Angelo Rossitto

Personal Info

Birthday

February 18, 1908

Day of Death

1991-09-21

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

Angelo Salvatore Rossitto

Little Angie

Moe

Angelo Rossitto

Biography

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.

Known For

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Rockford Files

The Incredible Hulk

Starsky & Hutch

Gunsmoke

Amazing Stories

Shirley Temple's Storybook

The Wizard of Oz

Filmography

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