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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-04-21

Day of Death

2020-08-01 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Reni Santoni

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.

Known For

Acting

Dirty Harry

1971

Dirty Harry

as

Chico

28 Days

2000

28 Days

as

Daniel

The Late Shift

1996

The Late Shift

as

John Agoglia

The Package

1989

The Package

as

Chicago Police Lieutenant

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as

Carlos Rodriguez

Cobra

1986

Cobra

as

Sergeant Gonzales

Bad Boys

1983

Bad Boys

as

Ramon Herrera

Anzio

1968

Anzio

as

Pvt. Movie

Enter Laughing

1967

Enter Laughing

as

David Kolowitz

Radioactive Dreams

1986

Radioactive Dreams

as

'Red' Hairstylist

Manimal

1983

Manimal

as

Lt. Rivera

Only You

1992

Only You

as

Rueben the Bartender

Summer Rental

1985

Summer Rental

as

Announcer (voice)

The Student Nurses

1970

The Student Nurses

as

Victor Charlie

Brewster's Millions

1985

Brewster's Millions

as

Vin Rapelito

Cat Chaser

1989

Cat Chaser

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

A Great Big Thing

1968

A Great Big Thing

as

Vinny Shea

Rain Man

1988

Rain Man

as

(voice)

Groundhog Day

1993

Groundhog Day

as

State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

as

Rat #2 (voice)

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

as

Police Officer (uncredited)

No Greater Gift

1985

No Greater Gift

as

Mario Santana

Private Parts

1997

Private Parts

as

Vallesecca

Second Serve

1986

Second Serve

as

Dr. Roberto Granato

Powderkeg

1971

Powderkeg

as

Ricardo Sandoval

The Pick-up Artist

1987

The Pick-up Artist

as

Man in Train Station

Indict and Convict

1974

Indict and Convict

as

Mike Belano

Doctor Dolittle

1998

Doctor Dolittle

as

Rat #1 (Voice)

Gang Warz

2004

Gang Warz

as

Father Luis

The Pawnbroker

1965

The Pawnbroker

as

Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)

Panic on the 5:22

1974

Panic on the 5:22

as

Emil Linz

Strangers in the City

1962

Strangers in the City

as

Scrounge

Late Last Night

1999

Late Last Night

as

Drunk

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

Bright Lights, Big City

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Tarzana

1978

Tarzana

as

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as

Jim Keenan

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Lt. Caceras

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Cleo Baxter

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Poppie

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Alan Griswold

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Eddie Locke

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Clyde Tate

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Lt. Arturo Dominguez

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Jimmy Rego

227

227

as

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as

Señor Arredondo

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

as

Luis Montez

Manimal

Manimal

as

Lt. Rivera

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Don Carlos del Vega Garcia

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Sgt. Lopez

The Practice

The Practice

as

Roland Mapp

Jesse

Jesse

as

Pedro Vasquez

Dave's World

Dave's World

as

Mr. Martinez

Renegade

Renegade

as

Juan Carlos Prieto

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Juan Ramos

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Harry Scheller

Delvecchio

Delvecchio

as

George Coletta

Murder One

Murder One

as

Judge Thomas Agajanian

Dream On

Dream On

as

Mr. Tribbiani

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Chip Rawlins

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Tony Santos

Four Kings

Four Kings

as

Mr. Hernandez

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

Judge Maurice Vincent

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Danny Santana

Production

Crew

Directing