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