Joe De Santis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 15, 1909
- Died
- August 30, 1989 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
Movie · as Leader, Council of Peace
Contract on Cherry Street
Movie · as Vincenzo Seruto
Katherine
Movie · as Father Echeverra
It's Good to Be Alive
Movie · as Roy Campanella's Father
Little Cigars
Movie · as Travers
Honor Thy Father
Movie · as Joe Magliocco
Toma
TV · 1 ep
Powderkeg
Movie · as Col. Delgado
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Professor Akbar Savang · 1 ep
The Brotherhood
Movie · as Pietro Rizzi
Chubasco
Movie · as Benito
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Don Ignazio · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
The High Chaparral
TV · as Colonel Ruiz · 1 ep
The Professionals
Movie · as Ortega
The Venetian Affair
Movie · as Jan Aarvan
Madame X
Movie · as Harry Carter
And Now Miguel
Movie · as Padre de Chavez
Beau Geste
Movie · as Maj. Beaujolais
An American Dream
Movie · as Eddie Ganucci
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Maj. Marak, Vito Scalisi, Jorge Cabal · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Eduardo Alonzo · 1 ep
Branded
TV · 1 ep
The Munsters
TV · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · as Jigossassee · 1 ep
The Great Adventure
TV · as General Vallejo · 1 ep
The Fugitive
TV · as Vardez · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Albert Ortega · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Colonel William Campbell · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Mr. Ware · 1 ep
Temple Houston
TV · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Headwaiter · 1 ep
Sam Benedict
TV · as Judge Murvill, Judge Anthony Parrelli · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Gen. Rodello, Juan Pablo · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Jake Martinez · 1 ep
A Cold Wind in August
Movie · as Papa Perugino
The George Raft Story
Movie · as Frankie Donatella
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Enrico Conti, Bruno Rossi · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Surfside 6
TV · 2 eps
The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Col. Sangriento · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Paul · 1 ep
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV · as Al Scheuber, Paul Otis · 1 ep
Checkmate
TV · as Joe Angelo · 1 ep
Cry Tough
Movie · as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
The Flying Fontaines
Movie · as Roberto Rias
Al Capone
Movie · as Big Jim Colosimo
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 1 ep
Philip Marlowe
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Justice Cardin, Ellis Crowley · 1 ep
Law of the Plainsman
TV · as Cooper · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Juan Cortilla · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · 1 ep
The Third Man
TV · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Dr. Isaac Dawson, Padre Xavier, Samuel Michelson · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · as Leo Madden · 1 ep
I Want to Live!
Movie · as Al Matthews
Buchanan Rides Alone
Movie · as Esteban Gomez
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 8 eps
Naked City
TV · as Matt Valentine · 1 ep
Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Luis Portilla · 1 ep
Jeanne Eagels
Movie · as Frank Satori
Dino
Movie · as Mr. Minetta
The Unholy Wife
Movie · as Gino Verdugo
Ain't No Time for Glory
Movie · as Maurice Remy
Perry Mason
TV · as George Castle, Melvin Slater, Louie Parker · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Gen. Carlos Jose Perez · 1 ep
The Walter Winchell File
TV · 1 ep
Official Detective
TV · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Tales of Wells Fargo
TV · as Garrett · 1 ep
Tension at Table Rock
Movie · as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
The Last Hunt
Movie · as Ed Black
Full of Life
Movie · as Father Gondolfo
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Balam · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · 2 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Mr. Hawtree, Gunter, Sheriff Mark Handlin, Hoxy · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Police Lieutenant · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 2 eps
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inner Sanctum
TV · 3 eps
Justice
TV · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Joe Breed · 1 ep
Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie · as Herman Schmidt
The Man with a Cloak
Movie · as Martin
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Wylie, Sylvio, Anton Maxuranic · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
The Trap
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 9 eps
Slattery's Hurricane
Movie · as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep