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.
100 acting credits
Acting · 100
Perry Mason
1957
Mannix
1967
Bonanza
1959
The Fugitive
1963
Mission: Impossible
1966
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Maverick
1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Virginian
1962
Dr. Kildare
1961
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Naked City
1958
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Cheyenne
1955
Ben Casey
1961
Daniel Boone
1964
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Rawhide
1959
Route 66
1960
Run for Your Life
1965
The Lucy Show
1962
The Outer Limits
1963
Cannon
1971
Matinee Theater
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Thriller
1960
The Name of the Game
1968
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
The High Chaparral
1967
The Munsters
1964
Sea Hunt
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Surfside 6
1960
Sugarfoot
1957
The Detectives
1959
Checkmate
1960
Laredo
1965
Lancer
1968
Branded
1965
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Lights Out
1949
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Tall Man
1960
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
The Third Man
1959
Riverboat
1959
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Law of the Plainsman
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
MGM Parade
1955
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Great Adventure
1963
Sam Benedict
1962
Tightrope
1959
The Roaring 20's
1960
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
Toma
1973
Official Detective
1957
Justice
1954
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Temple Houston
1963
Philip Marlowe
1959
General Electric Theater
1953
The Professionals
1966
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Al Capone
1959
I Want to Live!
1958
Madame X
1966
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958
The Brotherhood
1968
Slattery's Hurricane
1949
Jeanne Eagels
1957
The George Raft Story
1961
Powderkeg
1971
The Unholy Wife
1957
The Trap
1950
Tension at Table Rock
1956
The Last Hunt
1956
Honor Thy Father
1973
Cry Tough
1959
Beau Geste
1966
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
An American Dream
1966
Katherine
1975
The Man with a Cloak
1951
Chubasco
1968
Dino
1957
The Venetian Affair
1966
Little Cigars
1973
A Cold Wind in August
1961
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
And Now Miguel
1966
Full of Life
1956
The Flying Fontaines
1959
Ain't No Time for Glory
1957