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Ralph Cifaretto (sometimes Ralphie), played by Joe Pantoliano, was one of Tony Soprano's captains on the fictional HBO TV series, The Sopranos.

Ralph Cifaretto was an obnoxious, sarcastic and confrontational member of Tony Soprano's crew. A very tempermental man with drug and sexual issues, he once killed an exotic dancer carrying his child and became flippant about it with Tony, which led to Tony striking Ralph, something that one made man is not supposed to do to another. By way of making amends, Tony promoted Ralph to captain, something for which he had aspired for quite some time.

Ralph briefly pursued relationships with Rosalie Aprile, the widow of Jackie Aprile, and then with Janice Soprano; both of these relationships ended badly, possibly due to Ralphie's preference of paraphilia over "normal" sexual relations.

Ralph's mouth got him into trouble on several occasions. In the third season, his casual recounting to Rosalie's son, Jackie Jr., of a story about how Tony "made his bones" inspired Jackie to make a similar move, with tragic results. In the fourth season, his joke about Johnny Sack's wife brought on an assassination plot that came within seconds of succeeding.

What ultimately caused Ralph's demise was his relationship with Tony. He purchased a race horse named "Pie-O-My" and worked with Tony to turn her into a winning race horse. However, Ralph needed some money to help his son who was injured, and Pie-O-My died in a suspicious stable fire. A very angry Tony confronted Ralph about it. A confrontation ensued and Tony ended up killing Ralph. Tony, with the help of Christopher, then dismembered and buried the body. However, Ralph's involvement in the stable fire was never established for certain.