Joe Santos

Joe Santos
Birth name	Joseph Minieri
Born	June 9, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	March 18, 2016 in Santa Monica, California, USA from complications from a heart attack
Notable Roles	Lt. Dennis Becker in The Rockford Files
Notable Episodes
Awards

Joe Santos was an American actor.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Rockford Files	Dennis Becker	1974–1980	1	2	3	4	5	6
Me and Maxx	Norman Davis	1980	1
a.k.a. Pablo	Domingo Rivera	1984	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Room 222		4x06 - The Imposter	October 20, 1972
Barnaby Jones	Balazar	2x20 - Rendezvous with Terror	February 24, 1974
The Streets of San Francisco		2x22 - Rampage	February 28, 1974
Kung Fu	Sanjero	3x14 - A Lamb to the Slaughter	January 11, 1975
Baretta	George Marcos	1x11 - The Secret of Terry Lake	April 16, 1975
Lou Grant	George Delgado	1x07 - Barrio	November 1, 1977
The Greatest American Hero		3x08 - Space Ranger	January 27, 1983
Hill Street Blues	Jimmy Listarza	4x20 - Hair Apparent	May 3, 1984
Hill Street Blues	Jimmy Listarza	4x21 - Lucky Ducks	May 10, 1984
Hill Street Blues	Jimmy Listarza	4x22 - Eva's Brawn	May 17, 1984
Hunter	Oretga	1x04 - The Hot Grounder	October 5, 1984
The A-Team	Rudy Garcia	3x07 - Trouble on Wheels	October 30, 1984
Remington Steele	Alf Nussman	3x11 - Let's Steele a Plot	December 18, 1984
T.J. Hooker	Thomas Castle	4x15 - The Bribe	February 9, 1985
MacGyver	Jimmy Kendall	2x02 - The Eraser	September 29, 1986
Magnum, P.I.	Nolan Page	7x06 - Death and Taxes	October 29, 1986
Murder, She Wrote	Joe Rinaldi	3x15 - The Bottom Line Is Murder	February 15, 1987
Magnum, P.I.	Lieutenant Nolan Page	7x18 - Laura	February 25, 1987
MacGyver	Jimmy "the Eraser" Kendall	3x03 - Back from the Dead	October 5, 1987
Magnum, P.I.	Nolan Page	8x04 - Tigers Fan	November 4, 1987
Magnum, P.I.	Nolan Page	8x12/13 - Resolutions	May 1, 1988
Murder, She Wrote	Lt. Bert Alfano	5x02 - A Little Night Work	October 30, 1988
Miami Vice	Oscar Carrera	5x01 - Hostile Takeover (1)	November 4, 1988
Quantum Leap	Tony	1x06 - Double Identity	April 21, 1989
Hunter	Ernesto Delgado	7x10 - La Familia	December 5, 1990
NYPD Blue	Angelo Marino	1x01 - Pilot	September 21, 1993
NYPD Blue	Angelo Marino	1x02 - 4B or Not 4B	September 28, 1993
Bakersfield P.D.	Himself	1x10 - The Gift	November 16, 1993
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x01 - Two Tonys	March 7, 2004
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x02 - Rat Pack	March 14, 2004
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x03 - Where's Johnny?	March 21, 2004
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x04 - All Happy Families...	March 28, 2004
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x08 - Marco Polo	April 25, 2004
The Sopranos	Angelo Garepe	5x11 - The Test Dream	May 16, 2004

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
I Still Love L.A.	Lt. Dennis Becker	November 27, 1994	The Rockford Files
A Blessing in Disguise	Lt. Dennis Becker	May 14, 1995	The Rockford Files
If the Frame Fits...	Lt. Dennis Becker	January 14, 1996	The Rockford Files
Godfather Knows Best	Lt. Dennis Becker	February 18, 1996	The Rockford Files
Friends and Foul Play	Lt. Dennis Becker	April 25, 1996	The Rockford Files
Punishment and Crime	Lt. Dennis Becker	September 18, 1996	The Rockford Files
Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda	Lt. Dennis Becker	November 21, 1997	The Rockford Files
If It Bleeds... It Leads	Lt. Dennis Becker	April 20, 1999	The Rockford Files

Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Hollywood Squares		May 19-23, 1980
The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour		April 16-20, 1984

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1979)

The Rockford Files