Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Nascimento : 1908-02-18, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Morte : 1991-09-21

História

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 film, 1938's Child Bride. During the 1940s, he appeared in several poverty row movies starring Bela Lugosi. He appeared frequently in television series and mini-series, particularly best known for the police drama Baretta, and his later film roles included appearances in Alex in Wonderland (1970), Brain of Blood (1971), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Little Cigars (1973), and Fairy Tales (1978). His last major role was as "Master" opposite Mel Gibson in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). Rossitto appears alongside singer/songwriter Tom Waits and Lee Kolima on the cover art of Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones, which pays homage to his performance in Freaks. He also appears on the cover of Bob Dylan's album The Basement Tapes.

Perfil

Angelo Rossitto

Filmes

O Outro Lado do Vento
Angelo
J.J. Jake Hannaford (John Huston) é um consagrado diretor de cinema que enfrenta problemas para concluir seu último filme, "O Outro Lado do Vento", devido ao abandono repentino do protagonista, John Dale (Robert Random). Com o orçamento estourado e a pressão de executivos de Hollywood, Hannaford comemora seu aniversário em meio a amigos e inimigos, exibindo aos presentes o que já filmou até o momento.
Schlitzie: One of Us
Himself (archive footage)
The rise and fall...and rise of Schlitzie, the lovable man-child performer from Tod Browning's cult film "Freaks." He lived to perform, until he was put in an institution and left to die. His persona earned him a place in Punk history when the Ramones recorded "Pinhead," dolls and jewelry were created in his image, and "American Horror Story: Freakshow" paid homage to him. According to sideshow lore, Schlitzie was one of the most beloved performers.
Do Sussurro ao Grito
Tinker
The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.
Mad Max: Além da Cúpula do Trovão
Master
Em uma era pós-apocalíptica, Mad Max chega a uma cidade cheia de desordeiros e governada por Turner. Lá, ele se torna um gladiador e é abandonado no deserto. Um bando de órfãos selvagens, os quais procuram por ajuda há muitos anos, acaba resgatando Mad Max. Quando vários dos órfãos acreditam que a chegada de Max é um sinal, ele decide retornar para a cidade.
No Templo das Tentações
Little Person #1
Um parque de diversões passa pela pequena Green Town e produz estranho efeito sobre seus habitantes, impelidos a seguir seus desejos mais profundos. Simbolismo paca neste filme com roteiro de Ray Bradbury, dirigido por Clayton, que nos EUA não cumpriu as promessas da Inglaterra.
Galaxina
Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.
Galaxina
Monster from Egg
Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.
Terror em Los Angeles
Angie (uncredited)
Alguém está matando e mutilando pessoas durante a noite. Frustrado pela ineficiência da polícia, o pai da primeira vítima está procurando respostas, não importa o quão distantes elas estejam.
Fairy Tales
Otto
On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.
Help Woodsy Spread the Word
Woodsy Owl
The Master Gunfighter
Side show midget
Don Santiago (Richard Angarola) is a vicious man who helps provoke an Indian massacre that will allow him to steal the Indians' land and claim it as his own. However, his son-in-law, Finley (Tom Laughlin), is an expert hand with both guns and swords and will not allow him to push around the peace-loving Indians or fellow settlers of the West.
Jogo Sujo
Little Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Após ser acusado de matar sem necessidade um jovem armado, o detetive Lou Torrey é transferido para Los Angeles. Lá prende Armitage, que era procurado por assassinato em Nova York. Torrey recebe a incumbência de levá-lo até lá, mas antes de Armitage ser entregue é morto na frente de detetive, que nada pôde fazer. Torrey gradativamente descobre uma trama de Don Alberto Vescari, um mafioso siciliano que está usando veteranos do Vietnã para se vingar de algo que aconteceu há 42 anos.
The Clones
Man at Phone Booth
A scientist discovers a plot to clone other scientists so the government can control the weather.
Little Cigars
Angelo
A gangster's former mistress hooks up with a troupe of circus midgets who, as a sideline, rob banks and casinos.
A Inocente Face do Terror
Sideshow Performer (uncredited)
