Joe Santos Biography (1931?-)

Born June 9, 1931 (other sources cite 1933 or 1934), in Brooklyn, NY; son ofJoseph and Rose (maiden name, Sarno) Minieri; married Mary Montero, March 31,1958; children: Joseph, Perry.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: June 9, 1931?; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Moonlighting Wives, Craddock, 1966
Truck driver, My Body Hungers, Haven International, 1967
DiBono, Panic in Needle Park, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Ezmo, The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (also known as TheGang That Couldn't Shoot), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
Pascal, Shaft's Big Score, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
Reverend, The Legend of Nigger Charley (also known as The Legend of Black Charley), Paramount, 1972
Artie Van, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Paramount, 1973
Joe Lucci, The Don Is Dead (also known as Beautiful but Deadly and The Deadly Kiss), Universal, 1973
Lieutenant Promuto, Shamus (also known as Passion for Danger), Columbia, 1973
Spinelli, Blade, Pintoff, 1973
Frank Gallo, Zandy's Bride (also known as For Better, for Worse), Warner Bros., 1974
A Knife for the Ladies (also known as Jack the Ripper Goes West, A Knife in the Dark, and Silent Sentence), Bryanston, 1974
Montoya, Blue Thunder (also known as Blue Thunder the Movie), Columbia, 1983
Frank, Fear City (also known as Border and Ripper),Chevy Chase Distribution, 1984
Detective Duncan, The Education of Allison Tate (also known as The Abduction of Allison Tate), 1986
Spyder, Beverly Hills Brats, Taurus, 1989
Ibarra, Revenge, Columbia/New World, 1990
Lieutenant Benjamin Bessalo, The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991
Lieutenant Raymond Walsh, Mo' Money, Columbia, 1992
Detective Guy Lean, Art Deco Detective, Trident Releasing, 1994
Johnny Verona, Trial by Jury, Warner Bros., 1994
Colonel Getty, The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
Emanuel, Auggie Rose (also known as Beyond Suspicion), Warner Bros., 2000
Hammerlock, Castle Hill, 2000
Clive Plummer, Proximity, Warner Bros., 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Sergeant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1974-1980
Norman Davis, Me and Maxx, NBC, 1980
Domingo Rivera, a.k.a. Pablo, ABC, 1984
Lieutenant Frank Harper, Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1985-1986
Miniseries
Sergeant Cruz Segovia, The Blue Knight, NBC, 1973
Marty Sinatra, Sinatra (also known as The Frank Sinatra Story), CBS, 1992
Movies
Sergeant Scott, The Girl on the Late, Late Show, NBC, 1974
Arthur Konigsburg, Power, NBC, 1980
Barry Layton, The Hustler of Muscle Beach, ABC, 1980
Tony, The Ratings Game (also known as The Mogul), The MovieChannel, 1984
Jake Gilbert, Deadline: Madrid (also known as Deadline), ABC, 1988
Lopez, "Ernest Hemingway's `The Old Man and the Sea'" (also known as "TheOld Man and the Sea"), GM Mark of Excellence Presentation, NBC, 1990

Good Cops, Bad Cops: The Biggest Heist in History (also known as Cops and Robbers, The Cops Are Robbers, and Good Cops, Bad Cops), NBC, 1990
Gus, Deadly Desire, USA Network, 1991
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (also known as The Rockford Files: I Love L.A.), CBS, 1994
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (also known as The Rockford Files: Little Ezekial), CBS, 1995
Tyson, HBO, 1995
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best, CBS, 1996
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits (also known as The Rockford Files: Suitable for Framing), CBS, 1996
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime(also known as The Rockford Files: Night Fishing), CBS, 1996
Lieutenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanor, CBS, 1997
Lietenant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS, 1999
Episodic
"The Imposter," Room 222, ABC, 1972
Jake Ricci, "The Oberon Contract," Toma, ABC, 1973
"Countdown," Police Story, NBC, 1974
"Rampage," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
"Rendezvous with Terror," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1974
"Robbery: 48 Hours," Police Story, NBC, 1974
George Marcos, "The Secret of Terry Lake," Baretta, ABC, 1975
"A Lamb to the Slaughter," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
Fernandez, "Spanish Class," Police Story, NBC, 1976
Gene Pardnales, "Monster Manor," Police Story, NBC, 1976
"A Game of Love," Joe Forrester, NBC, 1976
"Two Frogs on a Mongoose," Police Story, NBC, 1976
George Delgado, "Barrio," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
Rudy DeLeon, "Trial Board," Police Story, NBC, 1977
"The Show Must Go On ... Sometimes," Baa Baa Black Sheep (also known as The Black Sheep Squadron), NBC, 1977
"River of Promises," Police Story, NBC, 1978
"Running the Hill," David Cassidy--Man Undercover, NBC, 1978
"Spanish Eight," Eischied, NBC, 1979
"Fritz's Boys," Paris, CBS, 1980
Henry Fetchner, "Space Ranger," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1983
Panelist, The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (multiple episodes), NBC, 1983
Alf Nussman, "Let's Steele a Plot," Remington Steele, NBC, 1984
Rudy Garcia, "Trouble on Wheels," The A-Team, NBC, 1984
"Eva's Brawn," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
"Five Days," Masquerade, ABC, 1984
"Hair Apparent," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
"Lucky Ducks," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
Castle, "The Bribe," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1985
Doug Kelleher, "The Library," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Jimmy "The Eraser" Kendall, "The Eraser," MacGyver, ABC, 1986
Lieutenant Nolan Page, "Death and Taxes," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
Ben Mohammed, "Speed of Light," Adderly, CBS, 1987
Jimmy "The Eraser" Kendall/Lou Rizzo, "Back from the Dead," MacGyver, ABC, 1987
Joe Rinaldi, "The Bottom Line Is Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1987
Lieutenant Nolan Page, "Laura," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987
Lieutenant Nolan Page, "Tigers Fan," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987
Lieutenant Bert Alfano, "A Little Night Work," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1988
Lieutenant Nolan Page, "Resolutions," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1988
Oscar Carrera, "Hostile Takeover," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
Tony, "Double Identity--November 9, 1965," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989
Ernesto Delgado, "La Familia," Hunter, NBC, 1990
Angelo Marino, "4B or Not 4B," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993
Himself, "The Gift," Bakersfield P.D., Fox, 1994
Appeared in episodes of other series, including The Doctors, NBC.
Pilots
Jabbo, Nightside, ABC, 1973
Sergeant Dennis Becker, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
Lieutenant Vince Promuto, A Matter of Wife ... and Death, NBC, 1976
Joe Carlos, Cover Up, CBS, 1984
Angelo Marino, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993

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