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Blue Thunder (1983) -- Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell star in this thriller set in Los Angeles during the 1984 Olympics. Scheider plays a Helicopter Pilot who flies "Blue Thunder" a sophisticated hi-tech helicopter used for security. Criminal mastermind, McDowell will stop at nothing to destroy the helicopter.
"MacGyver" (1985): Season 3: Episode 3 -- The hit man MacGyver helped place in the Witness Protection Program has been spotted by the mob
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) -- Clip: Dinner conversation
Shaft's Big Score! (1972) -- Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.
"MacGyver" (1985): Season 2: Episode 2 -- Believing that he is helping a father find his son, MacGyver befriends a reluctant hitman and leads him to his target
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Date of Birth:
9 June 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Hispanic Brooklyn-born actor Joe Santos started out a football jock at... more
Trivia:
Father of producer/director/writer Perry Santos. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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Alternate Names:
Joe Russell

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Baseline (2009) (completed) .... Bashir Abu Ahmed

  2. "F2: Forensic Factor" (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka F²: Forensic Factor (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Forensic Factor (Europe)
        - Leaving Las Vegas (2009) TV episode
  3. "The Sopranos" .... Angelo Garepe (7 episodes, 2004)
        - The Test Dream (2004) TV episode .... Angelo Garepe
        - Unidentified Black Males (2004) TV episode .... Angelo Garepe
        - Marco Polo (2004) TV episode .... Angelo Garepe
        - All Happy Families (2004) TV episode .... Angelo Garepe
        - Where's Johnny? (2004) TV episode .... Angelo Garepe
          (2 more)
  4. The Man from Elysian Fields (2001) .... Domenico
  5. Proximity (2001) .... Clive Plummer
  6. Auggie Rose (2000) .... Emanuel
    ... aka Beyond Suspicion (USA: alternative title)
  7. Hammerlock (2000) .... Warden Stan Cromwell

  8. The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) .... Lt. Dennis Becker
  9. The Right Way (1998)
  10. The Postman (1997) .... Colonel Getty
  11. The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997) (TV) .... Dennis Becker
    ... aka The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (USA: alternative title)
  12. The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) .... Lt. Dennis Becker
  13. The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) .... Lt. Becker
  14. The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) (TV) .... Lt. Dennis Becker
  15. The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) (TV) .... Lt. Dennis Becker
  16. The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) .... Lt. Becker
  17. The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) (TV) .... Dennis Becker
  18. Trial by Jury (1994) .... Johnny Verona
  19. Art Deco Detective (1994) .... Detective Guy Lean
  20. "NYPD Blue" .... Angelo Marino (2 episodes, 1993)
        - 4B or Not 4B (1993) TV episode .... Angelo Marino
        - Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Angelo Marino
  21. Sinatra (1992) (TV) .... Marty Sinatra
  22. Mo' Money (1992) .... Lt. Raymond Walsh
  23. The Last Boy Scout (1991) .... Bessalo
  24. Deadly Desire (1991) (TV) .... Gus
  25. Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990) (TV)
    ... aka Prince of Thieves (UK: video title)
    ... aka The Cops Are Robbers
  26. "Hunter" .... Ernesto Delgado / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1990)
        - La Familia (1990) TV episode .... Ernesto Delgado
        - The Hot Grounder (1984) TV episode .... Ortega
  27. The Old Man and the Sea (1990) (TV) .... Lopez
  28. Revenge (1990/I) .... Ibarra

