Tom Santschi

Born: 1880-10-24 in Crystal City, Missouri, USA

Died: 1931-04-09

Known For: Acting

Biography

Tom Santschi was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era. Additionally, he directed numerous films during the mid 1910s.

Filmography

1931

King of the Wild as Harris
Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Simon Slade
Trapped as Capt. William Baxter

1930

Paradise Island as Dutch Mike Lutze
The Utah Kid as Butch
The Fourth Alarm as Benjamin Griffith
Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Bit role (voice)
River's End as Shotwell
The Phantom of the West as Bud Landers

1929

The Yellowback as Jules Breton
The Shannons of Broadway as Bradford
The Wagon Master as Jake Lynch

1928

Honor Bound as Mr. Mortimer
Isle of Lost Men as Captain Jan Jodahl
Into No Man's Land as Thomas Blaisdell
Vultures of the Sea as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
The Law and the Man as Dan Creedoon
Land of the Silver Fox as Butch Nelson

1927

The Haunted Ship as Glenister
The Overland Stage as Hawk Lespard
When a Man Loves as Captain of Convict Boat
Tracked by the Police as 'Sandy' Sturgeon
Old San Francisco as Captain Stoner - in Prologue
Land of the Lawless as Kelter
The Land Beyond the Law as Bob Crew
The Cruise of the Hellion as Kilroy
The Eyes of the Totem as Philip La Rue
Hills of Kentucky as Ben Harley
The Adventurous Soul as Captain Svenson

1926

3 Bad Men as 'Bull' Stanley
The Hidden Way as Bill
Her Honor, the Governor as Richard Palmer
Jim the Conqueror as Sam Black
The Third Degree as Daredevil Daley
Forlorn River as Bill Hall
My Own Pal as August Deering
Hands Across the Border as Breen
Siberia as Alexis Vetkin
The Desert's Toll as Jasper

1925

My Neighbor's Wife as Inventor
The Night Ship as Captain Jed Hobbs
Paths to Paradise as Chief of Detectives Callahan
The Primrose Path as Big Joe Snead
Barriers Burned Away as Hon. Bill Cronk
The Pride of the Force as Police Officer Moore

1924

Little Robinson Crusoe as Captain Dynes
The Right of the Strongest as 'Babe' Davis
The Street of Tears as Jim Carlson
The Storm Daughter as 'Brute' Morgan
Life's Greatest Game as Jack Donovan

1923

Tipped Off as 'The Fox,' Dan Grogan
Brass Commandments as Campan
Are You a Failure? as Kildevil Brenon
Thundering Dawn as Gordon Van Brock
Is Divorce a Failure? as Smith

1922

Daring Danger

1921

1920

The Cradle of Courage as Tierney
The North Wind's Malice as Roger

1919

The Railroader as Clive Standish
Eve in Exile as John Sheen
The Broken Commandments as John Radd
The Stronger Vow as Pedro Toral
Her Kingdom of Dreams as Tom Langley (as Thomas Santschi)
The Love That Dares as Perry Risdon
In Search of Arcady as Lascho

1918

The City of Purple Dreams as Daniel Fitzhugh
The Still Alarm as Jack Manley
Code of the Yukon as Dan Cregan
Little Orphant Annie as Dave Johnson
The Hell Cat as Jim Dyke

1917

Beware of Strangers as John Mentor
Who Shall Take My Life? as Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)

1916

The Crisis as Stephen Brice
The Garden of Allah as Boris Androvsky
The Adventures of Kathlyn as Bruce

1915

Young Love ... (Director)
The Octopus as Thatcher Thole
The Red Blood of Courage as Roscoe Harding
His Fighting Blood as Sam Buck
In the King's Service as Rupert
The Jungle Stockade ... (Director)
The Great Experiment as John Morning
The Lion's Mate
The Vengeance of Rannah ... (Director)
The Jaguar Trap
The Blood Seedling as Allan Golyer
The Two Natures Within Him as Reverend William Morris
The Guardian's Dilemma ... (Director)
The Girl and the Reporter as Ned Pelton - Reporter
Lassoing a Lion as Simon Valjon
A Jungle Revenge ... (Director)
The Baby and the Leopard ... (Director)
The Primitive Way as Billy Vaughan
The Heart of Paro
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as John Callahan
The Fork in the Road ... (Director)

1914

The Sealed Package as Gilbert Howell
The King's Will as John Bruce
The Warrior Maid as John Bruce
The Spoilers as Alex McNamara
Three Bags of Silver as John Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
The Two Ordeals as John Bruce
The Cruel Crown as John Bruce
The Forged Parchment as John Bruce
The Spellbound Multitude as John Bruce
The Royal Slave as John Bruce
The Garden of Brides as John Bruce
The Leopard's Foundling as Peter Herman
A Colonel in Chains as John Bruce

1913

In the Long Ago as The Indian Warrior
Alas! Poor Yorick! as Deranged Actor
Greater Wealth as Ed Young
The Adventures of Kathlyn as John Bruce
Thor, Lord of the Jungles as Jan Karl
Alone in the Jungle as Bob Arden

1912

Monte Cristo as Danglars
Kings of the Forest as Fritz - Sona's Husband
Mike's Brainstorm as Mike Rosenberg
The Mate of the Alden Bessie as The 'Sea Lawyer'

1911

The New Superintendent as Bill Rooney - a Workman
The Maid at the Helm as Stone - First Mate of the Dakota
Lost in the Jungle as Undetermined Role
Back to the Primitive
In Old California When the Gringos Came
The Blacksmith's Love as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith
Shipwrecked as Joe Runyon