Years active 1927-1987 Height 2' 11" (0.89 m) | Name Angelo Rossitto Role Actor | |
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Movies and TV shows Similar People George Ogilvie, Helen Buday, Al Adamson, Sid Krofft, Sam Katzman | ||
Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (February 18, 1908 – September 21, 1991) was an American actor. 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.
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Rossitto was born in Omaha, Nebraska and 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 which starred Barrymore's soon to be wife Dolores Costello. He appeared in the then controversial 1932 film Freaks directed by Tod Browning. He appeared in 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).
Popular culture
Rossitto appeared alongside singer/songwriter Tom Waits and Lee Kolima on the cover art of Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones, which paid homage to his performance in Freaks.
Filmography
Actor
2018
The Other Side of the Wind as
Angelo
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Spectator
- Encounter at Farpoint (1987) - Spectator (uncredited)
1987
From a Whisper to a Scream as
Tinker (segment "Lovecraft's Traveling Amusements")
1985
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Vaudevillian #7
- Fine Tuning (1985) - Vaudevillian #7 (as Angelo Rossito)
1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as
The Master
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes as
Little Person #1
1983
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Little Man in Hotel Lobby
- Pirate's Key: Part 1 (1983) - Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1981
Smokey Bites the Dust as
Desk Clerk (as Angelo Rosito)
1980
Can't Stop the Music as
Fruit seller (uncredited)
1980
Galaxina as
Monster from Egg
1980
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Tom Thumb
- Sideshow (1980) - Tom Thumb (uncredited)
1979
The Dark as
Angie (uncredited)
1979
Studs Lonigan (TV Mini Series)
1978
Jason of Star Command (TV Series) as
Bork
- Escape from Kesh (1978) - Bork
- The Haunted Planet (1978) - Bork
1978
The Lord of the Rings as
Character Actor (voice)
1978
Fairy Tales as
Otto
1978
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Hawker
- Voodoo Doll, Part II (1978) - Hawker
- Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978) - Hawker
1978
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Dwarf Patient
- The Competitive Edge (1978) - Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Little Moe
- Lyman P. Dokker, Fed (1977) - Little Moe
- Big Bad Charlie (1977) - Little Moe
- Everybody Pays the Fare (1977) - Little Moe
- Open Season (1977) - Little Moe
- Under the City (1976) - Little Moe
- Street Edition (1976) - Little Moe (uncredited)
- The Ninja (1976) - Little Moe
- The Big Hand's on Trouble (1975) - Little Moe
- Set-Up City (1975) - Little Moe
- Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1975) - Little Moe
- On the Road (1975) - Little Moe
1977
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Big Ben
- The Plague: Part 1 (1977) - Big Ben (as Little Angie)
1977
Cinderella 2000 as
First Dwarf with white Beard
1975
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? as
Little Pianist / Newsboy
1975
The Master Gunfighter as
Sideshow Midget
1974
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
Little Igor
- A Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) - Little Igor
1973
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (TV Special) as
Painter / Mr. Big / Wiggit (uncredited)
1973
The Clones as
Man at Phone Booth (as Angelo Rossito)
1973
The Stone Killer as
Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1973
Little Cigars as
Angelo
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Angelo
- The Third Man (1973) - Angelo (uncredited)
1972
The Other as
Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
1971
Lidsville (TV Series) as
Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band / Lead singer of the Hat Band
- Mommy Hoodoo (1972) - Mr. Big / Lead singer of the Hat Band
- The Great Brain Robbery (1971) - Mr. Big
- The Old Hat Home (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Hoodoo, Who? (1971) - Mr. Big
- Oh, Brother (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- A Little Hoodoo Goes a Long Way (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Alias the Imperial Wizard (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Turn in Your Turban, You're Through (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Mark and the Beanstalk (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Have I Got a Girl for Hoodoo (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Take Me to Your Rabbit (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Is There a Mayor in the House? (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Let's Hear It for Whizzo (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Weenie, Weenie, Where's Our Genie? (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Fly Now, Vacuum Later (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- Show Me the Way to Go Home (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
- World in a Hat (1971) - Mr. Big / Lead Singer of the Hat Band
1971
Mongo's Back in Town (TV Movie) as
Trembles
1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein as
Grazbo - the Evil Dwarf
1971
Brain of Blood as
Dorro
1970
Alex in Wonderland as
Fellini #1
1970
Pufnstuf as
Seymore Spider / Clang
1969
H.R. Pufnstuf (TV Series) as
Seymour Spider / Clang
- Jimmy Who? (1970) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- Whaddya Mean the Horse Gets the Girl? (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Almost Election of Mayor Witchiepoo (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Visiting Witch (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- A Tooth for a Tooth (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- Flute, Book and Candle (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- Dinner for Two Please Orson (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Horse with the Golden Throat (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- You Can't Have Your Cake (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- Box Kite Kaper (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Golden Key (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Stand-in (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Mechanical Boy (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- Show Biz Witch (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Birthday Party (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Wheely Bird (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
