
Tom Santschi
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1880-10-24
- Died
- 1931-04-09
- 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
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
Movies (128)

Monte Cristo
1912
as Danglars

Siberia
1926
as Alexis Vetkin

Little Robinson Crusoe
1924
as Captain Dynes

Forlorn River
1926
as Bill Hall

Honor Bound
1928
as Mr. Mortimer

Ben's Kid
1909

3 Bad Men
1926
as 'Bull' Stanley

Old San Francisco
1927
as Captain Stoner - in Prologue

The Wagon Master
1929
as Jake Lynch

When a Man Loves
1927
as Captain of Convict Boat
Greater Wealth
1913
as Ed Young

Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
as Simon Slade
His Fighting Blood
1915
as Sam Buck

Paradise Island
1930
as Dutch Mike Lutze

Paths to Paradise
1925
as Chief of Detectives Callahan

River's End
1930
as Shotwell

My Own Pal
1926
as August Deering

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Bit role (voice)

Land of the Silver Fox
1928
as Butch Nelson
In the Sultan's Power
1909

The Crisis
1916
as Stephen Brice

The Garden of Allah
1916
as Boris Androvsky

The Sergeant
1910
as Soldier

Thundering Dawn
1923
as Gordon Van Brock

Isle of Lost Men
1928
as Captain Jan Jodahl
Eve in Exile
1919
as John Sheen

The Night Ship
1925
as Captain Jed Hobbs

Beware of Strangers
1917
as John Mentor

Who Shall Take My Life?
1917
as Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)

The Phantom of the West
1930
as Bud Landers
Lassoing a Lion
1915
as Simon Valjon

Tracked by the Police
1927
as 'Sandy' Sturgeon

The Utah Kid
1930
as Butch
Trapped
1931
as Capt. William Baxter

The Maid at the Helm
1911
as Stone - First Mate of the Dakota
The Great Experiment
1915
as John Morning

The North Wind's Malice
1920
as Roger

The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Bradford
The Primitive Way
1915
as Billy Vaughan

King of the Wild
1931
as Harris
Land of the Lawless
1927
as Kelter

The Mate of the Alden Bessie
1912
as The 'Sea Lawyer'

Barriers Burned Away
1925
as Hon. Bill Cronk

The Forged Parchment
1914
as John Bruce

The Blood Seedling
1915
as Allan Golyer

The Third Degree
1926
as Daredevil Daley

The Stronger Vow
1919
as Pedro Toral

The Primrose Path
1925
as Big Joe Snead
The Courtship of Miles Standish
1910

Vultures of the Sea
1928
as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
Into No Man's Land
1928
as Thomas Blaisdell
The Blacksmith's Love
1911
as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith

The Overland Stage
1927
as Hawk Lespard

Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Dave Johnson
The Adventurous Soul
1927
as Captain Svenson

Brass Commandments
1923
as Campan

The Haunted Ship
1927
as Glenister
The Lion's Mate
1915

Mother o' Dreams
1921
as Tom

Hands Across the Border
1926
as Breen

Three Bags of Silver
1914
as John Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
Briton and Boer
1909

The Storm Daughter
1924
as 'Brute' Morgan

The Cruel Crown
1914
as John Bruce
The Girl and the Reporter
1915
as Ned Pelton - Reporter

The New Superintendent
1911
as Bill Rooney - a Workman
The Two Natures Within Him
1915
as Reverend William Morris

The Adventures of Kathlyn
1913
as John Bruce
The Cruise of the Hellion
1927
as Kilroy

The Cradle of Courage
1920
as Tierney

In the Long Ago
1913
as The Indian Warrior

Shipwrecked
1911
as Joe Runyon

The Adventures of Kathlyn
1916
as Bruce

The Land Beyond the Law
1927
as Bob Crew
The Octopus
1915
as Thatcher Thole

Alone in the Jungle
1913
as Bob Arden

The Hidden Way
1926
as Bill
The Red Blood of Courage
1915
as Roscoe Harding

The Railroader
1919
as Clive Standish

The Eyes of the Totem
1927
as Philip La Rue

The Spellbound Multitude
1914
as John Bruce
The Jaguar Trap
1915
The Right of the Strongest
1924
as 'Babe' Davis

The King's Will
1914
as John Bruce
In the King's Service
1915
as Rupert

Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919
as Tom Langley (as Thomas Santschi)

The City of Purple Dreams
1918
as Daniel Fitzhugh

Is Divorce a Failure?
1923
as Smith

Are You a Failure?
1923
as Kildevil Brenon

Her Honor, the Governor
1926
as Richard Palmer

The Desert's Toll
1926
as Jasper

The Hell Cat
1918
as Jim Dyke

The Spoilers
1914
as Alex McNamara

The Heart of Doreon
1921
as Doreon

Lost in the Jungle
1911
as Undetermined Role
The Garden of Brides
1914
as John Bruce

Jim the Conqueror
1926
as Sam Black

Back to the Primitive
1911
The Heart of Paro
1915

Hills of Kentucky
1927
as Ben Harley

Life's Greatest Game
1924
as Jack Donovan
The Spirit of the Lake
1921
How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell
1915
as John Callahan

The Royal Slave
1914
as John Bruce

Daring Danger
1922
The Pride of the Force
1925
as Police Officer Moore

The Yellowback
1929
as Jules Breton

The Two Ordeals
1914
as John Bruce

The Fourth Alarm
1930
as Benjamin Griffith

The Still Alarm
1918
as Jack Manley

Alas! Poor Yorick!
1913
as Deranged Actor

Kings of the Forest
1912
as Fritz - Sona's Husband

Tipped Off
1923
as 'The Fox,' Dan Grogan

The Law and the Man
1928
as Dan Creedoon

The Leopard's Foundling
1914
as Peter Herman

Mike's Brainstorm
1912
as Mike Rosenberg

The Broken Commandments
1919
as John Radd

The Honor of Rameriz
1921
as Rameriz

The Warrior Maid
1914
as John Bruce

In Old California When the Gringos Came
1911
About Tom 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. With 128 credits spanning from 1909 to 1931, Tom Santschi has appeared in 128 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Monte Cristo (1912) — as Danglars
- Siberia (1926) — as Alexis Vetkin
- Little Robinson Crusoe (1924) — as Captain Dynes
- Forlorn River (1926) — as Bill Hall
- Honor Bound (1928) — as Mr. Mortimer
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