Acting
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.
Filmography
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
Film · 1987
Contract on Cherry Street
Film · 1977
Katherine
Film · 1975
It's Good to Be Alive
Film · 1974
Little Cigars
Film · 1973
Honor Thy Father
Film · 1973
Toma
Series · 1973
Powderkeg
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
The Brotherhood
Film · 1968
Chubasco
Film · 1968
Lancer
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
The Professionals
Film · 1966
The Venetian Affair
Film · 1966
Madame X
Film · 1966
And Now Miguel
Film · 1966
Beau Geste
Film · 1966
An American Dream
Film · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Laredo
Series · 1965
Run for Your Life
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
The Munsters
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Temple Houston
Series · 1963
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
A Cold Wind in August
Film · 1961
The George Raft Story
Film · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
Route 66
Series · 1960
Surfside 6
Series · 1960
The Tall Man
Series · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
The Roaring 20's
Series · 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Series · 1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Series · 1960
Checkmate
Series · 1960
Cry Tough
Film · 1959
The Flying Fontaines
Film · 1959
Al Capone
Film · 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Series · 1959
Philip Marlowe
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
Series · 1959
Riverboat
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
The Third Man
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
I Want to Live!
Film · 1958
Buchanan Rides Alone
Film · 1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
Film · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Sea Hunt
Series · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Jeanne Eagels
Film · 1957
Dino
Film · 1957
The Unholy Wife
Film · 1957
Ain't No Time for Glory
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
The Walter Winchell File
Series · 1957
Official Detective
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Tension at Table Rock
Film · 1956
The Last Hunt
Film · 1956
Full of Life
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Inner Sanctum
Series · 1954
Justice
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Deadline - U.S.A.
Film · 1952
The Man with a Cloak
Film · 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Trap
Series · 1950
Slattery's Hurricane
Film · 1949
Lights Out
Series · 1949