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Joe Pantoliano

Joseph Peter Pantoliano has played many diverse and memorable roles, from Guido in Risky Business (1983) to Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run (1988), Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive (1993), Cypher in The Matrix (1999) and Teddy in Memento (2000). His television roles include Jimmy Murtha on EZ Streets, Dominic Fanelli on The Fanelli Boys and Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos,

Aliases
  • Joe Pantiliano
  • Joe Peter Pantoliano
  • Joseph Pantoliano
English
Filmography

The Matrix

1999
as Cypher

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010
as Gabe Ugliano

Memento

2000
as John Edward "Teddy" Gammell

Bad Boys II

2003
as Captain C. Howard

Bad Boys

1995
as Captain C. Howard

Bad Boys for Life

2020
as Captain Howard

Daredevil

2003
as Urich

The Sopranos

1999
as Ralph Cifaretto

The Goonies

1985
as Francis Fratelli

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024
as Captain C. Howard

Empire of the Sun

1987
as Frank Demarest

Bound

1996
as Caesar

U.S. Marshals

1998
as Marshal Cosmo Renfro

Baby's Day Out

1994
as Norby

The Fugitive

1993
as Cosmo Renfro

Tacoma FD

2019
as Edward Penisi, Sr.

The Perfect Match

2016
as Marty

Unknown

2006
as Bound Man

Through the Eyes of a Killer

1992
as Jerry

Perfect Opposites

2004
as Louis Carbonelli

The Legend of Secret Pass

2019
as Chuckster (voice)

Canvas

2006
as John Marino

The Idolmaker

1980
as Gino Pilato

Robot in the Family

1994
as The Father

Risky Business

1983
as Guido

Backstreet Dreams

1990
as Paul Antangeli

Monsignor

1982
as Pvt. Joe Musso

From the Vine

2019
as Marco Gentile

Short Time

1990
as Scalese

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

1996
as Det. Meyer Meyer

Dangerous Heart

1994
as Barclay

The Amateurs

2005
as Some Idiot

The Immortals

1995
as Pete

Random Tropical Paradise

2017
as Vincent Gambazzo

Happy Anniversary

2018
as Aldo

Black and White

1999
as Bill King

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

2008
as Joe Pantoliano

The Brawler

2019
as Al Braverman

The Santa Stakeout

2021
as Mr. Miller

La Bamba

1987
as Bob Keane

Feast of the Seven Fishes

2019
as Uncle Frankie

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987
as Sy Swerdlow

The Final Terror

1983
as Eggar

Taxman

1999
as Al Benjamin

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012
as Oswald

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010
as Peek (voice)

Midnight Run

1988
as Eddie Moscone

A Better Way to Die

2000

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)

Making 'The Matrix'

1999
as Self

The Last Word

1995
as Doc

The Life Before This

1999
as Jake Maclean

Running Scared

1986
as Snake

The Mean Season

1985
as Andy Porter

The Fanelli Boys

1990

Rock 'N Roll Mum

1988
as Ronnie

Me and the Kid

1993
as Roy

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987
as Joe Pantoliano

Lake Placid: Legacy

2018

New Blood

2000

Falling Up

2009
as George

Deadly Impact

2010
as David Kaplow

Dr. Vegas

2004

The Handler

2003
as Joe Renato

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

2010
as Joe Pantoliano

The Flight of the Dove

1996
as Attorney Brezner

Top of the World

1998
as Vince Castor

Pitch

1997
as Himself

Calendar Girl

1993
as Harvey Darpinian

Second Best

2004

Ready to Rumble

2000
as Titus Sinclair

Steal Big Steal Little

1995
as Eddie Agopian

Downtown

1990
as White

Natural Enemy

1997
as Stuart

Racing Stripes

2005
as Goose (voice)

Hoods

1998
as Charlie Flynn

The Job

2009
as Perriman

Godzilla: The Series

1998
as Victor "Animal" Palotti

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002
as Mogan

The Last of the Finest

1990
as Wayne Gross

The In Crowd

1988
as Perry Parker

The Identical

2014
as Avi Hirshberg

EZ Streets

1996

Just Getting Started

2017
as Joey

Silver Man

2003
as Norbert

Teresa's Tattoo

1994
as Bruno

Scenes From the Goldmine

1987
as Manny Ricci

New York Street Games

2010
as Joe Pantoliano

Tinseltown

1997

Wedding Daze

2006
as Smitty

From Here to Eternity (1979)

1979
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio

El Diablo

1990
as Kid Durango

Eddie and the Cruisers

1983
as Doc Robbins

Three of Hearts

1993
as Mickey

Loosies

2012
as Carl

Olive, the Other Reindeer

1999
as Martini (voice)

Nightbreaker

1989
as Sgt. Jack Russell

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980
as Ray Neal

Free Country

1978

The Squeeze

1987
as Norman

No Kidding, Me Too!

2009
as Joe Pantoliano

Zandalee

1991
as Gerri

Director

Movie No Kidding, Me Too! 2009

Writer

Movie No Kidding, Me Too! 2009

Producer

Movie Second Best 2004

Guest Star

Episode Highlander: The Series
Deadly Medicine 		1992
Episode Trapper John, M.D.
Where There's a Will 		1984
Episode Tales from the Crypt
Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone 		1989
Episode NYPD Blue
In the Butt, Bob 		1995
Episode 3 South
100 Yr. Old Man 		2003
Episode Roswell
Control 		2001
Episode Hart to Hart
Always, Elizabeth 		1984
Episode MacGyver (2016)
Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower 		2021
Episode MacGyver (2016)
Eclipse + USMC-1856707 + Step Potential + Chain Lock + Ma 		2020
Episode The Outer Limits (1995)
Alien Radio (a.k.a. Dead Air) 		1999
Episode Life with Louie
Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof 		1996
Episode Amazing Stories (1985)
One for the Road 		1986
Episode The Simpsons
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer 		2006
Episode Tailgating with Kato Kaelin
Tailgating With Kato Kaelin E55 		1970
Episode NYPD Blue
Vishy-Vashy-Vinny 		1995
Episode Tales from the Crypt
Split Personality 		1992
Episode M*A*S*H
Identity Crisis 		1981
Episode NYPD Blue
Boxer Rebellion 		1995
Episode Godzilla: The Series
Bug Out 		1999
Episode Hardcastle and McCormick
The Crystal Duck 		1983
Episode Civil Wars
Pilot 		1991
Episode Reunited Apart
The Goonies Are Back!! 		2020
Episode Roswell
Secrets and Lies 		2001
Episode Chucky
Death on Denial 		2022
Episode L.A. Law
Pilot 		1986