Angelo Rossitto
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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
Credits
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
as Master
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
as Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
Freaks (1932)
as Angeleno
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
as Tinker
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
as Little Person #1
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Dwarf (uncredited)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
as Dwarf (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
as Little Pianist
Babes in Toyland (1934)
as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
as Saucer Man
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
as Angie (uncredited)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
as Angelo
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
as Dwarf
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
as Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
The Stone Killer (1973)
as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
as Luigi
The Other (1972)
as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
The Magic Sword (1962)
as 2nd Dwarf
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
Fairy Tales (1978)
as Otto
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
as Angie -- Gypsy
The Trip (1967)
as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
The Spider Woman (1943)
as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Galaxina (1980)
as Monster from Egg
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
as Midget (uncredited)
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
as Desk Clerk
Reunion in France (1942)
as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
as Dwarf in Nero's Court
The Big House (1930)
as Inmate (uncredited)
Dementia (1955)
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Dark (1979)
as Angie (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
as Toby
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985)
as Self
Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
as Trembles
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
as Fellini #1
Pufnstuf (1970)
as Seymore Spider / Clang
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
as Newspaper Boy
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
as Mute Dwarf
Doomed to Die (1940)
as Newsboy #3 in Montage
I Believed in You (1934)
as Greenwich Village Waiter
The Perils of Pauline (1967)
as Pygmy Leader's Assistant
Brain of Blood (1971)
as Dorro
While the City Sleeps (1928)
as Member of Skeeter's Gang
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
as The Dwarf
Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
as Dwarf Lab Assistant
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
The Viking (1928)
as Viking Little Person (uncredited)
The Clones (1973)
as Man at Phone Booth
One Stolen Night (1929)
as The Dwarf
Child Bride (1938)
as Angelo
The Beloved Rogue (1927)
as Beppo - the Dwarf
Help Woodsy Spread the Word (1977)
as Woodsy Owl
The Mysterious Island (1929)
as Underwater Creature
Jungle Moon Men (1955)
as Smallest Moon-Man
Pygmy Island (1950)
as Pygmy in Cave
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
as Side show midget
The Bandit Queen (1950)
as Nino
Scared to Death (1947)
as Indigo
Little Cigars (1973)
as Angelo
Old San Francisco (1927)
as Chang Loo - the Dwarf
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Toby (archive footage)
Carnival Lady (1933)
as Dwarf