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Joe Sonessa(1941-1999)

  • Actor
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Hugh O'Brian, Penny Santon, and Joe Sonessa in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Joe Sonessa was born on 10 December 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Gunn (1958), The Power of the Resurrection (1958) and Take a Giant Step (1959). He died on 17 January 1999 in Reseda, California, USA.
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 17, 1999(57)
BornDecember 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 17, 1999(57)
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Known for

Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
Peter Gunn
8.0
TV Series
  • Pepe Alvarez(as Joseph Sonessa)
The Power of the Resurrection (1958)
The Power of the Resurrection
5.8
  • Young Man
  • 1958
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Take a Giant Step
6.9
  • Johnny(as Joseph Sonessa)
  • 1959
Bobby Driscoll and Connie Stevens in The Party Crashers (1958)
The Party Crashers
5.6
  • Larry Bronsen(as Joseph Sonessa)
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor

  • Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
    6.4
    • Stalker (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
    Peter Gunn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Pepe Alvarez (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1961
  • Teenage Conflict (1960)
    Teenage Conflict
    Short
    • Sid Thorpe (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1960
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Miguel Huerta (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1960
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Carlos Romero (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1960
  • Take a Giant Step (1959)
    Take a Giant Step
    6.9
    • Johnny (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1959
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957)
    Alcoa Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Dick 'Skipper' Bowen, Jr.
    • 1959
  • The Power of the Resurrection (1958)
    The Power of the Resurrection
    5.8
    • Young Man
    • 1958
  • Bobby Driscoll and Connie Stevens in The Party Crashers (1958)
    The Party Crashers
    5.6
    • Larry Bronsen (as Joseph Sonessa)
    • 1958
  • Michael Ansara and John Lupton in Broken Arrow (1956)
    Broken Arrow
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Nacho
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Sonessa
  • Born
    • December 10, 1941
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 17, 1999
    • Reseda, California, USA

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