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Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Joe Pantoliano
Sal Firpo
for Sal Firpo in The Rinaldi Family: Season 1
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We meet members of the Rinaldi family, led by Alfredo. In hotel St. Croix Tony Rinaldi protects Lauren from Edward Monetti. Monetti is killed, resulting in a declaration of war on Rinaldi's family, as Monetti was a respected member of Tadeuccis. Both Alfredo and Gino Taddeucci call the family together and prepare for underworld war. Unwittingly, Joe Marchegiano, a former boxer, gets involved, loses his temper and kills his boss, Pietro Barbella, who is Taddeucci and whose death is attributed to the Rinaldis by Gino. Luigi Morello, Bernie Rinaldi and Sal Firpo traditionally dine at Ginetta's, they will be targeted by Taddeucci's men led by Frankie Luciano. The restaurant is destroyed and good old Firpo is dead. This is learned by his son Mario, who returns from the army and is ready to become 1 of the 10 capos of the Rinaldi family and avenge father's death. Street boss Paulie Cabrini, one of Rinaldi's most senior figures, takes him under the wing. Together with the men led by his father are sent on job in Chinatown, where the car dealer Fabrizio Costilla, under the protection of Rinaldis, is attacked by Taddeucci, many men die, Mario impresses both Cabrini and Alfredo. The bomb in taddeucci's underboss's car is revenge for Firpo and the end for Totti. Many skirmishes ensue and two of Rinaldi's capos, Leo Buonarroti and Simon Paganini, are injured. The good old consigliere Renato "Baron" Barone, feels old and thinks about retirement and peace. Costilla is killed. Series 1 ends
