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Reni Santoni

Cast & creator

Reni Santoni

1939-04-21 (died at 81) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Seinfeld

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.

Movies

42

film credits

Series

51

television credits

Career

93

1948–2011 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Alan Griswold · 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Frank Mejia · 2000

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Poppie · 1989

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Lt. Caceras · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (93)

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Showing 93 of 93 credits

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Alan Griswold

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Frank Mejia

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Poppie

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Lt. Caceras

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Juan Ramos

The Practice

The Practice

Roland Mapp

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Jimmy Rego

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Sgt. Lopez

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Lt. Arturo Dominguez

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

Clyde Tate

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Danny Santana

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Holder

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Perry

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

Luis Montez

Renegade

Renegade

Juan Carlos Prieto

According to Jim

According to Jim

Tony

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Eddie Locke

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Harry Scheller

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Don Carlos del Vega Garcia

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

Señor Arredondo

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Chip Rawlins

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Tony Santos

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

Judge Maurice Vincent

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

Jim Keenan

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

The Rookies

The Rookies

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Ernie

Murder One

Murder One

Murder One

Murder One

Judge Thomas Agajanian

Dream On

Dream On

Mr. Tribbiani

Dave's World

Dave's World

Mr. Martinez

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

State Trooper (voice) (uncredited)

227

227

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Danny Paterno

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

CHiPs

CHiPs

Cleo Baxter

Jesse

Jesse

Pedro Vasquez

Rain Man

Rain Man

(voice)

Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds

Bull

Bull

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Chico

Lamp Unto My Feet

Youth

Delvecchio

Delvecchio

George Coletta

Capital News

Capital News

Four Kings

Four Kings

Mr. Hernandez

Cobra

Cobra

Sergeant Gonzales

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

Leonard

Manimal

Manimal

Lieutenant Rivera

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Rat #1 (Voice)

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

Ramon Herrera

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Vin Rapelito

Kingpin

Kingpin

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

Rat #2 (voice)

Can't Hardly Wait

Can't Hardly Wait

Cop

28 Days

28 Days

Daniel

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

Police Officer (uncredited)

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

Private Parts

Private Parts

Vallesecca

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Carlos Rodriguez

The Package

The Package

Chicago Police Lieutenant

The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

Man in Train Station

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Max

Anzio

Anzio

Pvt. Movie

Summer Rental

Summer Rental

Announcer (voice)

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

Additional Voices (voice)

Joe Bash

Joe Bash

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Hobbs

The Late Shift

The Late Shift

John Agoglia

Powderkeg

Powderkeg

Ricardo Sandoval

The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

Junkie Selling Radio (uncredited)

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

Self

Panic on the 5:22

Panic on the 5:22

Emil Linz

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Billy Joe

Sanchez of Bel Air

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

Judge Thomas Agajanian

The Student Nurses

The Student Nurses

Victor Charlie

Late Last Night

Late Last Night

Drunk

Only You

Only You

Rueben the Bartender

Cat Chaser

Cat Chaser

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

Self

Radioactive Dreams

Radioactive Dreams

'Red' Hairstylist

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

Mike Belano

Second Serve

Second Serve

Dr. Roberto Granato

Enter Laughing

Enter Laughing

David Kolowitz

A Great Big Thing

Vinny Shea

No Greater Gift

No Greater Gift

Mario Santana

Strangers in the City

Strangers in the City

Scrounge

Gang Warz

Gang Warz

Father Luis

Tarzana

Tarzana