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name: "John DiSanti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-disanti"
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born: "25 June 1938"
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updated: "2026-09-20T05:47:10.751413+00:00"
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# John DiSanti

Actor. Born 25 June 1938 in Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 June 1938, Connecticut, USA
- **Also known as:** John Di Santi, John T. Di Santi
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131241744, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228277/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113922

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Lenny*](https://film.one/film/lenny.md) (67)

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## Biography

John DiSanti is an American actor. He was born on 25 June 1938 in Connecticut. His screen career began in the mid-1970s with a supporting role as John Santi in the biographical film *Lenny* (1974).

DiSanti appeared in numerous films through the 1980s and 1990s, including *Absence of Malice* (1981), *The Star Chamber* (1983), *Running Scared* (1986), *batteries not included* (1987) as Gus, *The Presidio* (1988) and *The Relic* (1997) as Guard Wootton. On television he had guest roles in series such as *Murder, She Wrote*, *Baywatch*, *The Golden Girls* and *ER*, and a recurring part as Sam Schenkkan in *Homefront* (1991–1993).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lenny* (1974), Fi1m 67, as John Santi — [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Relic* (1997), as Guard Wootton
- *Man of the House* (1995), as Romeo Costanza
- *ER* (1994), series, as Uncle Ted — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Almost Dead* (1994), as Brescia
- *Sibs* (1991), series, as Customs Official
- *Herman's Head* (1991), series, as Uncle Harry
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, as Santini
- *The Revenge of Al Capone* (1989), as D'Andrea
- *Tricks of the Trade* (1988), as Tony
- *Police Story* (1988), series, as Sgt. Dooley
- *Dance 'Til Dawn* (1988), as Chauffeur
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), series, as Tony Ross
- *Going to the Chapel* (1988), as Cabbie
- *The Presidio* (1988), as Det. Marvin Powell
- *For Keeps* (1988), as Mr. Kolby
- **batteries not included* (1987), as Gus
- *Outrageous Fortune* (1987), as Police Lieutenant
- *P.K. and the Kid* (1987), as Benny
- *Running Scared* (1986), as Vinnie
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Fisherman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Ace Hits The Big Time* (1985), as Lewis
- *Street Hawk* (1985), series, as Donald Jordan
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Danny O'Mara, Sheriff Beals
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Dan Bolton, Sid
- *CBS Schoolbreak Special* (1984), series, as Lewis
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Frank Hayes
- *The Star Chamber* (1983), as Detective James Wickman
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), as Longshoreman
- *Nobody's Perfekt* (1981), as Knuckles
- *Eyes of a Stranger* (1981), as Stanley Herbert
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Gallagher
- *There Goes The Bride* (1980), as 1st Limo Driver
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Hank
- *Hot Stuff* (1979), as Gay Thief
- *King Frat* (1979), as J.J. 'Gross-Out' Gumbroski
- *Beyond the Bermuda Triangle* (1975), as Linder
- *Lenny* (1974), as John Santi — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md)

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