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JOE PANTOLIANO (Cypher) recently starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes in "U.S. Marshals," reprising the role of Cosmo Renfro that he first played in the Academy Award-nominated hit thriller "The Fugitive."
He will soon be seen in "Taxman," co-starring Elizabeth Berkley, which Pantoliano also associate produced.
His other credits include "Bound," directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski; Taylor Hackford's "Idolmaker"; "The Final Terror"; "Eddie And The Cruisers"; "Risky Business"; "The Mean Season"; "Goonies"; "Running Scared"; "La Bamba"; Steven Spielberg's "Empire Of The Sun"; "Used People"; Martin Brest's "Midnight Run"; "Baby's Day Out"; "The Fugitive"; "Bad Boys"; and "Congo". Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Pantoliano landed his first professional role in 1972 when he played Billy Bibbit in the national touring company of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." He worked in regional theater and has appeared in more than 40 Off-Broadway productions, including "Vision Of Kerouac" at the Lion Theatre, "The Death Star" at the Theatre of St. Clements and "The Off-Season" at the New Dramatistıs Guild. In 1976, Pantoliano moved to Hollywood and appeared in the ABC series "McNamara's Band" and in "Free Country," starring Rob Reiner and directed by James Burrows. Burrows then cast Pantoliano in the role of Maggio, originally played by Frank Sinatra, in the NBC miniseries "From Here To Eternity". Pantoliano was later nominated for a CableACE Award for an episode of HBO's "Tales From The Crypt," directed by Richard Donner. Pantoliano is the winner of a Dramalogue Award and a Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in "Orphans." His second Dramalogue Award for Best Actor was received for "Italian American Reconciliation," written by John Patrick Shanley. |
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Filmography (85) Second Best (2003) (completed) .... Elliot Bad Boys II (2003) (completed) .... Captain Howard 5-25-77 (2003) .... Dr. Johnson "Handler, The" (2003) TV Series .... Joe Renato Daredevil (2003) .... Ben Urich Piece of My Heart, A (2002) .... Louis Carbonelli Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002) .... Mogan ... aka Pluto Nash (2002) (UK) (USA: working title) Call for Help, A (2002) .... Charlie "Sopranos, The" (1999) TV Series .... Ralph Cifaretto (2001-2002) Majestic (2001) (VG) .... Tim Pritchard (Episode 4) Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG) (voice) .... Luigi Goterelli ... aka GTA3 (2002) (VG) (USA: abbreviated title) ... aka Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001) (VG) (USA) Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice) .... Peek the Chinese crested Dog Better Way to Die, A (2000) .... Flash Pray for the Cardinal (2000) .... Nicky Silver Man (2000) .... Norbert Memento (2000) .... John Edward 'Teddy' Gammell Ready to Rumble (2000/I) .... Titus Sinclair New Blood (1999) .... Hellman "Sugar Hill" (1999) TV Series .... Joe Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Martini Taxman, The (1999/I) .... Al Benjamin Life Before This, The (1999) .... Jake Maclean Black and White (1999) .... Bill King Matrix, The (1999) .... Cypher "Lionhearts, The" (1998) TV Series (voice) "Godzilla: The Series" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Animal Palotti "Hercules" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Pan ... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA) Hoods (1998) .... Charlie Flynn U.S. Marshals (1998) .... Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro Top of the World (1997) .... Vince Castor ... aka Cold Cash (1997) ... aka Showdown (1997) Tinseltown (1997) .... Arnie Natural Enemy (1997) (TV) .... Stuart EZ Streets (1996) (TV) .... Jimmy Murtha "EZ Streets" (1996) TV Series .... Jimmy Murtha Bound (1996) .... Caesar Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996) (TV) .... Det. Meyer Meyer Immortals, The (1995) .... Pete Tunnell Steal Big, Steal Little (1995) .... Eddie Agopian, Ruben's Lawyer Last Word, The (1995) .... Doc ... aka Cosa Nostra: The Last Word (1995) Congo (1995) (uncredited) .... Eddie Ventro Bad Boys (1995) .... Capt. Howard "Beethoven" (1994) TV Series (voice) .... Sparky Flight of the Dove, The (1994) .... Attorney Brezner ... aka Spy Within, The (1994) |
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Teresa's Tattoo (1994) .... Bruno Robot in the Family (1994) .... The Father Baby's Day Out (1994) .... Norby Dangerous Heart (1994) (TV) .... Barclay Me and the Kid (1993) .... Roy Calendar Girl (1993) .... Harvey Darpinian Fugitive, The (1993) .... Cosmo Renfro Three of Hearts (1993) .... Mickey Used People (1992) .... Frank Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992) (TV) .... Jerry ... aka Master Builder, The (1992) (TV) One Special Victory (1991) (TV) .... Daniel Zandalee (1991) .... Gerri "Fanelli Boys, The" (1990) TV Series .... Dominic Fanelli El Diablo (1990) (TV) .... Kid Durango Short Time (1990) .... Scalese Last of the Finest, The (1990) .... Wayne Gross ... aka Blue Heat (1990) ... aka Street Legal (1990) Downtown (1990) .... White Nightbreaker (1989) (TV) .... Sgt. Russell ... aka Advance to Ground Zero (1989) (TV) In Crowd, The (1988) .... Perry Parker Midnight Run (1988) .... Eddie Moscone Rock 'n' Roll Mom (1988) (TV) .... Ronnie Scenes from the Goldmine (1987) .... Manny Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Frank Demarest Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming") ... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (1987) La Bamba (1987) .... Bob Keene Squeeze, The (1987) .... Norman Destination America (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Mike Amico L.A. Law (1986) (TV) .... Rob Cavanaugh Running Scared (1986) .... Snake Goonies, The (1985) .... Francis Fratelli Mean Season, The (1985) .... Andy Porter "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Roy Cohn Mister Roberts (1984) (TV) .... Insigna Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) .... Doc Robbins Risky Business (1983) .... Guido Final Terror, The (1983) .... Eggar ... aka Bump in the Night (1983) ... aka Campsite Massacre (1983) ... aka Forest Primeval, The (1983) Monsignor (1982) .... Musso Idolmaker, The (1980) .... Gino Pilato Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) (TV) .... Ray Neal ... aka Alcatraz and Clarence Carnes (1980) (TV) "From Here to Eternity" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Pvt. Angelo Maggio More Than Friends (1978) (TV) .... Ralph ... aka Love Me and I'll Be Your Best Friend (1978) (TV) "Free Country" (1978) TV Series .... Louis Peschi |
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