
Angelo Rossitto
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.
Acting (60 movies)

Pufnstuf
1970

The Stone Killer
1973

Mesa of Lost Women
1953

Scared to Death
1947

The Corpse Vanishes
1942

Seven Footprints to Satan
1929

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985

Fairy Tales
1978

Brain of Blood
1971

Spooks Run Wild
1941

Smokey Bites the Dust
1981

Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962

Child Bride
1938

The Wild and the Innocent
1959

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991

Mongo's Back in Town
1971

Carnival Lady
1933

The Bandit Queen
1950

The Beloved Rogue
1927

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962

Old San Francisco
1927

Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962

The Other
1972

While the City Sleeps
1928

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971

Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1957

The Wizard of Oz
1939

The Big House
1930

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975

The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985

Doomed to Die
1940

Little Cigars
1973

Galaxina
1980

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983

The Magic Sword
1962

The Clones
1973

One Stolen Night
1929

The Master Gunfighter
1975

Dementia
1955

The Spider Woman
1943

From a Whisper to a Scream
1987

The Dark
1979

The Other Side of the Wind
2018

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952

Hellzapoppin'
1941

Freaks
1932

Doctor Dolittle
1967

Alex in Wonderland
1970

Reunion in France
1942

The Baron of Arizona
1950

The Story of Mankind
1957

Pocketful of Miracles
1961

Babes in Toyland
1934

The Trip
1967

The Perils of Pauline
1967

The Mysterious Island
1929

I Believed in You
1934

The Viking
1928

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
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