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Reni Santoni
Actor
Died August 1, 2020 (81 years)
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
| 2020 | Going Rogue · as John Rutherford |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Judge Maurice Vincent |
| 2009 | Irene in Time · as Sam |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Four Kings (TV Series) · as Mr. Hernandez |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Alan Griswold |
| 2003 | Kingpin (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 · as Rat #2 (voice) |
| 2001 | According to Jim (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 2000 | 28 Days · as Daniel |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Frank Mejia |
| 1999 | Late Last Night · as Drunk |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Clyde Tate |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle · as Rat #1 (Voice) |
| 1998 | V.I.P. (TV Series) · as Luis Montez |
| 1998 | Jesse (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait · as Cop |
| 1997 | Private Parts · as Vallesecca |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | The Late Shift · as John Agoglia |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie · as Police Officer |
| 1995 | Hudson Street (TV Series) · as Rudolph Santiago |
| 1995 | Murder One (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day · as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Men Don't Tell · as Rueben |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Det. Archie Solomon |
| 1992 | Only You · as Rueben the Bartender |
| 1992 | Renegade (TV Series) · as Juan Carlos Prieto |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Arresting Officer |
| 1989 | Cat Chaser · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Sgt. Lopez |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Poppie |
| 1989 | Life Goes On (TV Series) · as Alonzo Salcedo |
| 1989 | The Package · as Chicago Police Lieutenant |
| 1988 | Rain Man · as (voice) |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist · as Man in Train Station |
| 1986 | Cobra · as Sergeant Gonzales |
| 1985 | Summer Rental · as Announcer |
| 1985 | Radioactive Dreams · as 'Red' Hairstylist |
| 1985 | 227 (1985) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Vin Rapelito |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Juan Ramos |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Lt. Arturo Dominguez |
| 1983 | Bad Boys · as Ramon Herrera |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Sgt. John Thomas |
| 1983 | Manimal (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as Carlos Rodriguez |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way · as Billy Joe |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden · as Hobbs |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Cleo Baxter |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Perry |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Tony Santos |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry · as Chico |
| 1971 | Powderkeg · as Ricardo Sandoval |
| 1970 | The Student Nurses · as Victor Charlie |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Ernie |
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven · as Max |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Vito Salone (segment "Love and the Letter") |
| 1968 | Anzio · as Pvt. Movie |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Jimmy Rego |
| 1966 | Hawk (TV Series) · as Nick Weller |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Harry Scheller |
| 1964 | The Pawnbroker · as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited) |