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