
Joe De Santis
Biography
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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.
Acting (32 movies)

The Professionals
1966

Slattery's Hurricane
1949

I Want to Live!
1958

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952

Cry Tough
1959

The Brotherhood
1968

The Man with a Cloak
1951

Tension at Table Rock
1956

The Venetian Affair
1967

Little Cigars
1973

Jeanne Eagels
1957

The Last Hunt
1956

Contract on Cherry Street
1977

It's Good to Be Alive
1974

A Cold Wind in August
1961

Dino
1957

Chubasco
1968

Al Capone
1959

Katherine
1975

The Unholy Wife
1957

The George Raft Story
1961

Honor Thy Father
1973

Full of Life
1956

Buchanan Rides Alone
1958

The Case Against Brooklyn
1958

How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987

Powderkeg
1971

Madame X
1966

And Now Miguel
1966

Beau Geste
1966

An American Dream
1966

Ain't No Time for Glory
1957
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