Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1880-10-24

Deathday

1931-04-09 (50 years old)

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
Bill Santschi
Wm. T. Santshi
Thomas Santschi
Paul W. Santschi
Paul William "Tom" Santschi

Tom 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

6.8%

3 Bad Men

Aug 28, 1926

6.3%

The Cradle of Courage

Sep 19, 1920

5.7%

Old San Francisco

Sep 4, 1927

5.6%

Paths to Paradise

Jun 28, 1925

6.4%

When a Man Loves

Aug 21, 1927

5.4%

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Oct 10, 1930

3.5%

Paradise Island

Jul 15, 1930

3.2%

King of the Wild

Mar 1, 1931

5.2%

The Primrose Path

Sep 14, 1925

6.2%

River's End

Nov 1, 1930

4.3%

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Mar 1, 1931

5.3%

Little Orphant Annie

Dec 31, 1918

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Acting

1931		Trapped as Capt. William Baxter
1931		King of the Wild as Harris
1931		Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Simon Slade

1930		The Phantom of the West as Bud Landers
1930		River's End as Shotwell
1930		The Utah Kid as Butch
1930		Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Bit role (voice)
1930		Paradise Island as Dutch Mike Lutze

1929

The Wagon Master as Jake Lynch

1928		Land of the Silver Fox as Butch Nelson
1928		Isle of Lost Men as Captain Jan Jodahl
1928		Into No Man's Land as Thomas Blaisdell
1928		Honor Bound as Mr. Mortimer
1928		Vultures of the Sea as Grim Hawley - Sea Captain
1928		The Law and the Man as Dan Creedoon

1927		Land of the Lawless as Kelter
1927		The Haunted Ship as Glenister
1927		The Adventurous Soul as Captain Svenson
1927		The Cruise of the Hellion as Kilroy
1927		Old San Francisco as Captain Stoner - in Prologue
1927		When a Man Loves as Captain of Convict Boat
1927		The Land Beyond the Law as Bob Crew
1927		The Eyes of the Totem as Philip La Rue
1927		Tracked by the Police as 'Sandy' Sturgeon
1927		Hills of Kentucky as Ben Harley
1927		The Overland Stage as Hawk Lespard

1926		The Third Degree as Daredevil Daley
1926		The Desert's Toll as Jasper
1926		Forlorn River as Bill Hall
1926		3 Bad Men as 'Bull' Stanley
1926		The Hidden Way as Bill
1926		Her Honor, the Governor as Richard Palmer
1926		Hands Across the Border as Breen
1926		Siberia as Alexis Vetkin
1926		My Own Pal as August Deering

1925		The Primrose Path as Big Joe Snead
1925		The Pride of the Force as Police Officer Moore
1925		Paths to Paradise as Chief of Detectives Callahan
1925		Barriers Burned Away as Hon. Bill Cronk

1924

Little Robinson Crusoe as Captain Dynes

1923		Thundering Dawn as Gordon Van Brock
1923		Is Divorce a Failure? as Smith
1923		Are You a Failure? as Kildevil Brenon
1923		Brass Commandments as Campan

1921		The Heart of Doreon as Doreon
1921		The Spirit of the Lake
1921		The Honor of Rameriz as Rameriz
1921		Mother o' Dreams as Tom

1920		The North Wind's Malice as Roger
1920		The Cradle of Courage as Tierney

1919		Eve in Exile as John Sheen
1919		Her Kingdom of Dreams as Tom Langley (as Thomas Santschi)
1919		In Search of Arcady as Lascho
1919		The Stronger Vow as Pedro Toral

1918		Little Orphant Annie as Dave Johnson
1918		The Hell Cat as Jim Dyke

1917		Who Shall Take My Life? as Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi)
1917		Beware of Strangers as John Mentor

1916		The Garden of Allah as Boris Androvsky
1916		The Crisis as Stephen Brice
1916		The Adventures of Kathlyn as Bruce

1915		The Blood Seedling as Allan Golyer
1915		In the King's Service as Rupert
1915		The Heart of Paro
1915		The Octopus as Thatcher Thole
1915		The Girl and the Reporter as Ned Pelton - Reporter
1915		How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as John Callahan
1915		The Jaguar Trap
1915		The Two Natures Within Him as Reverend William Morris
1915		The Lion's Mate
1915		The Great Experiment as John Morning
1915		The Red Blood of Courage as Roscoe Harding
1915		The Primitive Way as Billy Vaughan
1915		His Fighting Blood as Sam Buck
1915		Lassoing a Lion as Simon Valjon

1914		The Sealed Package as Gilbert Howell
1914		The Leopard's Foundling as Peter Herman
1914		The King's Will as John Bruce
1914		The Forged Parchment as John Bruce
1914		The Warrior Maid as John Bruce
1914		The Spellbound Multitude as John Bruce
1914		The Spoilers as Alex McNamara
1914		The Cruel Crown as John Bruce
1914		The Garden of Brides as John Bruce
1914		Three Bags of Silver as John Bruce (as Thomas Santschi)
1914		A Colonel in Chains as John Bruce
1914		The Royal Slave as John Bruce
1914		The Two Ordeals as John Bruce

1913		The Adventures of Kathlyn as John Bruce
1913		Thor, Lord of the Jungles as Jan Karl
1913		Alone in the Jungle as Bob Arden
1913		In the Long Ago as The Indian Warrior
1913		Alas! Poor Yorick! as Deranged Actor
1913		Greater Wealth as Ed Young

1912		Mike's Brainstorm as Mike Rosenberg
1912		Kings of the Forest as Fritz - Sona's Husband
1912		Monte Cristo as Danglars
1912		The Mate of the Alden Bessie as The 'Sea Lawyer'

1911		The Maid at the Helm as Stone - First Mate of the Dakota
1911		The New Superintendent as Bill Rooney - a Workman
1911		Lost in the Jungle as Undetermined Role
1911		Shipwrecked as Joe Runyon
1911		The Blacksmith's Love as Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith
1911		Back to the Primitive
1911		In Old California When the Gringos Came

1910		The Sergeant as Soldier
1910		The Courtship of Miles Standish

1909		Briton and Boer
1909		Ben's Kid
1909		In the Sultan's Power

Directing

1915		The Baby and the Leopard as Director
1915		A Jungle Revenge as Director
1915		Young Love as Director
1915		The Vengeance of Rannah as Director
1915		The Blood Seedling as Director
1915		In the King's Service as Director
1915		The Heart of Paro as Director
1915		The Octopus as Director
1915		The Girl and the Reporter as Director
1915		How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell as Director
1915		The Jaguar Trap as Director
1915		The Two Natures Within Him as Director
1915		The Lion's Mate as Director
1915		The Great Experiment as Director
1915		The Jungle Stockade as Director
1915		The Fork in the Road as Director
1915		The Guardian's Dilemma as Director
1915		The Red Blood of Courage as Director
1915		The Primitive Way as Director
1915		His Fighting Blood as Director
1915		Lassoing a Lion as Director

1914

The Sealed Package as Director

1910

The Sanitarium as Director

Writing

1915

The Octopus as Scenario Writer