Joe De Santis
Acting
Born 1909-06-15
Died 1989-08-30
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Perry Mason
The Fugitive
Bonanza
Mission: Impossible
Hawaii Five-O
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Virginian
The Lucy Show
Dr. Kildare
Daniel Boone
Rawhide
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Thriller
Naked City
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tales of Wells Fargo
Gunsmoke
The High Chaparral
The Outer Limits
Run for Your Life
The Name of the Game
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sugarfoot
Checkmate
Arrest and Trial
MGM Parade
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Riverboat
Sam Benedict
The Great Adventure
Law of the Plainsman
Tightrope
Lux Video Theatre
The Chevy Mystery Show
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Maverick
Mannix
Matinee Theater
Have Gun, Will Travel
Robert Montgomery Presents
Cheyenne
Cannon
Ben Casey
Route 66
The Munsters
77 Sunset Strip
Surfside 6
Bourbon Street Beat
Lights Out
Sea Hunt
The Detectives
Laredo
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lancer
Branded
The Third Man
The Tall Man
Inner Sanctum
The Roaring 20's
Toma
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