
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.
82 acting credits
Acting · 82

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987

The Rockford Files
1974

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Amazing Stories
1985

Baretta
1975

Gunsmoke
1955

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964

The Rebel
1959

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

The Wizard of Oz
1939

Branded
1965

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985

The Snoop Sisters
1973

Freaks
1932

T.H.E. Cat
1966

H.R. Pufnstuf
1969

Jason of Star Command
1978

Doctor Dolittle
1967

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983

Pocketful of Miracles
1961

Lidsville
1971

Galaxina
1980

The Stone Killer
1973

The Trip
1967

Babes in Toyland
1934

Fairy Tales
1978

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962

The Perils of Pauline
1967

The Other Side of the Wind
2018

Kung Fu
1972

The Dark
1979

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971

The Spider Woman
1943

Hellzapoppin'
1941

Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962

Reunion in France
1942

The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985

The Story of Mankind
1957

From a Whisper to a Scream
1987

The Other
1972

The Magic Sword
1962

Mongo's Back in Town
1971

The Beloved Rogue
1927

The Wild and the Innocent
1959

Pufnstuf
1970

The Big House
1930

Mesa of Lost Women
1953

Smokey Bites the Dust
1981

Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991

The Baron of Arizona
1950

The Viking
1928

Doomed to Die
1940

Alex in Wonderland
1970

Brain of Blood
1971

The Clones
1973

Child Bride
1938

The Mysterious Island
1929

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939

While the City Sleeps
1928

The Master Gunfighter
1975

Old San Francisco
1927

Halloween Monster Bash
1991

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975

Little Cigars
1973

Dementia
1955

Scared to Death
1947

Jungle Moon Men
1955

Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962

Spooks Run Wild
1941

The Bandit Queen
1950

The Corpse Vanishes
1942

I Believed in You
1934

Pygmy Island
1950

Seven Footprints to Satan
1929

Carnival Lady
1933

One Stolen Night
1929
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
1977