Joe Pantoliano
Birthday: 1951-09-12
Place of Birth: 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.
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The Matrix
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Bound
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La Bamba
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Monsignor
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Calendar Girl
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Zandalee
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Dangerous Heart
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The Job
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Mister Roberts
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The Final Terror
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Me and the Kid
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Destination: America
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The Last Word
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The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
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The Perfect Match
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Risky Business
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Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
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Silver Man
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New York Street Games
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Used People
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Home Delivery
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Just Getting Started
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
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Scenes from the Goldmine
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Roger Rabbit Screen Test
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Natural Enemy
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Happy Anniversary
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Rock 'N Roll Mom
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Random Tropical Paradise
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The Mean Season
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El Diablo
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The Brawler
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali....
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Lake Placid: Legacy
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Tinseltown
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No Kidding, Me Too!
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Loosies
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A Better Way to Die
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Bad Boys for Life
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Cats & Dogs
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Feast of the Seven Fishes
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From the Vine
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The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
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Making 'The Matrix'
A promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to explain...
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More Than Friends
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Hide and Seek
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The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun...
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
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L.A. Law: Pilot
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Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cas...
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Backstreet Dreams
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Amazon Women on the Moon
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A Journey to Sundance
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Bad Boys: Legacy
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I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
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Higher Love
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Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
An hour long discussion on the philosophical concepts that inspired, and are presented in the trilog...
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The Isolate Thief
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Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
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Memento - Chronological Version
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