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name: "Henry Armetta"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-armetta"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 July 1888"
died: "21 October 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T01:17:33.406609+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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# Henry Armetta

Actor. Born 3 July 1888 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Died 21 October 1945.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 July 1888, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- **Died:** 21 October 1945
- **Active:** 1927–1945
- **Also known as:** Tony Martin, Enrico Armetto
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 74 (2), 1930s 76 (2), 1940s 70 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 3, Music 2, Comedy 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Armetta, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275760, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95725

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*A Farewell to Arms*](https://film.one/film/a-farewell-to-arms.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Henry Armetta (also credited as Enrico Armetto or Tony Martin) was an Italian-born American character actor. Born in Palermo, Sicily, he stowed away to New York as a teenager around 1902. He worked in menial jobs before entering theatre through a connection at the Lambs Club, appearing in stage roles including a chorus part in *A Yankee Consul*. He moved to Hollywood around 1920 and began appearing in films from 1915 onwards.

Armetta appeared in more than 150 American films, often uncredited and typically cast as stereotypical Italian characters such as barbers, grocers or waiters. His early credits include *In Old Arizona* (1928) as a barber. Later roles encompass Pietro in *Scarface* (1932), the sergeant in *The Black Cat* (1934), the painter in *Imitation of Life* (1934), Guiseppi in *The Big Store* (1941) and the hamburger man in *Anchors Aweigh* (1945). His final film was released posthumously in 1946. He died in San Diego, California, in 1945.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), Fi1m 70, as Hamburger Man — [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md)
- *One Night of Love* (1934), Fi1m 73, as Cafe Owner — [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-of-love.md)
- *7th Heaven* (1927), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/7th-heaven.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *A Farewell to Arms* (1932), Fi1m 80, as Bonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-farewell-to-arms.md)
- *In Old Arizona* (1928), Fi1m 61, as Barber (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-arizona.md)

