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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.
Filmography
all 94
TV Shows 63
Movies 31
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How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon (1987)
Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
Katherine (1975)
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
Little Cigars (1973)
Toma (1973)
Honor Thy Father (1973)
Cannon (1971)
Powderkeg (1971)
The Brotherhood (1968)
Lancer (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Chubasco (1968)
Mannix (1967)
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Venetian Affair (1967)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-06-15
Deathday1989-08-30 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Joseph De Santis, Jseph De Santis, Joe DeSantis, Joseph V. DeSantis, Joe de Santis, Joseph de Santis, Joe deSantis, Joseph Vito Marcello De Santis
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