Angelo Rossitto
Acting
Born 1908-02-18
Died 1991-09-21
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
82 credits
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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
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Acting
59 credits
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Rockford Files
The Incredible Hulk
Starsky & Hutch
Gunsmoke
The Wizard of Oz
Amazing Stories
Baretta
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Rebel
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Branded
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
T.H.E. Cat
Freaks
Doctor Dolittle
The Snoop Sisters
Jason of Star Command
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Other Side of the Wind
Pocketful of Miracles
Babes in Toyland
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Fairy Tales
The Other
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
H.R. Pufnstuf
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Lidsville
The Trip
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
The Stone Killer
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Galaxina
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Reunion in France
The Story of Mankind
Hellzapoppin'
From a Whisper to a Scream
The Baron of Arizona
Dementia
The Dark
Invasion of the Saucer Men
The Clones
The Spider Woman
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Wild and the Innocent
Doomed to Die
The Magic Sword
The Master Gunfighter
Mongo's Back in Town
Smokey Bites the Dust
Alex in Wonderland
I Believed in You
Brain of Blood
The Big House
Spooks Run Wild
Child Bride
Pufnstuf
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