- Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi (Paul William Santschi) (
24 October ,1880 ,Lucerne, Switzerland -9 April ,1931 ,Los Angeles, California ) was an American leading man and character actor of thesilent film era.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" atBucksport, Maine in 2002.elected filmography
*
King of the Wild (1931)
*The Phantom of the West (1931)
*The Utah Kid (1930)
*Vultures of the Sea (1928)
*3 Bad Men (1926)
*Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
*Beyond the Border (1925)
* The Spoilers (1914)
*Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913)
*The New Superintendent (1911)
*Pride of the Range (1910)
*Ben's Kid (1909)Death
Santschi died in his sleep from a heart attack at the age of 52. He was Interred at
Hollywood Forever Cemetery .Miscellanea
His gravestone gives date of birth as 1880.
External links
*imdb name|id=0764346|name= Tom Santschi
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7929 Tom Santschi Memorial] at Find A Grave
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