Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Date of Birth:

Sep 12, 1951

Place of Birth:

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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 numerous supporting roles in films and television shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Goonies, La Bamba, Empire of the Sun, Midnight Run, NYPD Blue, Memento, and Bad Boys and its sequels. He also appeared in The Fugitive and its spin-off U.S. Marshals. He began working with the Wachowskis in their directorial debut Bound, and later appeared in their film The Matrix and their sci-fi series Sense8.

filmography:

Risky Business Risky Business

1983

Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano Hail Ceasar with Joe Pantoliano

2014

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

2012

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

1996

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

The Perfect Match The Perfect Match

2016

Silver Man Silver Man

2000

New York Street Games New York Street Games

2010

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

Scenes From the Goldmine Scenes From the Goldmine

1987

Just Getting Started Just Getting Started

2017

Home Delivery Home Delivery

1970

Used People Used People

1992

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

2000

Racing Stripes Racing Stripes

2005

The Identical The Identical

2014

The Check Up The Check Up

2005

The Final Terror The Final Terror

1983

Mister Roberts Mister Roberts

1984

The Job The Job

2009

The Life Before This The Life Before This

1999

Me and the Kid Me and the Kid

1993

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil

2003

Congo Congo

1995

The Last Word The Last Word

1995

Destination: America Destination: America

1987

Roger Rabbit Screen Test Roger Rabbit Screen Test

1986

Natural Enemy Natural Enemy

1996

Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

2021

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987

More Than Friends More Than Friends

1978

Making 'The Matrix' Making 'The Matrix'

1999

From the Vine From the Vine

2019

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

2008

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

2006

L.A. Law: Pilot L.A. Law: Pilot

1986

A Journey to Sundance A Journey to Sundance

1970

Bad Boys: Legacy Bad Boys: Legacy

2024

Amazon Women on the Moon Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Backstreet Dreams Backstreet Dreams

1990

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

2010

Feast of the Seven Fishes Feast of the Seven Fishes

2019

Cats & Dogs Cats & Dogs

2001

The Mean Season The Mean Season

1985

El Diablo El Diablo

1990

Random Tropical Paradise Random Tropical Paradise

2017

Rock 'N Roll Mum Rock 'N Roll Mum

1988

Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary

2018

The Brawler The Brawler

2019

Lake Placid: Legacy Lake Placid: Legacy

2018

A Better Way to Die A Better Way to Die

2001

Bad Boys for Life Bad Boys for Life

2020

Loosies Loosies

2012

No Kidding, Me Too! No Kidding, Me Too!

2009

Tinseltown Tinseltown

1997

Dangerous Heart Dangerous Heart

1994

Empire of the Sun Empire of the Sun

1987

Unknown Unknown

2006

Olive, The Other Reindeer Olive, The Other Reindeer

1999

The Goonies The Goonies

1985

Bound Bound

1996

Bad Boys Bad Boys

1995

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

One Special Victory One Special Victory

1991

Deadly Impact Deadly Impact

2010

Deceit Deceit

2006

Downtown Downtown

1990

Falling Up Falling Up

2009

The Idolmaker The Idolmaker

1980

The Immortals The Immortals

1995

Daredevil Daredevil

2003

Midnight Run Midnight Run

1988

The Fugitive The Fugitive

1993

Ready to Rumble Ready to Rumble

2000

Three of Hearts Three of Hearts

1993

The Santa Stakeout The Santa Stakeout

2021

The Matrix The Matrix

1999

Baby's Day Out Baby's Day Out

1994

Eddie and the Cruisers Eddie and the Cruisers

1983

Short Time Short Time

1990

Bad Boys II Bad Boys II

2003

U.S. Marshals U.S. Marshals

1998

Wedding Daze Wedding Daze

2006

The Adventures of Pluto Nash The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002

Perfect Opposites Perfect Opposites

2004

Running Scared Running Scared

1986

Hoods Hoods

1998

Robot in the Family Robot in the Family

1994

Monsignor Monsignor

1982

The Squeeze The Squeeze

1987

The Last of the Finest The Last of the Finest

1990

The Flight of the Dove The Flight of the Dove

1994

Calendar Girl Calendar Girl

1993

Taxman Taxman

1999

Zandalee Zandalee

1991

Nightbreaker Nightbreaker

1989

New Blood New Blood

1999

Teresa's Tattoo Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012

Through the Eyes of a Killer Through the Eyes of a Killer

1992

The Amateurs The Amateurs

2006

...So Goes the Nation ...So Goes the Nation

2006

Black and White Black and White

1999

La Bamba La Bamba

1987

Top of the World Top of the World

1997

Pitch Pitch

1997

Second Best Second Best

2004

The Easter Egg Adventure The Easter Egg Adventure

2004

The In Crowd The In Crowd

1988

Steal Big Steal Little Steal Big Steal Little

1995

The Legend of Secret Pass The Legend of Secret Pass

2010

Canvas Canvas

2006

Memento Memento

2000

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