Angelo Rossitto
Age: N/A | From: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Angelo Salvatore Rossitto , Little Angie , Moe
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Movie Involvements: 38
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Starsky & Hutch
(1975) Big Ben
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(1985) Master
Gunsmoke
(1955) Billy (uncredited)
Freaks
(1932) Angeleno
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952) Dwarf
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(1983) Little Person #1
The Other Side of the Wind
(2018) Angelo
The Stone Killer
(1973) Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Angelo | |
| 1991 | Luigi / Indigo (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Tinker | |
| 1986 | Luigi in 'Spooks Run Wild' | |
| 1985 | Vaudevillian | |
| Master | ||
| 1983 | Little Person #1 | |
| 1981 | Desk Clerk | |
| 1980 | Monster from Egg | |
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Angie (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Otto | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Woodsy Owl | ||
| 1975 | Side show midget | |
| Big Ben | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) | |
| Man at Phone Booth | ||
| Angelo | ||
| 1972 | Sideshow Performer (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Trembles | |
| Grazbo the Evil Dwarf | ||
| Mr. Big | ||
| Dorro | ||
| 1970 | Fellini #1 | |
| Seymore Spider / Clang | ||
| 1969 | Seymore Spider | |
| 1967 | Dwarf (uncredited) | |
| Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited) | ||
| Pygmy Leader's Assistant | ||
| 1962 | Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited) | |
| Dwarf | ||
| Newspaper Boy | ||
| 2nd Dwarf | ||
| 1961 | Angie (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Midget (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | N/A | |
| 1957 | Dwarf in Nero's Court | |
| Saucer Man | ||
| 1955 | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| Billy (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Dwarf Lab Assistant | |
| 1952 | Dwarf | |
| 1950 | Nino | |
| Angie -- Gypsy | ||
| 1947 | Indigo | |
| 1943 | Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited) | |
| Toby (as Angelo) | ||
| 1941 | Dwarf Devil (uncredited) | |
| Luigi | ||
| 1940 | Newsboy #3 in Montage | |
| 1939 | Mute Dwarf | |
| 1938 | Angelo | |
| 1934 | Straw-house Pig Elmer | |
| 1933 | Dwarf | |
| 1932 | Angeleno | |
| 1929 | The Dwarf | |
| The Dwarf | ||
| 1928 | Member of Skeeter's Gang | |
| 1927 | Chang Loo - the Dwarf | |
| Beppo - the Dwarf | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