Numa comunidade rural americana, as brincadeiras de dois irmãos gêmeos tornam-se cada vez mais perigosas, chegando a ameaçar a vida dos parentes e vizinhos. Filme de terror ambientado em 1935, onde os gêmeos Niles e Holland acabam se dividindo na personificação do bem e do mal. Enquanto Holland cada vez mais brinca com o medo e o perigo, inclusive podendo ferir outras pessoas, seu irmão Niles que acompanha tudo, não gosta do que vê, mas ao mesmo tempo alguma coisa faz com o que garoto não denuncie o irmão.
Mongo's Back in Town
Trembles
Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Grazbo the Evil Dwarf
Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.
Brain of Blood
Dorro
Amir, the benevolent ruler of Kalid, is dying, but there is hope. Freshly deceased, he is flown to the United States where Dr. Trenton transplants his brain into the body of a simpleton in a classic "assistant got the wrong kind of body" plot line. Dr. Trenton has a few nefarious plot twists of his own in mind, and then there's the thing with the dwarf and the women chained in the basement. It's up to Amir's friend Bob and wife Tracey to try and salvage this tale.
Um Doido Genial
Fellini #1
Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.
A Flauta Mágica
Seymore Spider / Clang
O garoto Jimmy (Jack Wild) possui um instrumento falante, na verdade uma Flauta Mágica, chamada Freddie. Durante um passeio de barco em alto mar o menino acaba adormecendo e chega a um lugar maravilhoso chamado Ilha Viva. Lá encontra um mundo onde quase tudo está vivo e se comunica, como as árvores, flores, livros, velas, maçanetas e tudo mais. Recepcionados pelo prefeito H. R. Pufnstuf, eles recebem todas as honras, mas tudo que os dois querem é voltar para a casa.
O Fabuloso Doutor Dolittle
Dwarf (uncredited)
John Dolittle é um veterinário consagrado e mundialmente famoso. Seu sucesso é por um detalhe especialmente peculiar: ele tem o dom de poder conversar com os animais. Primeira versão para o cinema das histórias criadas pelo escritor Hugh Lofting. A história ganhou uma nova versão em 1998, estrelada por Eddie Murphy, e mais duas continuações.
Viagem ao Mundo da Alucinação
Dwarf in Forest Fantasy (uncredited)
After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
Os Perigos de Paulina
Pygmy Leader's Assistant
Pauline becomes involved in a series of adventures around the world and is aided by her ever present friend, George.
Réquiem por um Lutador
Midget Wrestler Outside Wrestling Ring (uncredited)
Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) é um lutador de boxe à beira da aposentadoria que não consegue arrumar um emprego normal e é obrigado por seu empresário a participar de lutas-livres, daquelas que mais parecem um circo.
O Mundo Maravilhoso dos Irmãos Grimm
Dwarf
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Vício Que Mata
Newspaper Boy
Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.
A Espada Mágica
2nd Dwarf
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.
Dama por Um Dia
Angie (uncredited)
Conto de fadas de Damon Runyon, carinhoso e engraçado, contado pelo diretor Frank Capra. A preciosa Annie das Maçãs, uma mendiga com uma cesta de maçãs, é tão parte do centro de Nova York quanto a própria Broadway. O contrabandista Dave Dude é um fã das suas maçãs, ele acha que elas dão sorte. Mas Dave e sua namorada Queenie Martin precisam de muito mais do que sorte quando se descobre que Annie está em uma enrascada e só eles podem ajudar: a filha de Annie, Louise, que viveu toda sua vida em um convento espanhol pago pela pobre Annie, está vindo para a América com um Conde e seu filho. O filho do conde quer se casar com Louise, que acha que sua mãe faz parte da alta sociedade de Nova York. Cabe a Dave e Queenie e seus peculiares companheiros transformar Annie em uma dama e convencer o conde e seu filho que eles estão se unindo a elite de Nova York.
The Adventures of Super Pup
The Story of Mankind
Dwarf in Nero's Court (uncredited)
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Saucer Man
A teenage couple making out in the woods accidentally runs over an alien creature with their car. The creature's hand falls off, but it comes alive, and, with an eye growing out of it, begins to stalk the teens. Meanwhile, Joe the town drunk wants to store the body in his refrigerator, but some of the alien's buddies inject alcohol into his system, and Joe dies of an overdose.
Demência
Newsboy (uncredited)
Este filme, sem nenhum diálogo e com uma ostensiva e sombria música incidental, nos convida a explorar as experiências de pesadelo vivenciadas por uma jovem psicótica durante uma noite de excessos, delírios e violência. Filme que mais tarde influenciaria obras de diretores como Roman Polanski e David Lynch.
Mesa of Lost Women
Dwarf Lab Assistant
A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.
