Joe Pantoliano
Acting
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.
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Uncle Tommy Rossi
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Self
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Captain Howard
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Gary Templeton
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Collin Carmichael
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Mr. Miller
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Captain Howard
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Marco Gentile
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Uncle Frankie
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Al Braverman
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Henderson
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Aldo
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Joey
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Vincent Gambazzo
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Marty
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Avi Hirshberg
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Carl
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Chuckster (voice)
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Peek (voice)
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David Kaplow
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Gabe Ugliano
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George
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Perriman
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Himself
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John Marino
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Bound Man
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Anthony
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Smitty
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Some Idiot
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Mayor M.T. Gunn
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The Inspector
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Goose (voice)
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Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
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Louis Carbonelli
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Elliot
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Captain Howard
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Ben Urich
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Flash
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Peek (voice)
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Teddy
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Titus Sinclair
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Norbert
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Martini (voice)
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Hellman
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Self
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Al Benjamin
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Jake Maclean
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Bill King
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Cypher
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Charlie Flynn
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Renfro
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Self
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Vince Castor
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Arnie
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Stuart
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Caesar
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Det. Meyer Meyer
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Pete
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Eddie Agopian
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Doc
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Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
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Captain Howard
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Norby
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Attorney Brezner
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Bruno
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Barclay
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Roy
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Harvey Darpinian
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Cosmo Renfro
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Mickey
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Frank
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Daniel
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Gerri
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Paul (uncredited)
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Kid Durango
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Scalese
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Wayne Gross
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White
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Sgt. Jack Russell
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Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
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Ronnie
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Perry Parker
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Frank Demarest
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Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
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Manny Ricci
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Bob Keane
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Norman
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Lt. Mike Amico
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Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
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Ralph Cavanaugh
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Snake
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Francis
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Andy Porter
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Insigna
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Doc Robbins
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Guido
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Eggar
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Pvt. Joe Musso
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Gino Pilato
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Ray Neal
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Ralphie
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