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name: "Angelo Rossitto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angelo-rossitto"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 February 1908"
died: "21 September 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T12:50:46.246096+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Angelo Rossitto

Actor. Born 18 February 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Died 21 September 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 February 1908, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- **Died:** 21 September 1991
- **Also known as:** Angelo Salvatore Rossitto, Little Angie, Moe
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 91 (1), 1980s 65 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Rossitto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370108, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744441/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97985

## Biography

Angelo Rossitto was an American actor. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on 18 February 1908, he had dwarfism and stood 2 ft 11 in (89 cm) tall. He was often billed as Little Angie or Moe.

Rossitto made his screen debut opposite John Barrymore in *The Beloved Rogue* (1927). He appeared in more than 70 films and numerous television series, with roles including Angeleno in *Freaks* (1932) and the Master in *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985). He died in Los Angeles on 21 September 1991.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Fi1m 65, as Master — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Wizard of Oz* (1939), Fi1m 91, as Munchkin Villager (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wizard-of-oz.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Other Side of the Wind* (2018), as Angelo
- *Halloween Monster Bash* (1991), as Toby (archive footage)
- *Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Luigi / Indigo (archive footage)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Spectator (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *From a Whisper to a Scream* (1987), as Tinker
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Vaudevillian
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), as Master — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Something Wicked This Way Comes* (1983), as Little Person #1
- *Smokey Bites the Dust* (1981), as Desk Clerk
- *Galaxina* (1980), as Monster from Egg
- *The Dark* (1979), as Angie (uncredited)
- *Jason of Star Command* (1978), series, as Bork
- *Fairy Tales* (1978), as Otto
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, as Tom Thumb (uncredited)
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, Actor
- *Help Woodsy Spread the Word* (1977), as Woodsy Owl
- *I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?* (1975), as Little Pianist
- *The Master Gunfighter* (1975), as Side show midget
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Big Ben
- *Baretta* (1975), series, as Little Moe (uncredited)
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Dwarf Patient (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *The Snoop Sisters* (1973), series, as Little Igor
- *The Stone Killer* (1973), as Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- *The Clones* (1973), as Man at Phone Booth
- *Little Cigars* (1973), as Angelo
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Angelo (uncredited)
- *The Other* (1972), as Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
- *Mongo's Back in Town* (1971), as Trembles
- *Dracula vs. Frankenstein* (1971), as Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
- *Lidsville* (1971), series, as Mr. Big
- *Brain of Blood* (1971), as Dorro
- *Alex in Wonderland* (1970), as Fellini #1
- *Pufnstuf* (1970), as Seymore Spider / Clang
- *H.R. Pufnstuf* (1969), series, as Seymore Spider
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), as Dwarf (uncredited)
- *The Trip* (1967), as Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
- *The Perils of Pauline* (1967), as Pygmy Leader's Assistant
- *T.H.E. Cat* (1966), series, as Circus Dwarf (uncredited)
- *Branded* (1965), series, as Shooting Gallery Man (uncredited)
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Blind Pencil Seller
- *Requiem for a Heavyweight* (1962), as Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
- *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* (1962), as Dwarf
- *Confessions of an Opium Eater* (1962), as Newspaper Boy
- *The Magic Sword* (1962), as 2nd Dwarf
- *Pocketful of Miracles* (1961), as Angie (uncredited)
- *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Godfrey
- *The Wild and the Innocent* (1959), as Midget (uncredited)
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Mouse, Dwarf
- *The Story of Mankind* (1957), as Dwarf in Nero's Court
- *Invasion of the Saucer Men* (1957), as Saucer Man
- *Dementia* (1955), as Newsboy (uncredited)
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Billy (uncredited)
- *Jungle Moon Men* (1955), as Smallest Moon-Man
- *Mesa of Lost Women* (1953), as Dwarf Lab Assistant
- *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), as Dwarf (uncredited)
- *The Bandit Queen* (1950), as Nino
- *Pygmy Island* (1950), as Pygmy in Cave
- *The Baron of Arizona* (1950), as Angie -- Gypsy
- *Scared to Death* (1947), as Indigo
- *Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves* (1944), as Arab Dwarf (uncredited)
- *The Spider Woman* (1943), as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
- *Reunion in France* (1942), as Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
- *The Corpse Vanishes* (1942), as Toby
- *Hellzapoppin'* (1941), as Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
- *Spooks Run Wild* (1941), as Luigi
- *Doomed to Die* (1940), as Newsboy #3 in Montage
- *The Wizard of Oz* (1939), as Munchkin Villager (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wizard-of-oz.md)
- *Mr. Wong in Chinatown* (1939), as Mute Dwarf
- *Child Bride* (1938), as Angelo
- *Babes in Toyland* (1934), as Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
- *I Believed in You* (1934), as Greenwich Village Waiter
- *Carnival Lady* (1933), as Dwarf
- *Freaks* (1932), as Angeleno
- *The Big House* (1930), as Inmate (uncredited)
- *The Mysterious Island* (1929), as Underwater Creature
- *One Stolen Night* (1929), as The Dwarf
- *Seven Footprints to Satan* (1929), as The Dwarf
- *The Viking* (1928), as Viking Little Person (uncredited)
- *While the City Sleeps* (1928), as Member of Skeeter's Gang
- *Old San Francisco* (1927), as Chang Loo - the Dwarf
- *The Beloved Rogue* (1927), as Beppo - the Dwarf

## Gallery

- ![Angelo Rossitto](https://film.one/media/person/308295/gallery-32b29cfd0896.jpg) Angelo Rossitto — unknown (MGM), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Angelo_Rossitto_in_Freaks_%281932%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Johnny Eck (left) & Angelo Rossitto in Freaks - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1932)](https://film.one/media/person/308295/gallery-9ca5c99afd31.jpg) Johnny Eck (left) & Angelo Rossitto in Freaks - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1932) — unknown (MGM), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Johnny_Eck-Angelo_Rossitto_in_Freaks.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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