Actor
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 Ca ...

Known For
Acting
2018 -- The Other Side of the Wind | Angelo
1991 -- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
1987 -- From a Whisper to a Scream | Tinker
1985 -- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Master
1985 -- The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' | Self
1983 -- Something Wicked This Way Comes | Little Person #1
1981 -- Smokey Bites the Dust | Desk Clerk
1980 -- Galaxina | Monster from Egg
1979 -- The Dark | Angie (uncredited)
1978 -- Fairy Tales | Otto
1977 -- Help Woodsy Spread the Word | Woodsy Owl
1975 -- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Little Pianist
1975 -- The Master Gunfighter | Side show midget
1973 -- The Stone Killer | Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1973 -- The Clones | Man at Phone Booth
1973 -- Little Cigars | Angelo
1972 -- The Other | Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
1971 -- Mongo's Back in Town | Trembles
1971 -- Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
1971 -- Brain of Blood | Dorro
1970 -- Alex in Wonderland | Fellini #1
1970 -- Pufnstuf | Seymore Spider / Clang
1967 -- Doctor Dolittle | Dwarf (uncredited)
1967 -- The Trip | Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
1967 -- The Perils of Pauline | Pygmy Leader's Assistant
1962 -- Requiem for a Heavyweight | Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
1962 -- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Dwarf
1962 -- Confessions of an Opium Eater | Newspaper Boy
1962 -- The Magic Sword | 2nd Dwarf
1961 -- Pocketful of Miracles | Angie (uncredited)
1959 -- The Wild and the Innocent | Midget (uncredited)
1958 -- The Adventures of Super Pup |
1957 -- The Story of Mankind | Dwarf in Nero's Court
1957 -- Invasion of the Saucer-Men | Saucer Man
1955 -- Dementia | Newsboy (uncredited)
1953 -- Mesa of Lost Women | Dwarf Lab Assistant
1952 -- The Greatest Show on Earth | Dwarf
1950 -- The Bandit Queen | Nino
1950 -- The Baron of Arizona | Angie -- Gypsy
1947 -- Scared to Death | Indigo
1943 -- The Spider Woman | Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
1942 -- Reunion in France | Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
1942 -- The Corpse Vanishes | Toby (as Angelo)
1941 -- Hellzapoppin' | Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
1941 -- Spooks Run Wild | Luigi
1940 -- Doomed to Die | Newsboy #3 in Montage
1939 -- The Wizard of Oz | Munchkin Villager (uncredited)
1939 -- Mr. Wong in Chinatown | Mute Dwarf
1938 -- Child Bride | Angelo
1934 -- Babes in Toyland | Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave
1933 -- Carnival Lady | Dwarf
1932 -- Freaks | Angeleno
1930 -- The Big House | Inmate (uncredited)
1929 -- The Mysterious Island | Underwater Creature
1929 -- One Stolen Night | The Dwarf
1929 -- Seven Footprints to Satan | The Dwarf
1928 -- While the City Sleeps | Member of Skeeter's Gang
1927 -- Old San Francisco | Chang Loo - the Dwarf
1927 -- The Beloved Rogue | Beppo - the Dwarf
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