- The Magic Path (1969) - Seymour Spider / Clang
1969
Julia (TV Series) as
Small Businessman
- I Thought I Saw a Two-Timer (1969) - Small Businessman
1967
Doctor Dolittle as
Dwarf (uncredited)
1967
The Trip as
Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
1967
The Perils of Pauline as
Pygmy Leader's Assistant (uncredited)
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Blind Pencil Seller
- The Hula Doll Affair (1967) - Blind Pencil Seller
1966
T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) as
Circus Dwarf
- To Kill a Priest (1966) - Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
1965
Branded (TV Series) as
Shooting Gallery Man
- The Greatest Coward on Earth (1965) - Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
1965
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Billy
- Circus Trick (1965) - Billy (uncredited)
1964
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Shoe Shiner
- Search in a Windy City (1964) - Shoe Shiner (uncredited)
1962
Terrified as
Midget (uncredited)
1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight as
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as
Dwarf (uncredited)
1962
Confessions of an Opium Eater as
Newspaper Boy (uncredited)
1962
The Magic Sword as
2nd Dwarf (uncredited)
1961
Pocketful of Miracles as
Angie (uncredited)
1960
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Godfrey
- The Earl of Durango (1960) - Godfrey
1959
The Wild and the Innocent as
Midget (uncredited)
1958
The Adventures of Superpup (TV Movie) as
Terry Bite
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) as
Dwarf
- Rip Van Winkle (1958) - Dwarf
- The Land of Green Ginger (1958)
1957
The Story of Mankind as
Dwarf in Nero's Court (uncredited)
1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men as
Saucer Man (as Angelo Rossito)
1956
Carousel as
Midget (uncredited)
1955
Dementia as
Newsboy (uncredited)
1955
Jungle Moon Men as
Smallest Moon-Man (uncredited)
1953
Mesa of Lost Women as
Dwarf Lab Assistant (uncredited)
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth as
Midget (uncredited)
1951
Front Page Detective (TV Series) as
Jimmie Trumpet
- Murder Rides the Night Train (1951) - Jimmie Trumpet
1950
Bandit Queen as
Nino (as Angie)
1950
Pygmy Island as
Pygmy in Cave (uncredited)
1950
The Baron of Arizona as
Angie - Gypsy (as Angelo Rosito)
1949
Samson and Delilah as
Midget at Arena (uncredited)
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as
Midget (uncredited)
1946
Scared to Death as
Indigo
1946
Two Smart People as
Street Musician (uncredited)
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray as
Blue Gate Fields Waiter (uncredited)
1944
Lady in the Dark as
Bunny Midget (uncredited)
1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as
Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
1943
The Spider Woman as
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
1942
Reunion in France as
Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
1942
The Corpse Vanishes as
Toby (as Angelo)
1941
Hellzapoppin' as
Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
1941
Spooks Run Wild as
Luigi
1940
Doomed to Die as
Newsboy in Montage (uncredited)
1939
The Wizard of Oz as
Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown as
Mute Dwarf (uncredited)
1938
Child Bride as
Angelo (as Don Barrett)
1937
Stand-In as
Little Person Entering Studio Gate (uncredited)
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream as
Gnome (uncredited)
1935
Dante's Inferno as
Passenger in Boiler Room (uncredited)
1934
March of the Wooden Soldiers as
Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
1934
I Believed in You as
Greenwich Village Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Carnival Lady as
Dwarf (uncredited)
1933
Meet the Champ (Short) as
Midget
1932
The Sign of the Cross as
Impaled Pygmy (uncredited)
1932
Tarzan the Ape Man as
Evil Dwarf (uncredited)
1932
Freaks as
Angeleno
1930
The Big House as
Inmate (uncredited)
1929
The Mysterious Island as
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
1929
One Stolen Night as
The Dwarf
1929
Seven Footprints to Satan as
The Dwarf
1928
The Viking as
Viking Dwarf (uncredited)
1928
While the City Sleeps as
Member of Skeeter's Gang (uncredited)
1927
Old San Francisco as
Chang Loo - the Dwarf (as Angelo Rossita)
1927
The Beloved Rogue as
Beppo, the Dwarf
Miscellaneous
1972
Fol-de-Rol (TV Movie) (puppeteer)
Thanks
2005
Ce nain que je ne saurais voir! (TV Movie documentary) (dedicatee)
Self
1990
L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1985
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (Video documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
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Schlitzie: One of Us (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
2020
Feed Your Head! Lose Your Head! - Tens of Dozens of Reasons to Love 'Dracula vs. Frankenstein' A Visual Essay (Video documentary) as
Grazbo
2019
Cineficción Radio (Podcast Series)
- Freaks (2019)
2019
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (Documentary)
2016
The Hollywood Shorties (Documentary)
2007
Muchachada nui (TV Series) as
Enanico
- Episode #1.4 (2007) - Enanico (uncredited)
2004
Tod Browning's 'Freaks': The Sideshow Cinema (Video documentary) as
Angeleno (uncredited)
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (Video documentary)
1999
Freaks Uncensored! (Documentary)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (Documentary) as
Luigi / Indigo
1991
Halloween Monster Bash (TV Movie) as
Toby
1986
Horrible Horror (Video) as
Luigi, In clips from 'Spooks Run Wild'
1982
The Best of Sex and Violence (Documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
References
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