Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 21, 1939
Died
Aug 01, 2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
88 titles
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
Filmography
Franklin & Bash
Judge Maurice Vincent
Raising the Bar
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
Four Kings
Mr. Hernandez
Grey's Anatomy
Alan Griswold
Gang Warz
Father Luis
Kingpin
According to Jim
Tony
Dr. Dolittle 2
Rat #2 (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank Mejia
Bull
28 Days
Daniel
Judging Amy
Clyde Tate
Late Last Night
Drunk
V.I.P.
Luis Montez
Jesse
Pedro Vasquez
Doctor Dolittle
Rat #1 (Voice)
Can't Hardly Wait
Cop
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Judge Thomas Agajanian
Private Parts
Vallesecca
The Practice
Roland Mapp
Dangerous Minds
The Late Shift
John Agoglia
Murder One
The Brady Bunch Movie
Police Officer (uncredited)
Dave's World
Mr. Martinez
Walker, Texas Ranger
Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
Groundhog Day
State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Renegade
Juan Carlos Prieto
Only You
Rueben the Bartender
Dream On
Mr. Tribbiani
Capital News
Cat Chaser
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Package
Chicago Police Lieutenant
Seinfeld
Poppie
Quantum Leap
Sgt. Lopez
Rain Man
(voice)
Murphy's Law
Bright Lights, Big City
Additional Voices (voice)
The Pick-up Artist
Man in Train Station
Sanchez of Bel Air
Radioactive Dreams
'Red' Hairstylist
Cobra
Sergeant Gonzales
Joe Bash
Second Serve
Dr. Roberto Granato
227
No Greater Gift
Mario Santana
Summer Rental
Announcer (voice)