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Reni Santoni
New York City, New York, USA
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 ca…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2011
Franklin & Bash
TV show Judge Maurice Vincent
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2008
Raising the Bar
TV show
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2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Movie Self
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2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Movie Self
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2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Movie Self
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2006
Four Kings
TV show Mr. Hernandez
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2005
Grey's Anatomy
TV show Alan Griswold
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2004
Gang Warz
Movie Father Luis
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2003
Kingpin
TV show
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2001
According to Jim
TV show Tony
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2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie Rat #2 (voice)
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Frank Mejia
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2000
Bull
TV show
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2000
28 Days
Movie Daniel
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1999
Judging Amy
TV show Clyde Tate
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1999
Late Last Night
Movie Drunk
More credits
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1998
V.I.P.
TV show Luis Montez
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1998
Jesse
TV show Pedro Vasquez
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1998
Doctor Dolittle
Movie Rat #1 (Voice)
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1998
Can't Hardly Wait
Movie Cop
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1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Movie Judge Thomas Agajanian
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1997
Private Parts
Movie Vallesecca
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1997
The Practice
TV show Roland Mapp
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1996
Dangerous Minds
TV show
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1996
The Late Shift
Movie John Agoglia
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1995
Murder One
TV show
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1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie Police Officer (uncredited)
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1993
Dave's World
TV show Mr. Martinez
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1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV show Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
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1993
Groundhog Day
Movie State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)
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1992
Renegade
TV show Juan Carlos Prieto
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1992
Only You
Movie Rueben the Bartender
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1990
Dream On
TV show Mr. Tribbiani
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1990
Capital News
TV show
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1989
Cat Chaser
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1989
The Package
Movie Chicago Police Lieutenant
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1989
Seinfeld
TV show Poppie
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1989
Quantum Leap
TV show Sgt. Lopez
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1988
Rain Man
Movie (voice)
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1988
Murphy's Law
TV show
