Angelo Rossitto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 18, 1908
- Died
- Sep 21, 1991 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Credits
- 82
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
The Wizard of Oz
1939Movie
Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985Movie
Master
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987TV
Spectator (uncredited)
Freaks
1932Movie
Angeleno
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Tom Thumb (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952Movie
Dwarf (uncredited)
Filmography
The Other Side of the Wind
2018Movie
Angelo
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Movie
Toby (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991Movie
Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987TV
Spectator (uncredited)
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987Movie
Tinker
Amazing Stories
1985TV
Vaudevillian
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985Movie
Master
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
1985Movie
Self
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983Movie
Little Person #1
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981Movie
Desk Clerk
Galaxina
1980Movie
Monster from Egg
The Dark
1979Movie
Angie (uncredited)
Jason of Star Command
1978TV
Bork
Fairy Tales
1978Movie
Otto
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Tom Thumb (uncredited)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977TV
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
1977Movie
Woodsy Owl
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975Movie
Little Pianist
The Master Gunfighter
1975Movie
Side show midget
Starsky & Hutch
1975TV
Big Ben
Baretta
1975TV
Little Moe (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
1974TV
Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
The Snoop Sisters
1973TV
Little Igor
The Stone Killer
1973Movie
Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Clones
1973Movie
Man at Phone Booth
Little Cigars
1973Movie
Angelo
Kung Fu
1972TV
Angelo (uncredited)
The Other
1972Movie
Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Mongo's Back in Town
1971Movie
Trembles
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971Movie
Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
Lidsville
1971TV
Mr. Big
Brain of Blood
1971Movie
Dorro
Alex in Wonderland
1970Movie
Fellini #1
Pufnstuf
1970Movie
Seymore Spider / Clang
H.R. Pufnstuf
1969TV
Seymore Spider
Doctor Dolittle
1967Movie
Dwarf (uncredited)
The Trip
1967Movie
Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1967Movie
Pygmy Leader's Assistant
T.H.E. Cat
1966TV
Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
Branded
1965TV
Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964TV
Blind Pencil Seller
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962Movie
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962Movie
Dwarf
Confessions of an Opium Eater
1962Movie
Newspaper Boy
The Magic Sword
1962Movie
2nd Dwarf
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Movie
Angie (uncredited)
The Rebel
1959TV
Godfrey
The Wild and the Innocent
1959Movie
Midget (uncredited)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958TV
Mouse, Dwarf
The Story of Mankind
1957Movie
Dwarf in Nero's Court
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957Movie
Saucer Man
Dementia
1955Movie
Newsboy (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Billy (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men
1955Movie
Smallest Moon-Man
Mesa of Lost Women
1953Movie
Dwarf Lab Assistant
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952Movie
Dwarf (uncredited)
The Bandit Queen
1950Movie
Nino
Pygmy Island
1950Movie
Pygmy in Cave
The Baron of Arizona
1950Movie
Angie -- Gypsy
Scared to Death
1947Movie
Indigo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944Movie
Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943Movie
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942Movie
Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942Movie
Toby
Hellzapoppin'
1941Movie
Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
1941Movie
Luigi
Doomed to Die
1940Movie
Newsboy #3 in Montage
The Wizard of Oz
1939Movie
Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939Movie
Mute Dwarf
Child Bride
1938Movie
Angelo
Babes in Toyland
1934Movie
Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
I Believed in You
1934Movie
Greenwich Village Waiter
Carnival Lady
1933Movie
Dwarf
Freaks
1932Movie
Angeleno
The Big House
1930Movie
Inmate (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
1929Movie
Underwater Creature
One Stolen Night
1929Movie
The Dwarf
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929Movie
The Dwarf
The Viking
1928Movie
Viking Little Person (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928Movie
Member of Skeeter's Gang
Old San Francisco
1927Movie
Chang Loo - the Dwarf
The Beloved Rogue
1927Movie
Beppo - the Dwarf