Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. was born on November 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American actor.

He debuted on Broadway in Working (1978). He also helped write Bleacher Bums, an award-winning play, which was first performed at Chicago's Organic Theater Company. He won a Tony award for his portrayal of Richard Roma in David Mamet's play Glengarry Glen Ross.

He made his feature film debut in Medusa Challenger (1977). He played womanizing dentist Bruce Fleckstein in Compromising Positions (1985).

He also starred in in The Money Pit (1986), Weeds (1987) and Suspect (1987), House of Games (1987) and Things Change (1988).

Another his movies include The Godfather: Part III (1990), Bugsy (1991), Underworld (1996) and Nine Lives (2005).

On August 11, 2007, Mantegna signed on to replace departing star Mandy Patinkin on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds.

Filmography

• International Departures (2007)
• Redbelt (2008)
• Witless Protection (2008)
• Childless (2007)
• Hank and Mike (2008)
• Lonely Street (2007)
• West of Brooklyn (2007)
• Buster's Class Project (2007)
• The Simpsons Movie (2007)
• "The Starter Wife" (2007)
• Cougar Club (2007)
• Naked Fear (2007)
• Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
• Club Soda (2006)
• "The Simpsons" (20 episodes, 1991-2006)
• "Kim Possible" (1 episode, 2006)
• Let Go (2006)
• The Kid & I (2005)
• Edmond (2005)
• "Joan of Arcadia" (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• A Very Married Christmas (2004)
• Pontormo (2004)
• Stateside (2004)
• First Flight (2004)
• Uncle Nino (2003)
• Mother Ghost (2002)
• Women vs. Men (2002)
• "First Monday" (13 episodes, 2002)
• And Thou Shalt Honor (2002)
• Off Key (2001)
• Walking Shadow (2001)
• Laguna (2001)
• Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)
• The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
• Thin Air (2000)
• The Last Producer (2000)
• More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
• Lakeboat (2000)
• Fall (2000)
• Liberty Heights (1999)
• My Little Assassin (1999)
• Spenser: Small Vices (1999)
• The Runner (1999)
• Boy Meets Girl (1998)
• Celebrity (1998)
• The Rat Pack (1998)
• Hoods (1998)
• "The Last Don II" (1998)
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
• Jerry and Tom (1998)
• Error in Judgment (1998)
• The Great Empire: Rome (1998)
• Airspeed (1998)
• Body and Soul (1998)
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
• Face Down (1997)
• "Rugrats" (1 episode, 1997)
• A Call to Remember (1997)
• "The Last Don" (1997)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (2 episodes, 1997)
• For Hire (1997)
• Persons Unknown (1996)
• Thinner (1996)
• Albino Alligator (1996)
• Underworld (1996)
• Up Close & Personal (1996)
• Eye for an Eye (1996)
• For Better or Worse (1996)
• Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)
• Above Suspicion (1995)
• Forget Paris (1995)
• Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995)
• Airheads (1994)
• Baby's Day Out (1994)
• State of Emergency (1994)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1993)
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
• Family Prayers (1993)
• Body of Evidence (1993)
• "Saturday Night Live" (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
• "Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1993)
• The Water Engine (1992)
• The Comrades of Summer (1992)
• The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
• Bugsy (1991)
• Homicide (1991)
• Queens Logic (1991)
• Alice (1990)
• The Godfather: Part III (1990)
• Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
• Things Change (1988)
• Suspect (1987)
• Weeds (1987)
• House of Games (1987)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1987)
• Critical Condition (1987)
• ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
• Off Beat (1986)
• The Money Pit (1986)
• Compromising Positions (1985)
• "Comedy Zone" (1984)
• The Outlaws (1984)
• Second Thoughts (1983)
• "Simon & Simon" (1 episode, 1982)
• "Archie Bunker's Place" (1 episode, 1982)
• "The Greatest American Hero" (1 episode, 1982)
• "Bosom Buddies" (1 episode, 1981)
• "It's a Living" (1 episode, 1981)
• "Soap" (7 episodes, 1980-1981)
• Xanadu (1980)
• Bleacher Bums (1979)
• Elvis (1979) (TV)
• To Be Announced (1979)
• Towing (1978)
• A Steady Rain (1978)
• Medusa Challenger (1977)

Awards

• Chicago Film Critics Commitment to Chicago Award 1998
• Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award "Things Change" 1988
• Joseph Jefferson Award Best Supporting Actor "Glengarry Glen Ross" 1984
• Special Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble "Glengarry Glen Ross" 1984
• Tony Featured Actor in a Play "Glengarry Glen Ross" 1984
• Chicago Area Emmy "Bleacher Bums" 1980
• New York Dramatists Guild Award "Bleacher Bums" 1979