Angelo Rossitto
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-18
- Died
- 1991-09-21
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Angelo Salvatore Rossitto · Little Angie · Moe
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
1974
as Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Big Ben
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Tom Thumb (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy (uncredited)
Baretta
1975
as Little Moe (uncredited)
Amazing Stories
1985
as Vaudevillian
The Rebel
1959
as Godfrey
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Blind Pencil Seller
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Branded
1965
as Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Mouse / Dwarf
The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Little Igor
T.H.E. Cat
1966
as Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
H.R. Pufnstuf
1969
as Seymore Spider
Jason of Star Command
1978
as Bork
Lidsville
1971
as Mr. Big
Kung Fu
1972
as Angelo (uncredited)
Movies (64)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
as Master
Freaks
1932
as Angeleno
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Dwarf (uncredited)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Little Person #1
Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Dwarf (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Angie (uncredited)
Fairy Tales
1978
as Otto
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
The Stone Killer
1973
as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Dark
1979
as Angie (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
The Other
1972
as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Galaxina
1980
as Monster from Egg
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
The Trip
1967
as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Angelo
Child Bride
1938
as Angelo
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Dwarf
Reunion in France
1942
as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
The Magic Sword
1962
as 2nd Dwarf
The Viking
1928
as Viking Little Person (uncredited)
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
as Tinker
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
as Desk Clerk
Little Cigars
1973
as Angelo
The Big House
1930
as Inmate (uncredited)
Pufnstuf
1970
as Seymore Spider / Clang
The Beloved Rogue
1927
as Beppo - the Dwarf
Dementia
1955
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Saucer Man
The Perils of Pauline
1967
as Pygmy Leader's Assistant
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Angie -- Gypsy
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
as Midget (uncredited)
Alex in Wonderland
1970
as Fellini #1
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Dwarf in Nero's Court
Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962
as Newspaper Boy
The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Side show midget
Old San Francisco
1927
as Chang Loo - the Dwarf
Doomed to Die
1940
as Newsboy #3 in Montage
The Bandit Queen
1950
as Nino
The Clones
1973
as Man at Phone Booth
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985
as Self
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975
as Little Pianist
Mongo's Back in Town
1971
as Trembles
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Member of Skeeter's Gang
Scared to Death
1947
as Indigo
Mesa of Lost Women
1953
as Dwarf Lab Assistant
The Mysterious Island
1929
as Underwater Creature
Pygmy Island
1950
as Pygmy in Cave
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Toby
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Toby (archive footage)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
as Mute Dwarf
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Smallest Moon-Man
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
as The Dwarf
Spooks Run Wild
1941
as Luigi
Brain of Blood
1971
as Dorro
I Believed in You
1934
as Greenwich Village Waiter
Carnival Lady
1933
as Dwarf
One Stolen Night
1929
as The Dwarf
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
1977
as Woodsy Owl
About 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… With 82 credits spanning from 1927 to 2018, Angelo Rossitto has appeared in 64 films and 18 TV shows.
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- The Wizard of Oz (1939) — as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) — as Master
- Freaks (1932) — as Angeleno
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — as Dwarf (uncredited)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) — as Little Person #1
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