Occupation Actor Role Leading man | Name Tom Santschi Parents Paul Santschi | |
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Full Name Paul William Santschi Died April 9, 1931, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Lola May (m. 1914–1931), Marion B (m. ?–1914) Siblings Florence Santschi, Minnie Santschi Movies 3 Bad Men, Ten Nights in a Barroom, In Old Arizona, The Phantom of the West, Paths to Paradise Similar People Francis Boggs, William Nicholas Selig, Ray Enright, William S Hart, John Ford | ||
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Paul William "Tom" Santschi (October 24, 1880, Crystal City, Missouri - April 9, 1931, Los Angeles, California) was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era.
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Career
Santschi acted in over 245 films during the period 1907-1931, and directed 28 during 1914-1916. He wrote one screen play in 1914. A 1915 two-reeler In the King's Service, in which he starred with Marion Warner, surfaced at a yard sale in Maine, and was shown along with The Spoilers (1914) at a Northeast Historic Film Festival at Bucksport, Maine in 2002.
Death
Santschi died in his sleep from a heart attack at the age of 52. He was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. His gravestone gives his year of birth as 1880.
Selected filmography
References
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