Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939 – August 1, 2020) was an American film, television and voice actor.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2008
Gang Warz
Character:Father Luis
Release Date:01/10/2004
Dr. Dolittle 2
Character:Rat #2 (voice)
Release Date:22/06/2001
28 Days
Character:Daniel
Release Date:06/04/2000
Late Last Night
Character:Drunk
Release Date:20/06/1999
Doctor Dolittle
Character:Rat #1 (Voice)
Release Date:26/06/1998
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Character:Judge Thomas Agajanian
Release Date:25/05/1997
Private Parts
Character:Vallesecca
Release Date:07/03/1997
The Late Shift
Character:John Agoglia
Release Date:24/02/1996
The Brady Bunch Movie
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/02/1995
Groundhog Day
Character:State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/02/1993
Only You
Character:Rueben the Bartender
Release Date:01/01/1992
Cat Chaser
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1989
The Package
Character:Chicago Police Lieutenant
Release Date:25/08/1989
Rain Man
Character:(voice)
Release Date:12/12/1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:01/04/1988
The Pick-up Artist
Character:Man in Train Station
Release Date:18/09/1987
Radioactive Dreams
Character:'Red' Hairstylist
Release Date:19/09/1986
Cobra
Character:Sergeant Gonzales
Release Date:01/01/1986
Second Serve
Character:Dr. Roberto Granato
Release Date:01/01/1986
No Greater Gift
Character:Mario Santana
Release Date:11/09/1985
Summer Rental
Character:Announcer (voice)
Release Date:09/08/1985
Brewster's Millions
Character:Vin Rapelito
Release Date:22/05/1985
Bad Boys
Character:Ramon Herrera
Release Date:25/03/1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Character:Carlos Rodriguez
Release Date:21/05/1982
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Character:Billy Joe
Release Date:01/12/1978
Tarzana
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1978
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Character:Hobbs
Release Date:14/07/1977
Panic on the 5:22
Character:Emil Linz
Release Date:20/11/1974
Indict and Convict
Character:Mike Belano
Release Date:06/01/1974
Dirty Harry
Character:Chico
Release Date:23/12/1971
Powderkeg
Character:Ricardo Sandoval
Release Date:16/04/1971
The Student Nurses
Character:Victor Charlie
Release Date:02/12/1970
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Character:Max
Release Date:14/07/1969
Anzio
Character:Pvt. Movie
Release Date:24/07/1968
A Great Big Thing
Character:Vinny Shea
Release Date:23/06/1968
Enter Laughing
Character:David Kolowitz
Release Date:25/02/1967
The Pawnbroker
Character:Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1965
Strangers in the City
Character:Scrounge
Release Date:16/07/1962
Television Appearances
Franklin & Bash
Character:Judge Maurice Vincent
Raising the Bar
Character:
Four Kings
Character:Mr. Hernandez
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Alan Griswold
Kingpin
Character:
According to Jim
Character:Tony
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Frank Mejia
Bull
Character:
Judging Amy
Character:Clyde Tate
V.I.P.
Character:Luis Montez
Jesse
Character:Pedro Vasquez
The Practice
Character:Roland Mapp
Dangerous Minds
Character:
Murder One
Character:
Murder One
Character:Judge Thomas Agajanian
Dave's World
Character:Mr. Martinez
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
Renegade
Character:Juan Carlos Prieto
Dream On
Character:Mr. Tribbiani
Capital News
Character:
Seinfeld
Character:Poppie
Quantum Leap
Character:Sgt. Lopez
Murphy's Law
Character:
Sanchez of Bel Air
Character:
Joe Bash
Character:
227
Character:
Moonlighting
Character:Señor Arredondo
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Lt. Caceras
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Juan Ramos
Miami Vice
Character:Lt. Arturo Dominguez
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
Manimal
Character:Lieutenant Rivera
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:Danny Santana
Lou Grant
Character:Jim Keenan
CHiPs
Character:Cleo Baxter
Charlie's Angels
Character:Holder
Delvecchio
Character:George Coletta
The Rockford Files
Character:Perry
Barnaby Jones
Character:Chip Rawlins
Barnaby Jones
Character:Tony Santos
The Rookies
Character:
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Danny Paterno
The Odd Couple
Character:Ernie
Love, American Style
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Jimmy Rego
The F.B.I.
Character:Eddie Locke
The F.B.I.
Character:Harry Scheller
The Trials of O'Brien
Character:Leonard
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Lamp Unto My Feet
Character:Youth
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