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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-09-12 (74 years old)

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

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

Acting

Memento

2000

Memento

as

Teddy

The Matrix

1999

The Matrix

as

Cypher

The Santa Stakeout

2021

The Santa Stakeout

as

Mr. Miller

Three of Hearts

1993

Three of Hearts

as

Mickey

The Fugitive

1993

The Fugitive

as

Cosmo Renfro

Ready to Rumble

2000

Ready to Rumble

as

Titus Sinclair

Baby's Day Out

1994

Baby's Day Out

as

Norby

Eddie and the Cruisers

1983

Eddie and the Cruisers

as

Doc Robbins

Wedding Daze

2006

Wedding Daze

as

Smitty

U.S. Marshals

1998

U.S. Marshals

as

Renfro

Short Time

1990

Short Time

as

Scalese

Bad Boys II

2003

Bad Boys II

as

Captain Howard

Midnight Run

1988

Midnight Run

as

Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder

Daredevil

2003

Daredevil

as

Ben Urich

Bad Boys

1995

Bad Boys

as

Captain Howard

Bound

1996

Bound

as

Caesar

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies

as

Francis

Unknown

2006

Unknown

as

Bound Man

Olive, The Other Reindeer

1999

Olive, The Other Reindeer

as

Martini (voice)

Deadly Impact

2010

Deadly Impact

as

David Kaplow

The Immortals

1995

The Immortals

as

Pete

The Idolmaker

1980

The Idolmaker

as

Gino Pilato

Falling Up

2009

Falling Up

as

George

Deceit

2006

Deceit

as

Anthony

Downtown

1990

Downtown

as

White

Perfect Opposites

2004

Perfect Opposites

as

Louis Carbonelli

Running Scared

1986

Running Scared

as

Snake

Top of the World

1997

Top of the World

as

Vince Castor

La Bamba

1987

La Bamba

as

Bob Keane

Black and White

1999

Black and White

as

Bill King

The Amateurs

2006

The Amateurs

as

Some Idiot

Pitch

1997

Pitch

as

Self

Second Best

2004

Second Best

as

Elliot

Canvas

2006

Canvas

as

John Marino

The Legend of Secret Pass

2010

The Legend of Secret Pass

as

Chuckster (voice)

Steal Big Steal Little

1995

Steal Big Steal Little

as

Eddie Agopian

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004

The Easter Egg Adventure

as

Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)

The In Crowd

1988

The In Crowd

as

Perry Parker

The Last of the Finest

1990

The Last of the Finest

as

Wayne Gross

The Squeeze

1987

The Squeeze

as

Norman

Monsignor

1982

Monsignor

as

Pvt. Joe Musso

Hoods

1998

Hoods

as

Charlie Flynn

Robot in the Family

1994

Robot in the Family

as

Jack Shamir

The Flight of the Dove

1994

The Flight of the Dove

as

Attorney Brezner

Calendar Girl

1993

Calendar Girl

as

Harvey Darpinian

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Teresa's Tattoo

as

Bruno

New Blood

1999

New Blood

as

Hellman

Nightbreaker

1989

Nightbreaker

as

Sgt. Jack Russell

Taxman

1999

Taxman

as

Al Benjamin

Zandalee

1991

Zandalee

as

Gerri

Empire of the Sun

1987

Empire of the Sun

as

Frank Demarest

Dangerous Heart

1994

Dangerous Heart

as

Barclay

The Job

2009

The Job

as

Perriman

Mister Roberts

1984

Mister Roberts

as

Insigna

The Final Terror

1983

The Final Terror

as

Eggar

The Identical

2014

The Identical

as

Avi Hirshberg

The Check Up

2005

The Check Up

as

The Inspector

The Life Before This

1999

The Life Before This

as

Jake Maclean

Destination: America

1987

Destination: America

as

Lt. Mike Amico

The Last Word

1995

The Last Word

as

Doc

Congo

1995

Congo

as

Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)

Racing Stripes

2005

Racing Stripes

as

Goose (voice)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

as

Captain Howard

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

1996

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

as

Det. Meyer Meyer

Risky Business

1983

Risky Business

as

Guido

Silver Man

2000

Silver Man

as

Norbert

Used People

1992

Used People

as

Frank

Home Delivery

2024

Home Delivery

as

Gary Templeton

Scenes From the Goldmine

1987

Scenes From the Goldmine

as

Manny Ricci

Roger Rabbit Screen Test

1986

Roger Rabbit Screen Test

as

Eddie Valiant (uncredited)

Natural Enemy

1996

Natural Enemy

as

Stuart

Rock 'N Roll Mum

1988

Rock 'N Roll Mum

as

Ronnie

Random Tropical Paradise

2017

Random Tropical Paradise

as

Vincent Gambazzo

The Mean Season

1985

The Mean Season

as

Andy Porter

El Diablo

1990

El Diablo

as

Kid Durango

The Brawler

2019

The Brawler

as

Al Braverman

Lake Placid: Legacy

2018

Lake Placid: Legacy

as

Henderson

Tinseltown

1997

Tinseltown

as

Arnie

No Kidding, Me Too!

2009

No Kidding, Me Too!

as

Himself

Loosies

2012

Loosies

as

Carl

Bad Boys for Life

2020

Bad Boys for Life

as

Captain Howard

Cats & Dogs

2001

Cats & Dogs

as

Peek (voice)

Feast of the Seven Fishes

2019

Feast of the Seven Fishes

as

Uncle Frankie

From the Vine

2019

From the Vine

as

Marco Gentile

More Than Friends

1978

More Than Friends

as

Ralphie

Hide and Seek

2021

Hide and Seek

as

Collin Carmichael

L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

L.A. Law: Pilot

as

Ralph Cavanaugh

Backstreet Dreams

1990

Backstreet Dreams

as

Paul (uncredited)

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as

Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as

Gerald Mullen

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self - Guest

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Ralph Cavanaugh

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")

The View

The View

as

Self

Beethoven

Beethoven

as

Sparky (voice)

Roswell

Roswell

as

Kal Langley

The Handler

The Handler

as

Joe Renato

Beverly Hills Buntz

Beverly Hills Buntz

as

Jimmy Montaigne

EZ Streets

EZ Streets

as

Jimmy Murtha

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Brother Charles

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Stan Harbinger

Sense8

Sense8

as

Michael Gorski

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Ralph Cifaretto

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Casino Dealer (uncredited)

The Fanelli Boys

The Fanelli Boys

as

Dominic Fanelli

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as

Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Life with Louie

Life with Louie

as

Jojo Stomopolous (voice)

Tacoma FD

Tacoma FD

as

Eddie Penisi, Sr

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Doctor Wilder

Chucky

Chucky

as

Joe Pantoliano

Civil Wars

Civil Wars

as

Stan DeMarco

Tacoma FD

Tacoma FD

as

Eddie Penisi Sr.

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

as

Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Eric Andrews

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Sonny Orsini

The Last of Us

The Last of Us

as

Eugene Lynden

Dexter: Original Sin

Dexter: Original Sin

as

Anthony Moretti

Production

Crew

Directing