Reni Santoni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1939
- Died
- August 1, 2020 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
Franklin & Bash
TV · as Judge Maurice Vincent · 1 ep
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Movie · as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Movie · as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Movie · as Self
Raising the Bar
TV · 1 ep
Four Kings
TV · as Mr. Hernandez · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Alan Griswold · 1 ep
Gang Warz
Movie · as Father Luis
Kingpin
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie · as Rat #2 (voice)
According to Jim
TV · as Tony · 1 ep
28 Days
Movie · as Daniel
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Frank Mejia · 1 ep
Bull
TV · 1 ep
Late Last Night
Movie · as Drunk
Judging Amy
TV · as Clyde Tate · 1 ep
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Rat #1 (Voice)
Can't Hardly Wait
Movie · as Cop
V.I.P.
TV · as Luis Montez · 1 ep
Jesse
TV · as Pedro Vasquez · 1 ep
Private Parts
Movie · as Vallesecca
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Movie · as Judge Thomas Agajanian
The Practice
TV · as Roland Mapp · 2 eps
The Late Shift
Movie · as John Agoglia
Dangerous Minds
TV · 1 ep
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)
Murder One
TV · as Thomas Agajanian · 2 eps
Groundhog Day
Movie · as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Don Carlos del Vega Garcia · 1 ep
Dave's World
TV · as Mr. Martinez · 1 ep
Only You
Movie · as Rueben the Bartender
Renegade
TV · as Juan Carlos Prieto · 1 ep
Dream On
TV · as Mr. Tribbiani · 1 ep
Capital News
TV · 1 ep
The Package
Movie · as Chicago Police Lieutenant
Cat Chaser
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Seinfeld
TV · as Poppie · 5 eps
Quantum Leap
TV · as Sgt. Lopez · 2 eps
Rain Man
Movie · as (voice)
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Murphy's Law
TV · 1 ep
The Pick-up Artist
Movie · as Man in Train Station
Cobra
Movie · as Sergeant Gonzales
Radioactive Dreams
Movie · as 'Red' Hairstylist
Second Serve
Movie · as Dr. Roberto Granato
Joe Bash
TV · 1 ep
Sanchez of Bel Air
TV · 13 eps
Summer Rental
Movie · as Announcer (voice)
Brewster's Millions
Movie · as Vin Rapelito
No Greater Gift
Movie · as Mario Santana
227
TV · 1 ep
Moonlighting
TV · as Señor Arredondo · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Caceras, Juan Ramos · 1 ep
Miami Vice
TV · as Lt. Arturo Dominguez · 1 ep
Bad Boys
Movie · as Ramon Herrera
Manimal
TV · as Lieutenant Rivera · 8 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie · as Carlos Rodriguez
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Danny Santana · 2 eps
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Movie · as Billy Joe
Tarzana
Movie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Movie · as Hobbs
Lou Grant
TV · as Jim Keenan · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · as Cleo Baxter · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Holder · 1 ep
Delvecchio
TV · as George Coletta · 1 ep
Indict and Convict
Movie · as Mike Belano
Panic on the 5:22
Movie · as Emil Linz
The Rockford Files
TV · as Perry · 2 eps
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Chip Rawlins, Tony Santos · 1 ep
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
Dirty Harry
Movie · as Chico
Powderkeg
Movie · as Ricardo Sandoval
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Danny Paterno · 69 eps
The Student Nurses
Movie · as Victor Charlie
The Odd Couple
TV · as Ernie · 1 ep
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Movie · as Max
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Jimmy Rego · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep
Anzio
Movie · as Pvt. Movie
A Great Big Thing
Movie · as Vinny Shea
Enter Laughing
Movie · as David Kolowitz
The Pawnbroker
Movie · as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
TV · as Eddie Locke, Harry Scheller · 1 ep
The Trials of O'Brien
TV · as Leonard · 1 ep
Strangers in the City
Movie · as Scrounge
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Lamp Unto My Feet
TV · as Youth · 1 ep