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