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Joe De Santis
New York City, New York, USA
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 S…
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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.
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1987
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
Movie Leader, Council of Peace
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1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Movie Vincenzo Seruto
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1975
Katherine
Movie Father Echeverra
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1974
It's Good to Be Alive
Movie Roy Campanella's Father
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1973
Toma
TV show
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1973
Little Cigars
Movie Travers
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1973
Honor Thy Father
Movie Joe Magliocco
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1971
Cannon
TV show
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1971
Powderkeg
Movie Col. Delgado
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1969
Hawaii Five-O
TV show Professor Akbar Savang
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1968
The Brotherhood
Movie Pietro Rizzi
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1968
Lancer
TV show
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1968
The Name of the Game
TV show Don Ignazio
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1968
Chubasco
Movie Benito
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1967
Mannix
TV show
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1967
The High Chaparral
TV show Colonel Ruiz
More credits
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1966
The Venetian Affair
Movie Jan Aarvan
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1966
The Professionals
Movie Ortega
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1966
Mission: Impossible
TV show Maj. Marak
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1966
Beau Geste
Movie Maj. Beaujolais
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1966
An American Dream
Movie Eddie Ganucci
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1966
And Now Miguel
Movie Padre de Chavez
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1966
Madame X
Movie Harry Carter
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1965
Laredo
TV show
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1965
Run for Your Life
TV show Eduardo Alonzo
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1965
Branded
TV show
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1964
The Munsters
TV show
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Jigossassee
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1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV show Albert Ortega
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1963
The Great Adventure
TV show General Vallejo
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1963
Temple Houston
TV show
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1963
The Fugitive
TV show Vardez
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1963
The Outer Limits
TV show Colonel William Campbell
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1963
Arrest and Trial
TV show Mr. Ware
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1962
The Lucy Show
TV show Headwaiter
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1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV show Jake Martinez
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Gen. Rodello
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1962
Sam Benedict
TV show
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1961
The George Raft Story
Movie Frankie Donatella
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1961
Ben Casey
TV show
