movie | Zandalee | Gerri | 1991-05-09 |
| Series | Civil Wars | Stan DeMarco | 1991-11-20 |
| Movie | One Special Victory | Daniel | 1991-12-08 |
| Movie | Short Time | Scalese | 1990-05-04 |
| Movie | Downtown | White | 1990-01-12 |
| Movie | The Last of the Finest | Wayne Gross | 1990-03-09 |
| Movie | El Diablo | Kid Durango | 1990-07-22 |
| Movie | Backstreet Dreams | Paul (uncredited) | 1990-09-29 |
| Series | The Fanelli Boys | Dominic Fanelli | 1990-09-08 |
| Movie | Nightbreaker | Sgt. Jack Russell | 1989-03-08 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Casino Dealer (uncredited) | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Rock 'N Roll Mum | Ronnie | 1988-02-07 |
| Movie | The In Crowd | Perry Parker | 1988-02-01 |
| Movie | Midnight Run | Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder | 1988-07-20 |
| Movie | La Bamba | Bob Keane | 1987-07-24 |
| Movie | The Squeeze | Norman | 1987-07-10 |
| Movie | Destination: America | Lt. Mike Amico | 1987-04-03 |
| Movie | Scenes From the Goldmine | Manny Ricci | 1987-08-08 |
| Movie | Amazon Women on the Moon | Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming") | 1987-09-18 |
| Movie | The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun | Self | 1987-12-30 |
| Movie | Empire of the Sun | Frank Demarest | 1987-12-09 |
| Series | Beverly Hills Buntz | Jimmy Montaigne | 1987-11-05 |
| Movie | L.A. Law: Pilot | Ralph Cavanaugh | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | Running Scared | Snake | 1986-06-27 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Ralph Cavanaugh | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | Roger Rabbit Screen Test | Eddie Valiant (uncredited) | 1986-11-02 |
| Series | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Roy Cohn | 1985-01-27 |
| Movie | The Mean Season | Andy Porter | 1985-02-15 |
| Movie | The Goonies | Francis Fratelli | 1985-06-07 |
| Series | Amazing Stories | Joe | 1985-09-29 |
| Movie | Mister Roberts | Insigna | 1984-03-18 |
| Movie | Risky Business | Guido | 1983-08-05 |
| Series | Hardcastle and McCormick | Teddy Hollins | 1983-09-18 |
| Movie | The Final Terror | Eggar | 1983-05-01 |
| Series | The Hitchhiker | Brother Charles | 1983-11-01 |
| Movie | Eddie and the Cruisers | Doc Robbins | 1983-09-23 |
| Movie | Monsignor | Pvt. Joe Musso | 1982-10-22 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Sonny Orsini | 1981-01-15 |
| Series | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ray Neal | 1980-11-05 |
| Movie | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Ray Neal | 1980-11-05 |
| Movie | The Idolmaker | Gino Pilato | 1980-11-14 |
| Series | From Here to Eternity | Pvt. Angelo Maggio | 1979-02-14 |
| Series | Hart to Hart | Unknown | 1979-09-22 |
| Series | Free Country | Unknown | 1978-06-24 |
| Movie | More Than Friends | Ralphie | 1978-10-20 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Gerald Mullen | 1972-09-17 |