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.
Movie | How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon | Leader, Council of Peace | 1987-11-08 |
Movie | Contract on Cherry Street | Vincenzo Seruto | 1977-11-19 |
Movie | Katherine | Father Echeverra | 1975-10-05 |
Movie | It's Good to Be Alive | Roy Campanella's Father | 1974-02-22 |
Movie | Honor Thy Father | Joe Magliocco | 1973-03-01 |
Movie | Little Cigars | Travers | 1973-06-22 |
Series | Toma | Unknown | 1973-03-21 |
Series | Cannon | Unknown | 1971-09-14 |
Movie | Chubasco | Benito | 1968-04-14 |
Movie | The Brotherhood | Pietro Rizzi | 1968-12-01 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
Movie | The Venetian Affair | Jan Aarvan | 1967-01-18 |
Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
Movie | An American Dream | Eddie Ganucci | 1966-08-31 |
Movie | Beau Geste | Maj. Beaujolais | 1966-09-02 |
Movie | The Professionals | Ortega | 1966-11-01 |
Series | Mission: Impossible | Unknown | 1966-09-17 |
Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
Series | Laredo | Unknown | 1965-09-16 |
Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
Series | The Munsters | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
Series | Sam Benedict | Unknown | 1962-09-15 |
Movie | A Cold Wind in August | Papa Perugino | 1961-07-26 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Movie | The George Raft Story | Frankie Donatella | 1961-11-22 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1960-09-13 |
Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
Series | Checkmate | Joe Angelo | 1960-09-17 |
Series | Tightrope | Unknown | 1959-09-08 |
Movie | Cry Tough | Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez | 1959-08-01 |
Series | Riverboat | Unknown | 1959-09-13 |
Movie | Al Capone | Big Jim Colosimo | 1959-03-25 |
Series | The Detectives | Unknown | 1959-10-16 |
Series | Law of the Plainsman | Unknown | 1959-10-01 |
Movie | The Flying Fontaines | Roberto Rias | 1959-12-01 |
Series | Philip Marlowe | Unknown | 1959-10-06 |
Movie | The Case Against Brooklyn | 1958-06-01 | |
Series | Sea Hunt | Unknown | 1958-01-04 |
Movie | Buchanan Rides Alone | Esteban Gomez | 1958-08-01 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | I Want to Live! | Al Matthews | 1958-11-18 |
Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
Movie | Jeanne Eagels | Frank Satori | 1957-08-02 |
Movie | The Unholy Wife | Gino Verdugo | 1957-06-24 |
Movie | Dino | Mr. Minetta | 1957-07-21 |
Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
Series | The Walter Winchell File | Unknown | 1957-10-02 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Movie | The Last Hunt | Ed Black | 1956-04-30 |
Movie | Full of Life | Father Gondolfo | 1956-12-25 |
Movie | Tension at Table Rock | Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis) | 1956-10-03 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Deadline - U.S.A. | Herman Schmidt | 1952-03-14 |
Movie | The Man with a Cloak | Martin, the butler | 1951-11-27 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Series | The Trap | Narrator (voice) | 1950-04-29 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Slattery's Hurricane | Gregory (as Joseph De Santis) | 1949-08-11 |
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