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 numer...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Bad Boys: Legacy
2024
as Self
Take an epic lookback at 30 years of making the Bad Boys franchise with a 22-minute retrospective. Go behind the scenes of the all-new movie with an e...

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Captain Howard
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

Home Delivery
2024
as Gary Templeton
A plus-size supermodel invites her family over to experience the birth of her first child.

Hide and Seek
2021
as Collin Carmichael
Noah is seeking to reconnect with his outcast brother after the death of their father. He hopes to make amends and share the family's fortune, but ins...

The Santa Stakeout
2021
as Mr. Miller
Tanya is a police detective who is reluctantly partnered with fellow detective Ryan to solve a recent string of heists taking place during high-profil...

A Journey to Sundance
2021
as Self
'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all over the world, as well as my own struggles to fi...

Bad Boys for Life
2020
as Captain Howard
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami pol...

From the Vine
2019
as Marco Gentile
A downtrodden man experiences an ethical crisis and travels back to his hometown in rural Italy to recalibrate his moral compass. There he finds new p...

Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
as Uncle Frankie
A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce ab...

The Brawler
2019
as Al Braverman
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.

Lake Placid: Legacy
2018
as Henderson
A group of young explorers discover a secret area hidden from all maps and GPS devices. When they reach the center of the lake, they discover an aband...

Happy Anniversary
2018
as Aldo
A quirky couple spends their three-year dating anniversary looking back at their relationship and contemplating whether they should break up.

Just Getting Started
2017
as Joey
Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a for...

Random Tropical Paradise
2017
as Vincent Gambazzo
At the onset of RANDOM TROPICAL PARADISE, Harry Fluder’s life was working out exactly as planned: great job, loyal friends, and the perfect fiancée – ...

The Perfect Match
2016
as Marty
Charlie is a charming playboy who doesn't believe in serious relationships. His best friends bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he'...

The Identical
2014
as Avi Hirshberg
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, ...
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
2014
as Self
Retrospective interview with Joe Pantoliano included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano
2014
Thanks
Retrospective interview with Joe Pantoliano included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The concert f...

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012
as Oswald
Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received ...

Loosies
2012
as Carl
A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair with, she informs h...

The Legend of Secret Pass
2010
as Chuckster (voice)
A Native American teenager named Manu spends the summer with his grandfather high in the desert mountains. As a terrifying doom approaches, Manu must ...

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Peek (voice)
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for c...

New York Street Games
2010
as Self
Documentary describing various street games played by children in New York.

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
as Self
A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cast, exploration of the film's locations and unique ...

Deadly Impact
2010
as David Kaplow
Deadly Impact follows hard-nosed cop Thomas Armstrong (Flanery) whose life was shattered when he became the helpless target of a mastermind murderer. ...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Gabe Ugliano
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must ma...

Falling Up
2009
as George
A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York City, where h...

The Job
2009
as Perriman
A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life, gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.

No Kidding, Me Too!
2009
as Himself
Joe Pantoliano makes his documentary directorial debut with NO KIDDING! ME 2!! as part of his fight against the stigma and shame of mental/brain "dis-...

No Kidding, Me Too!
2009
Director, Writer
Joe Pantoliano makes his documentary directorial debut with NO KIDDING! ME 2!! as part of his fight against the stigma and shame of mental/brain "dis-...

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
as Self
Set against the landscape of 80s teen culture and the dawn of yuppiedom, this documentary relishes 'Risky Business' for having the brains to break fro...

Canvas
2006
as John Marino
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.

Canvas
2006
Producer
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.

Unknown
2006
as Bound Man
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.

Deceit
2006
as Anthony
A man returns to his hometown after his father's death and soon enters into an affair with the wife of his old best friend.

...So Goes the Nation
2006
as Self
A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.

Wedding Daze
2006
as Smitty
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously pro...

The Amateurs
2006
as Some Idiot
Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams...

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
as Mayor M.T. Gunn
A slovenly cable repairman becomes a big-city health inspector and is tasked with uncovering the source of a food poisoning epidemic.
The Check Up
2005
as The Inspector
A short film made by Volkswagon

Racing Stripes
2005
as Goose (voice)
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely ...

The Easter Egg Adventure
2004
as Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
The idyllic Egg Town is the location for the The Easter Egg Adventure, which sees the beautiful location under threat from some dastardly thieves. Mak...

Perfect Opposites
2004
as Louis Carbonelli
The story of two college graduates from the Midwest who move to Los Angeles, where their love is tested for the first time.

Second Best
2004
as Elliot
Jealousy overwhelms a group of friends, particularly struggling writer Elliot, as they prepare for the homecoming of their old friend, a wildly succes...

Second Best
2004
Producer
Jealousy overwhelms a group of friends, particularly struggling writer Elliot, as they prepare for the homecoming of their old friend, a wildly succes...

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2003
A behind the scenes look at the making of 'Daredevil'!

Bad Boys II
2003
as Captain Howard
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...

Daredevil
2003
as Ben Urich
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Mogan
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in tro...

A Better Way to Die
2001
as Flash
Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death...

Cats & Dogs
2001
as Peek (voice)
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs ...