  29. "Quantum Leap" .... Tony (1 episode, 1989)
        - Double Identity - November 8, 1965 (1989) TV episode .... Tony
  30. Beverly Hills Brats (1989) .... Spyder
  31. "Miami Vice" .... Oscar Carrera (1 episode, 1988)
        - Hostile Takeover (1988) TV episode .... Oscar Carrera
  32. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Joe Rinaldi / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
        - A Little Night Work (1988) TV episode .... NYPD Lt. Bert Alffano
        - The Bottom Line Is Murder (1987) TV episode .... Joe Rinaldi
  33. Deadline: Madrid (1988) (TV) .... Jake Gilbert
  34. "Magnum, P.I." .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
        - Resolutions: Part 1 (1988) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
        - Resolutions: Part 2 (1988) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
        - Tigers Fan (1987) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
        - Laura (1987) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
        - Death and Taxes (1986) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Nolan Page
  35. "MacGyver" .... Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - Back from the Dead (1987) TV episode .... Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo
        - The Eraser (1986) TV episode .... Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Louie
  36. "Adderly" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Speed of Light (1987) TV episode
  37. "Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Lt. Frank Harper (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
        - A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) TV episode .... Lt. Frank Harper
        - The Day the Music Died (1986) TV episode .... Lt. Frank Harper
        - Undercover McCormick (1985) TV episode .... Lt. Frank Harper
        - Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick (1985) TV episode .... Lt. Frank Harper
  38. "The Twilight Zone" .... Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library") (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library (1986) TV episode .... Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library")
  39. The Education of Allison Tate (1986) .... Detective Duncan
    ... aka The Abduction of Allison Tate
  40. "Superior Court" (1986) TV series .... Attorney Raul Garcia (entire run) (unknown episodes)
  41. "T.J. Hooker" .... Castle (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Bribe (1985) TV episode .... Castle
  42. "Remington Steele" .... Alf Nussman (1 episode, 1984)
        - Let's Steele a Plot (1984) TV episode .... Alf Nussman
  43. The Ratings Game (1984) (TV) .... Tony
    ... aka The Mogul (bootleg title)
  44. "The A-Team" .... Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman (1 episode, 1984)
        - Trouble on Wheels (1984) TV episode .... Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman
  45. "Cover Up" .... Joe Carlos (1 episode, 1984)
        - Pilot (1984) TV episode .... Joe Carlos
  46. Cover Up (1984) (TV) .... Joe Carlos
  47. Fear City (1984) .... Frank
    ... aka Border
    ... aka Ripper
  48. "Hill Street Blues" .... Lastarza (3 episodes, 1984)
        - Eva's Brawn (1984) TV episode
        - Lucky Ducks (1984) TV episode .... Lastarza
        - Hair Apparent (1984) TV episode .... Lastarza
  49. "a.k.a. Pablo" .... Domingo Rivera (4 episodes, 1984)
        - The Woman Who Came to Dinner (1984) TV episode .... Domingo Rivera
        - My Son, the Gringo (1984) TV episode .... Domingo Rivera
        - The Big Mouth (1984) TV episode .... Domingo Rivera
        - Pilot (1984) TV episode .... Domingo Rivera
  50. "Jessie" .... Ray Wysocki (1 episode, 1984)
        - Valerie's Turn (1984) TV episode .... Ray Wysocki
  51. Blue Thunder (1983) .... Montoya
    ... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
  52. "The Greatest American Hero" .... Henry Fetchner (1 episode, 1983)
        - Space Ranger (1983) TV episode .... Henry Fetchner
  53. Likely Stories, Vol. 2 (1983) (TV)
  54. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Inspector Jim Stemm (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Ransom (1982) TV episode .... Inspector Jim Stemm
  55. "Me and Maxx" .... Norman Davis (10 episodes, 1980)
        - Some Are Savers (1980) TV episode .... Norman Davis
        - Dad's Day (1980) TV episode .... Norman Davis
        - The Commitment (1980) TV episode .... Norman Davis
        - 4 (1980) TV episode .... Norman Davis
        - The Negotiation (1980) TV episode .... Norman Davis
          (5 more)
  56. The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) (TV) .... Barry Layton
  57. Power (1980) (TV) .... Arthur 'Art' Konigsburg
  58. "The Rockford Files" .... Police Det. Dennis Becker / ... (109 episodes, 1974-1980)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - Deadlock in Parma (1980) TV episode (credit only) .... Police Det. Dennis Becker
        - Just a Coupla Guys (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Police Det. Dennis Becker
        - The Big Cheese (1979) TV episode .... Police Lt. Dennis Becker
        - No-Fault Affair (1979) TV episode .... Police Det. Dennis Becker
        - The Hawaiian Headache (1979) TV episode .... Det. Dennis Becker
          (104 more)

