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Reni Santoni, the actor best known for his roles in\u00a0Dirty Harry\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Seinfeld<\/em>‘s Poppie the pizza chef, has died. He was 81.<\/p>\n

The actor died on Saturday from natural causes after several months in hospice care in Los Angeles, his friend Tracy Newman, a musician and TV writer and producer, told PEOPLE on Monday.<\/p>\n

Santoni had over 100 movie credits listed on IMDb at the time of his death, including roles in Clint Eastwood\u2019s\u00a0Dirty Harry<\/em>\u00a0(1971), Eddie Murphy\u2019s\u00a0Doctor Dolittle<\/em>\u00a0(1998) and Sylvester Stallone\u2019s\u00a0Cobra<\/em>\u00a0(1986).<\/p>\n

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In\u00a0Dirty Harry<\/em>, Santoni played detective Chico Gonzalez, a potential partner to Eastwood\u2019s Harry Callahan.<\/p>\n

The actor guest-starred in four episodes of\u00a0Seinfeld<\/em>\u00a0as Poppie, a pizza chef with a bladder control problem.<\/p>\n

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Santoni began acting in off-Broadway theater with the play he co-wrote,\u00a0Raisin\u2019 Hell in the Son<\/em>. He landed his first screen role in Rod Steiger\u2019s 1964 film\u00a0The Pawnbroker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Years later, in 1967, Santoni got his first leading role in Carl Reiner\u2019s semi-autobiographical film\u00a0Enter Laughing<\/em>, which followed a delivery boy, David Kolowitz, as he leaves his job to become a stage actor in New York.<\/p>\n

Reiner and Santoni worked together again in 1982\u2019s\u00a0Dead Men Don\u2019t Wear Plaid<\/em>\u00a0which also starred Steve Martin.<\/p>\n

Santoni\u2019s career also extended to television, including guest appearances in shows such as\u00a0Hawaii Five-O, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Miami Vice<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Santoni is survived by his son, Nick,\u00a0according to<\/a>\u00a0The Wrap<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reni Santoni, the actor best known for his roles in\u00a0Dirty Harry\u00a0and\u00a0Seinfeld‘s Poppie the pizza chef, has died. He was 81. The actor died on Saturday from natural causes after several months in hospice care in Los Angeles, his friend Tracy Newman, a musician and TV writer and producer, told PEOPLE on Monday. 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