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person_profile-Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Feb 18, 1908

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 21, 1991

Biography of

Angelo Rossitto

    Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (February 18, 1908 – September 21, 1991) was an American actor and voice artist. He had dwarfism and was 2'11" (89 cm) tall, and was often billed as Little Angie or Moe. Angelo first appeared in silent films opposite Lon Chaney and John Barrymore. On-screen, he portrayed everything from dwarfs, midgets, gnomes, and pygmies as well as monsters, villains, and aliens, with appearances in more than 70 films.

    Rossitto was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Salvatore Rossitto and Carmela Caniglia, both born in Carlentini, Province of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy, and had a sister, Josephine Rossitto.

    He was discovered by John Barrymore and made his screen debut opposite Barrymore in The Beloved Rogue (1927). That same year he appeared in Warner Brother's Old San Francisco. He appeared in the controversial 1932 film Freaks directed by Tod Browning, and another controversial film, 1938's Child Bride. During the 1940s, he appeared in several poverty row movies starring Bela Lugosi. He appeared frequently in television series and mini-series, particularly best known for the police drama Baretta, and his later film roles included appearances in Alex in Wonderland (1970), Brain of Blood (1971), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Little Cigars (1973), and Fairy Tales (1978). His last major role was as "Master" opposite Mel Gibson in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).

    Rossitto appears alongside singer/songwriter Tom Waits and Lee Kolima on the cover art of Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones, which pays homage to his performance in Freaks. He also appears on the cover of Bob Dylan's album The Basement Tapes.

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Filmography of

Angelo Rossitto

Found 61 Movies in total

... 2018

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Luigi / Indigo (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1987

Horrible Horror

Luigi in 'Spooks Run Wild' ( Actor )

... 1986

... 1985

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Little Person #1 ( Actor )

... 1983

Smokey Bites the Dust

Desk Clerk ( Actor )

... 1981

Galaxina

Monster from Egg ( Actor )

... 1980

The Dark

Angie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1979

Fairy Tales

Otto ( Actor )

... 1978

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

Little Pianist ( Actor )

... 1975

The Master Gunfighter

Side show midget ( Actor )

... 1975

The Stone Killer

Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1973

The Clones

Man at Phone Booth ( Actor )

... 1973

Little Cigars

Angelo ( Actor )

... 1973

The Other

Sideshow Performer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1972

Mongo's Back in Town

Trembles ( Actor )

... 1971

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Grazbo the Evil Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1971

Brain of Blood

Dorro ( Actor )

... 1971

Alex in Wonderland

Fellini #1 ( Actor )

... 1970

Pufnstuf

Seymore Spider / Clang ( Actor )

... 1970

Doctor Dolittle

Dwarf (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1967

The Trip

Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1967

The Perils of Pauline

Pygmy Leader's Assistant ( Actor )

... 1967

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

Confessions of an Opium Eater

Newspaper Boy ( Actor )

... 1962

The Magic Sword

2nd Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1962

Pocketful of Miracles

Angie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

The Wild and the Innocent

Midget (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Story of Mankind

Dwarf in Nero's Court ( Actor )

... 1957

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Saucer Man ( Actor )

... 1957

Dementia

Newsboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Mesa of Lost Women

Dwarf Lab Assistant ( Actor )

... 1953

... 1952

The Bandit Queen

Nino ( Actor )

... 1950

The Baron of Arizona

Angie -- Gypsy ( Actor )

... 1950

Scared to Death

Indigo ( Actor )

... 1947

The Spider Woman

Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Reunion in France

Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

The Corpse Vanishes

Toby (as Angelo) ( Actor )

... 1942

Hellzapoppin'

Dwarf Devil (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Spooks Run Wild

Luigi ( Actor )

... 1941

Doomed to Die

Newsboy #3 in Montage ( Actor )

... 1940

The Wizard of Oz

Munchkin Villager (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mute Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1939

Child Bride

Angelo ( Actor )

... 1938

Babes in Toyland

Straw-house Pig Elmer ( Actor )

... 1934

I Believed in You

Greenwich Village Waiter ( Actor )

... 1934

Carnival Lady

Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1933

Freaks

Angeleno ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big House

Inmate (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

The Mysterious Island

Underwater Creature ( Actor )

... 1929

One Stolen Night

The Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1929

Seven Footprints to Satan

The Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1929

The Viking

Viking Little Person (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1928

While the City Sleeps

Member of Skeeter's Gang ( Actor )

... 1928

Old San Francisco

Chang Loo - the Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1927

The Beloved Rogue

Beppo - the Dwarf ( Actor )

... 1927