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Reni Santoni

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81 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 21st April 1939

Died

1st August 2020

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Grey's Anatomy
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V.I.P.
Luis Montez
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Love, American Style
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank Mejia
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Seinfeld
Poppie
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
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Charlie's Angels
Holder
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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The Rookies
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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Danny Paterno
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Murder, She Wrote
Juan Ramos
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Murder, She Wrote
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Miami Vice
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According to Jim
Tony
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The F.B.I.
Harry Scheller
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The F.B.I.
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Quantum Leap
Sgt. Lopez
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Lou Grant
Jim Keenan
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Barnaby Jones
Tony Santos
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Barnaby Jones
Chip Rawlins
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Moonlighting
Señor Arredondo
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The Rockford Files
Perry
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The Odd Couple
Ernie
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Walker, Texas Ranger
Don Carlos del Vega Garcia
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CHiPs
Cleo Baxter
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Hawaii Five-O
Jimmy Rego
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Delvecchio
George Coletta
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Raising the Bar
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Lamp Unto My Feet
Youth
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The Practice
Roland Mapp
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Dave's World
Mr. Martinez
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Bull
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Franklin & Bash
Judge Maurice Vincent
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Judging Amy
Clyde Tate
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Hill Street Blues
Danny Santana
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Hill Street Blues
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Four Kings
Mr. Hernandez
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Renegade
Juan Carlos Prieto
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Dangerous Minds
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Jesse
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Murder One
Judge Thomas Agajanian
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Murder One
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Manimal
Lt. Rivera
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Cobra
Sergeant Gonzales
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227
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Rain Man
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Murphy's Law
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Dream On
Mr. Tribbiani
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Groundhog Day
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Dirty Harry
Chico
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Doctor Dolittle
Rat #1 (Voice)
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The Trials of O'Brien
Leonard
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28 Days
Daniel
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Dr. Dolittle 2
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Bad Boys
Ramon Herrera
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Brewster's Millions
Vin Rapelito
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Kingpin
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Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Max
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Private Parts
Vallesecca
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The Brady Bunch Movie
Police Officer (uncredited)
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The Package
Chicago Police Lieutenant
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Summer Rental
Announcer (voice)
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Carlos Rodriguez
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Second Serve
Dr. Roberto Granato
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Joe Bash
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Hobbs
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The Pick-up Artist
Man in Train Station
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Anzio
Pvt. Movie
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The Late Shift
John Agoglia
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
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The Pawnbroker
Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)
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Powderkeg
Ricardo Sandoval
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Bright Lights, Big City
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Cat Chaser
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Indict and Convict
Mike Belano
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
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Only You
Rueben the Bartender
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Radioactive Dreams
'Red' Hairstylist
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The Student Nurses
Victor Charlie
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They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
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Panic on the 5:22
Emil Linz
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Late Last Night
Drunk
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Manimal
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Tarzana
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Enter Laughing
David Kolowitz
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Gang Warz
Father Luis
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A Great Big Thing
Vinny Shea
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No Greater Gift
Mario Santana
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Strangers in the City
Scrounge