Reni Santoni

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Apr 21, 1939
Died	Aug 01, 2020 (81)
Birthplace	New York City, New York, USA
Popularity	0.8 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 Pawnbroke ... r, 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.

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Gang Warz

2004

as Father Luis

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Rat #2 (voice)

28 Days

2000

as Daniel

Late Last Night

1999

as Drunk

Doctor Dolittle

1998

as Rat #1 (Voice)

Private Parts

1997

as Vallesecca

The Late Shift

1996

as John Agoglia

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Groundhog Day

1993

as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)

Only You

1992

as Rueben the Bartender

The Package

1989

as Chicago Police Lieutenant

Cat Chaser

1989

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Rain Man

1988

as (voice)

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Pick-up Artist

1987

as Man in Train Station

Cobra

1986

as Sergeant Gonzales

Second Serve

1986

as Dr. Roberto Granato

Radioactive Dreams

1986

as 'Red' Hairstylist

Brewster's Millions

1985

as Vin Rapelito

Summer Rental

1985

as Announcer (voice)

Bad Boys

1983

as Ramon Herrera

Manimal

1983

as Lt. Rivera

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as Carlos Rodriguez

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

as Billy Joe

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

as Hobbs

Indict and Convict

1974

as Mike Belano

Panic on the 5:22

1974

as Emil Linz

Dirty Harry

1971

as Chico

Powderkeg

1971

as Ricardo Sandoval

The Student Nurses

1970

as Victor Charlie

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969

as Max

A Great Big Thing

1968

as Vinny Shea

Enter Laughing

1967

as David Kolowitz

The Pawnbroker

1965

as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)

Strangers in the City

1962

as Scrounge

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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Danny Paterno

Episodes: 69

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Manimal

as Lt. Rivera

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 30, 1983

Seinfeld

as Poppie

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

Quantum Leap

as Sgt. Lopez

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

The Practice

as Roland Mapp

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

The Rockford Files

as Perry

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Lou Grant

as Jim Keenan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Caceras

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

CHiPs

as Cleo Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

Grey's Anatomy

as Alan Griswold

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

The Odd Couple

as Ernie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

The F.B.I.

as Eddie Locke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Judging Amy

as Clyde Tate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Miami Vice

as Lt. Arturo Dominguez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

According to Jim

as Tony

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2001

Hawaii Five-O

as Jimmy Rego

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Moonlighting

as Señor Arredondo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1985

V.I.P.

as Luis Montez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Don Carlos del Vega Garcia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Frank Mejia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Charlie's Angels

as Holder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

The Trials of O'Brien

as Leonard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Jesse

as Pedro Vasquez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1998

Dave's World

as Mr. Martinez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1993

Renegade

as Juan Carlos Prieto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

Murder, She Wrote

as Juan Ramos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The F.B.I.

as Harry Scheller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Delvecchio

as George Coletta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

Lamp Unto My Feet

as Youth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1948

Murder One

as Judge Thomas Agajanian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

Dream On

as Mr. Tribbiani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

The Tony Danza Show

as Ernesto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1997

Barnaby Jones

as Chip Rawlins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Barnaby Jones

as Tony Santos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Four Kings

as Mr. Hernandez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2006

Franklin & Bash

as Judge Maurice Vincent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2011

Sanchez of Bel Air

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 03, 1986

Murder One

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Joe Bash

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1986

Dangerous Minds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1996

Murphy's Law

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1988

Raising the Bar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2008

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

227

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1983

Kingpin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2003

Bull

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 15, 2000

Capital News

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1990

Love, American Style

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

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