Joe De Santis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 15, 1909
- Died
- Aug 30, 1989 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 100
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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
Bonanza
1959TV
Dr. Isaac Dawson, Padre Xavier, Samuel Michelson
The Munsters
1964TV
The Professionals
1966Movie
Ortega
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Maj. Marak, Vito Scalisi, Jorge Cabal
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Police Lieutenant
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Professor Akbar Savang
Filmography
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987Movie
Leader, Council of Peace
Contract on Cherry Street
1977Movie
Vincenzo Seruto
Katherine
1975Movie
Father Echeverra
It's Good to Be Alive
1974Movie
Roy Campanella's Father
Toma
1973TV
Little Cigars
1973Movie
Travers
Honor Thy Father
1973Movie
Joe Magliocco
Cannon
1971TV
Powderkeg
1971Movie
Col. Delgado
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Professor Akbar Savang
The Brotherhood
1968Movie
Pietro Rizzi
Lancer
1968TV
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Don Ignazio
Chubasco
1968Movie
Benito
Mannix
1967TV
The High Chaparral
1967TV
Colonel Ruiz
The Venetian Affair
1966Movie
Jan Aarvan
The Professionals
1966Movie
Ortega
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Maj. Marak, Vito Scalisi, Jorge Cabal
Beau Geste
1966Movie
Maj. Beaujolais
An American Dream
1966Movie
Eddie Ganucci
And Now Miguel
1966Movie
Padre de Chavez
Madame X
1966Movie
Harry Carter
Laredo
1965TV
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Eduardo Alonzo
Branded
1965TV
The Munsters
1964TV
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Jigossassee
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Albert Ortega
The Great Adventure
1963TV
General Vallejo
Temple Houston
1963TV
The Fugitive
1963TV
Vardez
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Colonel William Campbell
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Mr. Ware
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Headwaiter
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Jake Martinez
The Virginian
1962TV
Gen. Rodello, Juan Pablo
Sam Benedict
1962TV
Judge Murvill, Judge Anthony Parrelli
The George Raft Story
1961Movie
Frankie Donatella
Ben Casey
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Enrico Conti, Bruno Rossi
A Cold Wind in August
1961Movie
Papa Perugino
The Roaring 20's
1960TV
Route 66
1960TV
Surfside 6
1960TV
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960TV
Paul
Checkmate
1960TV
Joe Angelo
Thriller
1960TV
Col. Sangriento
The Tall Man
1960TV
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960TV
Al Scheuber, Paul Otis
The Flying Fontaines
1959Movie
Roberto Rias
The Detectives
1959TV
Philip Marlowe
1959TV
Bourbon Street Beat
1959TV
The Third Man
1959TV
Law of the Plainsman
1959TV
Cooper
Riverboat
1959TV
Juan Cortilla
Bonanza
1959TV
Dr. Isaac Dawson, Padre Xavier, Samuel Michelson
Tightrope
1959TV
Leo Madden
Cry Tough
1959Movie
Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
Al Capone
1959Movie
Big Jim Colosimo
Rawhide
1959TV
Justice Cardin, Ellis Crowley
I Want to Live!
1958Movie
Al Matthews
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958TV
Naked City
1958TV
Matt Valentine
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Luis Portilla
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958Movie
Esteban Gomez
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958Movie
Sea Hunt
1958TV
The Walter Winchell File
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
George Castle, Melvin Slater, Louie Parker
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Gen. Carlos Jose Perez
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
Jeanne Eagels
1957Movie
Frank Satori
Dino
1957Movie
Mr. Minetta
The Unholy Wife
1957Movie
Gino Verdugo
Ain't No Time for Glory
1957Movie
Maurice Remy
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957TV
Garrett
Official Detective
1957TV
Full of Life
1956Movie
Father Gondolfo
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Balam
Tension at Table Rock
1956Movie
Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
The Last Hunt
1956Movie
Ed Black
Matinee Theater
1955TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Police Lieutenant
Cheyenne
1955TV
MGM Parade
1955TV
Self
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Mr. Hawtree, Gunter, Sheriff Mark Handlin, Hoxy
Justice
1954TV
Inner Sanctum
1954TV
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Joe Breed
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Movie
Herman Schmidt
The Man with a Cloak
1951Movie
Martin
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Wylie, Sylvio, Anton Maxuranic
The Trap
1950TV
Narrator (voice)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Slattery's Hurricane
1949Movie
Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
Lights Out
1949TV