Joe De Santis
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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
Credits
The Professionals (1966)
as Ortega
The Unholy Wife (1957)
as Gino Verdugo
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
as Herman Schmidt
I Want to Live! (1958)
as Al Matthews
Powderkeg (1971)
as Col. Delgado
Al Capone (1959)
as Big Jim Colosimo
The Last Hunt (1956)
as Ed Black
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
as Martin
Dino (1957)
as Mr. Minetta
The Venetian Affair (1966)
as Jan Aarvan
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
as Esteban Gomez
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
Madame X (1966)
as Harry Carter
The Brotherhood (1968)
as Pietro Rizzi
Beau Geste (1966)
as Maj. Beaujolais
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
as Frank Satori
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Actor
The George Raft Story (1961)
as Frankie Donatella
An American Dream (1966)
as Eddie Ganucci
And Now Miguel (1966)
as Padre de Chavez
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
as Roy Campanella's Father
Honor Thy Father (1973)
as Joe Magliocco
Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
as Vincenzo Seruto
A Cold Wind in August (1961)
as Papa Perugino
Cry Tough (1959)
as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
Katherine (1975)
as Father Echeverra
Ain't No Time for Glory (1957)
as Maurice Remy
Chubasco (1968)
as Benito
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon (1987)
as Leader, Council of Peace
Little Cigars (1973)
as Travers
Full of Life (1956)
as Father Gondolfo
The Flying Fontaines (1959)
as Roberto Rias