Joe De Santis

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: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1909-06-15

Died: 1989-08-30

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	Slattery's Hurricane	Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)	54
2	1951	The Man with a Cloak	Martin, the butler	69
3	1952	Deadline - U.S.A.	Herman Schmidt	68
4	1956	The Last Hunt	Ed Black	67
5	1956	Tension at Table Rock	Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)	58
6	1956	Full of Life	Father Gondolfo	60
7	1957	The Unholy Wife	Gino Verdugo	46
8	1957	Dino	Mr. Minetta	72
9	1957	Jeanne Eagels	Frank Satori	63
10	1958	The Case Against Brooklyn		58
11	1958	Buchanan Rides Alone	Esteban Gomez	64
12	1958	I Want to Live!	Al Matthews	69
13	1959	Al Capone	Big Jim Colosimo	66
14	1959	Cry Tough	Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez	58
15	1959	The Flying Fontaines	Roberto Rias	0
16	1961	A Cold Wind in August	Papa Perugino	55
17	1961	The George Raft Story	Frankie Donatella	33
18	1966	Madame X	Harry Carter	66
19	1966	And Now Miguel	Padre de Chavez	0
20	1966	An American Dream	Eddie Ganucci	46
21	1966	Beau Geste	Maj. Beaujolais	59
22	1966	The Professionals	Ortega	71
23	1967	The Venetian Affair	Jan Aarvan	47
24	1968	Chubasco	Benito	35
25	1968	The Brotherhood	Pietro Rizzi	59
26	1971	Powderkeg	Col. Delgado	80
27	1973	Honor Thy Father	Joe Magliocco	40
28	1973	Little Cigars	Travers	52
29	1974	It's Good to Be Alive	Roy Campanella's Father	66
30	1975	Katherine	Father Echeverra	55
31	1977	Contract on Cherry Street	Vincenzo Seruto	63
32	1987	How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon	Leader, Council of Peace	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	Lights Out		53
2	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents		52
3	1950	The Trap	Narrator (voice)	60
4	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Wylie	60
5	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Sylvio	60
6	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Anton Maxuranic	60
7	1953	General Electric Theater	Joe Breed	60
8	1954	Inner Sanctum		70
9	1955	Gunsmoke	Mr. Hawtree	66
10	1955	Gunsmoke	Gunter	66
11	1955	Gunsmoke	Sheriff Mark Handlin	66
12	1955	Gunsmoke	Hoxy	66
13	1955	Cheyenne		58
14	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Police Lieutenant	78
15	1955	Matinee Theater		46
16	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Balam	55
17	1957	Official Detective		0
18	1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	Garrett	68
19	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel		74
20	1957	Sugarfoot	Gen. Carlos Jose Perez	48
21	1957	Perry Mason	George Castle	77
22	1957	Perry Mason	Melvin Slater	77
23	1957	Perry Mason	Louie Parker	77
24	1957	Maverick		68
25	1957	The Walter Winchell File		50
26	1958	Sea Hunt		65
27	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Luis Portilla	69
28	1958	Naked City	Matt Valentine	53
29	1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse		53
30	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
31	1959	Rawhide	Justice Cardin	72
32	1959	Rawhide	Ellis Crowley	72
33	1959	Tightrope		55
34	1959	Bonanza	Dr. Isaac Dawson	75
35	1959	Bonanza	Padre Xavier	75
36	1959	Bonanza	Samuel Michelson	75
37	1959	Riverboat	Juan Cortilla	62
38	1959	Law of the Plainsman	Cooper	60
39	1959	The Third Man		67
40	1959	Bourbon Street Beat		50
41	1959	Philip Marlowe		50
42	1959	The Detectives		56
43	1960	The Chevy Mystery Show	Al Scheuber	60
44	1960	The Chevy Mystery Show	Paul Otis	60
45	1960	The Tall Man		63
46	1960	Thriller	Col. Sangriento	64
47	1960	Checkmate	Joe Angelo	41
48	1960	The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Paul	62
49	1960	Surfside 6		50
50	1960	Route 66		64
51	1960	The Roaring 20's		0
52	1961	Dr. Kildare	Enrico Conti	54
53	1961	Dr. Kildare	Bruno Rossi	54
54	1961	Ben Casey		57
55	1962	Sam Benedict		60
56	1962	Sam Benedict	Judge Murvill	60
57	1962	The Virginian	Gen. Rodello	64
58	1962	The Virginian	Juan Pablo	64
59	1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Jake Martinez	78
60	1962	The Lucy Show	Headwaiter	71
61	1963	Arrest and Trial		70
62	1963	The Outer Limits	Colonel William Campbell	78
63	1963	The Fugitive	Vardez	72
64	1963	The Great Adventure	General Vallejo	0
65	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Albert Ortega	55
66	1964	The Munsters		80
67	1964	Daniel Boone	Jigossassee	69
68	1965	Branded		64
69	1965	Run for Your Life	Eduardo Alonzo	72
70	1965	Laredo		63
71	1967	The High Chaparral	Colonel Ruiz	65
72	1967	Mannix		67
73	1968	Mission: Impossible	Maj. Marak	76
74	1968	Mission: Impossible	Vito Scalisi	76
75	1968	Mission: Impossible	Jorge Cabal	76
76	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Professor Akbar Savang	71
77	1968	Lancer		47
78	1971	Cannon		65
79	1973	Toma		78