Acting
Tom Santschi
EN, ES, XX cinema · 138 credits
Born
24 October 1880
Died
9 April 1931 (aged 50)
Birthplace
Crystal City, Missouri, USA
Also known as Paul William Santschi · William T. Santschi · Wm. T. Santschi · W.T. Santschi · W. T. Santschi · William Santschi
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
Filmography
King of the Wild
as Harris
Trapped
1931
Trapped
as Capt. William Baxter
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Simon Slade
Paradise Island
as Dutch Mike Lutze
River's End
as Shotwell
The Utah Kid
as Butch
The Phantom of the West
as Bud Landers
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role (voice)
The Fourth Alarm
1930
The Fourth Alarm
as Benjamin Griffith
The Wagon Master
as Jake Lynch
The Yellowback
as Jules Breton
The Shannons of Broadway
as Bradford
Vultures of the Sea
as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
Honor Bound
as Mr. Mortimer
Isle of Lost Men
as Captain Jan Jodahl
Land of the Silver Fox
as Butch Nelson
The Law and the Man
as Dan Creedoon
Into No Man's Land
1928
Into No Man's Land
as Thomas Blaisdell
Old San Francisco
as Captain Stoner - in Prologue
The Adventurous Soul
1927
The Adventurous Soul
as Captain Svenson
The Overland Stage
as Hawk Lespard
The Land Beyond the Law
as Bob Crew
Hills of Kentucky
as Ben Harley
When a Man Loves
as Captain of Convict Boat
Tracked by the Police
as 'Sandy' Sturgeon
The Eyes of the Totem
as Philip La Rue
The Haunted Ship
as Glenister
3 Bad Men
as 'Bull' Stanley
My Own Pal
as August Deering
Siberia
as Alexis Vetkin
The Hidden Way
as Bill
Her Honor, the Governor
as Richard Palmer
The Third Degree
as Daredevil Daley
The Desert's Toll
as Jasper
Forlorn River
as Bill Hall
Jim the Conqueror
as Sam Black
The Pride of the Force
1925
The Pride of the Force
as Police Officer Moore
The Primrose Path
as Big Joe Snead
Paths to Paradise
as Chief of Detectives Callahan
Barriers Burned Away
as Hon. Bill Cronk
The Night Ship
as Captain Jed Hobbs
Little Robinson Crusoe
as Captain Dynes
Life's Greatest Game
as Jack Donovan
The Storm Daughter
as 'Brute' Morgan
The Right of the Strongest
as 'Babe' Davis
The Street of Tears
1924
The Street of Tears
as Jim Carlson
Brass Commandments
as Campan
Are You a Failure?
as Kildevil Brenon
Thundering Dawn
as Gordon Van Brock
Tipped Off
as 'The Fox,' Dan Grogan
The Heart of Doreon
as Doreon
The Honor of Rameriz
as Rameriz
Beyond the Trail
as The Blacksmith
The Cradle of Courage
as Tierney
In Search of Arcady
as Lascho
The Stronger Vow
as Pedro Toral
Eve in Exile
1919
Eve in Exile
as John Sheen
Her Kingdom of Dreams
as Tom Langley (as Thomas Santschi)
The Love That Dares
as Perry Risdon
The Railroader
as Clive Standish
The Broken Commandments
as John Radd
The Hell Cat
as Jim Dyke
Little Orphant Annie
as Dave Johnson
Code of the Yukon
as Dan Cregan
The Still Alarm
as Jack Manley
The City of Purple Dreams
as Daniel Fitzhugh
Who Shall Take My Life?
as Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)
Beware of Strangers
as John Mentor
The Garden of Allah
as Boris Androvsky
The Crisis
as Stephen Brice
Lassoing a Lion
1915
Lassoing a Lion
as Simon Valjon, Director
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
The Red Blood of Courage
as Roscoe Harding, Director
His Fighting Blood
1915
His Fighting Blood
as Sam Buck, Director
The Primitive Way
1915
The Primitive Way
as Billy Vaughan, Director
The Lion's Mate
1915
The Lion's Mate
Actor, Director
The Great Experiment
1915
The Great Experiment
as John Morning, Director
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
The Girl and the Reporter
as Ned Pelton - Reporter, Director
The Two Natures Within Him
1915
The Two Natures Within Him
as Reverend William Morris, Director
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
1915
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as John Callahan, Director
The Jaguar Trap
1915
The Jaguar Trap
Actor, Director
The Octopus
1915
The Octopus
as Thatcher Thole, Director, Scenario Writer
In the King's Service
1915
In the King's Service
as Rupert, Director
The Blood Seedling
as Allan Golyer, Director
The Heart of Paro
1915
The Heart of Paro
Actor, Director
Three Bags of Silver
as John Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
The Two Ordeals
as John Bruce
The Royal Slave
as John Bruce
A Colonel in Chains
as John Bruce
The Cruel Crown
as John Bruce
The Warrior Maid
as John Bruce
The Spellbound Multitude
as John Bruce
The King's Will
as John Bruce
The Forged Parchment
as John Bruce
The Sealed Package
1914
The Sealed Package
as Gilbert Howell, Director
The Spoilers
as Alex McNamara
The Leopard's Foundling
as Peter Herman
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as John Bruce
Alas! Poor Yorick!
as Deranged Actor
In the Long Ago
as The Indian Warrior
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as Jan Karl
Alone in the Jungle
as Bob Arden
Mike's Brainstorm
as Mike Rosenberg
Monte Cristo
as Danglars
Kings of the Forest
as Fritz - Sona's Husband
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
as The 'Sea Lawyer'
The New Superintendent
as Bill Rooney - a Workman
The Maid at the Helm
as Stone - First Mate of the Dakota
The Blacksmith's Love
1911
The Blacksmith's Love
as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith
Lost in the Jungle
as Undetermined Role
Shipwrecked
as Joe Runyon
The Sergeant
as Soldier
