Joe De Santis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-06-15 (80 years old)

Deathday

1989-08-30

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...

Acting

1966

1949

Slattery's Hurricane

as Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)

1958

I Want to Live!

as Al Matthews

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Herman Schmidt

1959

Cry Tough

as Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez

1968

The Brotherhood

as Pietro Rizzi

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as Martin, the butler

1956

Tension at Table Rock

as Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)

1967

The Venetian Affair

as Jan Aarvan

1973

Little Cigars

as Travers

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as Frank Satori

1956

The Last Hunt

as Ed Black

1977

Contract on Cherry Street

as Vincenzo Seruto

1974

It's Good to Be Alive

as Roy Campanella's Father

1961

A Cold Wind in August

as Papa Perugino

1957

Dino

as Mr. Minetta

1959

The Flying Fontaines

as Roberto Rias

1968

Chubasco

as Benito

1959

Al Capone

as Big Jim Colosimo

1975

Katherine

as Father Echeverra

1957

The Unholy Wife

as Gino Verdugo

1961

The George Raft Story

as Frankie Donatella

1973

Honor Thy Father

as Joe Magliocco

1956

Full of Life

as Father Gondolfo

1958

Buchanan Rides Alone

as Esteban Gomez

1987

1971

Powderkeg

as Col. Delgado

1966

Madame X

as Harry Carter

1966

And Now Miguel

as Padre de Chavez

1966

Beau Geste

as Maj. Beaujolais

1966

An American Dream

as Eddie Ganucci

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