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
as Self
A behind the scenes documentary about the making of "Olive, The Other Reindeer".

Memento
2000
as Teddy
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the f...

Ready to Rumble
2000
as Titus Sinclair
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Silver Man
2000
as Norbert
The life of a street performer and human oddity with silver skin changes forever when he must save the woman he loves from her abusive ex.

Olive, The Other Reindeer
1999
as Martini (voice)
After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North ...

New Blood
1999
as Hellman
Alan White is a desperate man; his daughter must have a heart transplant to live. He gets an unexpected visit from his adult son, Danny, a criminal wh...

Making 'The Matrix'
1999
as Self
A promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in...

Taxman
1999
as Al Benjamin
After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are stealing...

The Life Before This
1999
as Jake Maclean
Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

Black and White
1999
as Bill King
Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high schoo...

The Matrix
1999
as Cypher
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful co...

Hoods
1998
as Charlie Flynn
A 50-year-old mobster struggles to carry out his father's order to execute a rival's 9-year-old child.

U.S. Marshals
1998
as Renfro
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes....

Pitch
1997
as Self
A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film i...

Top of the World
1997
as Vince Castor
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They wi...

Tinseltown
1997
as Arnie
In Hollywood it's all about who you know, and the only person two friends know is a serial killer.

Natural Enemy
1996
as Stuart
A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of hi...

Bound
1996
as Caesar
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster...

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
1996
as Det. Meyer Meyer
Once she'd been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in ...

The Immortals
1995
as Pete
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed ch...

Steal Big Steal Little
1995
as Eddie Agopian
Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but...

The Last Word
1995
as Doc
A journalist with solid mob connections falls for a stripper with a dark past.

Congo
1995
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone bers...

Bad Boys
1995
as Captain Howard
Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a...

Baby's Day Out
1994
as Norby
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the soci...

The Flight of the Dove
1994
as Attorney Brezner
An explosives expert fleeing his past and a beautiful spy trading sex for secrets find themselves in love and fighting the spy ring out to kill them.

Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Bruno
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. Th...

Robot in the Family
1994
as Jack Shamir
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.

Robot in the Family
1994
Associate Producer
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.

Dangerous Heart
1994
as Barclay
A cop begins to turn to booze and cocaine during a tough undercover assignment. When a big drug-buy goes sour and the cop ends up with a million in ca...

Me and the Kid
1993
as Roy
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.

Calendar Girl
1993
as Harvey Darpinian
Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.

The Fugitive
1993
as Cosmo Renfro
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear...

Three of Hearts
1993
as Mickey
A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.

Used People
1992
as Frank
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice ye...

Through the Eyes of a Killer
1992
as Jerry
A woman has a brief affair with the contractor who is renovating her apartment and he refuses to accept the end of the relationship.

One Special Victory
1991
as Daniel
A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He i...

Zandalee
1991
as Gerri
Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative an...

Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Paul (uncredited)
Caught in the web of inner city violence, extortion and drugs, Dean Costello is a small-time gangster with big-time dreams for himself and his autisti...

El Diablo
1990
as Kid Durango
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowbo...

Short Time
1990
as Scalese
As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns...

The Last of the Finest
1990
as Wayne Gross
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of the...

Downtown
1990
as White
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get ...

Nightbreaker
1989
as Sgt. Jack Russell
Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, ex...

Midnight Run
1988
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I....

Rock 'N Roll Mum
1988
as Ronnie
Dyan Cannon portrays Annie Hackett, an aspiring singer and suburban mother of two, who rocks and rolls her way through her household chores. When one ...

The In Crowd
1988
as Perry Parker
A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day he successfully gets on a popular teen dance television...

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987
as Self
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun
1987
as Frank Demarest
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured w...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Scenes From the Goldmine
1987
as Manny Ricci
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.

La Bamba
1987
as Bob Keane
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his g...

The Squeeze
1987
as Norman
Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful...

Destination: America
1987
as Lt. Mike Amico
A patrician family's estranged, black-sheep son forsakes his blue-collar life to return home and soon finds himself wrongly accused of his father's mu...

Roger Rabbit Screen Test
1986
as Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
Live action and animation composite test for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The short clip resulted in Richard Williams being hired as the film's animation ...

L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Ralph Cavanaugh
Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with ...

Running Scared
1986
as Snake
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in t...

The Goonies
1985
as Francis
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

The Mean Season
1985
as Andy Porter
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As t...

Mister Roberts
1984
as Insigna
Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyra...

Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
as Doc Robbins
A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the mis...

Risky Business
1983
as Guido
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home ...

The Final Terror
1983
as Eggar
A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf...

Monsignor
1982
as Pvt. Joe Musso
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market t...

The Idolmaker
1980
as Gino Pilato
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Ray Neal
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "T...

More Than Friends
1978
as Ralphie
Matty Perlman and Alan Corkus are old friends. He wants them to be more than friends. Sometimes she does too.

I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
N/A
as Narrator
A "mobbed up" gopher treats his avocado associate to a lavish weekend of private planes, fancy hotels and expensive gifts, lulling the unsuspecting fr...