Tom Santschi
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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 the silent film era.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Selected 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)
[edit] Death
Santschi died in his sleep from a heart attack at the age of 52. He was Interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
[edit] Miscellanea
His gravestone gives date of birth as 1880.
