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Paul William "Tom" Santschi was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era.
Birth Name
Paul William Santschi
Born
Monday, 14 October 1878
Died
Thursday, 09 April 1931
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| White Renegade | Dr. Ezra Holt | 1931 |
| Trapped | Captain William Baxter / Capt. William Baxter | 1931 |
| Ten Nights in a Bar-Room | Simon Slade | 1931 |
| King of the Wild | Harris | 1931 |
| The Phantom of the West | Bud Landers | 1930 |
| The Utah Kid | Butch | 1930 |
| River's End | Segeant Shotwell / Shotwell | 1930 |
| Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Bit role (voice) / Bit Role | 1930 |
| The Spoilers | Fight Spectator | 1930 |
| Paradise Island | Dutch Mike Lutze | 1930 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| White Renegade | Dr. Ezra Holt | 1931 |
| Trapped | Captain William Baxter / Capt. William Baxter | 1931 |
| Ten Nights in a Bar-Room | Simon Slade | 1931 |
| King of the Wild | Harris | 1931 |
| The Phantom of the West | Bud Landers | 1930 |
| The Utah Kid | Butch | 1930 |
| River's End | Segeant Shotwell / Shotwell | 1930 |
| Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Bit role (voice) / Bit Role | 1930 |
| The Spoilers | Fight Spectator | 1930 |
| Paradise Island | Dutch Mike Lutze | 1930 |
| The Shannons of Broadway | Bradford | 1929 |
| The Wagon Master | Jake Lynch | 1929 |
| In Old Arizona | Cowpuncher | 1929 |
| Land of the Silver Fox | Butch Nelson | 1928 |
| Isle of Lost Men | Captain Jan Jodahl | 1928 |
| Into No Man's Land | Thomas Blaisdell / Western Evans | 1928 |
| The Right of the Strongest | 'Babe' Davis | 1928 |
| The Law and the Man | Dan Creedoon | 1928 |
| The Cruise of the Hellion | Kilroy | 1927 |
| Old San Francisco | Captain Stoner - in Prologue | 1927 |
| The Land Beyond the Law | Bob Crew | 1927 |
| The Eyes of the Totem | Philip La Rue | 1927 |
| Tracked by the Police | 'Sandy' Sturgeon | 1927 |
| Hills of Kentucky | Ben Harley | 1927 |
| The Overland Stage | Hawk Lespard | 1927 |
| When a Man Loves | Captain of Convict Boat / Captain of Convict Ship | 1927 |
| Jim the Conqueror | Sam Black | 1927 |
| The Third Degree | Daredevil Daley | 1926 |
| The Desert's Toll | Jasper | 1926 |
| Forlorn River | Bill Hall | 1926 |
| 3 Bad Men | 'Bull' Stanley | 1926 |
| The Hidden Way | Bill | 1926 |
| Her Honor, the Governor | Richard Palmer | 1926 |
| Hands Across the Border | Breen | 1926 |
| Siberia | Alexis Vetkin | 1926 |
| My Own Pal | August Deering | 1926 |
| The Primrose Path | Big Joe Snead | 1925 |
| The Pride of the Force | Police Officer Moore | 1925 |
| Paths to Paradise | Chief of Detectives Callahan | 1925 |
| Beyond the Border | Nick Perdue | 1925 |
| The Night Ship | Captain Jed Hobbs | 1925 |
| Flaming Love | Steve McGregor | 1925 |
| Barriers Burned Away | Hon. Bill Cronk | 1925 |
| The Street of Tears | Jim Carlson | 1924 |
| Life's Greatest Game | Jack Donovan | 1924 |
| Little Robinson Crusoe | Captain Dynes | 1924 |
| The Storm Daughter | 'Brute' Morgan | 1924 |
| Thundering Dawn | Gordon Van Brock | 1923 |
| Tipped Off | 'The Fox' - Dan Grogan | 1923 |
| Is Divorce a Failure? | Smith | 1923 |
| Are You a Failure? | Kildevil Brenon | 1923 |
| Brass Commandments | Campan | 1923 |
| Found Guilty | 1922 | |
| The North Wind's Malice | Roger | 1920 |
| The Cradle of Courage | Tierney | 1920 |
| Code of the Yukon | Dan Cregan | 1920 |
| Eve in Exile | John Sheen | 1919 |
| Her Kingdom of Dreams | Tom Langley / Tom Langley (as Thomas Santschi) | 1919 |
| Rose of the West | Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Knight | 1919 |
| The Stronger Vow | Pedro Toral | 1919 |
| The Love That Dares | Perry Risdon | 1919 |
| The Railroader | Clive Standish | 1919 |
| Shadows | Jack McGoff | 1919 |
| In Search of Arcady | Lascho | 1919 |
| Little Orphant Annie | Dave Johnson | 1918 |
| The Hell Cat | Jim Dyke | 1918 |
| Who Shall Take My Life? | Big Bill O'Shaughnessy (as Thomas Santschi) | 1917 |
| Beware of Strangers | John Mentor | 1917 |
| The Garden of Allah | Boris Androvsky | 1916 |
| The Country That God Forgot | Steve Brant | 1916 |
| The Spoilers | Alex McNamara | 1914 |
| The Adventures of Kathlyn | John Bruce | 1913 |
| Thor, Lord of the Jungles | Jan Karl | 1913 |
| Alas! Poor Yorick! | Hamlet McGinnis - the Deranged Actor / Deranged Actor | 1913 |
| Greater Wealth | Ed Young | 1913 |
| The Mate of the Alden Bessie | The 'Sea Lawyer' | 1912 |
| The Maid at the Helm | Stone - First Mate of the Dakota | 1911 |
| Lost in the Jungle | Undetermined Role | 1911 |
| Shipwrecked | Joe Runyon | 1911 |
| The Blacksmith's Love | Joe Saunders - the Blacksmith | 1911 |
| The Sergeant | Soldier | 1910 |
| Ben's Kid | (as Thomas Santschi) | 1909 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Sanitarium | 1910 |
