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American actor, Reni Santoni, who played Poppie in “Seinfeld” and appeared in “Dirty Harry” has died at the age of 81.   According to  Variety , Santoni’s friend, TV writer and producer Tracy Newman confirmed his death on August 1 via a Facebook post.    “He had been sick for quite a while,”  writes Newman.  “Those of you who knew him know how funny he was, what a terrific actor, improviser, performer, etc. So brilliant. I loved him very much and will miss him terribly. Another great one is gone.”   Born in New York City in 1939, Santoni began his career in theater before securing his first uncredited film role in Sidney Lumet’s  The Pawnnroker . In 1967, he landed a key role in Carl Reiner’s directorial debut  Enter Laughing ; Reiner passed away in June this year. His film roles also included Inspector “Chico” González in  Dirty Harry , Reiner’s  Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid , 1983 pic  Bad Boys , and the Sylvester Stallone-starr...

A hardhat died and at least three other people were hurt in a chain-reaction accident Thursday at a Manhattan building undergoing facade repair work, authorities said. Disaster struck at about 4:20 p.m. as a section of parapet fell from a 12-story condo building on E. 36th St. near Lexington Ave. in Murray Hill, said officials. Debris from the parapet collapse slammed into a rig that held two construction workers who were making repairs to the facade near the building’s 11th floor, said Randy Kronish, a building resident. “It sounded like something bad happened,” said Kronish, who was in his 11th-floor apartment when the incident happened. “The carriage [rig] was right by my window... The workers could see right inside,” Kronish said. Debris from the parapet collapse slammed into a rig that held two construction workers who were making repairs to the facade near the building’s 11th floor, said Randy Kronish, a building resident.  (Sam Costanza/for New York Daily News) The rig, in t...