Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 15, 1909
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Joe De Santis
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon | Leader, Council of Peace |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Vincenzo Seruto |
| 1975 | Katherine | Father Echeverra |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive | Roy Campanella's Father |
| 1973 | Little Cigars | Travers |
| 1973 | Honor Thy Father | Joe Magliocco |
| 1971 | Powderkeg | Col. Delgado |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Pietro Rizzi |
| 1968 | Chubasco | Benito |
| 1967 | The Venetian Affair | Jan Aarvan |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Ortega |
| 1966 | Madame X | Harry Carter |
| 1966 | And Now Miguel | Padre de Chavez |
| 1966 | Beau Geste | Maj. Beaujolais |
| 1966 | An American Dream | Eddie Ganucci |
| 1961 | A Cold Wind in August | Papa Perugino |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story | Frankie Donatella |
| 1959 | Cry Tough | Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez |
| 1959 | The Flying Fontaines | Roberto Rias |
| 1959 | Al Capone | Big Jim Colosimo |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Al Matthews |
| 1958 | Buchanan Rides Alone | Esteban Gomez |
| 1958 | The Case Against Brooklyn | |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | Frank Satori |
| 1957 | Dino | Mr. Minetta |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | Gino Verdugo |
| 1956 | Tension at Table Rock | Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis) |
| 1956 | The Last Hunt | Ed Black |
| 1956 | Full of Life | Father Gondolfo |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | Herman Schmidt |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak | Martin, the butler |
| 1949 | Slattery's Hurricane | Gregory (as Joseph De Santis) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Toma | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Professor Akbar Savang |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Colonel Ruiz |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Maj. Marak |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Vito Scalisi |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Jorge Cabal |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Eduardo Alonzo |
| 1965 | Branded | |
| 1964 | The Munsters | |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Jigossassee |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | General Vallejo |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Vardez |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Albert Ortega |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Colonel William Campbell |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Headwaiter |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Gen. Rodello |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Juan Pablo |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | Judge Murvill |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jake Martinez |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Enrico Conti |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Bruno Rossi |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | |
| 1960 | Thriller | Col. Sangriento |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Paul |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Al Scheuber |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Paul Otis |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Joe Angelo |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Justice Cardin |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Cooper |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Juan Cortilla |
| 1959 | The Detectives | |
| 1959 | The Third Man | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Dr. Isaac Dawson |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Ellis Crowley |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Padre Xavier |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Samuel Michelson |
| 1959 | Tightrope | Leo Madden |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Matt Valentine |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Luis Portilla |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | George Castle |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Gen. Carlos Jose Perez |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Garrett |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Melvin Slater |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Louie Parker |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Balam |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mr. Hawtree |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Lieutenant |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Gunter |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Sheriff Mark Handlin |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Hoxy |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Joe Breed |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Wylie |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Anton Maxuranic |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Sylvio |
| 1950 | The Trap | Narrator (voice) |
| 1949 | Lights Out |