  59. "Eischied" .... Luis Aguilar (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Chief of Detectives (UK)
        - Spanish Eight (1979) TV episode .... Luis Aguilar
  60. "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" .... Lt. Mitchell (1 episode, 1978)
        - Running the Hill (1978) TV episode .... Lt. Mitchell
  61. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
        - The Show Must Go On.. Sometimes (1978) TV episode
  62. "Police Story" .... Sally Pickles / ... (8 episodes, 1974-1978)
        - River of Promises (1978) TV episode .... Cordelia
        - Trial Board (1977) TV episode .... Lieutenant Rudy DeLeon
        - Monster Manor (1976) TV episode .... Gene Pardnales
        - Two Frogs on a Mongoose (1976) TV episode
        - Spanish Class (1976) TV episode .... Officer Fernandez
          (3 more)
  63. "Lou Grant" .... George Delgado (1 episode, 1977)
        - Barrio (1977) TV episode .... George Delgado
  64. A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976) (TV) .... Lieutenant Vince Promuto
  65. "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1976)
        - A Game of Love (1976) TV episode
  66. Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976) (TV) .... FBI guy
  67. "Baretta" .... George Marcos (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Secret of Terry Lake (1975) TV episode .... George Marcos
  68. "Kung Fu" .... Sanjero (1 episode, 1975)
        - A Lamb to the Slaughter (1975) TV episode .... Sanjero
  69. A Knife for the Ladies (1974) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Knife in the Dark (Europe: English title: video title)
    ... aka Jack the Ripper Goes West
    ... aka Silent Sentence (TV title)
  70. Zandy's Bride (1974) .... Frank Gallo
    ... aka For Better, for Worse (USA: TV title)
  71. The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) (TV) .... Lieutenant Scott
  72. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) .... Detective Dennis Becker
    ... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
  73. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Frank Perez (1 episode, 1974)
        - Rampage (1974) TV episode .... Frank Perez
  74. "Barnaby Jones" .... Balazar (1 episode, 1974)
        - Rendezvous with Terror (1974) TV episode .... Balazar
  75. Blade (1973) .... Spinelli
  76. The Don Is Dead (1973) .... Joe Lucci
    ... aka Beautiful But Deadly (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Deadly Kiss
  77. The Blue Knight (1973) (TV) .... Sergeant Cruz Segovia
  78. "Toma" .... Jake Ricci (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Oberon Contract (1973) TV episode .... Jake Ricci
  79. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) .... Artie Van
  80. Nightside (1973) (TV) .... Jabbo
    ... aka A Very Special Place (USA: alternative title)
  81. Shamus (1973) .... Lieutenant Promuto
    ... aka Passion for Danger
  82. "Room 222" .... Mr. Galvez (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Imposter (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Galvez
  83. Shaft's Big Score! (1972) .... Pascal
  84. The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972) .... Reverend
    ... aka The Legend of Black Charley (USA: TV title)
  85. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) .... Exmo
    ... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
  86. The Panic in Needle Park (1971) .... DiBono

  87. The Detective (1968) (uncredited) .... Reporter
  88. My Body Hungers (1967) .... Truck driver
    ... aka My Body Cries (USA: bowdlerized title)
  89. Moonlighting Wives (1966) .... Detective Hank
  90. Flesh and Lace (1965) (as Joe Russell) .... Julian shop owner
    ... aka Flash and Lace (USA: bowdlerized title)
    ... aka Fresh 'n' Lacey (USA: bowdlerized title)
  91. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) (uncredited) .... Number 32
  92. Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures (1964) (as Joe Russell) .... Dick
    ... aka Warm Nights and Secret Pleasures (USA: bowdlerized title)
Self:
  1. "Bakersfield P.D." .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Gift (1993) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode dated 16 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Match Game 73" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1979)
    ... aka Match Game (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
    ... aka Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
    ... aka Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
        - Episode dated 15 February 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 December 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Panelist

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