Portrait of Tom Santschi

Acting

Tom Santschi

Career

Active from 1910 to 1931, busiest in 1915 with 21 main titles.

Leading roles
79
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
GoodWatch score83/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Family Drama 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

9 titles
King of the Wild
King of the Wild (1931)

as Harris

Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Ten Nights in a Bar-room (1931)

as Simon Slade

Trapped
Trapped (1931)

as Capt. William Baxter

Paradise Island
Paradise Island (1930)

as Dutch Mike Lutze

The Phantom of the West
The Phantom of the West (1930)

as Bud Landers

The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid (1930)

as Butch

The Fourth Alarm
The Fourth Alarm (1930)

as Benjamin Griffith

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)

as Bit role (voice)

River's End
River's End (1930)

as Shotwell

1920s

52 titles · average score 67
The Wagon Master
The Wagon Master (1929)

as Jake Lynch

The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway (1929)

as Bradford

Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea (1928)

as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain

Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)

as Mr. Mortimer

The Eyes of the Totem
The Eyes of the Totem (1927)

as Philip La Rue

3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men (1926)
GoodWatch score 72

as 'Bull' Stanley

The Hidden Way
The Hidden Way (1926)

as Bill

Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise (1925)
GoodWatch score 83

as Chief of Detectives Callahan

The Primrose Path
The Primrose Path (1925)

as Big Joe Snead

Brass Commandments
Brass Commandments (1923)

as Campan

The Heart of Doreon
The Heart of Doreon (1921)

as Doreon

The Cradle of Courage
The Cradle of Courage (1920)

as Tierney

1910s

69 titles
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie (1918)

as Dave Johnson

The Crisis
The Crisis (1916)

as Stephen Brice

The Octopus
The Octopus (1915)

as Thatcher Thole

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1914)

as Alex McNamara

Thor, Lord of the Jungles
Thor, Lord of the Jungles (1913)

as Jan Karl

Alone in the Jungle
Alone in the Jungle (1913)

as Bob Arden

Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo (1912)

as Danglars

Kings of the Forest
Kings of the Forest (1912)

as Fritz - Sona's Husband

The Mate of the Alden Bessie
The Mate of the Alden Bessie (1912)

as The 'Sea Lawyer'

The Blacksmith's Love
The Blacksmith's Love (1911)

as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith

The Sanitarium
The Sanitarium (1910)

Director

The Sergeant
The Sergeant (1910)

as Soldier