Reni Santoni
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-04-21
Day of Death
2020-08-01 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Acting
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2004)
Gang Warz
as Father Luis
(2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Rat #2 (voice)
(2000)
28 Days
as Daniel
(1999)
Late Last Night
as Drunk
(1998)
Doctor Dolittle
as Rat #1 (Voice)
(1997)
Private Parts
as Vallesecca
(1996)
The Late Shift
as John Agoglia
(1995)
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Police Officer (uncredited)
(1993)
Groundhog Day
as State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
(1992)
Only You
as Rueben the Bartender
(1989)
The Package
as Chicago Police Lieutenant
(1989)
Cat Chaser
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1988)
Rain Man
as (voice)
(1988)
Bright Lights, Big City
as Additional Voices (voice)
(1987)
The Pick-up Artist
as Man in Train Station
(1986)
Cobra
as Sergeant Gonzales
(1986)
Radioactive Dreams
as 'Red' Hairstylist
(1986)
Second Serve
as Dr. Roberto Granato
(1985)
Brewster's Millions
as Vin Rapelito
(1985)
Summer Rental
as Announcer (voice)
(1985)
No Greater Gift
as Mario Santana
(1983)
Bad Boys
as Ramon Herrera
(1983)
Manimal
as Lt. Rivera
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as Carlos Rodriguez
(1978)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Billy Joe
(1978)
(1977)
(1974)
Indict and Convict
as Mike Belano
(1974)
Panic on the 5:22
as Emil Linz
(1971)
Dirty Harry
as Chico
(1971)
Powderkeg
as Ricardo Sandoval
(1970)
The Student Nurses
as Victor Charlie
(1969)
(1968)
Anzio
as Pvt. Movie
(1968)
A Great Big Thing
as Vinny Shea
(1967)
Enter Laughing
as David Kolowitz
(1965)
The Pawnbroker
as Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
(1962)
Strangers in the City
as Scrounge