Joe De Santis
Known for: Acting
Born: June 15, 1909
Died: August 30, 1989
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 67 TV shows, newest first
9.7
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987
6.8
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
6.4
Katherine
1975
7.3
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
6.8
Toma
1973
5.3
Little Cigars
1973
5.0
Honor Thy Father
1973
6.7
Cannon
1971
8.5
Powderkeg
1971
6.1
The Brotherhood
1968
5.6
Lancer
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
4.5
Chubasco
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
4.9
The Venetian Affair
1966
7.1
The Professionals
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
5.6
Beau Geste
1966
5.0
An American Dream
1966
8.0
And Now Miguel
1966
6.4
Madame X
1966
6.4
Laredo
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
6.8
Branded
1965
7.9
The Munsters
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
6.0
Temple Houston
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
7.0
The Lucy Show
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
5.7
The George Raft Story
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
5.3
A Cold Wind in August
1961
NR
The Roaring 20's
1960
6.7
Route 66
1960
6.3
Surfside 6
1960
6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
6.7
Thriller
1960
6.9
The Tall Man
19606.8
The Chevy Mystery Show
19608.0
The Flying Fontaines
1959
6.7
The Detectives
1959
7.5
Philip Marlowe
1959
6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
7.2
The Third Man
1959
7.3
Law of the Plainsman
1959
6.5
Riverboat
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.3
Tightrope
1959
6.1
Cry Tough
1959
6.6
Al Capone
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.0
I Want to Live!
1958
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
6.6
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958
6.1
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
5.1
Sugarfoot
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957
7.4
Dino
1957
4.7
The Unholy Wife
1957
NR
Ain't No Time for Glory
1957
7.2
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
7.5
Official Detective
1957
6.5
Full of Life
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
6.2
Tension at Table Rock
1956
6.9
The Last Hunt
1956
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.2
Cheyenne
1955
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
19559.0
Justice
1954
8.0
Inner Sanctum
1954
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
6.8
The Man with a Cloak
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
19507.0
The Trap
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.2
Slattery's Hurricane
1949
6.0
Lights Out
1949