Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter
Birthday
(Wednesday)
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Children
4 children
Education
HB Studio, Cliffside Park High School
Zodiac Sign
♍ Virgo
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Biblical Hebrew (יוֹסֵף)
Popularity
Tier B -- 135,589 Wikipedia views/month
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Sydney Sweeney →
Career
Career spanning 46 years (1980-2026)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 28
Year context
Born in 1951 -- First commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered; Harry S. Truman was US president
Year 1951 →
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Cultural Uplift
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Filmography (50)
AWARDS (3)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2003
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2003
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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.
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Joe Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
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Joe Pantoliano has 50 credits in our database. Notable titles include Violent Night 2 (2026), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), Dexter: Original Sin (2024), Bad Boys for Life (2020), Lake Placid: Legacy (2018).
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