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Joe De Stefani

Actor
Born October 3, 1879Died October 26, 1940 (61 years)
Joseph De Stefani was an American character actor of the early sound era. Born in Venice, Italy, he began his film career in the 1931 movie, Beau Ideal. He would appear in 25 films over the next decade, his final appearance would be in a small role in 1940's A Dispatch from Reuters, which stars Edward G. Robinson. He was married to Helen De Stefani until her death in 1938. De Stefani would die on October 26, 1940, exactly one week after the release of A Dispatch from Reuters. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Les Misérables
  • There's Always a Woman

Known For

  • The Man They Could Not Hang
  • Smashing the Rackets
  • Bar 20 Justice
  • Sky Bandits
  • Rancho Grande

Filmography

1943
Drums of Fu Manchu · as High Lhama
1943
Truck Busters · as Proprietor
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters · as Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
1940
Sky Bandits · as Professor Burton Lewis
1940
Babies for Sale · as Dr. John Gaines (as Joseph Stefani)
1940
Rancho Grande · as Jose (as Joseph De Stefani)
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu · as High Lhama
1940
1939
Everything Happens at Night · as Norden Servant
1939
British Intelligence · as German Officer
1939
Thunder Afloat · as Fisherman (uncredited)
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell · as Manager
1939
They Shall Have Music · as Pawn Broker (uncredited)
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang · as Dr. Stoddard
1939
Let Us Live · as Dentist Juror (uncredited)
1939
Blackwell's Island · as First Dockworker (uncredited)
1939
Midnight · as Head Porter (uncredited)
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours · as Rovitch
1939
1939
Homicide Bureau · as Miller - The Junk Dealer
1938
1938
The Great Waltz · as Headwaiter
1938
A Man to Remember · as Jorgensen
1938
Juvenile Court · as Judge (uncredited)
1938
I Am the Law · as Cigar Store Proprietor
1938
1938
Gateway · as Immigrant
1938
Racket Busters · as Proprietor (uncredited)
1938
Bar 20 Justice · as Perkins
1938
Joy of Living · as Waiter (uncredited)
1938
There's Always a Woman · as Cigar Stand Vendor
1937
Thin Ice · as Innkeeper
1937
Exclusive · as Foreman
1937
The Toast of New York · as Astor House Headwaiter
1937
The Last Train from Madrid · as Factory Owner (uncredited)
1937
Seventh Heaven · as Frenchman (uncredited)
1935
1935
Grand Exit · as Porter
1935
'G' Men · as J.e. Glattner - The Florist (uncredited)
1935
Les Misérables · as Usher In Arras Courtroom / Old Clerk In Arras
1935
Under Pressure · as Head Waiter
1934
British Agent · as Man Saying Lenin Regained Consciousness
1930
Beau Ideal · as Prosecuting Attorney (as Joseph De Stefani)

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