O Maior Espetáculo da Terra
Dwarf
Um filme espetacular, bem à maneira de DeMille, que é também a maior homenagem que o cinema prestou ao mundo do circo. O grande circo que é o pano de fundo deste drama humano é o famoso Ringling Bros-Barnum & Bailey, e James Stewart é o palhaço que esconde um passado misterioso. Entre os convidados especiais encontramos Bing Crosby, Bob Hope e William Boyd. Oscar de melhor filme em 1952.
The Bandit Queen
Nino
Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Posing as Lola Belmont, an American visiting from Detroit, teams up with Joaquin Murietta, posing as Carlos Del Rio, to form a Robin-Hood type band that takes vengeance on the gang and restores stolen gold to its rightful owners, aided by militia leader Dan Hinsdale.
O Barão Aventureiro
Angie -- Gypsy
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
Scared to Death
Indigo
A woman is married to the son of a doctor, the proprietor of a private sanatorium, where she is under unwilling treatment. Both the son and the doctor indicate they want the marriage dissolved. Arriving at the scene is a mysterious personage identified as the doctor's brother who formerly was a stage magician in Europe. He is accompanied by a threatening dwarf...
Sherlock Holmes e a Mulher Aranha
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
Uma Aventura em Paris
Citizen in Bomb Shelter (uncredited)
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Raptor de Noivas
Toby (as Angelo)
Um cientista, auxiliado por uma velha bruxa e seus dois filhos, mata noivas virgens, rouba seus corpos e extrai fluido de glândula para manter sua antiga esposa viva e jovem.
Hellzapoppin'
Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Spooks Run Wild
Luigi
A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.
Condenado à Morte
Newsboy #3 in Montage
Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.
Mr. Wong no Bairro Chinês
Mute Dwarf
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
Child Bride
Angelo
Jennie is a twelve-year-old girl living with her parents in extremely rural mountain country. Her schoolteacher, Miss Carol, though a mountain girl herself, has gone off to be educated and returned in hopes of stopping the tradition of child marriage which permeates the culture. Jennie's father Ira is a good man who tries to protect Miss Carol from the men who threaten her if she doesn't call off her crusade. One of these men, Jake Bolby, has his eye on little Jennie and plots to make her his bride. NOTE: the actress playing Jennie was 14 years old when she made this film, and appears topless in a couple of shots.
Era Uma Vez Dois Valentes
Straw-house Pig Elmer
Trata-se da primeira adaptação para as telas da aopereta composta por Victor Herbert e Glen MacDonough em 1903. Esta comédia musical em ritmo de conto de fadas conta a história do malvado Silas Barnaby, que ameaça despejar a viúva Peep caso sua filha Little Bo-Peep não aceite casar-se com ela. A moça é apaixonada por Tom-Tom Piper e oede ajuda a Stannie Dum e Ollie Dee para derrotar o vilão. A dupla tenta pegar dinheiro emprestado para pagar a hipoteca da viúva Peep, mas acabam optando por um plano mais ousado, fazendo Barnaby casar-se com Stannie! O enfurecido vilão então ameaça destruir a Terra dos Brinquedos.
Carnival Lady
Dwarf
When his bank fails, a young man loses not only all his money but his fiancée, deserts him, too. Depressed, he joins a circus.
Monstros
Angeleno
Em um circo de atrações bizarras, a linda trapezista Cleopatra é cortejada pelo anão Hans, mas o rejeita até descobrir que este herdou uma fortuna. Seu plano, forjado com o amante Hercules, é casar para depois envenenar o pequeno, mas logo a armação é descoberta e os diferentes se unem pela vingança.
One Stolen Night
The Dwarf
When his ne'er-do-well brother embezzles the commissary funds of their cavalry unit stationed in the Sudan, a British soldier takes the blame for him. He winds up deserting his post and joining up with a traveling vaudeville troupe. He falls in love with a pretty young woman in one of the show's acts but finds that a local Arab sheik has his own plans for the young girl.
Nos Domínios de Satã
The Dwarf
Jim e Eva, um jovem casal, são sequestrados por um culto satânico estranho e fascinante.
Enquanto a Cidade Dorme
Member of Skeeter's Gang
Um policial durão de Nova York está determinado a derrubar um bandido que sempre conseguiu um álibi para os crimes de que foi acusado, apesar do detetive saber que ele é culpado de cometer todos eles.
Old San Francisco
Chang Loo - the Dwarf
In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.
The Beloved Rogue
Beppo - the Dwarf
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.