Joe Pantoliano
Acting
🎂 1951-09-12
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.
Cast credits(162)
Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
1989
Ralph Cifaretto
1999
Eugene Lynden
2023
Eric Andrews
2016
Gerald Mullen
1972
Cypher
1999
Captain Howard
2024
1981
1981
Sonny Orsini
1981
1979
Doctor Wilder
1992
1996
Self
1997
Joe Pantoliano
2021
Anthony Moretti
2024
Ralph Cavanaugh
1986
Ulric (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
1989
Casino Dealer (uncredited)
1989
Kal Langley
1999
Stan Harbinger
1995
Joe
1985
Self - Guest
2004
Captain Howard
2020
Teddy
2000
Self - Guest
1993
Gabe Ugliano
2010
Michael Gorski
2015
Brother Charles
1983
Francis
1985
Captain Howard
1995
Captain Howard
2003
Cosmo Renfro
1993
Teddy Hollins
1983
Ben Urich
2003
Eddie Penisi, Sr
2019
Eddie Penisi Sr.
2019
Self
2001
Norby
1994
Renfro
1998
Caesar
1996
Self
2020
Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
1998
Jerry
1992
Peek (voice)
2001
Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
1994
Peek (voice)
2010
Bob Keane
1987
Smitty
2006
Guido
1983
Gerri
1991
Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
1995
Goose (voice)
2005
Frank Demarest
1987
Self
2024
Stan DeMarco
1991
Ray Neal
1980
Self
2010
Joey
2017
Joe Renato
2003
Jimmy Murtha
1996
Barclay
1994
Self
2021
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
1988
Henderson
2018
Bill King
1999
Louis Carbonelli
2004
Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
1987
Mogan
2002
Sparky (voice)
1994
Bound Man
2006
Mayor M.T. Gunn
2006
Snake
1986
Chuckster (voice)
2010
Andy Porter
1985
Uncle Frankie
2019
George
2009
Avi Hirshberg
2014
Perry Parker
1988
Elliot
2004
Pete
1995
David Kaplow
2010
Self
2012
Det. Meyer Meyer
1996
Cypher
2004
2004
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
1979
Titus Sinclair
2000
Marty
2016
Jimmy Montaigne
1987
Some Idiot
2006
Frank
1992
Attorney Brezner
1994
(voice)
1998
Carl
2012
Flash
2001
Paul (uncredited)
1990
Doc
1995
Ronnie
1988
Eggar
1983
Wayne Gross
1990
Aldo
2018
Insigna
1984
Roy Cohn
1985
Ray Neal
1980
Stuart
1996
Oswald
2012
John Marino
2006
Norman
1987
Collin Carmichael
2021
Jake Maclean
1999
Charlie Flynn
1998
Arnie
1997
Kid Durango
1990
Vincent Gambazzo
2017
Eddie Agopian
1995
Lt. Mike Amico
1987
Gino Pilato
1980
Vince Castor
1997
Mr. Miller
2021
Al Braverman
2019
Ralph Cavanaugh
1986
Marco Gentile
2019
Mickey
1993
Self
1997
Dominic Fanelli
1990
Self
2010
Harvey Darpinian
1993
Pvt. Joe Musso
1982
Manny Ricci
1987
Martini (voice)
1999
Doc Robbins
1983
Self
2006
Self
1999
Self
1987
Hellman
1999
Gary Templeton
2024
Scalese
1990
Norbert
2000
Al Benjamin
1999
Daniel
1991
2005
White
1990
Self
2008
1978
2003
The Inspector
2005
Sgt. Jack Russell
1989
Himself
2009
Self
2014
Roy
1993
Ralphie
1978
Jack Shamir
1994
Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
2004
Self
2000
Narrator
Perriman
2009
Anthony
2006
Bruno
1994
Eddie Valiant (uncredited)
1986