1939-04-21 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 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.
 |
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry | Self | 2008-07-23 |
 |
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood | Self | 2008-06-03 |
 |
The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self | 2008-06-03 |
 |
Gang Warz | Father Luis | 2004-10-01 |
 |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Rat #2 (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
 |
28 Days | Daniel | 2000-04-06 |
 |
Late Last Night | Drunk | 1999-06-20 |
 |
Doctor Dolittle | Rat #1 (Voice) | 1998-06-26 |
 |
Private Parts | Vallesecca | 1997-03-07 |
 |
The Late Shift | John Agoglia | 1996-02-24 |
 |
The Brady Bunch Movie | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1995-02-16 |
 |
Groundhog Day | State Trooper (voice) (uncredited) | 1993-02-11 |
 |
Only You | Rueben the Bartender | 1992-01-01 |
 |
The Package | Chicago Police Lieutenant | 1989-01-25 |
 |
Cat Chaser | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1989-09-13 |
 |
Rain Man | (voice) | 1988-12-12 |
 |
Bright Lights, Big City | Additional Voices (voice) | 1988-04-01 |
 |
The Pick-up Artist | Man in Train Station | 1987-09-18 |
 |
Cobra | Sergeant Gonzales | 1986-05-22 |
 |
Radioactive Dreams | 'Red' Hairstylist | 1986-09-19 |
 |
Second Serve | Dr. Roberto Granato | 1986-01-01 |
 |
Summer Rental | Announcer (voice) | 1985-08-09 |
 |
Brewster's Millions | Vin Rapelito | 1985-05-22 |
 |
Manimal | Lt. Rivera | 1983-09-30 |
 |
Bad Boys | Ramon Herrera | 1983-03-25 |
 |
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | Carlos Rodriguez | 1982-05-21 |
 |
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way | Billy Joe | 1978-12-01 |
 |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Hobbs | 1977-07-14 |
 |
Panic on the 5:22 | Emil Linz | 1974-11-20 |
 |
Indict and Convict | Mike Belano | 1974-01-06 |
 |
Dirty Harry | Chico | 1971-12-23 |
 |
Powderkeg | Ricardo Sandoval | 1971-04-16 |
 |
The Student Nurses | Victor Charlie | 1970-12-02 |
 |
Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Max | 1969-07-14 |
 |
Lo sbarco di Anzio | Pvt. Movie | 1968-07-24 |
 |
A Great Big Thing | Vinny Shea | 1968-06-23 |
 |
Enter Laughing | David Kolowitz | 1967-02-25 |
 |
The Pawnbroker | Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited) | 1964-06-01 |
 |
Strangers in the City | Scrounge | 1962-07-16 |
