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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

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

Barriers Burned Away as Hon. Bill Cronk
The Primrose Path as Big Joe Snead
Paths to Paradise as Chief of Detectives Callahan
The Pride of the Force as Police Officer Moore

1924

Little Robinson Crusoe as Captain Dynes
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
Is Divorce a Failure? as Smith
Thundering Dawn as Gordon Van Brock

1921

1920

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

1919

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

1918

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

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

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

1914

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

1913

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

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

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

1910

1909