Reni Santoni
Acting • Born 1939-04-21 – Died 2020-08-01
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Dirty Harry
Movie • 1971
Chico
28 Days
Movie • 2000
Daniel
The Late Shift
Movie • 1996
John Agoglia
The Package
Movie • 1989
Chicago Police Lieutenant
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie • 1982
Carlos Rodriguez
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Movie • 1969
Max
Cobra
Movie • 1986
Sergeant Gonzales
Bad Boys
Movie • 1983
Ramon Herrera
Anzio
Movie • 1968
Pvt. Movie
Enter Laughing
Movie • 1967
David Kolowitz
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Movie • 1977
Hobbs
Radioactive Dreams
Movie • 1986
'Red' Hairstylist
Only You
Movie • 1992
Rueben the Bartender
Summer Rental
Movie • 1985
Announcer (voice)
The Student Nurses
Movie • 1970
Victor Charlie
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Movie • 1978
Billy Joe
Brewster's Millions
Movie • 1985
Vin Rapelito
Cat Chaser
Movie • 1989
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Great Big Thing
Movie • 1968
Vinny Shea
Rain Man
Movie • 1988
(voice)
Groundhog Day
Movie • 1993
State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie • 2001
Rat #2 (voice)
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie • 1995
Police Officer (uncredited)
No Greater Gift
Movie • 1985
Mario Santana
Private Parts
Movie • 1997
Vallesecca
Second Serve
Movie • 1986
Dr. Roberto Granato
Powderkeg
Movie • 1971
Ricardo Sandoval
The Pick-up Artist
Movie • 1987
Man in Train Station
Indict and Convict
Movie • 1974
Mike Belano
Doctor Dolittle
Movie • 1998
Rat #1 (Voice)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Movie • 2008
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Movie • 2008
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Movie • 2008
Self
Gang Warz
Movie • 2004
Father Luis
The Pawnbroker
Movie • 1965
Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
Panic on the 5:22
Movie • 1974
Emil Linz
Strangers in the City
Movie • 1962
Scrounge
Late Last Night
Movie • 1999
Drunk
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie • 1988
Additional Voices (voice)
Tarzana
Movie • 1978
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Movie • 1997
Judge Thomas Agajanian
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
Jim Keenan
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Lt. Caceras
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Cleo Baxter
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Poppie
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Alan Griswold
The Rookies
TV • 1972
The Odd Couple
TV • 1970
Ernie
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Eddie Locke
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Clyde Tate
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Lt. Arturo Dominguez
According to Jim
TV • 2001
Tony
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Jimmy Rego
227
TV • 1985
Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Señor Arredondo
V.I.P.
TV • 1998
Luis Montez
Murder One
TV • 1995
Manimal
TV • 1983
Lieutenant Rivera
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Frank Mejia
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Charlie's Angels
TV • 1976
Holder
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV • 1983
Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Sgt. Lopez
The Practice
TV • 1997
Roland Mapp
The Trials of O'Brien
TV • 1965
Leonard
Jesse
TV • 1998
Pedro Vasquez
Kingpin
TV • 2003
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV • 1971
Danny Paterno
Dave's World
TV • 1993
Mr. Martinez
Bull
TV • 2000
Joe Bash
TV • 1986
Dangerous Minds
TV • 1996
Sanchez of Bel Air
TV • 1986
Murphy's Law
TV • 1988
Raising the Bar
TV • 2008
Renegade
TV • 1992
Juan Carlos Prieto
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Juan Ramos
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Harry Scheller
Delvecchio
TV • 1976
George Coletta
Lamp Unto My Feet
TV • 1948
Youth
Murder One
TV • 1995
Judge Thomas Agajanian
Dream On
TV • 1990
Mr. Tribbiani
Barnaby Jones
TV • 1973
Chip Rawlins
Barnaby Jones
TV • 1973
Tony Santos
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Perry
Four Kings
TV • 2006
Mr. Hernandez
Capital News
TV • 1990
Franklin & Bash
TV • 2011
Judge Maurice Vincent
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Danny Santana