Angelo Rossitto
Biography
Angelo Salvatore Rossitto was an American actor and voice artist born on February 18, 1908, in Omaha, Nebraska. He stood 2 feet 11 inches tall and was known professionally by names including Little Angie, Moe, and Angelo Sal. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous films and television shows, with 82 known acting credits recorded on the Movie Database. He passed away on September 21, 1991, at the age of 83.
Career overview
Angelo Salvatore Rossitto was an American actor and voice artist who had a prolific career in film and television. Born on February 18, 1908, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Salvatore Rossitto and Carmela Caniglia, he stood two feet and eleven inches tall and experienced dwarfism. Throughout his career, he was often billed under the names Little Angie or Moe, and sometimes as Angelo Sal. His heritage traced back to Carlentini in the Province of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy, where both of his parents were born, and he had a sister named Josephine Rossitto.
Discovered by John Barrymore, Rossitto made his screen debut opposite Barrymore. During his long career, he first appeared in silent films alongside Lon Chaney and John Barrymore. On-screen, he portrayed a wide variety of roles, ranging from dwarfs, midgets, gnomes, and pygmies to monsters, villains, and aliens. His extensive filmography includes appearances in more than 70 films, contributing to a total of 82 known acting credits on his professional record.
Rossitto passed away on September 21, 1991, at the age of 83. His body of work left a lasting presence in cinema and television, spanning decades of character portrayals that utilized his unique stature and made him a recognizable figure in numerous films and series.
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- The Other Side of the Wind (2018) as Angelo
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
- Halloween Monster Bash (1991) as Toby (archive footage)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Spectator (uncredited)
- From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) as Tinker
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Vaudevillian
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) as Master
- The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985) as Self
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) as Little Person #1
- Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) as Desk Clerk
- Galaxina (1980) as Monster from Egg
- The Dark (1979) as Angie (uncredited)
- Fairy Tales (1978) as Otto
- Jason of Star Command (1978) as Bork
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) as Tom Thumb (uncredited)
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
- Help Woodsy Spread the Word (1977) as Woodsy Owl
- Baretta (1975)
- Baretta (1975) as Little Moe (uncredited)
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Big Ben
- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) as Little Pianist
- The Master Gunfighter (1975) as Side show midget
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
- The Snoop Sisters (1973) as Little Igor
- The Stone Killer (1973) as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- Little Cigars (1973) as Angelo
- The Clones (1973) as Man at Phone Booth
- Kung Fu (1972) as Angelo (uncredited)
- The Other (1972) as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
- Lidsville (1971) as Mr. Big
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
- Mongo's Back in Town (1971) as Trembles
- Brain of Blood (1971) as Dorro
- Alex in Wonderland (1970) as Fellini #1
- Pufnstuf (1970) as Seymore Spider / Clang
- H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) as Seymore Spider
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) as Dwarf (uncredited)
- The Trip (1967) as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
- The Perils of Pauline (1967) as Pygmy Leader's Assistant
- T.H.E. Cat (1966) as Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
- Branded (1965) as Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Blind Pencil Seller
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) as Dwarf
- The Magic Sword (1962) as 2nd Dwarf
- Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) as Newspaper Boy
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) as Angie (uncredited)
- The Rebel (1959) as Godfrey
- The Wild and the Innocent (1959) as Midget (uncredited)
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Mouse
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Dwarf
- Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) as Saucer Man
- The Story of Mankind (1957) as Dwarf in Nero's Court
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Billy (uncredited)
- Jungle Moon Men (1955) as Smallest Moon-Man
- Dementia (1955) as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Mesa of Lost Women (1953) as Dwarf Lab Assistant
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Dwarf (uncredited)
- The Baron of Arizona (1950) as Angie -- Gypsy
- The Bandit Queen (1950) as Nino
- Pygmy Island (1950) as Pygmy in Cave
- Scared to Death (1947) as Indigo
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) as Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
- The Spider Woman (1943) as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
- Reunion in France (1942) as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
- The Corpse Vanishes (1942) as Toby
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
- Spooks Run Wild (1941) as Luigi
- Doomed to Die (1940) as Newsboy #3 in Montage
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) as Mute Dwarf
- Child Bride (1938) as Angelo
- Babes in Toyland (1934) as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
- I Believed in You (1934) as Greenwich Village Waiter
- Carnival Lady (1933) as Dwarf
- Freaks (1932) as Angeleno
- The Big House (1930) as Inmate (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Island (1929) as Underwater Creature
- Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) as The Dwarf
- One Stolen Night (1929) as The Dwarf
- While the City Sleeps (1928) as Member of Skeeter's Gang
- The Viking (1928) as Viking Little Person (uncredited)
- Old San Francisco (1927) as Chang Loo - the Dwarf
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) as Beppo - the Dwarf