Joe De Santis
Acting
1909-06-15 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987 · Movie
Contract on Cherry Street
1977 · Movie
Katherine
1975 · Movie
It's Good to Be Alive
1974 · Movie
Toma
1973 · Series
Little Cigars
1973 · Movie
Honor Thy Father
1973 · Movie
Cannon
1971 · Series
Powderkeg
1971 · Movie
The Brotherhood
1968 · Movie
Lancer
1968 · Series
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
Chubasco
1968 · Movie
Mannix
1967 · Series
The High Chaparral
1967 · Series
The Venetian Affair
1966 · Movie
The Professionals
1966 · Movie
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
Beau Geste
1966 · Movie
An American Dream
1966 · Movie
And Now Miguel
1966 · Movie
Madame X
1966 · Movie
Laredo
1965 · Series
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
Branded
1965 · Series
Daniel Boone
1964 · Series
The Munsters
1964 · Series
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
Temple Houston
1963 · Series
The Fugitive
1963 · Series
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Series
The Lucy Show
1962 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Sam Benedict
1962 · Series
The George Raft Story
1961 · Movie
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
A Cold Wind in August
1961 · Movie
The Roaring 20's
1960 · Series
Route 66
1960 · Series
Surfside 6
1960 · Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · Series
Checkmate
1960 · Series
Thriller
1960 · Series
The Tall Man
1960 · Series
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Series
The Flying Fontaines
1959 · Movie
The Detectives
1959 · Series
Philip Marlowe
1959 · Series
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Series
The Third Man
1959 · Series
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
Tightrope
1959 · Series
Cry Tough
1959 · Movie
Al Capone
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
I Want to Live!
1958 · Movie
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Series
Naked City
1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Series
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958 · Movie
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 · Movie
Sea Hunt
1958 · Series
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · Series
Maverick
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Sugarfoot
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Movie
Dino
1957 · Movie
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Movie
Ain't No Time for Glory
1957 · Movie
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Series
Official Detective
1957 · Series
Full of Life
1956 · Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Movie
The Last Hunt
1956 · Movie
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Cheyenne
1955 · Series
MGM Parade
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
Justice
1954 · Series
Inner Sanctum
1954 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Movie
The Man with a Cloak
1951 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
The Trap
1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Slattery's Hurricane
1949 · Movie
Lights Out
1949 · Series