Reni Santoni
39 movies · 45 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 21, 1939
- Died
- Aug 1, 2020 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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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Known for
Reni Santoni: movies and TV shows
Acting (84)
- 2011
- 2008
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004 Gang Warz
as Father Luis
- 2003
- 2001
- 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
as Rat #2 (voice)
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000 28 Days
as Daniel
- 1999
- 1999 Late Last Night
as Drunk
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 Doctor Dolittle
as Rat #1 (Voice)
- 1998 Can't Hardly Wait
as Cop
- 1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
as Judge Thomas Agajanian
- 1997 Private Parts
as Vallesecca
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 The Late Shift
as John Agoglia
- 1995
- 1995 The Brady Bunch Movie
as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Groundhog Day
as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
- 1992
- 1992 Only You
as Rueben the Bartender
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989 Cat Chaser
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 The Package
as Chicago Police Lieutenant
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Rain Man
as (voice)
- 1988
- 1988 Bright Lights, Big City
as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1987 The Pick-up Artist
as Man in Train Station
- 1986
- 1986 Radioactive Dreams
as 'Red' Hairstylist
- 1986 Cobra
as Sergeant Gonzales
- 1986
- 1986 Second Serve
as Dr. Roberto Granato
- 1985
- 1985 No Greater Gift
as Mario Santana
- 1985 Summer Rental
as Announcer (voice)
- 1985 Brewster's Millions
as Vin Rapelito
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 Bad Boys
as Ramon Herrera
- 1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Carlos Rodriguez
- 1981
- 1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Billy Joe
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Hobbs
- 1976
- 1976
- 1974 Panic on the 5:22
as Emil Linz
- 1974
- 1974 Indict and Convict
as Mike Belano
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971 Dirty Harry
as Chico
- 1971
- 1971 Powderkeg
as Ricardo Sandoval
- 1970 The Student Nurses
as Victor Charlie
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 Anzio
as Pvt. Movie
- 1968 A Great Big Thing
as Vinny Shea
- 1967 Enter Laughing
as David Kolowitz
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 The Pawnbroker
as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
- 1962 Strangers in the City
as Scrounge
- 1948
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
4 episodes