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.
Fotos
Películas (65)
The Other Side of the Wind
2018 · Angelo
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al Adamson
2009 · Grazbo (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Toby (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987 · Tinker
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985 · Master
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985 · Self
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · Little Person #1
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 · Desk Clerk
Galaxina
1980 · Monster from Egg
The Dark
1979 · Angie (uncredited)
Fairy Tales
1978 · Otto
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
1977 · Woodsy Owl
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975 · Little Pianist
The Master Gunfighter
1975 · Side show midget
The Stone Killer
1973 · Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Clones
1973 · Man at Phone Booth
Little Cigars
1973 · Angelo
The Other
1972 · Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Mongo's Back in Town
1971 · Trembles
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971 · Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
Brain of Blood
1971 · Dorro
Alex in Wonderland
1970 · Fellini #1
Pufnstuf
1970 · Seymore Spider / Clang
Doctor Dolittle
1967 · Dwarf (uncredited)
The Trip
1967 · Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1967 · Pygmy Leader's Assistant
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 · Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962 · Dwarf
Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962 · Newspaper Boy
The Magic Sword
1962 · 2nd Dwarf
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Angie (uncredited)
The Wild and the Innocent
1959 · Midget (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
1957 · Dwarf in Nero's Court
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · Saucer Man
Dementia
1955 · Newsboy (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men
1955 · Smallest Moon-Man
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · Dwarf Lab Assistant
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Dwarf (uncredited)
The Bandit Queen
1950 · Nino
Pygmy Island
1950 · Pygmy in Cave
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Angie -- Gypsy
Scared to Death
1947 · Indigo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943 · Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942 · Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942 · Toby
Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
1941 · Luigi
Doomed to Die
1940 · Newsboy #3 in Montage
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Mute Dwarf
Child Bride
1938 · Angelo
Babes in Toyland
1934 · Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
I Believed in You
1934 · Greenwich Village Waiter
Carnival Lady
1933 · Dwarf
Freaks
1932 · Angeleno
The Big House
1930 · Inmate (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
1929 · Underwater Creature
One Stolen Night
1929 · The Dwarf
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929 · The Dwarf
The Viking
1928 · Viking Little Person (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928 · Member of Skeeter's Gang
Old San Francisco
1927 · Chang Loo - the Dwarf
The Beloved Rogue
1927 · Beppo - the Dwarf
Series (18)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Spectator (uncredited)
Amazing Stories
1985 · Vaudevillian
Jason of Star Command
1978 · Bork
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Tom Thumb (uncredited)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Big Ben
Baretta
1975 · Little Moe (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
1974 · Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
The Snoop Sisters
1973 · Little Igor
Kung Fu
1972 · Angelo (uncredited)
Lidsville
1971 · Mr. Big
H.R. Pufnstuf
1969 · Seymore Spider
T.H.E. Cat
1966 · Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
Branded
1965 · Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Blind Pencil Seller
The Rebel
1959 · Godfrey
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · Mouse, Dwarf
Gunsmoke
1955 · Billy (uncredited)