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Joe Santos

Actor · Died March 18, 2016, aged 84 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Santos (1931-2016) was an American film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Santos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1931
Died
March 18, 2016 (aged 84)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Joe Santos' films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Self
20%
Bonds
16%
Power
12%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
10
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
5
Absurd
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joe Santos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Santos' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Chronic(2015)

    as Issac Sr.

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dead Genesis(2010)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hammerlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Warden Stan Cromwell

  • The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)

    as Domenico

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Proximity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Clive Plummer

  • Beyond Suspicion(2000)

    as Emanuel

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads(1999)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 7 episodes · as Angelo Garepe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Postman(1997)

    as Getty

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda(1997)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime(1996)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play(1996)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...(1996)

    as Lt. Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise(1995)

    as Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.(1994)

    as Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Art Deco Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Detective Guy Lean

  • Trial by Jury(1994)

    as Johnny Verona

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sinatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marty Sinatra

  • Mo' Money(1992)

    as Lt. Raymond Walsh

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Last Boy Scout(1991)

    as Bessalo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gus

  • Good Cops, Bad Cops(1990)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Old Man and the Sea(1990)

    as López

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Revenge(1990)

    as Ibarra

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Brats(1989)

    as Spyder

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Deadline: Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jake Gilbert

  • The Abduction of Allison Tate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Detective Duncan

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Lou Rizzo · as Jimmy 'The Eraser' Kendall / Louie

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "The Library")

  • The Ratings Game(1984)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Rinaldi · as NYPD Lt. Bert Alfano

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Cover Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernesto Delgado

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Carrera

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Fear City(1984)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • a.k.a. Pablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 22 episodes · as Frank Harper · as Lt. Frank Harper

  • Blue Thunder(1983)

    as Montoya

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudy Garcia - Plant Foreman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Alf Nussman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Castle

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lastarza

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Police Lieutenant Nolan Page

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Hustler of Muscle Beach(1980)

    as Barry Layton

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Me and Maxx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur 'Art' Konigsburg

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eischied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as FBI Guy

  • Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Matter of Wife... and Death(1975)

    as Lt. Vince Promuto

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 122 episodes · as Dennis Becker

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Zandy's Bride(1974)

    as Frank Gallo

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lieutenant Scott

  • The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dennis Becker

  • Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Spinelli

  • The Don Is Dead(1973)

    as Joe Lucci

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sergeant Cruz Segovia

  • The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sergeant Cruz Segovia

  • Toma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Ricci

  • The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)

    as Artie 'Van' Valentropo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lt, Rudy DeLeon

  • Shamus(1973)

    as Lieutenant Promuto

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Balazar

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Sanjero

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Perez

  • Shaft's Big Score!(1972)

    as Pascal

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Nigger Charley(1972)

    as Reverend

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight(1971)

    as Exmo

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Panic in Needle Park(1971)

    as DiBono

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Room 222 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Detective(1968)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • My Body Hungers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Truck driver

  • Moonlighting Wives(1966)

    as Detective Hank

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Julian shop owner

  • Carol for Another Christmas(1964)

    as Number 32 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures(1964)

    as Dick

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1964 to 2015; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Blue Thunder (1983)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Rockford Files (1974)

Film career

19642015

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 81 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1960s7 · acting1970s26 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
647494

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joe Santos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Dead Genesis (2010)

90th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joe Santos' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joe Santos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Santos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Garner shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Mike Post7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mike Post
  • Pete Carpenter6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Pete Carpenter
  • Pamela Malouf5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Pamela Malouf
  • Steve Yaconelli5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Steve Yaconelli

Producers

  • Chas. Floyd Johnson7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Chas. Floyd Johnson
  • Mark Horowitz7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mark Horowitz
  • Maryann Rea7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Maryann Rea
  • Mark R. Schilz5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Mark R. Schilz