Reni Santoni
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Reni Santoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Popularity 6.441
Birthday 1939-04-21
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Dirty Harry
1971

Dirty Harry

28 Days
2000

28 Days

The Late Shift
1996

The Late Shift

The Package
1989

The Package

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Cobra
1986

Cobra

Bad Boys
1983

Bad Boys

Anzio
1968

Anzio

Enter Laughing
1967

Enter Laughing

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Radioactive Dreams
1986

Radioactive Dreams

The Student Nurses
1970

The Student Nurses

Groundhog Day
1993

Groundhog Day

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

Private Parts
1997

Private Parts

Second Serve
1986

Second Serve

Cat Chaser
1989

Cat Chaser

Powderkeg
1971

Powderkeg

The Pick-up Artist
1987

The Pick-up Artist

Indict and Convict
1974

Indict and Convict

Doctor Dolittle
1998

Doctor Dolittle

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

Gang Warz
2004

Gang Warz

The Pawnbroker
1964

The Pawnbroker

Panic on the 5:22
1974

Panic on the 5:22

Strangers in the City
1962

Strangers in the City

Late Last Night
1999

Late Last Night

Bright Lights, Big City
1988

Bright Lights, Big City

Manimal
1983

Manimal

Only You
1992

Only You

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978

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

Brewster's Millions
1985

Brewster's Millions

A Great Big Thing
1968

A Great Big Thing

Rain Man
1988

Rain Man

Summer Rental
1985

Summer Rental

The Brady Bunch Movie
1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

No Greater Gift
1985

No Greater Gift

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote

Seinfeld
1989

Seinfeld

The Odd Couple
1970

The Odd Couple

Miami Vice
1984

Miami Vice

Moonlighting
1985

Moonlighting

Judging Amy
1999

Judging Amy

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Hawaii Five-O

The Practice
1997

The Practice

Murder One
1995

Murder One

Charlie's Angels
1976

Charlie's Angels

Quantum Leap
1989

Quantum Leap

Kingpin
2003

Kingpin

Lou Grant
1977

Lou Grant

CHiPs
1977

CHiPs

The Rookies
1972

The Rookies

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Grey's Anatomy

According to Jim
2001

According to Jim

227
1985

227

Manimal
1983

Manimal

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

Walker, Texas Ranger

Hill Street Blues
1981

Hill Street Blues

Jesse
1998

Jesse

The Trials of O'Brien
1965

The Trials of O'Brien

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Dave's World
1993

Dave's World

Joe Bash
1986

Joe Bash

Bull
2000

Bull

Dangerous Minds
1996

Dangerous Minds

Murphy's Law
1988

Murphy's Law

Sanchez of Bel Air
1986

Sanchez of Bel Air

Renegade
1992

Renegade

Barnaby Jones
1973

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones
1973

Barnaby Jones

The Rockford Files
1974

The Rockford Files

V.I.P.
1998

V.I.P.

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

The Merv Griffin Show

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Raising the Bar
2008

Raising the Bar

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.

Lamp Unto My Feet
1948

Lamp Unto My Feet

Dream On
1990

Dream On

The Tony Danza Show
1997

The Tony Danza Show

Delvecchio
1976

Delvecchio

Murder One
1995

Murder One