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Reni Santoni
Born: 21st Apr 1939 New York City, New York, USA - Died 1st Aug 2020
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 87
Film: 41 (47%)
Television: 46 (53%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Documentary, Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, War, Talk
Filmography
Jun 2011 (first aired)
When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celeb ... view
Character:
Judge Maurice Vincent (1 ep.)
Sep 2008 (first aired)
The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those w ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2008
Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films. ... view
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Self
2008
Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary. ... view
Character:
Self
2008
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience. ... view
Character:
Self
Jan 2006 (first aired)
Barry, Ben, Jason, and Bobby—four lifelong friends who affectionately refer to themselves as the “Four Kings of New York”— find their bonds to ... view
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Mr. Hernandez (1 ep.)
Mar 2005 (first aired)
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. ... view
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Alan Griswold (1 ep.)
2004
L.A.'s top Latino gang leader is release from jail on a technicality, swearing to kill both the cop who put him away and the priest who testified agai ... view
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Father Luis
Feb 2003 (first aired)
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 e ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 2001 (first aired)
Jim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous ... view
Character:
Tony (1 ep.)
2001
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec ... view
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Rat #2 (voice)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Frank Mejia (1 ep.)
Aug 2000 (first aired)
Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's f ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2000
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. Sh ... view
Character:
Daniel
Sep 1999 (first aired)
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Bren ... view
Character:
Clyde Tate (1 ep.)
1999
After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and int ... view
Character:
Drunk
Sep 1998 (first aired)
While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery wh ... view
Character:
Luis Montez (1 ep.)
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Jesse Warner is a 26-year-old single mother juggling between her job, her dreams and her family responsibilities. ... view
Character:
Pedro Vasquez (1 ep.)
1998
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi ... view
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Rat #1 (Voice)
1997
Wyler and associates take on the case of an admitted serial killer. ... view
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Judge Thomas Agajanian
1997
The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be a ... view
Character:
Vallesecca
Mar 1997 (first aired)
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its story ... view
Character:
Roland Mapp (2 ep.)
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Dangerous Minds is an American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the mot ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1996
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show." ... view
Character:
John Agoglia
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but sus ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Judge Thomas Agajanian (3 ep.)
1995
The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. ... view
Character:
Police Officer (uncredited)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. ... view
Character:
Mr. Martinez (1 ep.)
Apr 1993 (first aired)
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closes ... view
Character:
Don Carlos del Vega Garcia (1 ep.)
1993
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsu ... view
Character:
State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
Sep 1992 (first aired)
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he ... view
Character:
Juan Carlos Prieto (1 ep.)
1992
Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent. ... view
Character:
Rueben the Bartender
Jul 1990 (first aired)
The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older ... view
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Mr. Tribbiani (1 ep.)
Apr 1990 (first aired)
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by Da ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1989
A Miami hotel owner finds danger when he becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought ... view
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gal ... view
Character:
Chicago Police Lieutenant
Jul 1989 (first aired)
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing. ... view
Character:
Poppie (5 ep.)
Mar 1989 (first aired)
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to fi ... view
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Sgt. Lopez (2 ep.)
1988
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant olde ... view
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(voice)
Nov 1988 (first aired)
Murphy's Law was an American television series that starred George Segal and Maggie Han, loosely based on the Trace novels by Warren Murphy. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1988
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife. ... view
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Additional Voices (voice)
1987
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob. ... view
Character:
Man in Train Station
1986
After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in an bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detectiv ... view
Character:
'Red' Hairstylist
1986
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans. ... view
Character:
Sergeant Gonzales
Mar 1986 (first aired)
Joe Bash is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 28 to May 10, 1986. Starring Peter Boyle as a weary and embittered ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1986
Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashbac ... view
Character:
Dr. Roberto Granato
Sep 1985 (first aired)
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neigh ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1985
Two terminally ill boys strike up a friendship in a hospital ward. One of the boys decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to the other so he can have ... view
Character:
Mario Santana
1985
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, ... view
Character:
Announcer (voice)
1985
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anyt ... view
Character:
Vin Rapelito
Mar 1985 (first aired)
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, ... view
Character:
Señor Arredondo (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Lt. Caceras (1 ep.)
Juan Ramos (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership o ... view
Character:
Lt. Arturo Dominguez (1 ep.)
Oct 1983 (first aired)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruc ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1983 (first aired)
Jonathan Chase was a British college professor at New York University who had the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal. He used his po ... view
Character:
Lieutenant Rivera (8 ep.)
1983
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug deal ... view
Character:
Ramon Herrera
1982
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist ... view
Character:
Carlos Rodriguez
Jan 1981 (first aired)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Danny Santana (2 ep.)
1978
Dewey and Wallace are small-town lawmen who are ordered by the governor to go undercover as prison inmates to find out where a gang of thieves have hi ... view
Character:
Billy Joe
Sep 1977 (first aired)
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff. ... view
Character:
Jim Keenan (1 ep.)
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorc ... view
Character:
Cleo Baxter (1 ep.)
1977
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality. ... view
Character:
Hobbs
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Rec ... view
Character:
Holder (1 ep.)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Dominick Delvecchio is an Italian-American detective who worked for the LAPD and also studied to become a lawyer. ... view
Character:
George Coletta (1 ep.)
1974
Three armed men take over a private railroad car, determined to rob and kill the passengers. ... view
Character:
Emil Linz
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockf ... view
Character:
Perry (2 ep.)
1974
A prosecutor must try his friend, a deputy district attorney, who has been charged with murdering his wife and her lover. ... view
Character:
Mike Belano
Jan 1973 (first aired)
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm ... view
Character:
Chip Rawlins (1 ep.)
Tony Santos (1 ep.)
Sep 1972 (first aired)
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1971
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforceme ... view
Character:
Chico
1971
A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his broth ... view
Character:
Ricardo Sandoval
1970
Four female college students in Los Angeles, who live together and have nursing internships at the same hospital, have their lives complicated by love ... view
Character:
Victor Charlie
Sep 1970 (first aired)
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different l ... view
Character:
Ernie (1 ep.)
Sep 1969 (first aired)
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories o ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1969
When Quintero, a Mexican revolutionary leader, is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Diaz, it's up to his subordinate, Max, to bust him ou ... view
Character:
Max
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired ... view
Character:
Jimmy Rego (1 ep.)
Original title: Lo sbarco di Anzio
1968
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back feroc ... view
Character:
Pvt. Movie
1968
A 23-year-old Canadian wanders aimlessly throughout his wasted life. ... view
Character:
Vinny Shea
1967
A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a ... view
Character:
David Kolowitz
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the character ... view
Character:
Eddie Locke (1 ep.)
Harry Scheller (1 ep.)
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secre ... view
Character:
Leonard (1 ep.)
1965
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions. ... view
Character:
Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
1962
When their father loses his job, members of a Puerto Rican family struggle to survive in New York. ... view
Character:
Scrounge
Nov 1948 (first aired)
Lamp Unto My Feet is an American religious television program that was produced by CBS and broadcast on Sunday mornings from 1948 to 1979. ... view
Character:
Youth (1 ep.)