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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Other Side of the Wind
Character:Angelo
Release Date:02/11/2018
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
From a Whisper to a Scream
Character:Tinker
Release Date:25/09/1987
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Character:Master
Release Date:29/06/1985
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/1985
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Character:Little Person #1
Release Date:29/04/1983
Smokey Bites the Dust
Character:Desk Clerk
Release Date:01/10/1981
Galaxina
Character:Monster from Egg
Release Date:06/06/1980
The Dark
Character:Angie (uncredited)
Release Date:27/04/1979
Fairy Tales
Character:Otto
Release Date:01/08/1978
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
Character:Woodsy Owl
Release Date:01/01/1977
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Character:Little Pianist
Release Date:01/12/1975
The Master Gunfighter
Character:Side show midget
Release Date:03/10/1975
The Stone Killer
Character:Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1973
The Clones
Character:Man at Phone Booth
Release Date:01/08/1973
Little Cigars
Character:Angelo
Release Date:22/06/1973
The Other
Character:Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/05/1972
Mongo's Back in Town
Character:Trembles
Release Date:10/12/1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Character:Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
Release Date:20/09/1971
Brain of Blood
Character:Dorro
Release Date:01/08/1971
Alex in Wonderland
Character:Fellini #1
Release Date:22/12/1970
Pufnstuf
Character:Seymore Spider / Clang
Release Date:13/05/1970
Doctor Dolittle
Character:Dwarf (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1967
The Trip
Character:Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1967
The Perils of Pauline
Character:Pygmy Leader's Assistant
Release Date:02/08/1967
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Character:Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Character:Dwarf
Release Date:07/08/1962
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Character:Newspaper Boy
Release Date:20/06/1962
The Magic Sword
Character:2nd Dwarf
Release Date:01/04/1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Character:Angie (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1961
The Wild and the Innocent
Character:Midget (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1959
The Story of Mankind
Character:Dwarf in Nero's Court
Release Date:08/11/1957
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Character:Saucer Man
Release Date:01/06/1957
Dementia
Character:Newsboy (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1955
Mesa of Lost Women
Character:Dwarf Lab Assistant
Release Date:17/06/1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Dwarf
Release Date:16/02/1952
The Bandit Queen
Character:Nino
Release Date:22/12/1950
The Baron of Arizona
Character:Angie -- Gypsy
Release Date:04/03/1950
Scared to Death
Character:Indigo
Release Date:01/02/1947
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Character:Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
Release Date:14/01/1944
The Spider Woman
Character:Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1942
The Corpse Vanishes
Character:Toby
Release Date:08/05/1942
Hellzapoppin'
Character:Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1941
Spooks Run Wild
Character:Luigi
Release Date:24/10/1941
Doomed to Die
Character:Newsboy #3 in Montage
Release Date:12/08/1940
The Wizard of Oz
Character:Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Character:Mute Dwarf
Release Date:01/08/1939
Child Bride
Character:Angelo
Release Date:02/03/1938
Babes in Toyland
Character:Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1934
I Believed in You
Character:Greenwich Village Waiter
Release Date:09/04/1934
Carnival Lady
Character:Dwarf
Release Date:11/11/1933
Freaks
Character:Angeleno
Release Date:01/01/1932
The Big House
Character:Inmate (uncredited)
Release Date:14/06/1930
The Mysterious Island
Character:Underwater Creature
Release Date:05/10/1929
One Stolen Night
Character:The Dwarf
Release Date:15/03/1929
Seven Footprints to Satan
Character:The Dwarf
Release Date:27/01/1929
The Viking
Character:Viking Little Person (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1928
While the City Sleeps
Character:Member of Skeeter's Gang
Release Date:15/02/1928
Old San Francisco
Character:Chang Loo - the Dwarf
Release Date:04/09/1927
The Beloved Rogue
Character:Beppo - the Dwarf
Release Date:12/03/1927
Television Appearances
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Spectator (uncredited)
Amazing Stories
Character:Vaudevillian
Jason of Star Command
Character:Bork
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Tom Thumb (uncredited)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Big Ben
Baretta
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
The Snoop Sisters
Character:Little Igor
Kung Fu
Character:Angelo (uncredited)
Lidsville
Character:Mr. Big
H.R. Pufnstuf
Character:Seymore Spider
T.H.E. Cat
Character:Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
Branded
Character:Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Blind Pencil Seller
The Rebel
Character:Godfrey
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Character:Mouse
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Character:Dwarf
Gunsmoke
Character:Billy (uncredited)
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