Name
Joe De Santis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1909-06-15
Deathday
1989-08-30 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Vito DeSantis (June 15, 1909 - August 30, 1989) was an American radio, television, movie and theatrical actor and sculptor.
Joe De Santis was born Joseph Vito Marcello De Santis to Italian immigrant parents in New York City. De Santis played in numerous films; the high point of his career came in 1962 with A Cold Wind in August. He was also featured in I Want to Live! and The Brotherhood.
With the advent of television, Joe became known as a skilled character actor who could play convincing dialect characters, mugs, suave heavies and emotional leads. He was active in such early television series as Playhouse 90, Studio One, Sheriff of Cochise, and he appeared regularly on the programs of Red Buttons, Martha Raye and Sid Caesar shows. In addition to many single performances on other series like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Joe had a recurring presence in such shows as The Untouchables, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Mission: Impossible, and in the westerns such as Sugarfoot, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Sara, and Bonanza.
De Santis retired to Provo, Utah in 1978 to be close to family, and resided there until his death in 1989. He died in 1989 at the age of eighty of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- 1966 The Professionals as Ortega
- 1949 Slattery's Hurricane as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
- 1958 I Want to Live! as Al Matthews
- 1952 Deadline - U.S.A. as Herman Schmidt
- 1959 Cry Tough as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
- 1968 The Brotherhood as Pietro Rizzi
- 1951 The Man with a Cloak as Martin
- 1956 Tension at Table Rock as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
- 1966 The Venetian Affair as Jan Aarvan
- 1973 Little Cigars as Travers
- 1957 Jeanne Eagels as Frank Satori
- 1956 The Last Hunt as Ed Black
- 1977 Contract on Cherry Street as Vincenzo Seruto
- 1974 It's Good to Be Alive as Roy Campanella's Father
- 1961 A Cold Wind in August as Papa Perugino
- 1957 Dino as Mr. Minetta
- 1959 The Flying Fontaines as Roberto Rias
- 1968 Chubasco as Benito
- 1959 Al Capone as Big Jim Colosimo
- 1975 Katherine as Father Echeverra
- 1957 The Unholy Wife as Gino Verdugo
- 1961 The George Raft Story as Frankie Donatella
- 1973 Honor Thy Father as Joe Magliocco
- 1956 Full of Life as Father Gondolfo
- 1958 Buchanan Rides Alone as Esteban Gomez
- 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
- 1987 How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon as Leader, Council of Peace
- 1971 Powderkeg as Col. Delgado
- 1966 Madame X as Harry Carter
- 1966 And Now Miguel as Padre de Chavez
- 1966 Beau Geste as Maj. Beaujolais
- 1966 An American Dream as Eddie Ganucci
- 1957 Ain't No Time for Glory as Maurice Remy
- 1963 The Great Adventure ( 1 episode ) as General Vallejo
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 8 episodes )
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 2 episodes )
- 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ( 1 episode )
- 1964 The Munsters ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Professor Akbar Savang
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Headwaiter
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Matt Valentine
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Surfside 6 ( 2 episodes )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Hawtree
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as George Castle
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Joe Breed
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Maj. Marak
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Sea Hunt ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Tall Man ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Laredo ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Police Lieutenant
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Philip Marlowe ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Justice Cardin
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Eduardo Alonzo
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Jigossassee
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Vardez
- 1967 The High Chaparral ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Ruiz
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Gen. Rodello
- 1968 Lancer ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Col. Sangriento
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Wylie
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Albert Ortega
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 2 episodes )
- 1965 Branded ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1 episode ) as Luis Portilla
- 1957 Sugarfoot ( 1 episode ) as Gen. Carlos Jose Perez
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Toma ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Law of the Plainsman ( 1 episode ) as Cooper
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Juan Cortilla
- 1959 The Detectives ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Balam
- 1954 Inner Sanctum ( 3 episodes )
- 1949 Lights Out ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Enrico Conti
- 1957 The Walter Winchell File ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Colonel William Campbell
- 1957 Official Detective ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Roaring 20's ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Third Man ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show ( 1 episode ) as Paul
- 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Garrett
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Isaac Dawson
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 2 episodes ) as Bruno Rossi
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Ellis Crowley
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Gunter
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Juan Pablo
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Mark Handlin
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Padre Xavier
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Hoxy
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Vito Scalisi
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Anton Maxuranic
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Sylvio
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Al Scheuber
- 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ( 1 episode ) as Paul Otis
- 1960 Checkmate ( 1 episode ) as Joe Angelo
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Melvin Slater
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Louie Parker
- 1950 The Trap ( 9 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Samuel Michelson
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Jorge Cabal
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 1 episode ) as Judge Murvill
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Jake Martinez
- 1959 Tightrope ( 1 episode ) as Leo Madden
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Don Ignazio
- 1963 Arrest and Trial ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Ware
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 1 episode ) as Judge Anthony Parrelli
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 Justice ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Temple Houston ( 1 episode )
