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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

Daring Danger

1921

1920

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

1919

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

1918

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

1917

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

1916

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

1915

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

1914

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

1913

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

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

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

1910

1909