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 Dr ... ama 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
Beethoven
as Sparky (voice)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 10, 1994
The Fanelli Boys
as Dominic Fanelli
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Sep 08, 1990
The Sopranos
as Ralph Cifaretto
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jan 10, 1999
The Handler
as Joe Renato
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 26, 2003
EZ Streets
as Jimmy Murtha
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 27, 1996
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 19, 1998
From Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 14, 1979
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Roy Cohn
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 27, 1985
Roswell
as Kal Langley
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 06, 1999
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Ray Neal
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 05, 1980
MacGyver
as Eric Andrews
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2016
The Simpsons
as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
M*A*S*H
as Gerald Mullen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1972
Amazing Stories
as Joe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
L.A. Law
as Ralph Cavanaugh
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
Tales from the Crypt
as Ulric
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
Beverly Hills Buntz
as Jimmy Montaigne
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 05, 1987
The Hitchhiker
as Brother Charles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1983
The Outer Limits
as Stan Harbinger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Sense8
as Michael Gorski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 05, 2015
Tales from the Crypt
as Casino Dealer (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Teddy Hollins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1983
Life with Louie
as Jojo Stomopolous (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1994
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi, Sr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 25, 2019
Highlander: The Series
as Doctor Wilder
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1992
Chucky
as Joe Pantoliano
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 2021
Civil Wars
as Stan DeMarco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 20, 1991
Tacoma FD
as Eddie Penisi Sr.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 25, 2019
Godzilla: The Series
as Victor "Animal" Palotti (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1998
Dr. Vegas
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 24, 2004
But Can They Sing?
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 30, 2005
Free Country
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jun 24, 1978
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Hart to Hart
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1979
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Arliss
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 10, 1996
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
Simon & Simon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 24, 1981
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Good Day Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2001
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
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