Angelo Rossitto

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-02-18 (83 years old)

Deathday

1991-09-21

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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 Barrymo...

Acting

1970

Pufnstuf

as Seymore Spider / Clang

1973

The Stone Killer

as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

1953

Mesa of Lost Women

as Dwarf Lab Assistant

1947

1942

The Corpse Vanishes

as Toby (as Angelo)

1978

1971

1941

1981

1962

1938

Child Bride

as Angelo

1959

The Wild and the Innocent

as Midget (uncredited)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)

1971

1933

1950

1927

The Beloved Rogue

as Beppo - the Dwarf

1927

Old San Francisco

as Chang Loo - the Dwarf

1962

Requiem for a Heavyweight

as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)

1972

The Other

as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)

1928

While the City Sleeps

as Member of Skeeter's Gang

1971

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)

1930

The Big House

as Inmate (uncredited)

1939

1975

1940

Doomed to Die

as Newsboy #3 in Montage

1980

Galaxina

as Monster from Egg

1973

Little Cigars

as Angelo

1983

1962

The Magic Sword

as 2nd Dwarf

1973

The Clones

as Man at Phone Booth

1929

One Stolen Night

as The Dwarf

1975

The Master Gunfighter

as Side show midget

1979

The Dark

as Angie (uncredited)

1955

Dementia

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1943

The Spider Woman

as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)

1941

Hellzapoppin'

as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)

1932

Freaks

as Angeleno

1967

Doctor Dolittle

as Dwarf (uncredited)

1970

Alex in Wonderland

as Fellini #1

1942

Reunion in France

as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)

1950

The Baron of Arizona

as Angie -- Gypsy

1957

The Story of Mankind

as Dwarf in Nero's Court

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as Angie (uncredited)

1934

Babes in Toyland

as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)

1967

The Trip

as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)

1967

The Perils of Pauline

as Pygmy Leader's Assistant

1929

The Mysterious Island

as Underwater Creature

1934

I Believed in You

as Greenwich Village Waiter

1928

The Viking

as Viking Little Person (uncredited)

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