Joe De Santis
Acting
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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.
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Filmography of
Joe De Santis
Leader, Council of Peace
... 1987
Vincenzo Seruto
... 1977
Father Echeverra
... 1975
Roy Campanella's Father
... 1974
Travers
... 1973
Joe Magliocco
... 1973
Col. Delgado
... 1971
Pietro Rizzi
... 1968
Benito
... 1968
Jan Aarvan
... 1967
Ortega
... 1966
Maj. Beaujolais
... 1966
Eddie Ganucci
... 1966
Padre de Chavez
... 1966
Harry Carter
... 1966
Frankie Donatella
... 1961
Papa Perugino
... 1961
Roberto Rias
... 1959
Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
... 1959
Big Jim Colosimo
... 1959
Al Matthews
... 1958
Esteban Gomez
... 1958
... 1958
Frank Satori
... 1957
Mr. Minetta
... 1957
Gino Verdugo
... 1957
Maurice Remy
... 1957
Father Gondolfo
... 1956
Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
... 1956
Ed Black
... 1956
Herman Schmidt
... 1952
Martin, the butler
... 1951
Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
... 1949