Tom Santschi

Personal Info

Birthday

October 24, 1880

Day of Death

1931-04-09

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Crystal City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Paul William Santschi

William T. Santschi

Wm. T. Santschi

W.T. Santschi

W. T. Santschi

William Santschi

Bill Santschi

Wm. T. Santshi

Thomas Santschi

Paul W. Santschi

Paul William "Tom" Santschi

Tom Santschi

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

When a Man Loves

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

3 Bad Men

Paradise Island

The Spoilers

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

The Mate of the Alden Bessie

Little Robinson Crusoe

Filmography

1931
Trapped
as Capt. William Baxter
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Simon Slade
King of the Wild
as Harris
1930
The Phantom of the West
as Bud Landers
River's End
as Shotwell
The Utah Kid
as Butch
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role (voice)
Paradise Island
as Dutch Mike Lutze
1929
The Wagon Master
as Jake Lynch
1928
Land of the Silver Fox
as Butch Nelson
Isle of Lost Men
as Captain Jan Jodahl
Into No Man's Land
as Thomas Blaisdell
Honor Bound
as Mr. Mortimer
Vultures of the Sea
as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
The Law and the Man
as Dan Creedoon
1927
Land of the Lawless
as Kelter
The Haunted Ship
as Glenister
The Adventurous Soul
as Captain Svenson
The Cruise of the Hellion
as Kilroy
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 Eyes of the Totem
as Philip La Rue
Tracked by the Police
as 'Sandy' Sturgeon
Hills of Kentucky
as Ben Harley
The Overland Stage
as Hawk Lespard
1926
The Third Degree
as Daredevil Daley
The Desert's Toll
as Jasper
Forlorn River
as Bill Hall
3 Bad Men
as 'Bull' Stanley
The Hidden Way
as Bill
Her Honor, the Governor
as Richard Palmer
Hands Across the Border
as Breen
Siberia
as Alexis Vetkin
My Own Pal
as August Deering
1925
The Primrose Path
as Big Joe Snead
The Pride of the Force
as Police Officer Moore
Paths to Paradise
as Chief of Detectives Callahan
Barriers Burned Away
as Hon. Bill Cronk
1924
Little Robinson Crusoe
as Captain Dynes
1923
Thundering Dawn
as Gordon Van Brock
Is Divorce a Failure?
as Smith
Are You a Failure?
as Kildevil Brenon
Brass Commandments
as Campan
1921
The Heart of Doreon
as Doreon
The Honor of Rameriz
as Rameriz
Mother o' Dreams
as Tom
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)
In Search of Arcady
as Lascho
The Stronger Vow
as Pedro Toral
The Love That Dares
as Perry Risdon
1918
Little Orphant Annie
as Dave Johnson
Code of the Yukon
as Dan Cregan
The Hell Cat
as Jim Dyke
1917
Who Shall Take My Life?
as Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)
Beware of Strangers
as John Mentor
1916
The Garden of Allah
as Boris Androvsky
The Crisis
as Stephen Brice
1915
The Blood Seedling
as Allan Golyer
In the King's Service
as Rupert
The Octopus
as Thatcher Thole
The Girl and the Reporter
as Ned Pelton - Reporter
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
as John Callahan
The Two Natures Within Him
as Reverend William Morris
The Great Experiment
as John Morning
The Red Blood of Courage
as Roscoe Harding
The Primitive Way
as Billy Vaughan
His Fighting Blood
as Sam Buck
Lassoing a Lion
as Simon Valjon
1914
The Sealed Package
as Gilbert Howell
The Leopard's Foundling
as Peter Herman
The King's Will
as John Bruce
The Forged Parchment
as John Bruce
The Warrior Maid
as John Bruce
The Spellbound Multitude
as John Bruce
The Spoilers
as Alex McNamara
The Cruel Crown
as John Bruce
The Garden of Brides
as John Bruce
Three Bags of Silver
as John Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
A Colonel in Chains
as John Bruce
The Royal Slave
as John Bruce
The Two Ordeals
as John Bruce
1913
The Adventures of Kathlyn
as John Bruce
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
as Jan Karl
Alone in the Jungle
as Bob Arden
In the Long Ago
as The Indian Warrior
Alas! Poor Yorick!
as Deranged Actor
Greater Wealth
as Ed Young
1912
Mike's Brainstorm
as Mike Rosenberg
Kings of the Forest
as Fritz - Sona's Husband
Monte Cristo
as Danglars
The Mate of the Alden Bessie
as The 'Sea Lawyer'
1911
The Maid at the Helm
as Stone - First Mate of the Dakota
The New Superintendent
as Bill Rooney - a Workman
Lost in the Jungle
as Undetermined Role
Shipwrecked
as Joe Runyon
The Blacksmith's Love
as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith
1910
The Sergeant
as Soldier