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Angelo Rossitto (1908–1991)

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Small in stature at only 2' 11", but big in demand onscreen, the diminutive Angelo Rossitto was one of Hollywood's busiest "small" actors and appeared in over 70 feature films between 1927 until 1987! Born in Omaha, Nebraka in February 1908, Rossitto first appeared in silent films alongside stars such as Lon Chaney and John Barrymore... See full bio »

Born:

Angelo Salvatore Rossitto
in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1987 The Offspring
Tinker
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Vaudevillian #7
– Fine Tuning (1985) … Vaudevillian #7 (as Angelo Rossito)
 
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
The Master
 
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
Little Person #1
 
1981 Smokey Bites the Dust
Desk Clerk (as Angelo Rosito)
 
1980 Galaxina
Monster from Egg
 
1980 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Tom Thumb
– Sideshow (1980) … Tom Thumb (uncredited)
 
1979 The Dark
Angie (uncredited)
 
1979 Studs Lonigan (TV mini-series)
 
1978 Jason of Star Command (TV series)
Bork
– Escape from Kesh (1978) … Bork
– The Haunted Planet (1978) … Bork
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings
 
1978 Fairy Tales
Otto
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Hawker
– Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978) … Hawker
– Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978) … Hawker
 
1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Dwarf Patient
– The Competitive Edge (1978) … Dwarf Patient (uncredited)
 
1975-1977 Baretta (TV series)
Little Moe
– Lyman P. Dokker, Fed (1977) … Little Moe
– Playin' Police (1977) … Little Moe
– Big Bad Charlie (1977) … Little Moe
– Everybody Pays the Fare (1977) … Little Moe
– Open Season (1977) … Little Moe
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1977 Cinderella 2000
Head dwarf in Snow White sequence (uncredited)
 
1975 I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Little Pianist / Newsboy
 
1975 The Master Gunfighter
Side show midget
 
1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
Little Igor
– Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) … Little Igor
 
1973 The Clones
Man at Phone Booth (as Angelo Rossito)
 
1973 Little Cigars
Angelo
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Angelo
– The Third Man (1973) … Angelo (uncredited)
 
1971 Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Grazbo
 
1971 Mongo's Back in Town (TV movie)
Trembles
 
1971 Lidsville (TV series)
Mr. Big / Lead singer of the Hat Band
– World in a Hat (1971) … Mr. Big/Lead singer of the Hat Band
– Alias the Imperial Wizard (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
– Fly Now, Vacuum Later (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
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1971 Brain of Blood
Dorro
 
1970 Alex in Wonderland
Fellini #1
 
1970 Pufnstuf
Seymore Spider / Clang
 
1969-1970 H.R. Pufnstuf (TV series)
Clang / Seymour Spider
– 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
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1969 Julia (TV series)
Small Businessman
– I Thought I Saw a Two-Timer (1969) … Small Businessman
 
1967 Doctor Dolittle
Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1967/II The Trip
Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
 
1967 The Perils of Pauline
Pygmy Leader's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Blind Pencil Seller
– The Hula Doll Affair (1967) … Blind Pencil Seller
 
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Circus Dwarf
– To Kill a Priest (1966) … Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Shooting Gallery Man
– The Greatest Coward on Earth (1965) … Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
 
1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Billy
– Circus Trick (1965) … Billy (uncredited)
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Shoe Shiner
– Search in a Windy City (1964) … Shoe Shiner (uncredited)
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
 
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater
Newspaper Boy (uncredited)
 
1962 The Magic Sword
2nd Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Angie (uncredited)
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Godfrey
– The Earl of Durango (1960) … Godfrey
 
1959 The Wild and the Innocent
Midget (uncredited)
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
– The Land of Green Ginger (1958)
 
1958 The Adventures of Super Pup (TV short)
Terry Bite
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Dwarf in Nero's Court (uncredited)
 
1957 Invasion of the Saucer Men
Saucer Man (as Angelo Rossito)
 
1956 Carousel
Midget (uncredited)
 
1955 Dementia
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1955 Jungle Moon Men
Smallest Moon-Man (uncredited)
 
1954 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Dwarf in Pool Hall
– Semi-Private Eye (1954) … Dwarf in Pool Hall (uncredited)
 
1953 Mesa of Lost Women
Dwarf Lab Assistant (uncredited)
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Midget (uncredited)
 
1951 Front Page Detective (TV series)
Jimmie Trumpet
– Murder Rides the Night Train (1951) … Jimmie Trumpet
 
1950 The Bandit Queen
Nino (as Angie)
 
1950 Pygmy Island
Pygmy in Cave (uncredited)
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
Angie - Gypsy (as Angelo Rosito)
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
Midget at Arena (uncredited)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Midget (uncredited)
 
1947 Scared to Death
Indigo
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Bunny, Midget (uncredited)
 
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1944 The Spider Woman
Obongo - Pygmy (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 (uncredited)
 
1939 Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mute Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1938 Child Bride
Angelo (as Don Barrett)
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Gnome (uncredited)
 
1935 Dante's Inferno
Passenger in Boiler Room (uncredited)
 
1934 Babes in Toyland
Elmer - Second Little Pig/1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
 
1934 The Spectacle Maker (short)
Court Jester (uncredited)
 
1934 I Believed in You
Greenwich Village Waiter (uncredited)
 
1933 Carnival Lady
Dwarf (uncredited)
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross
Impaled Pygmy (uncredited)
 
1932 Freaks
Angeleno
 
1931 The Phantom of Paris
Prisoner (uncredited)
 
1929 The Mysterious Island
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
 
1929 One Stolen Night
The Dwarf
 
1929 Seven Footprints to Satan
The Dwarf
 
1928 While the City Sleeps
Member of Skeeter's Gang (uncredited)
 
1927 Old San Francisco
Chang Loo - the Dwarf (as Angelo Rossita)
 
1927 The Beloved Rogue
Beppo - the Dwarf
 
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1972 Fol-de-Rol (TV movie) (puppeteer)
 
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2005 Ce nain que je ne saurais voir! (TV documentary) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1999 Freaks Uncensored! (documentary)
 
1990 L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Muchachada nui (TV series)
 
1989 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
 

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Scared to Death -- From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a blue mask. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome -- Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children. Mesa of Lost Women -- A mad scientist named Arana is creating giant spiders and dwarves in his lab on Zarpa Mesa in Mexico. He wants to create a master race of superwomen by injecting his female subjects with spider venom.
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Alternate Names:

Little Angelo | Angelo | Angie | Don Barrett | Angelo Rosito | Angelo Rossita | Angelo Rossito

Height:

2' 11" (0.89 m)
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Personal Quote:

I never worked steady. If it wasn't for my newsstand, I would have never made a living. I'm just a ham-and-egg actor. See more »

Trivia:

Was discovered by John Barrymore. See more »

Nickname:

Angelino See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius