| Joe Pantoliano | |
|---|---|
 Joe Pantoliano guest stars on M*A*S*H as Cpl. Mullen, who assumes the identity of a dead fellow soldier to try to make it back stateside in "Identity Crisis" in Season 10 (ep. #3). | |
| Personal Information | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthname | Joseph Peter Pantoliano |
| Born: | September 12, 1951 |
| Birthplace | Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor |
| Years active: | 1974 – present |
| Known for: | Numerous film/TV roles, including roles on The Sopranos (as Ralph Cifaretto), in La Bamba (as Bob Keane) and in The Matrix (as Cypher) |
| Website/URL: | http://www.joepants.com |
| Character information | |
| Appeared on/in: | M*A*S*H (TV series) |
| Character(s) played: | Corporal Gerald Mullen in "Identity Crisis" in Season 10 |
Joe Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) made a guest appearance on the M*A*S*H TV series as wounded soldier Corporal Gerald Mullen in "Identity Crisis" in Season 10 (episode #3).
Life and career[]
Born and raised, in Hoboken, New Jersey, Pantoliano is the son of Italian American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory shop foreman.[1][2] He attended HB Studio, and studied extensively with actors John Lehne and Herbert Berghof.[3]
Pantoliano is best known for portraying Ralph Cifaretto in the HBO TV series The Sopranos, Bob Keane in the film La Bamba (1988), Cypher in The Matrix (1999), Teddy in the film Memento (2000), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film franchise, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Guido in the film Risky Business (1983), Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run, and Caesar in Bound (1996). He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro in both The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998) films.
One of Joe's more recent roles was as Gabe Ugliano in the film adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief in 2010.
Personal & family life[]
Married to Nancy Sheppard, the Pantolianos reside in Southern California.
References[]
- ↑ SMOKE 09/02 - Joe Pantoliano in the Hot Seat
- ↑ Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 2002
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/joe-pantoliano-12987040
External links[]
Joe Pantoliano at the Internet Movie Database- Joe Pantoliano article at Wikipedia
