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