Joe Pantoliano
Name
Joseph Peter Pantoliano
Birthplace
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Birth date
September 12, 1951
Occupation
Actor
Active Years
1974–present
Notable Films
Memento (2000)
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who appeared in films such as Baby's Day Out, The Fugutive (1993) and U.S. Marshals, The Matrix and Memento.
Early life[]
Career[]
Pantoliano portrayed Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido in Risky Business, Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run, and Caesar in Bound. He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants" because of the difficulty some people have pronouncing his Italian surname.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Road Movie | Mugger | Credited as Joseph Pantoliano |
| For Pete's Sake | Undercover Cop who arrests Mark | ||
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Gino Pilato | |
| 1982 | Monsignor | Pvt. Joe Musso | |
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Eggar | |
| Risky Business | Guido | ||
| Eddie and the Cruisers | Doc Robbins | ||
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Andy Porter | |
| The Goonies | Francis | ||
| 1986 | Running Scared | Snake | |
| 1987 | Scenes from the Goldmine | Manny | |
| La Bamba | Bob Keane | ||
| The Squeeze | Norman | ||
| Amazon Women on the Moon | Sy Swerdlow | Segment: "Hairlooming" | |
| Empire of the Sun | Frank Demarest | ||
| 1988 | The In Crowd | Perry Parker | |
| Midnight Run | Eddie | ||
| 1990 | Ardouous Moon | Short film | |
| Downtown | White | ||
| Blue Heat | Wayne Gross | ||
| Short Time | Scalese | ||
| Backstreet Dreams | Paul Antangeli | Uncredited Cameo(citation needed) | |
| 1991 | Zandalee | Gerri | |
| 1992 | Used People | Frank | |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts | Mickey | |
| The Fugitive | Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro | ||
| Calendar Girl | Harvey Darpinian | ||
| Me and the Kid | Roy | ||
| 1994 | Robot in the Family | The Father | |
| Teresa's Tattoo | Bruno | ||
| Baby's Day Out | Norby | ||
| 1995 | Bad Boys | Captain Conrad Howard | |
| Congo | Eddie Ventro | Uncredited Cameo(citation needed) | |
| The Last Word | Doc | ||
| Steal Big Steal Little | Eddie Agopian, Ruben's Lawyer | ||
| The Immortals | Pete Tunnell | ||
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Gordy | |
| The Flight of the Dove | Attorney Brezner | ||
| Bound | Caesar | ||
| 1997 | Top of the World | Vince Castor | |
| Aliens Attack | Captain Nevins | ||
| Tinseltown | Arnie | ||
| Natural Enemy | Stuart | ||
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro | |
| Hoods | Charlie Flynn | ||
| 1999 | Taxman | Al Benjamin | |
| Forces of Nature | Cab Driver | Uncredited Cameo(citation needed) | |
| The Matrix | Cypher | ||
| Black and White | Bill King | ||
| The Life Before This | Jake Maclean | ||
| 2000 | Silver Man | Norbert | |
| Ready to Rumble | Titus Sinclair | ||
| New Blood | Hellman | ||
| Memento | "Teddy" James Edward Gammell | ||
| A Better Way to Die | Flash | ||
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Peek | Voice role |
| 2002 | A Call for Help | Charlie | |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Mogan | ||
| 2003 | Daredevil | Ben Urich | |
| Bad Boys II | Captain Conrad Howard | ||
| 2004 | Second Best | Elliot | |
| Perfect Opposites | Louis Carbonelli | ||
| The Easter Egg Adventure | Terrible Timothy Takit | Voice role | |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | Goose | Voice role |
| The Check Up | The Inspector | Short film | |
| The Amateurs | Some Idiot | ||
| 2006 | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Mayor M.T. Gunn | |
| Wedding Daze | Smitty | ||
| Canvas | John Marino | ||
| Unknown | Bound Man | ||
| 2009 | The Job | Perriman | |
| Deadly Impact | David Kaplow | ||
| Falling Up | George | ||
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Chucksta | Voice |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Gabe Ugliano | ||
| Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Peek | Voice role | |
| New York Street Games | self | Documentary | |
| 2011 | Loosies | Carl | |
| Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Oswald Oswald III | ||
| 2014 | The Identical | Avi Hirshberg | |
| 2016 | The Perfect Match | Marty | |
| 2017 | Just Getting Started | Joe | |
| 2018 | Happy Anniversary | Aldo | |
| 2019 | Spring Break '83 | Sergeant Coltrane | Filming completed in 2007; release postponed. |
| 2020 | Bad Boys For Life | Captain Conrad Howard |
External links[]
- Joe Pantoliano on Wikipedia
