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Joe De Santis

Cast & creator

Joe De Santis

1909-06-15 (died at 80) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason

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.

Also known as: Joseph De Santis, Jseph De Santis, Joe DeSantis, Joseph V. DeSantis, Joe de Santis

Movies

33

film credits

Series

84

television credits

Career

117

1949–1987 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

George Castle · 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Melvin Slater · 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Louie Parker · 1957

Bonanza

Bonanza

Dr. Isaac Dawson · 1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

Padre Xavier · 1959

Across film & television

Filmography (117)

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

George Castle

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Melvin Slater

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Louie Parker

Bonanza

Bonanza

Dr. Isaac Dawson

Bonanza

Bonanza

Padre Xavier

Bonanza

Bonanza

Samuel Michelson

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Professor Akbar Savang

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Vardez

Maverick

Maverick

Mannix

Mannix

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Maj. Marak

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Vito Scalisi

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Jorge Cabal

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

Cannon

Cannon

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Enrico Conti

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Bruno Rossi

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Albert Ortega

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Jake Martinez

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Virginian

The Virginian

Gen. Rodello

The Virginian

The Virginian

Juan Pablo

Naked City

Naked City

Matt Valentine

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Jigossassee

Rawhide

Rawhide

Justice Cardin

Rawhide

Rawhide

Ellis Crowley

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

Headwaiter

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Don Ignazio

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Luis Portilla

Route 66

Route 66

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Balam

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Mr. Hawtree

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunter

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Sheriff Mark Handlin

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Hoxy

The Munsters

The Munsters

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Eduardo Alonzo

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

Colonel Ruiz

Thriller

Thriller

Col. Sangriento

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Colonel William Campbell

The Detectives

The Detectives

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Police Lieutenant

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

Gen. Carlos Jose Perez

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Paul

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Garrett

Laredo

Laredo

Branded

Branded

Checkmate

Checkmate

Joe Angelo

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Lights Out

Lights Out

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

Lancer

Lancer

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Self

Lux Video Theatre

Wylie

Lux Video Theatre

Sylvio

Lux Video Theatre

Anton Maxuranic

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Mr. Ware

Riverboat

Riverboat

Juan Cortilla

The Third Man

The Third Man

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Judge Murvill

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Judge Anthony Parrelli

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

Cooper

Tightrope

Tightrope

Leo Madden

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

General Vallejo

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

Official Detective

Official Detective

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

Toma

Toma

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

Al Scheuber

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

Paul Otis

Justice

Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

The Professionals

The Professionals

Ortega

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Joe Breed

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

Al Matthews

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

Herman Schmidt

Al Capone

Al Capone

Big Jim Colosimo

Tension at Table Rock

Tension at Table Rock

Ed Burrows (as Joe DeSantis)

Powderkeg

Powderkeg

Col. Delgado

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

Frank Satori

Madame X

Madame X

Harry Carter

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

Pietro Rizzi

Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

Esteban Gomez

An American Dream

An American Dream

Eddie Ganucci

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

Martin

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Maj. Beaujolais

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

Vincenzo Seruto

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

Gino Verdugo

The George Raft Story

The George Raft Story

Frankie Donatella

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt

Ed Black

Dino

Dino

Mr. Minetta

The Venetian Affair

The Venetian Affair

Jan Aarvan

Katherine

Katherine

Father Echeverra

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn

It's Good to Be Alive

It's Good to Be Alive

Roy Campanella's Father

Ain't No Time for Glory

Ain't No Time for Glory

Maurice Remy

A Cold Wind in August

A Cold Wind in August

Papa Perugino

Honor Thy Father

Honor Thy Father

Joe Magliocco

Little Cigars

Little Cigars

Travers

Slattery's Hurricane

Slattery's Hurricane

Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)

The Flying Fontaines

Roberto Rias

Cry Tough

Cry Tough

Juan Antonio Hernando Cortez

Chubasco

Chubasco

Benito

And Now Miguel

And Now Miguel

Padre de Chavez

How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon

How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon

Leader, Council of Peace

Full of Life

Full of Life

Father Gondolfo

The Trap

Narrator (voice)