## Complete filmography (126)

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

- *Colonel Effingham's Raid* (1946), as Jimmy Economy
- *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), as Hamburger Man — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md)
- *Penthouse Rhythm* (1945), as Cafe Owner Joe
- *A Bell for Adano* (1945), as Errante - Cart Man
- *Once Upon a Time* (1944), as Barber (uncredited)
- *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), as Angelo the Barber (uncredited)
- *Good Luck, Mr. Yates* (1943), as Mike Zaloris
- *Stage Door Canteen* (1943), as Henry Armetta
- *The Big Store* (1941), as Guiseppi
- *Caught in the Act* (1941), as Mike Ripportella
- *You're Not So Tough* (1940), as Salvatore
- *We Who Are Young* (1940), as Tony
- *The Man Who Talked Too Much* (1940), as Tony Spirella
- *The Escape* (1939), as Guiseppi Peronni
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), as Nick Spelucci
- *I Stole a Million* (1939), as Nick Respina
- *The Lady and the Mob* (1939), as V. Zambrogio
- *Winner Take All* (1939), as Papa Luigi Gambini
- *Fisherman's Wharf* (1939), as Beppo
- *Road Demon* (1938), as Papa Luigi Gambini
- *Submarine Patrol* (1938), as Luigi
- *Speed to Burn* (1938), as Papa Gambini
- *Everybody Sing* (1938), as Signor Vittorino
- *Manhattan Merry-Go-Round* (1937), as Spadoni
- *Make a Wish* (1937), as Moreta
- *Top of the Town* (1937), as Bacciagalluppi
- *The Magnificent Brute* (1936), as Buzell
- *Two in a Crowd* (1936), as Toscani
- *Poor Little Rich Girl* (1936), as Tony
- *The Crime of Dr. Forbes* (1936), as Luigi
- *Let's Sing Again* (1936), as Joe Pasquale
- *Carnival Day* (1936), Actor
- *Magnificent Obsession* (1935), as Tony
- *3 Kids and a Queen* (1935), as Tony Orsatti
- *Manhattan Moon* (1935), as Tony
- *Unknown Woman* (1935), as Joe Scalise
- *Dinky* (1935), as Tony Karamazo
- *Princess O'Hara* (1935), as Spidoni
- *Straight from the Heart* (1935), as Ice Cream Man
- *I've Been Around* (1935), as Italian
- *After Office Hours* (1935), as Italian Diner Owner
- *The Man Who Reclaimed His Head* (1934), as Laurent
- *Imitation of Life* (1934), as The Painter
- *Cheating Cheaters* (1934), as Prof. Tony Verdi
- *The Merry Widow* (1934), as Turk (uncredited)
- *Two Heads on a Pillow* (1934), as Enrico Populopullini
- *Wake Up and Dream* (1934), as Giovanni Cellini
- *Gift of Gab* (1934), as Janitor
- *Embarrassing Moments* (1934), as Morganza
- *Hide-Out* (1934), as Shuman
- *Romance in the Rain* (1934), as Tulio
- *One Night of Love* (1934), as Cafe Owner — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-of-love.md)
- *Kiss and Make-Up* (1934), as Banquet Chairman
- *Let's Talk It Over* (1934), as Tony
- *Half a Sinner* (1934), as The Barber
- *The Black Cat* (1934), as The Sergeant
- *Good Time Henry* (1934), as Henry
- *The Poor Rich* (1934), as Tony
- *The Cat and the Fiddle* (1934), as Taxi Driver
- *Cross Country Cruise* (1934), as The Italian
- *Too Much Harmony* (1933), as Mr. Gallotti
- *Hello Pop* (1933), as Italian Musician
- *Her First Mate* (1933), as Socrates
- *Laughing at Life* (1933), as Fruit Vendor
- *The Devil's Brother* (1933), as Matteo
- *So This Is Africa* (1933), as Street Cleaner (uncredited), Street Cleaner
- *The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble* (1933), as Captain Silva
- *What! No Beer?* (1933), as Tony
- *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), as Photographer (uncredited)
- *Central Park* (1932), as Tony, Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
- *A Farewell to Arms* (1932), as Bonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/a-farewell-to-arms.md)
- *Men Of America* (1932), as Tony Garboni
- *Prosperity* (1932), as Henry a Barber
- *Deception* (1932), as Nick
- *Hat Check Girl* (1932), as Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
- *Okay, America!* (1932), as Sam
- *Speak Easily* (1932), as Tony
- *Bachelor's Affairs* (1932), as Tony - Cosmetician (uncredited)
- *Red-Headed Woman* (1932), as Waiter Warning Bill of Lipstick (uncredited)
- *Week Ends Only* (1932), as Washroom Attendant
- *Huddle* (1932), as Mr. Amatto
- *The Doomed Battalion* (1932), as Angelo
- *Scarface* (1932), as Pietro, the Barber (uncredited)
- *Steady Company* (1932), as Tony Capri
- *Arsène Lupin* (1932), as Sheriff's Man
- *The Passionate Plumber* (1932), as Bouncer
- *High Pressure* (1932), as Italian Investor (uncredited)
- *Sight Seeing in New York* (1931), as Tony (as Tony Martin)
- *The Unholy Garden* (1931), as Nick the Goose
- *Hush Money* (1931), as Bootlegger (uncredited)
- *Five and Ten* (1931), as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- *Just a Gigolo* (1931), as Hotel Manager
- *Laughing Sinners* (1931), as Tony
- *Strangers May Kiss* (1931), as Waiter
- *A Tailor-Made Man* (1931), as Peter, Tailor
- *Moonlight and Monkey Business* (1930), as Tony
- *Romance* (1930), as Theater Manager Beppo
- *Little Accident* (1930), as Rudolpho Amendelara
- *The Sins of the Children* (1930), as Tony
- *Every Woman's Longing* (1930), as Angelo
- *Ladies Love Brutes* (1930), as Tony, the waiter (uncredited)
- *Lovin' the Ladies* (1930), as Signore Sagatelli
- *The Girl Said No* (1930), as Grove Cafe Waiter
- *A Lady to Love* (1930), Actor
- *The Ship from Shanghai* (1930), as Sailor (uncredited)
- *The Climax* (1930), as Anton Donatelli
- *Sunny Side Up* (1929), as Italian Husband (uncredited)
- *The Trespasser* (1929), as Barber (uncredited)
- *Jazz Heaven* (1929), as Tony
- *Love, Live & Laugh* (1929), as Tony
- *Half Marriage* (1929), as Henry
- *Madame X* (1929), as Hotel Owner (uncredited)
- *Lady of the Pavements* (1929), as Papa Pierre
- *In Old Arizona* (1928), as Barber (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-arizona.md)
- *Homesick* (1928), as Bicycle Rider
- *The Red Dance* (1928), as Prisoner (uncredited)
- *Lonesome* (1928), as Ferris Wheel Guy (uncredited)
- *Street Angel* (1928), as Mascetto
- *A Girl in Every Port* (1928), as Bartender in Panama (uncredited)
- *7th Heaven* (1927), Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/7th-heaven.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Steam* (1927), Actor
- *The Desert's Price* (1925), as Shepherd
- *The Silent Command* (1923), as Pedro
- *The Face at Your Window* (1920), as Danglo
- *The Eternal Sin* (1917), as The Jester
- *The Marble Heart* (1916), Actor

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