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Joe De Santis

Joe De Santis

Actor · Born 1909-06-15 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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 i…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Bonanza (1959) — Dr. Isaac Dawson
  2. The Munsters (1964)
  3. The Professionals (1966) — Ortega
  4. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Maj. Marak
  5. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Police Lieutenant
  6. The Outer Limits (1963) — Colonel William Campbell
  7. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Professor Akbar Savang
  8. Perry Mason (1957) — George Castle
  9. I Want to Live! (1958) — Al Matthews
  10. Gunsmoke (1955) — Mr. Hawtree
  11. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) — Esteban Gomez
  12. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Jake Martinez
  13. Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) — Herman Schmidt
  14. The Fugitive (1963) — Vardez
  15. Al Capone (1959) — Big Jim Colosimo
  16. Mannix (1967)
  17. The Lucy Show (1962) — Headwaiter
  18. Rawhide (1959) — Justice Cardin
  19. Madame X (1966) — Harry Carter
  20. The Last Hunt (1956) — Ed Black
  21. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
  22. Maverick (1957)
  23. Cannon (1971)
  24. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Luis Portilla
  25. The Virginian (1962) — Gen. Rodello
  26. Daniel Boone (1964) — Jigossassee
  27. 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
  28. The High Chaparral (1967) — Colonel Ruiz
  29. The Brotherhood (1968) — Pietro Rizzi
  30. Cheyenne (1955)
  31. The Man with a Cloak (1951) — Martin, the butler
  32. The Unholy Wife (1957) — Gino Verdugo
  33. Route 66 (1960)
  34. Thriller (1960) — Col. Sangriento
  35. Sea Hunt (1958)
  36. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Enrico Conti
  37. Branded (1965)
  38. Tension at Table Rock (1956) — Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
  39. Ben Casey (1961)
  40. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) — Garrett