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...

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Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977Starsky & HutchSeries • 1975Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985GunsmokeSeries • 1955BarettaSeries • 1975The Wizard of OzMovie • 1939The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeMovie • 1985The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977The RebelSeries • 1959BrandedSeries • 1965Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries • 1958H.R. PufnstufSeries • 1969FreaksMovie • 1932The Greatest Show on EarthMovie • 1952Something Wicked This Way ComesMovie • 1983Doctor DolittleMovie • 1967From a Whisper to a ScreamMovie • 1987The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmMovie • 1962The Stone KillerMovie • 1973Babes in ToylandMovie • 1934Pocketful of MiraclesMovie • 1961