Angelo Rossitto
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.
Pufnstuf
(Seymore Spider / Clang)
The Stone Killer
(Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited))
Mesa of Lost Women
(Dwarf Lab Assistant)
Scared to Death
(Indigo)
The Corpse Vanishes
(Toby (as Angelo))
Seven Footprints to Satan
(The Dwarf)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(Master)
Fairy Tales
(Otto)
Brain of Blood
(Dorro)
Spooks Run Wild
(Luigi)
Smokey Bites the Dust
(Desk Clerk)
Confessions of an Opium Eater
(Newspaper Boy)
Child Bride
(Angelo)
The Wild and the Innocent
(Midget (uncredited))
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(Luigi / Indigo (archive footage))
Mongo's Back in Town
(Trembles)
Carnival Lady
(Dwarf)
The Bandit Queen
(Nino)
The Beloved Rogue
(Beppo - the Dwarf)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(Dwarf)
Old San Francisco
(Chang Loo - the Dwarf)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited))
The Other
(Sideshow Performer (uncredited))
While the City Sleeps
(Member of Skeeter's Gang)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(Grazbo the Evil Dwarf)
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
(Saucer Man)
The Wizard of Oz
(Munchkin Villager (uncredited))
The Big House
(Inmate (uncredited))
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
(Mute Dwarf)
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
(Little Pianist)
The Adventures of Super Pup
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
(Self)
Doomed to Die
(Newsboy #3 in Montage)
Little Cigars
(Angelo)
Galaxina
(Monster from Egg)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(Little Person #1)
The Magic Sword
(2nd Dwarf)
The Clones
(Man at Phone Booth)
One Stolen Night
(The Dwarf)
The Master Gunfighter
(Side show midget)
Dementia
(Newsboy (uncredited))
The Spider Woman
(Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited))
From a Whisper to a Scream
(Tinker)
The Dark
(Angie (uncredited))
The Other Side of the Wind
(Angelo)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(Dwarf)
Hellzapoppin'
(Dwarf Devil (uncredited))
Freaks
(Angeleno)
Doctor Dolittle
(Dwarf (uncredited))
Alex in Wonderland
(Fellini #1)
Reunion in France
(Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited))
The Baron of Arizona
(Angie -- Gypsy)
The Story of Mankind
(Dwarf in Nero's Court)
Pocketful of Miracles
(Angie (uncredited))
Galaxina
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
(Woodsy Owl)
Babes in Toyland
(Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited))
The Trip
(Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited))
The Perils of Pauline
(Pygmy Leader's Assistant)
The Incredible Hulk
(Tom Thumb (uncredited))
Lidsville
(Mr. Big)
Baretta
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Gunsmoke
(Billy (uncredited))
H.R. Pufnstuf
(Seymore Spider)
Amazing Stories
(Vaudevillian)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Spectator (uncredited))
Jason of Star Command
(Bork)
Kung Fu
(Angelo (uncredited))
The Rockford Files
(Dwarf Patient (uncredited))
Branded
(Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited))
The Rebel
(Godfrey)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Blind Pencil Seller)
T.H.E. Cat
(Circus Dwarf (uncredited))
Starsky & Hutch
(Big Ben)
The Snoop Sisters
(Little Igor)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
(Mouse)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
(Dwarf)