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Joe De Santis

Joe De Santis

Birthday: 1909-06-15 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1977
Contract on Cherry Street

as    Vincenzo Seruto

1974
It's Good to Be Alive

as    Roy Campanella's Father

1973
Honor Thy Father

as    Joe Magliocco

1968
The Brotherhood

as    Pietro Rizzi

1967
The Venetian Affair

as    Jan Aarvan

1966
The Professionals

as    Ortega

1959
Al Capone

as    Big Jim Colosimo

1959
Cry Tough

as    Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez

1959
The Flying Fontaines

as    Roberto Rias

1958
Buchanan Rides Alone

as    Esteban Gomez

1957
The Unholy Wife

as    Gino Verdugo

1956
The Last Hunt

as    Ed Black

1956
Tension at Table Rock

as    Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)

1952
Deadline - U.S.A.

as    Herman Schmidt

1951
The Man with a Cloak

as    Martin, the butler

1949
Slattery's Hurricane

as    Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)