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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, …
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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.
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Joe De Santis's Filmography
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How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
as Leader, Council of Peace
Contract on Cherry Street
as Vincenzo Seruto
Katherine
as Father Echeverra
It's Good to Be Alive
as Roy Campanella's Father
Little Cigars
as Travers
Honor Thy Father
as Joe Magliocco
Powderkeg
as Col. Delgado
The Brotherhood
as Pietro Rizzi
Chubasco
as Benito
The Venetian Affair
as Jan Aarvan
The Professionals
as Ortega
Beau Geste
as Maj. Beaujolais
An American Dream
as Eddie Ganucci
And Now Miguel
as Padre de Chavez
Madame X
as Harry Carter
The George Raft Story
as Frankie Donatella
A Cold Wind in August
as Papa Perugino
No Poster
The Flying Fontaines
as Roberto Rias
Cry Tough
as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
Al Capone
as Big Jim Colosimo
I Want to Live!
as Al Matthews
Buchanan Rides Alone
as Esteban Gomez
The Case Against Brooklyn
Jeanne Eagels
as Frank Satori
Dino
as Mr. Minetta
The Unholy Wife
as Gino Verdugo
Ain't No Time for Glory
as Maurice Remy
Full of Life
as Father Gondolfo
Tension at Table Rock
as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
The Last Hunt
as Ed Black
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Herman Schmidt
The Man with a Cloak
as Martin
Slattery's Hurricane
as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)