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