Joe De Santis

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Jun 15, 1909
Died	Aug 30, 1989 (80)
Birthplace	New York City, New York, USA
Popularity	0.2 (history)
Updated	Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 numerou ... s 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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Filmography

How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon

1987

as Leader, Council of Peace

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

as Vincenzo Seruto

Katherine

1975

as Father Echeverra

It's Good to Be Alive

1974

as Roy Campanella's Father

Honor Thy Father

1973

as Joe Magliocco

Little Cigars

1973

as Travers

Powderkeg

1971

as Col. Delgado

Chubasco

1968

as Benito

The Brotherhood

1968

as Pietro Rizzi

The Venetian Affair

1967

as Jan Aarvan

And Now Miguel

1966

as Padre de Chavez

The Professionals

1966

as Ortega

Beau Geste

1966

as Maj. Beaujolais

An American Dream

1966

as Eddie Ganucci

Madame X

1966

as Harry Carter

A Cold Wind in August

1961

as Papa Perugino

The George Raft Story

1961

as Frankie Donatella

The Flying Fontaines

1959

as Roberto Rias

Cry Tough

1959

as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez

Al Capone

1959

as Big Jim Colosimo

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

as Esteban Gomez

I Want to Live!

1958

as Al Matthews

Dino

1957

as Mr. Minetta

Jeanne Eagels

1957

as Frank Satori

The Unholy Wife

1957

as Gino Verdugo

Full of Life

1956

as Father Gondolfo

The Last Hunt

1956

as Ed Black

Tension at Table Rock

1956

as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Herman Schmidt

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Martin, the butler

Slattery's Hurricane

1949

as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)

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Organization	Category	Movie

The Trap

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 29, 1950

Rawhide

as Justice Cardin

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Dr. Kildare

as Bruno Rossi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Great Adventure

as General Vallejo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Professor Akbar Savang

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Lucy Show

as Headwaiter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Naked City

as Matt Valentine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Gunsmoke

as Mr. Hawtree

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as George Castle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Joe Breed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

as Maj. Marak

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Police Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Run for Your Life

as Eduardo Alonzo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Daniel Boone

as Jigossassee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Vardez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The High Chaparral

as Colonel Ruiz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

The Virginian

as Gen. Rodello

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Thriller

as Col. Sangriento

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Wylie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Albert Ortega

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Luis Portilla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Sugarfoot

as Gen. Carlos Jose Perez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1957

Law of the Plainsman

as Cooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1959

Riverboat

as Juan Cortilla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Balam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dr. Kildare

as Enrico Conti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Outer Limits

as Colonel William Campbell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Garrett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Bonanza

as Dr. Isaac Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Rawhide

as Ellis Crowley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Gunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Virginian

as Juan Pablo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Sheriff Mark Handlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Bonanza

as Padre Xavier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Hoxy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Mission: Impossible

as Vito Scalisi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Lux Video Theatre

as Anton Maxuranic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Sylvio

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Al Scheuber

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1960

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Paul Otis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1960

Checkmate

as Joe Angelo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

Perry Mason

as Melvin Slater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Louie Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Bonanza

as Samuel Michelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Mission: Impossible

as Jorge Cabal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Sam Benedict

as Judge Murvill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Jake Martinez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Inner Sanctum

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

Cheyenne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Munsters

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Surfside 6

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 06, 1960

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

Bourbon Street Beat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Arrest and Trial

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Sea Hunt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1958

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

Laredo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Philip Marlowe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Lancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Branded

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Toma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 21, 1973

The Detectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1959

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Tightrope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1959

Lights Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1949

The Walter Winchell File

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1957

Official Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1957

The Roaring 20's

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1960

The Third Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Maverick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

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