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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 21, 1939
Died
August 1, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Reni Santoni
1.1 Popularity
Biography
Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American film, television and voice actor. Santoni was born in New York City of French and Spanish descent. He began his career in off-Broadway theatre. His first significant film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, starring Rod Steiger, in which he played a junkie trying to sell a radio to the title character, using anti-Semitic slurs that have absolutely no effect. Santoni's first leading role was as the young actor in Carl Reiner's Enter Laughing. His other well-known film roles include Inspector "Chico" González in the 1971 classic Dirty Harry, as Ramon Herrera in the 1983 hit drama Bad Boys, and as detective Tony Gonzales in 1986 action film Cobra. Around that time, he also made guest appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, Hawaii Five-O, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues and Midnight Caller. In 1973, he was a junior partner on, "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law". (Santoni and "Owen Marshall" co-star Lee Majors were born the same week in April 1939). Santoni continued to work in film and television through to the 21st century. Some of his more memorable characterizations include "Poppie," the unhygienic restaurateur on TV's Seinfeld, and "Captain Carlos Rodríguez" in Carl Reiner's comedy film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reni Santoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
7.2
Judge Maurice Vincent
Franklin & Bash
2011
6.4
Raising the Bar
2008
4.5
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
7.0
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
8.0
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
4.2
Mr. Hernandez
Four Kings
2006
8.2
Alan Griswold
Grey's Anatomy
2005
0.0
Father Luis
Gang Warz
2004
6.3
Kingpin
2003
6.5
Tony
According to Jim
2001
Credits
Franklin & Bash
as Judge Maurice Vincent
2011
7.2
Raising the Bar
2008
6.4
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
4.5
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2008
7.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008
8.0
Four Kings
as Mr. Hernandez
2006
4.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Alan Griswold
2005
8.2
Gang Warz
as Father Luis
2004
0.0
Kingpin
2003
6.3
According to Jim
as Tony
2001
6.5
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Rat #2 (voice)
2001
5.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank Mejia
2000
7.6
Bull
2000
6.8
28 Days
as Daniel
2000
6.2
Judging Amy
as Clyde Tate
1999
7.5
Late Last Night
as Drunk
1999
5.3
V.I.P.
as Luis Montez
1998
5.3
Jesse
as Pedro Vasquez
1998
6.1
Doctor Dolittle
as Rat #1 (Voice)
1998
5.7
Private Parts
as Vallesecca
1997
6.5
The Practice
as Roland Mapp
1997
7.7
Dangerous Minds
1996
8.5
The Late Shift
as John Agoglia
1996
6.4
Murder One
1995
7.8
Murder One
as Judge Thomas Agajanian
1995
7.8
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1995
6.1
Dave's World
as Mr. Martinez
1993
6.4
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
1993
7.0
Groundhog Day
as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
1993
7.6
Renegade
as Juan Carlos Prieto
1992
6.7
Only You
as Rueben the Bartender
1992
5.5
Dream On
as Mr. Tribbiani
1990
6.9
🎬
Capital News
1990
6.0
Cat Chaser
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1989
4.8
Seinfeld
as Poppie
1989
8.3
Quantum Leap
as Sgt. Lopez
1989
8.0
The Package
as Chicago Police Lieutenant
1989
6.1
Rain Man
as (voice)
1988
7.8
Murphy's Law
1988
5.0
Bright Lights, Big City
as Additional Voices (voice)
1988
5.7
The Pick-up Artist
as Man in Train Station
1987
5.7
🎬
Sanchez of Bel Air
1986
0.0
Radioactive Dreams
as 'Red' Hairstylist
1986
5.2
🎬
Joe Bash
1986
0.0
Cobra
as Sergeant Gonzales
1986
6.1
Second Serve
as Dr. Roberto Granato
1986
5.4
227
1985
6.8
No Greater Gift
as Mario Santana
1985
0.0
Summer Rental
as Announcer (voice)
1985
6.1
Brewster's Millions
as Vin Rapelito
1985
6.6
Moonlighting
as Señor Arredondo
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Caceras
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Juan Ramos
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Lt. Arturo Dominguez
1984
7.5
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.3
Manimal
as Lt. Rivera
1983
7.3
Manimal
as Lt. Rivera
1983
4.5
Bad Boys
as Ramon Herrera
1983
7.0
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Carlos Rodriguez
1982
6.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Danny Santana
1981
7.6
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Billy Joe
1978
4.0
Tarzana
1978
5.0
Lou Grant
as Jim Keenan
1977
7.3
CHiPs
as Cleo Baxter
1977
6.8
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Hobbs
1977
6.0
Charlie's Angels
as Holder
1976
6.7
Delvecchio
as George Coletta
1976
0.0
Panic on the 5:22
as Emil Linz
1974
5.3
The Rockford Files
as Perry
1974
7.5
Indict and Convict
as Mike Belano
1974
0.0
Barnaby Jones
as Chip Rawlins
1973
6.9
Barnaby Jones
as Tony Santos
1973
6.9
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Dirty Harry
as Chico
1971
7.4
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Danny Paterno
1971
6.3
Powderkeg
as Ricardo Sandoval
1971
8.0
The Student Nurses
as Victor Charlie
1970
5.0
The Odd Couple
as Ernie
1970
7.8
Love, American Style
1969
6.0
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Max
1969
5.3
Hawaii Five-O
as Jimmy Rego
1968
7.1
Anzio
as Pvt. Movie
1968
5.7
🎬
A Great Big Thing
as Vinny Shea
1968
0.0
Enter Laughing
as David Kolowitz
1967
4.0
The F.B.I.
as Eddie Locke
1965
5.5
The F.B.I.
as Harry Scheller
1965
5.5
The Trials of O'Brien
as Leonard
1965
6.8
The Pawnbroker
as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
1965
7.1
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
Strangers in the City
as Scrounge
1962
4.3
🎬
Lamp Unto My Feet
as Youth
1948
0.0