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Brooklyn-born actor of Italian descent, Joe Santos started out a football jock at Fordham University and turned semi-pro before finding a new avenue in acting. Success was long in coming, and he paid his dues for years in a number of blue-collar jobs including railroad worker, tree trimmer, cabbie and barkeep while taking acting classes... See full bio »

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Joseph Minieri
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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2004 The Sopranos (TV series)
Angelo Garepe
– The Test Dream (2004) … Angelo Garepe
– Unidentified Black Males (2004) … Angelo Garepe
– Marco Polo (2004) … Angelo Garepe
– All Happy Families (2004) … Angelo Garepe
– Where's Johnny? (2004) … Angelo Garepe
See all 7 episodes »
 
2001 The Man from Elysian Fields
Domenico
 
2001 Proximity
Clive Plummer
 
2000 Auggie Rose
Emanuel
 
2000 Hammerlock
Warden Stan Cromwell
 
1999 The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (TV movie)
Lt. Dennis Becker
 
1998 The Right Way
 
1997 The Postman
Colonel Getty
 
1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (TV movie)
Dennis Becker
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (TV movie)
Lt. Dennis Becker
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (TV movie)
Lt. Becker
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (TV movie)
Lt. Dennis Becker
 
1996 The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (TV movie)
Lt. Dennis Becker
 
1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (TV movie)
Lt. Becker
 
1994 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (TV movie)
Dennis Becker
 
1994 Art Deco Detective
Detective Guy Lean
 
1994 Trial by Jury
Johnny Verona
 
1993 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Angelo Marino
– 4B or Not 4B (1993) … Angelo Marino
– Pilot (1993) … Angelo Marino
 
1992 Sinatra (TV movie)
Marty Sinatra
 
1992 Mo' Money
Lt. Raymond Walsh
 
1991 The Last Boy Scout
Bessalo
 
1991 Deadly Desire (TV movie)
Gus
 
1990 Good Cops, Bad Cops (TV movie)
 
1984-1990 Hunter (TV series)
Det. Ortega / Ernesto Delgado
– La Familia (1990) … Ernesto Delgado
– The Hot Grounder (1984) … Det. Ortega
 
1990 The Old Man and the Sea (TV movie)
Lopez
 
1990/I Revenge
Ibarra
 
1989 Beverly Hills Brats
Spyder
 
1989 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Tony
– Double Identity - November 8, 1965 (1989) … Tony
 
1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
Oscar Carrera
– Hostile Takeover (1988) … Oscar Carrera
 
1987-1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Joe Rinaldi / NYPD Lt. Bert Alffano
– A Little Night Work (1988) … NYPD Lt. Bert Alffano
– The Bottom Line Is Murder (1987) … Joe Rinaldi
 
1988 Deadline: Madrid (TV movie)
Jake Gilbert
 
1986-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
– Resolutions: Part I (1988) … Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
– Resolutions: Part II (1988) … Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
– Tigers Fan (1987) … Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
– Laura (1987) … Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
– Death and Taxes (1986) … Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
 
1986-1987 MacGyver (TV series)
Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo / Louie
– Back from the Dead (1987) … Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo
– The Eraser (1986) … Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Louie
 
1987 Adderly (TV series)
– Speed of Light (1987)
 
1985-1986 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Lt. Frank Harper
– A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) … Lt. Frank Harper
– The Day the Music Died (1986) … Lt. Frank Harper
– Undercover McCormick (1985) … Lt. Frank Harper
– Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick (1985) … Lt. Frank Harper
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library")
– Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library (1986) … Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library")
 
1986 Superior Court (TV series)
Attorney Raul Garcia (entire run)
 
1986 The Education of Allison Tate
Detective Duncan
 
1985 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Mr. Castle
– The Bribe (1985) … Mr. Castle
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
Alf Nussman
– Let's Steele a Plot (1984) … Alf Nussman
 
1984 The Ratings Game (TV movie)
Tony
 
1984 The A-Team (TV series)
Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman
– Trouble on Wheels (1984) … Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Joe Carlos
– Pilot (1984) … Joe Carlos
 
1984 Fear City
Frank
 
1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Lastarza
– Eva's Brawn (1984) … Lastarza
– Lucky Ducks (1984) … Lastarza
– Hair Apparent (1984) … Lastarza
 
