Person
Tom Santschi
Acting · 1880–1931 · Crystal City, Missouri, USA
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.
Known for
The Sanitarium
Director
The Crisis
Stephen Brice
Monte Cristo
Danglars
3 Bad Men
'Bull' Stanley
The Sergeant
Soldier
King of the Wild
Harris
Ben's Kid
1909
Honor Bound
Mr. Mortimer
In the Sultan's Power
1909
Little Robinson Crusoe
Captain Dynes
Filmography
- 1931TrappedCapt. William Baxter
- 1931King of the WildHarris
- 1931Ten Nights in a Bar-roomSimon Slade
- 1930The Phantom of the WestBud Landers
- 1930River's EndShotwell
- 1930The Utah KidButch
- 1930The Fourth AlarmBenjamin Griffith
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of PassionBit role (voice)
- 1930Paradise IslandDutch Mike Lutze
- 1929The Shannons of BroadwayBradford
- 1929The Wagon MasterJake Lynch
- 1929The YellowbackJules Breton
- 1928Land of the Silver FoxButch Nelson
- 1928Isle of Lost MenCaptain Jan Jodahl
- 1928Into No Man's LandThomas Blaisdell
- 1928Honor BoundMr. Mortimer
- 1928Vultures of the SeaGrim Hawley - Sea Captain
- 1928The Law and the ManDan Creedoon
- 1927Land of the LawlessKelter
- 1927The Haunted ShipGlenister
- 1927The Adventurous SoulCaptain Svenson
- 1927The Cruise of the HellionKilroy
- 1927Old San FranciscoCaptain Stoner - in Prologue
- 1927When a Man LovesCaptain of Convict Boat
- 1927The Land Beyond the LawBob Crew
- 1927The Eyes of the TotemPhilip La Rue
- 1927Tracked by the Police'Sandy' Sturgeon
- 1927Hills of KentuckyBen Harley
- 1927The Overland StageHawk Lespard
- 1926Jim the ConquerorSam Black
- 1926The Third DegreeDaredevil Daley
- 1926The Desert's TollJasper
- 1926Forlorn RiverBill Hall
- 19263 Bad Men'Bull' Stanley
- 1926The Hidden WayBill
- 1926Her Honor, the GovernorRichard Palmer
- 1926Hands Across the BorderBreen
- 1926SiberiaAlexis Vetkin
- 1926My Own PalAugust Deering
- 1925The Primrose PathBig Joe Snead
- 1925The Pride of the ForcePolice Officer Moore
- 1925Paths to ParadiseChief of Detectives Callahan
- 1925My Neighbor's WifeInventor
- 1925The Night ShipCaptain Jed Hobbs
- 1925Barriers Burned AwayHon. Bill Cronk
- 1924The Street of TearsJim Carlson
- 1924Life's Greatest GameJack Donovan
- 1924Little Robinson CrusoeCaptain Dynes
- 1924The Right of the Strongest'Babe' Davis
- 1924The Storm Daughter'Brute' Morgan
- 1923Thundering DawnGordon Van Brock
- 1923Tipped Off'The Fox,' Dan Grogan
- 1923Is Divorce a Failure?Smith
- 1923Are You a Failure?Kildevil Brenon
- 1923Brass CommandmentsCampan
- 1922Daring Danger
- 1921The Heart of DoreonDoreon
- 1921The Spirit of the Lake
- 1921The Honor of RamerizRameriz
- 1921Mother o' DreamsTom
- 1920The North Wind's MaliceRoger
- 1920The Cradle of CourageTierney
- 1919Eve in ExileJohn Sheen
- 1919Her Kingdom of DreamsTom Langley (as Thomas Santschi)
- 1919The Broken CommandmentsJohn Radd
- 1919In Search of ArcadyLascho
- 1919The Stronger VowPedro Toral
- 1919The Love That DaresPerry Risdon
- 1919The RailroaderClive Standish
- 1918Little Orphant AnnieDave Johnson
- 1918Code of the YukonDan Cregan
- 1918The Hell CatJim Dyke
- 1918The Still AlarmJack Manley
- 1918The City of Purple DreamsDaniel Fitzhugh
- 1917Who Shall Take My Life?Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)
- 1917Beware of StrangersJohn Mentor
- 1916The Garden of AllahBoris Androvsky
- 1916The CrisisStephen Brice
- 1916The Adventures of KathlynBruce
- 1915The Baby and the LeopardDirector
- 1915A Jungle RevengeDirector
- 1915Young LoveDirector
- 1915The Vengeance of RannahDirector
- 1915The Blood SeedlingAllan Golyer
- 1915In the King's ServiceRupert
- 1915The Heart of Paro
- 1915The OctopusThatcher Thole
- 1915The Girl and the ReporterNed Pelton - Reporter
- 1915How Callahan Cleaned Up Little HellJohn Callahan
- 1915The Jaguar Trap
- 1915The Two Natures Within HimReverend William Morris
- 1915The Lion's Mate
- 1915The Great ExperimentJohn Morning
- 1915The Jungle StockadeDirector
- 1915The Fork in the RoadDirector
- 1915The Guardian's DilemmaDirector
- 1915The Red Blood of CourageRoscoe Harding
- 1915The Primitive WayBilly Vaughan
- 1915His Fighting BloodSam Buck
- 1915Lassoing a LionSimon Valjon
- 1914The Sealed PackageGilbert Howell
- 1914The Leopard's FoundlingPeter Herman
- 1914The King's WillJohn Bruce
- 1914The Forged ParchmentJohn Bruce
- 1914The Warrior MaidJohn Bruce
- 1914The Spellbound MultitudeJohn Bruce
- 1914The SpoilersAlex McNamara
- 1914The Cruel CrownJohn Bruce
- 1914The Garden of BridesJohn Bruce
- 1914Three Bags of SilverJohn Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
- 1914A Colonel in ChainsJohn Bruce
- 1914The Royal SlaveJohn Bruce
- 1914The Two OrdealsJohn Bruce
- 1913The Adventures of KathlynJohn Bruce
- 1913Thor, Lord of the JunglesJan Karl
- 1913Alone in the JungleBob Arden
- 1913In the Long AgoThe Indian Warrior
- 1913Alas! Poor Yorick!Deranged Actor
- 1913Greater WealthEd Young
- 1912Mike's BrainstormMike Rosenberg
- 1912Kings of the ForestFritz - Sona's Husband
- 1912Monte CristoDanglars
- 1912The Mate of the Alden BessieThe 'Sea Lawyer'
- 1911The Maid at the HelmStone - First Mate of the Dakota
- 1911The New SuperintendentBill Rooney - a Workman
- 1911Lost in the JungleUndetermined Role
- 1911ShipwreckedJoe Runyon
- 1911The Blacksmith's LoveJoe Saunders - the Blacksmith
- 1911Back to the Primitive
- 1911In Old California When the Gringos Came
- 1910The SanitariumDirector
- 1910The SergeantSoldier
- 1910The Courtship of Miles Standish
- 1909Briton and Boer
- 1909Ben's Kid
- 1909In the Sultan's Power
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