Stanley DeSantis


Stanley DeSantis 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, Ed Wood, Boogie Nights, Rush Hour, I Am Sam, and The Aviator. He also made many television appearances.
When not acting, DeSantis owned and managed a clothing-and-memorabilia business, Passing 4 Sane, and a novelty soap company, Bubbletown, both of which were primarily involved in licensed characters.
DeSantis was openly gay. He died of cardiac arrest in August 2005, 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.

Selected filmography

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