Joe De Santis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-06-15

Day of death

1989-08-30 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Joe De Santis

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 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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • Katherine

    Katherine

  • Dino

    Dino

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Man with a Cloak

    The Man with a Cloak

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Toma

    Toma

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • The Unholy Wife

    The Unholy Wife

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • Full of Life

    Full of Life

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • The Brotherhood

    The Brotherhood

  • I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Contract on Cherry Street

    Contract on Cherry Street

  • The Last Hunt

    The Last Hunt

  • Powderkeg

    Powderkeg

  • The Venetian Affair

    The Venetian Affair

  • And Now Miguel

    And Now Miguel

  • Buchanan Rides Alone

    Buchanan Rides Alone

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

  • The George Raft Story

    The George Raft Story

  • Slattery's Hurricane

    Slattery's Hurricane

  • An American Dream

    An American Dream

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • Honor Thy Father

    Honor Thy Father

  • A Cold Wind in August

    A Cold Wind in August

  • It's Good to Be Alive

    It's Good to Be Alive

  • Little Cigars

    Little Cigars

  • The Case Against Brooklyn

    The Case Against Brooklyn

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Cry Tough

    Cry Tough

  • Tension at Table Rock

    Tension at Table Rock

  • Ain't No Time for Glory

    Ain't No Time for Glory

  • Chubasco

    Chubasco

  • How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon

    How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon

  • The Flying Fontaines

    The Flying Fontaines