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Joe Santos was an Italian-American film and television actor, best known as Sgt. Dennis Becker, the friend of James Garner's character, on the NBC crime drama, The Rockford Files.
Birth Name
Joseph Minieri
Born
Tuesday, 09 June 1931
Died
Friday, 18 March 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chronic | Issac Sr. | 2015 |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | Domenico | 2001 |
| Proximity | Clive Plummer | 2001 |
| Beyond Suspicion | Emanuel | 2000 |
| Hammerlock | Warden Stan Cromwell | 2000 |
| The Sopranos | Angelo Garepe | 1999 |
| The Postman | Colonel Getty | 1997 |
| The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1997 |
| The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
| The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chronic | Issac Sr. | 2015 |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | Domenico | 2001 |
| Proximity | Clive Plummer | 2001 |
| Beyond Suspicion | Emanuel | 2000 |
| Hammerlock | Warden Stan Cromwell | 2000 |
| The Sopranos | Angelo Garepe | 1999 |
| The Postman | Colonel Getty | 1997 |
| The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1997 |
| The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
| The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
| The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
| The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | Lt. Dennis Becker | 1996 |
| The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | Dennis Becker / Lt. Dennis Becker | 1995 |
| The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Lt. Dennis Becker / Dennis Becker | 1994 |
| Art Deco Detective | Detective Guy Lean | 1994 |
| Trial by Jury | Johnny Verona | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Angelo Marino | 1993 |
| Bakersfield P.D. | Self | 1993 |
| Sinatra | Marty Sinatra | 1992 |
| Mo' Money | Lt. Raymond Walsh | 1992 |
| The Last Boy Scout | Bessalo | 1991 |
| Deadly Desire | Gus | 1991 |
| Good Cops, Bad Cops | 1990 | |
| The Old Man and the Sea | Lopez / López | 1990 |
| Revenge | Ibarra | 1990 |
| Beverly Hills Brats | Spyder | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Tony La Palma | 1989 |
| The Education of Allison Tate | Detective Duncan | 1986 |
| MacGyver | Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo / Louie | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library") | 1985 |
| The Ratings Game | Tony | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | NYPD Lt. Bert Alfano / Joe Rinaldi | 1984 |
| Hunter | Det. Ortega / Ernesto Delgado | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Oscar Carrera | 1984 |
| Fear City | Frank | 1984 |
| a.k.a. Pablo | Domingo Rivera | 1984 |
| Masquerade | Raul Salazar | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Frank Harper / Lt. Frank Harper | 1983 |
| Blue Thunder | Montoya | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Alf Nussman | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Mr. Castle | 1982 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Henry Fetchner | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Lastarza | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Police Lieutenant Nolan Page | 1980 |
| The Hustler of Muscle Beach | Barry Layton | 1980 |
| Me and Maxx | Norman Davis | 1980 |
| Power | Arthur 'Art' Konigsburg | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Inspector Jim Stemm | 1979 |
| Eischied | Luis Aguilar | 1979 |
| David Cassidy - Man Undercover | Lt. Mitchell | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | George Delgado | 1977 |
| Black Sheep Squadron | CPO Miller Timmons | 1976 |
| The Selling of Vince D'Angelo | FBI guy | 1976 |
| Match Game PM | Self - Panelist | 1975 |
| A Matter of Wife... and Death | Lieutenant Vince Promuto / Lt. Vince Promuto | 1975 |
| Baretta | Marcos | 1975 |
| Zandy's Bride | Frank Gallo | 1974 |
| The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Lieutenant Scott | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Dennis Becker / Sgt. Dennis Becker | 1974 |
| Blade | Spinelli | 1973 |
| The Don Is Dead | Joe Lucci | 1973 |
| The Blue Knight | Sergeant Cruz Segovia / Sgt. Cruz Segovia | 1973 |
| Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Artie Van / Artie 'Van' Valentropo | 1973 |
| Toma | Jake Ricci | 1973 |
| Police Story | Sally Pickle / Det. George Cordova / Gene Pardnales / Lr, Rudy DeLeon / Manny Del Rey / Officer John Fernandez / Sgt. Cordelia | 1973 |
| Shamus | Lieutenant Promuto / Lt. Promuto | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Balazar | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Frank Perez | 1972 |
| Shaft's Big Score! | Pascal | 1972 |
| The Legend of Nigger Charley | Reverend | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Sanjero | 1972 |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Exmo | 1971 |
| The Panic in Needle Park | DiBono | 1971 |
| Room 222 | Manny Galvez | 1969 |
| The Detective | Reporter | 1968 |
| My Body Hungers | Truck Driver | 1967 |
| The Tiger Makes Out | Man at Housing Authority | 1967 |
| Moonlighting Wives | Detective Hank | 1966 |
| Flesh and Lace | Julian shop owner / Julian | 1965 |
| Carol for Another Christmas | Number 32 | 1964 |
| Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures | Dick | 1964 |
| Naked City | Onlooker Outside Apples' Apartment | 1958 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
