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