Stanley DeSantis

American businessman and actor

Stanley DeSantis
Born	July 6, 1953 Roslyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 9, 2005(2005-08-09) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2005

Stanley DeSantis (July 6, 1953 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor and businessman.

DeSantis was raised in the Chicago area, and graduated from Thornton Township High School in 1971. He appeared in several motion pictures, including Candyman (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Boogie Nights (1997), Rush Hour (1998), I Am Sam (2001), and The Aviator (2004). He also made many television appearances.

When not acting, DeSantis owned and managed a clothing-and-memorabilia business,^[1]^[2]^[3] Passing 4 Sane, and a novelty soap company, Bubbletown, both of which were primarily involved in licensed characters.

According to his death notice in The Advocate, DeSantis was openly gay.^[4] He died of cardiac arrest in August 2005,^[5] and his death was noted in a dedication for the season two finale of Entourage, in which he guest starred in three episodes. He also played a man dying of cardiac arrest in a Six Feet Under episode entitled "The Silence," which aired 23 days before his actual death.^[6]

Selected filmography

The Paper Chase (1978–1979, TV series) as Gagarian, a law student^[7]
Fame (1982, TV series) as The Director
Black Moon Rising (1986) as The Mover
Just Say Julie (1988-1992) as The Devil and Various
Moonlighting (1989, TV series) as Desk Clerk
ALF (1990, TV series) as Minister
Vital Signs (1990) as Loan Officer
Taking Care of Business (1990) as Airport Car Rental Man
thirtysomething (1991, TV series) as Ad Person
’’Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful’’ (1991, Movie) as Benny
Caged Fear (1991) as Mr. O Daniels
Candyman (1992) as Dr. Burke
Doppelganger (1993) as Richard Wolf
Tales of the City (1993, TV mini-series) as Norman Neal Williams
My So-Called Life (1994, 3 episodes: "Pilot", "Guns and Gossip," "The Substitute") as Mr. Demitri / Social Studies Teacher
Ed Wood (1994) as Mr. Feldman
The Birdcage (1996) as TV Man in Van
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) as Mario
The Fan (1996) as Stoney
Early Edition (1996, TV series) as Howard Phillips
Fools Rush In (1997) as Judd Marshall
NYPD Blue (1997, TV series) as Dr. Herbert Wentzel
Clockwatchers (1997) as Art
Boogie Nights (1997) as Buck's Manager
After the Game (1997) as Frank Bertini
Bulworth (1998) as Manny Liebowitz
Rush Hour (1998) as FBI Gate Guard #1
Heartwood (1998) as Gerry Talbot
Tracey Takes On... (1998–1999, TV series) as Bobby / Albert Pittman
Stark Raving Mad (1999, TV series) as Jonathan Dalton
Lansky (1999, TV movie) as Arnold Rothstein
Head Over Heels (2001) as Alfredo
See Jane Run (2001)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) as New Man's Customer
Human Nature (2001) as Doctor
I Am Sam (2001) as Robert
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003) as Tuchman
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004, TV series) as Stanley
The Aviator (2004) as Louis B. Mayer
Entourage (2004–2005, TV series) as Scott Wick
Six Feet Under (2005, TV series) as Peter Burns
Something New (2006) as Jack Pino (final film role)

References

^ Slagle, Alton (March 16, 1992). "Bad Times Better for Wear". New York Daily News. p. 40. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ Donato, Marla (1987-11-04). "Trends with a Capital T". Chicago Tribune. p. F5. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ Kronke, David (1994-06-09). "Accepting Roles That Fit to a T". Los Angeles Times. p. F6. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ "Transitions". The Advocate. 2005-10-11. p. 27.
^ "Stanley DeSantis". Variety. 2005-08-23. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
^ "The Silence". IMDB.
^ The Paper Chase, Season 1, Episode 16: "A Matter of Anger" (YouTube)