Joe De Santis
Acting
Born: June 15, 1909 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 30, 1989 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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
Bonanza
1959
The Munsters
1964
The Professionals
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Outer Limits
1963
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Perry Mason
1957
I Want to Live!
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Photos (1)
Movies (32)
The Professionals
Ortega
The Unholy Wife
Gino Verdugo
The Brotherhood
Pietro Rizzi
Powderkeg
Col. Delgado
Buchanan Rides Alone
Esteban Gomez
Deadline - U.S.A.
Herman Schmidt
Jeanne Eagels
Frank Satori
I Want to Live!
Al Matthews
Al Capone
Big Jim Colosimo
Madame X
Harry Carter
An American Dream
Eddie Ganucci
The Last Hunt
Ed Black
The Venetian Affair
Jan Aarvan
Dino
Mr. Minetta
Beau Geste
Maj. Beaujolais
Cry Tough
Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
And Now Miguel
Padre de Chavez
The Man with a Cloak
Martin, the butler
Tension at Table Rock
Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
Slattery's Hurricane
Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
The George Raft Story
Frankie Donatella
Contract on Cherry Street
Vincenzo Seruto
Honor Thy Father
Joe Magliocco
Little Cigars
Travers
Chubasco
Benito
Katherine
Father Echeverra
It's Good to Be Alive
Roy Campanella's Father
A Cold Wind in August
Papa Perugino
Ain't No Time for Glory
Maurice Remy
Full of Life
Father Gondolfo
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
Leader, Council of Peace
TV Shows (75)
Perry Mason
George Castle · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Melvin Slater · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Louie Parker · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Professor Akbar Savang · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jake Martinez · 1 eps
Bonanza
Dr. Isaac Dawson · 1 eps
Bonanza
Padre Xavier · 1 eps
Bonanza
Samuel Michelson · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Vardez · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
The Lucy Show
Headwaiter · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
1 eps
The Virginian
Gen. Rodello · 1 eps
The Virginian
Juan Pablo · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Maverick
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Enrico Conti · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Bruno Rossi · 2 eps
Mission: Impossible
Maj. Marak · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Vito Scalisi · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Jorge Cabal · 1 eps
Tales of Wells Fargo
Garrett · 1 eps
Cheyenne
2 eps
Rawhide
Justice Cardin · 1 eps
Rawhide
Ellis Crowley · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jigossassee · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Matinee Theater
2 eps
The Name of the Game
Don Ignazio · 1 eps
The Munsters
1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Thriller
Col. Sangriento · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Eduardo Alonzo · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Colonel William Campbell · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Mr. Hawtree · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Gunter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Sheriff Mark Handlin · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hoxy · 1 eps
Naked City
Matt Valentine · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Colonel Ruiz · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Police Lieutenant · 1 eps
Surfside 6
2 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Balam · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Luis Portilla · 1 eps
Lights Out
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
8 eps
Branded
1 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
Sea Hunt
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Gen. Carlos Jose Perez · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
Checkmate
Joe Angelo · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Paul · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Mr. Ware · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Sam Benedict
Judge Murvill · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
Judge Anthony Parrelli · 1 eps
Riverboat
Juan Cortilla · 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Cooper · 1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
The Third Man
1 eps
The Tall Man
1 eps
Inner Sanctum
3 eps
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
The Great Adventure
General Vallejo · 1 eps
The Walter Winchell File
1 eps
Tightrope
Leo Madden · 1 eps
Toma
1 eps
Temple Houston
1 eps
Official Detective
1 eps
Philip Marlowe
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Joe Breed · 1 eps
