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