Joe Santos
Italian-American film and television actor (1931-2006) · United States · On the map · Actors
Joe Santos was an 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.
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2016Died18 March 20162015
ChronicFilm, Issac Sr.2001
ProximityFilm, Clive Plummer1999
The SopranosSeries, Angelo Garepe
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsFilm, 1999Lt. Dennis Becker1997
The PostmanFilm, Getty1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseFilm, Dennis Becker1992
Mo' MoneyFilm, Lt. Raymond Walsh1990
RevengeFilm, Ibarra1989
Beverly Hills BratsFilm, Spyder1985
MacGyverSeries, Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo1984
Cover UpSeries1983
Blue ThunderFilm, Montoya1982
Remington SteeleSeries, Alf Nussman1981
Hill Street BluesSeries, Lastarza1979
Trapper John, M.D.Series1977
Lou GrantSeries1974
The Rockford FilesSeries, Dennis Becker
The Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilm, 1974Lieutenant Scott1973
Barnaby JonesSeries, Balazar1972
Shaft's Big Score!Film, Pascal1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, Exmo1969
Room 222Series1967
My Body HungersFilm, Truck driver1964
Carol for Another ChristmasFilm, Number 32 (uncredited)1931Born9 June 1931
ChronicFilm, Issac Sr.2001ProximityFilm, Clive Plummer1999The SopranosSeries, Angelo GarepeThe Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsFilm, 1999Lt. Dennis Becker1997The PostmanFilm, Getty1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseFilm, Dennis Becker1992Mo' MoneyFilm, Lt. Raymond Walsh1990RevengeFilm, Ibarra1989Beverly Hills BratsFilm, Spyder1985MacGyverSeries, Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo1984Cover UpSeries1983Blue ThunderFilm, Montoya1982Remington SteeleSeries, Alf Nussman1981Hill Street BluesSeries, Lastarza1979Trapper John, M.D.Series1977Lou GrantSeries1974The Rockford FilesSeries, Dennis BeckerThe Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilm, 1974Lieutenant Scott1973Barnaby JonesSeries, Balazar1972Shaft's Big Score!Film, Pascal1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightFilm, Exmo1969Room 222Series1967My Body HungersFilm, Truck driver1964Carol for Another ChristmasFilm, Number 32 (uncredited)1931Born9 June 1931People around Joe
Close ties
Stuart Margolin Also in The Rockford Files
Stephen J. Cannell Wrote The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995)
Kevin Costner Directed The Postman (1998)
Tony Scott Directed The Last Boy Scout and Revenge
Tom Atkins Also in The Detective (1968)
Joel Silver Produced The Last Boy Scout and Proximity
Gretchen Corbett Also in The Rockford Files
Jerry Goldsmith Wrote The Detective, Shamus and The Don Is Dead
Gordon Parks Directed Shaft's Big Score (1973)
George Wyner Also in The Postman (1998)- Julius Harris Also in Shaft's Big Score and Shaft's Big Score!
Frank Sivero Also in Fear City, Shamus and The Ratings Game
Cihangir Ghaffari Also in Shaft's Big Score and Fear City
Joseph W. Sarno Directed Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures (1964)- Ernest Tidyman Produced Shaft's Big Score (1973)
Anthony Quinn Also in Revenge and The Don Is Dead
James Coburn Also in Proximity (2001)
James Garner Also in The Rockford Files
Lee Remick Also in The Detective and The Blue Knight
George Hickenlooper Directed The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
Jack Kehoe Also in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)- Arthur Malet Also in MacGyver and The Blue Knight
Peter MacDonald Directed Mo' Money (1992)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Detective (1968)
Known for
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973
The Last Boy Scout 1991
The Panic in Needle Park 1971
Revenge 1990
The Postman 1997
Filmography 40
87 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2016 · aged 84
