Acting
Reni Santoni
Born Apr 21, 1939 · New York City, New York, USA · Died Aug 1, 2020
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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Acting
Franklin & Bash
2011
Drama · Comedy
Raising the Bar
2008
Drama
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Documentary
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
Documentary
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
Documentary
Four Kings
2006
Comedy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Drama
Gang Warz
2004
Action
Kingpin
2003
Crime · Drama
According to Jim
2001
Comedy
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Comedy · Family · Romance
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bull
2000
Drama
28 Days
2000
Comedy · Drama
Judging Amy
1999
Drama
Late Last Night
1999
Comedy · TV Movie
V.I.P.
1998
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Jesse
1998
Comedy
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Can't Hardly Wait
1998
Comedy · Romance
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997
Drama · TV Movie
Private Parts
1997
Comedy · Drama
The Practice
1997
Drama
Dangerous Minds
1996
Drama
The Late Shift
1996
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Murder One
1995
Drama
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Family · Comedy · Romance
Dave's World
1993
Comedy
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Drama · Western · Crime
Groundhog Day
1993
Romance · Fantasy · Comedy
Renegade
1992
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Only You
1992
Comedy · Romance
Dream On
1990
Comedy
Capital News
1990
Drama
Cat Chaser
1989
Action · Thriller
The Package
1989
Thriller · Action
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Rain Man
1988
Drama
Murphy's Law
1988
Drama · Crime
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
Drama · Romance
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Romance · Comedy · Crime
Radioactive Dreams
1986
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Cobra
1986
Action · Crime · Thriller
Joe Bash
1986
Comedy
Second Serve
1986
Drama · TV Movie
227
1985
Comedy · Family
No Greater Gift
1985
Family · Drama · TV Movie
Summer Rental
1985
Comedy
Brewster's Millions
1985
Comedy
Moonlighting
1985
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Manimal
1983
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Bad Boys
1983
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
Hill Street Blues
1981
Drama · Crime
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
Comedy
Tarzana
1978
Crime · Drama
Lou Grant
1977
Comedy · Drama
CHiPs
1977
Drama · Action & Adventure
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Drama
Charlie's Angels
1976
Action & Adventure
Delvecchio
1976
Crime · Drama
Panic on the 5:22
1974
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Rockford Files
1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Indict and Convict
1974
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Barnaby Jones
1973
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Rookies
1972
Drama · Crime
Dirty Harry
1971
Action · Crime · Thriller
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Drama
Powderkeg
1971
Action · Adventure · Western
The Student Nurses
1970
Drama
The Odd Couple
1970
Comedy
Love, American Style
1969
Comedy
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
Western · Action · Drama
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Anzio
1968
War · Action · Drama
Enter Laughing
1967
Comedy · Romance
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
Drama · Comedy
The Pawnbroker
1965
Drama
Strangers in the City
1962
Drama
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Drama