Actor Reni Santoni (1939-2020)

[Zoneboy]

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“Reni Santoni passed away yesterday morning. April 21, 1939-August 1, 2020. He had been sick for quite a while. Those of you who knew him know how funny he was, what a terrific actor, improviser, performer, etc. So brilliant. I loved him very much and will miss him terribly. Another great one is gone. I have a lot of wonderful pictures of him, and will post them over the next week. My heart goes out to his son, Nick, who has been such a comfort to Reni over that past five years or more.”

Reni Santoni (April 21, 1939) died yesterday at 81. He was an American film, television and voice actor.Reni SantoniSantoni in 1973.BornApril 21, 1939(age 81)
New York City, New York,

Santoni was born in New York City to a family of French (Corsicans) and Spanishdescent,[1] and 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 to no effect).[citation needed]

His first leading role was as a young actor in Enter Laughing. Other film roles included Inspector “Chico” González in 1971’s Dirty Harry, Carl Reiner‘s comedic homage to the film noir genre, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982), as prison official Ramon Herrera in Bad Boys(1983), and as Detective Tony Gonzales in the action film Cobra (1986).

Santoni made guest appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, Hawaii Five-O, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues, The Odd Couple and Midnight Caller. In 1973, Santoni played a junior partner on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. His most notable recent role was as “Poppie”(the bombastic, antiabortion, neurotic, and very unhygienic restaurateur in Seinfeld)

[AB]

May he rest in peace.

[Mr. Television]

He was great in Dirty Harry.

[Babalu]

My favorite token Eskimo.