1984 a.k.a. Pablo (TV series)
Domingo Rivera
– The Woman Who Came to Dinner (1984) … Domingo Rivera
– The Whole Enchilada (1984) … Domingo Rivera
– The Presidential Joke Teller (1984) … Domingo Rivera
– My Son, the Gringo (1984) … Domingo Rivera
– The Big Mouth (1984) … Domingo Rivera
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1984 Jessie (TV series)
Ray Wysocki
– Valerie's Turn (1984) … Ray Wysocki
 
1983 Blue Thunder
Montoya
 
1983 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Henry Fetchner
– Space Ranger (1983) … Henry Fetchner
 
1983 Likely Stories, Vol. 2 (TV movie)
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Inspector Jim Stemm
– The Ransom (1982) … Inspector Jim Stemm
 
1981 Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army (TV movie)
Sergeant Bruno
 
1980 Me and Maxx (TV series)
Norman Davis
– Some Are Savers (1980) … Norman Davis
– Dad's Day (1980) … Norman Davis
– The Commitment (1980) … Norman Davis
– 4 (1980) … Norman Davis
– The Negotiation (1980) … Norman Davis
See all 10 episodes »
 
1980 The Hustler of Muscle Beach (TV movie)
Barry Layton
 
1980 Power (TV movie)
Arthur 'Art' Konigsburg
 
1974-1980 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Dennis Becker
– Deadlock in Parma (1980) … Dennis Becker (credit only)
– Just a Coupla Guys (1979) … Dennis Becker (credit only)
– The Big Cheese (1979) … Dennis Becker
– No-Fault Affair (1979) … Dennis Becker
– The Hawaiian Headache (1979) … Dennis Becker
See all 111 episodes »
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
Luis Aguilar
– Spanish Eight (1979) … Luis Aguilar
 
1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
Lt. Mitchell
– Running the Hill (1978) … Lt. Mitchell
 
1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
CPO Miller Timmons
– The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (1978) … CPO Miller Timmons
 
1974-1978 Police Story (TV series)
Sally Pickle / Det. George Cordova / Gene Pardnales / …
– River of Promises (1978) … Sgt. Cordelia
– Trial Board (1977) … Lieutenant Rudy DeLeon
– Monster Manor (1976) … Gene Pardnales
– Two Frogs on a Mongoose (1976) … Manny Del Rey
– Spanish Class (1976) … Officer John Fernandez
See all 8 episodes »
 
1977 Lou Grant (TV series)
George Delgado
– Barrio (1977) … George Delgado
 
1976 A Matter of Wife... and Death (TV movie)
Lieutenant Vince Promuto
 
1976 Joe Forrester (TV series)
– A Game of Love (1976)
 
1976 Selling of Vince D'Angelo (TV movie)
FBI guy
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
Marcos
– The Secret of Terry Lake (1975) … Marcos
 
1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
Sanjero
– A Lamb to the Slaughter (1975) … Sanjero
 
1974 A Knife for the Ladies (uncredited)
 
1974 Zandy's Bride
Frank Gallo
 
1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show (TV movie)
Lieutenant Scott
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Frank Perez
– Rampage (1974) … Frank Perez
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Balazar
– Rendezvous with Terror (1974) … Balazar
 
1973 Blade
Spinelli
 
1973 The Don Is Dead
Joe Lucci
 
1973 The Blue Knight (TV movie)
Sergeant Cruz Segovia
 
1973 Toma (TV series)
Jake Ricci
– The Oberon Contract (1973) … Jake Ricci
 
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Artie Van
 
1973 Nightside (TV movie)
Jabbo
 
1973 Shamus
Lieutenant Promuto
 
1972 Room 222 (TV series)
Mr. Galvez
– The Imposter (1972) … Mr. Galvez
 
1972 Shaft's Big Score!
Pascal
 
1972 The Legend of Nigger Charley
Reverend
 
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Exmo
 
1971 The Panic in Needle Park
DiBono
 
1968 The Detective
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1967 My Body Hungers
Truck Driver
 
1966 Moonlighting Wives
Detective Hank
 
1965 Flesh and Lace
Julian the toy shop owner (as Joe Russell)
 
1964 A Carol for Another Christmas (TV movie)
Number 32 (uncredited)
 
1964 Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures
Dick (as Joe Russell)
 
1963 Naked City (TV series)
Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment
– The S.S. American Dream (1963) … Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1993 Bakersfield P.D. (TV series)
Himself
– The Gift (1993) … Himself
 
1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 19 May 1980 (1980) … Guest Appearance
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1976-1979 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself / Panelist
– Episode dated 15 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 1976 (1976) … Panelist
 

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Stage: Wrote / appeared in "Sunset Normandie".

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Joe Russell
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