Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born June 15, 1909
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.
MovieHow Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987
as Leader, Council of Peace
MovieContract on Cherry Street
1977
as Vincenzo Seruto
MovieKatherine
1975
as Father Echeverra
MovieIt's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Roy Campanella's Father
TVToma
1973
MovieLittle Cigars
1973
as Travers
MovieHonor Thy Father
1973
as Joe Magliocco
TVCannon
1971
MoviePowderkeg
1971
as Col. Delgado
MovieThe Brotherhood
1968
as Pietro Rizzi
TVLancer
1968
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Professor Akbar Savang
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Don Ignazio
MovieChubasco
1968
as Benito
TVMannix
1967
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Colonel Ruiz
MovieThe Venetian Affair
1966
as Jan Aarvan
MovieThe Professionals
1966
as Ortega
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Maj. Marak
MovieBeau Geste
1966
as Maj. Beaujolais
MovieAn American Dream
1966
as Eddie Ganucci
MovieAnd Now Miguel
1966
as Padre de Chavez
MovieMadame X
1966
as Harry Carter
TVLaredo
1965
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Eduardo Alonzo
TVBranded
1965
TVThe Munsters
1964
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Jigossassee
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Albert Ortega
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as General Vallejo
TVTemple Houston
1963
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Vardez
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as Colonel William Campbell
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Mr. Ware
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Headwaiter
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jake Martinez
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Gen. Rodello
TVSam Benedict
1962
MovieThe George Raft Story
1961
as Frankie Donatella
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Enrico Conti
MovieA Cold Wind in August
1961
as Papa Perugino
TVThe Roaring 20's
1960
TVRoute 66
1960
TVSurfside 6
1960
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Paul
TVCheckmate
1960
as Joe Angelo
TVThriller
1960
as Col. Sangriento
TVThe Tall Man
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Al Scheuber
The Flying Fontaines
1959
as Roberto Rias
TVThe Detectives
1959
TVPhilip Marlowe
1959
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
TVThe Third Man
1959
TVLaw of the Plainsman
1959
as Cooper
TVRiverboat
1959
as Juan Cortilla
TVBonanza
1959
as Dr. Isaac Dawson
TVTightrope
1959
as Leo Madden
MovieCry Tough
1959
as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez
MovieAl Capone
1959
as Big Jim Colosimo
TVRawhide
1959
as Justice Cardin
MovieI Want to Live!
1958
as Al Matthews
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVNaked City
1958
as Matt Valentine
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Luis Portilla
MovieBuchanan Rides Alone
1958
as Esteban Gomez
MovieThe Case Against Brooklyn
1958
TVSea Hunt
1958
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as George Castle
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Gen. Carlos Jose Perez
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieJeanne Eagels
1957
as Frank Satori
MovieDino
1957
as Mr. Minetta
MovieThe Unholy Wife
1957
as Gino Verdugo
MovieAin't No Time for Glory
1957
as Maurice Remy
TVTales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Garrett
TVOfficial Detective
1957
MovieFull of Life
1956
as Father Gondolfo
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Balam
MovieTension at Table Rock
1956
as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)
MovieThe Last Hunt
1956
as Ed Black
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Police Lieutenant
TVCheyenne
1955
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Mr. Hawtree
Justice
1954
TVInner Sanctum
1954
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Joe Breed
MovieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Herman Schmidt
MovieThe Man with a Cloak
1951
as Martin, the butler
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Wylie
The Trap
1950
as Narrator (voice)
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
MovieSlattery's Hurricane
1949
as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
TVLights Out
1949
