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 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 15, 1909
Deathday: August 30, 1989
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The Professionals
1966-11-01
The Professionals
Overview: An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Genres: Western Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-01
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Slattery's Hurricane
1949-08-11
Slattery's Hurricane
Overview: A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-11
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I Want to Live!
1958-11-18
I Want to Live!
Overview: Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-11-18
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1952-03-14
Deadline - U.S.A.
Overview: With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-14
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Cry Tough
1959-08-01
Cry Tough
Overview: After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-01
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The Brotherhood
1968-12-01
The Brotherhood
Overview: The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-01
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The Man with a Cloak
1951-11-27
The Man with a Cloak
Overview: Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-27
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Tension at Table Rock
1956-10-03
Tension at Table Rock
Overview: When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-03
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The Venetian Affair
1967-01-18
The Venetian Affair
Overview: Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-18
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Little Cigars
1973-06-22
Little Cigars
Overview: A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-22
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Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02
Jeanne Eagels
Overview: Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-02
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The Last Hunt
1956-04-30
The Last Hunt
Overview: A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-30
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Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19
Contract on Cherry Street
Overview: A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-19
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It's Good to Be Alive
1974-02-22
It's Good to Be Alive
Overview: This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-22
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A Cold Wind in August
1961-07-26
A Cold Wind in August
Overview: An older woman gets involved with her young neighbor.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-07-26
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Dino
1957-07-21
Dino
Overview: A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-21
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The Flying Fontaines
1959-12-01
The Flying Fontaines
Overview: Director George Sherman's 1959 circus drama stars Michael Callan as a cocky aerialist causing romantic problems under the Big Top.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-01
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Chubasco
1968-04-14
Chubasco
Overview: A wild beach boy takes a job on a tuna fishing boat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-14
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Al Capone
1959-03-25
Al Capone
Overview: In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-25
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Katherine
1975-10-05
Katherine
Overview: A harrowing look at the 60s and early 70s through the eyes of Katherine Alman, a wealthy debutante who slowly, but inexorably spirals down into a fight for the causes that shook a nation, leading a path to the underground life. Written by Miguel Cane
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-05
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The Unholy Wife
1957-06-24
The Unholy Wife
Overview: A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-06-24
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The George Raft Story
1961-11-22
The George Raft Story
Overview: The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-11-22
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Honor Thy Father
1973-03-01
Honor Thy Father
Overview: Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.
Genres: Crime History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-01
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Full of Life
1956-12-25
Full of Life
Overview: A father-in-law's visit makes life even more complicated for a struggling writer and his pregnant wife. Director Richard Quine's 1956 film stars Judy Holliday, Richard Conte and Salvatore Baccaloni.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-25
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Buchanan Rides Alone
1958-08-01
Buchanan Rides Alone
Overview: Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-01
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The Case Against Brooklyn
1958-06-01
The Case Against Brooklyn
Overview: A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
1987-11-08
How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon
Overview: Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca and Parley P. Pratt and how they came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-08
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Powderkeg
1971-04-16
Powderkeg
Overview: A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-16
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Madame X
1966-03-03
Madame X
Overview: A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X."
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-03
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And Now Miguel
1966-05-17
And Now Miguel
Overview: A boy longs to be a shepherd in New Mexico but is repeatedly told he is too young.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-17
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Beau Geste
1966-09-02
Beau Geste
Overview: In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.
Genres: Drama War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-09-02
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An American Dream
1966-08-31
An American Dream
Overview: Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-08-31
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