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