Reni Santoni

Reni Santoni has what we call a very long and diverse film career, having 100 movie credits listed on IMDb that included his iconic role in Dirty Harry (1971), in which he played detective Chico Gonzalez alongside an on-screen partner, Eastwood’s Harry Callahan. He started his career in Broadway and helped co-wrote Raisin’ Hell in the Son and had his big-screen debut in Rod Steiger’s The Pawnbreaker back in 1964.

Santoni broadens mediums and also appeared in numerous TV shows including Miami Vice, Hawaii Five-O, and NYPD Blue. He also acted in four episodes in the hit sit-com Seinfield as Poppie, a pizza chef with a bladder disorder. He also starred in other notable films like Eddie Murphy’s Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Sylver Stallone’s Cobra (1986). Santoni is now at eternal rest and lived a long and prosperous life at 81 years.