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