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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 18, 1908
Died
September 21, 1991
Place of Birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
- Angelo Salvatore Rossitto
- Little Angie
- Moe
Angelo Rossitto
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Angelo
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
10.0
Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
8.4
Spectator (uncredited)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
5.7
Tinker
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
7.4
Vaudevillian
Amazing Stories
1985
6.2
Master
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
6.3
Self
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985
6.4
Little Person #1
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
2.2
Desk Clerk
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981
4.0
Monster from Egg
Galaxina
1980
Credits
The Other Side of the Wind
as Angelo
2018
6.7
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
1991
10.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Spectator (uncredited)
1987
8.4
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Tinker
1987
5.7
Amazing Stories
as Vaudevillian
1985
7.4
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
as Master
1985
6.2
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
as Self
1985
6.3
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Little Person #1
1983
6.4
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Desk Clerk
1981
2.2
Galaxina
as Monster from Egg
1980
4.0
The Dark
as Angie (uncredited)
1979
4.6
Jason of Star Command
as Bork
1978
5.7
Fairy Tales
as Otto
1978
6.0
The Incredible Hulk
as Tom Thumb (uncredited)
1977
7.2
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.1
🎬
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
as Woodsy Owl
1977
0.0
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
as Little Pianist
1975
2.6
The Master Gunfighter
as Side show midget
1975
4.5
Starsky & Hutch
as Big Ben
1975
7.3
Baretta
1975
6.4
The Rockford Files
as Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
1974
7.6
The Snoop Sisters
as Little Igor
1973
7.2
The Stone Killer
as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1973
6.2
The Clones
as Man at Phone Booth
1973
3.8
Little Cigars
as Angelo
1973
4.6
Kung Fu
as Angelo (uncredited)
1972
7.7
The Other
as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
1972
6.5
Mongo's Back in Town
as Trembles
1971
4.8
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
1971
4.5
Lidsville
as Mr. Big
1971
5.0
Brain of Blood
as Dorro
1971
2.7
Alex in Wonderland
as Fellini #1
1970
5.5
Pufnstuf
as Seymore Spider / Clang
1970
6.1
H.R. Pufnstuf
as Seymore Spider
1969
7.0
Doctor Dolittle
as Dwarf (uncredited)
1967
6.2
The Trip
as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
1967
5.7
The Perils of Pauline
as Pygmy Leader's Assistant
1967
3.5
T.H.E. Cat
as Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
1966
7.2
Branded
as Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
1965
6.6
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Blind Pencil Seller
1964
7.1
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
1962
7.2
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Dwarf
1962
5.8
Confessions of an Opium Eater
as Newspaper Boy
1962
5.5
The Magic Sword
as 2nd Dwarf
1962
4.2
Pocketful of Miracles
as Angie (uncredited)
1961
7.3
The Rebel
as Godfrey
1959
4.7
The Wild and the Innocent
as Midget (uncredited)
1959
6.3
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Mouse
1958
6.2
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Dwarf
1958
6.2
The Story of Mankind
as Dwarf in Nero's Court
1957
4.3
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
as Saucer Man
1957
4.8
Dementia
as Newsboy (uncredited)
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
as Billy (uncredited)
1955
6.6
Mesa of Lost Women
as Dwarf Lab Assistant
1953
2.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Dwarf
1952
6.3
The Bandit Queen
as Nino
1950
4.0
The Baron of Arizona
as Angie -- Gypsy
1950
6.6
Scared to Death
as Indigo
1947
4.1
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
1944
6.1
The Spider Woman
as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
1943
6.9
Reunion in France
as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
1942
6.4
The Corpse Vanishes
as Toby
1942
4.2
Hellzapoppin'
as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Spooks Run Wild
as Luigi
1941
4.9
Doomed to Die
as Newsboy #3 in Montage
1940
5.5
The Wizard of Oz
as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
1939
7.6
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Mute Dwarf
1939
5.3
Child Bride
as Angelo
1938
4.5
Babes in Toyland
as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
1934
6.3
I Believed in You
as Greenwich Village Waiter
1934
0.0
Carnival Lady
as Dwarf
1933
5.0
Freaks
as Angeleno
1932
7.8
The Big House
as Inmate (uncredited)
1930
6.6
The Mysterious Island
as Underwater Creature
1929
5.2
One Stolen Night
as The Dwarf
1929
0.0
Seven Footprints to Satan
as The Dwarf
1929
6.1
The Viking
as Viking Little Person (uncredited)
1928
6.4
While the City Sleeps
as Member of Skeeter's Gang
1928
5.9
Old San Francisco
as Chang Loo - the Dwarf
1927
5.3
The Beloved Rogue
as Beppo - the Dwarf
1927
6.6