Henry Armetta

Person

Henry Armetta

Born 3 July 1888 Died 21 October 1945, aged 57 Palermo, Sicily, Italy TMDB ↗

Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta, July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an Italian-born American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, starting in silents around 1915 to 1946, when his last film was released posthumously.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
27age in their first credit on record (1916)
30years on screen and counting
19credits in 1934, their busiest year
127dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Colonel Effingham's Raid poster Age: 57

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946
as Jimmy Economy
Anchors Aweigh poster Age: 57

Anchors Aweigh

1945
as Hamburger Man
Penthouse Rhythm poster Age: 56

Penthouse Rhythm

1945
as Cafe Owner Joe
A Bell for Adano poster Age: 56

A Bell for Adano

1945
as Errante - Cart Man
Once Upon a Time poster Age: 55

Once Upon a Time

1944
as Barber (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars poster Age: 55

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
as Angelo the Barber (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates poster Age: 54

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943
as Mike Zaloris
Stage Door Canteen poster Age: 54

Stage Door Canteen

1943
as Henry Armetta
The Big Store poster Age: 52

The Big Store

1941
as Guiseppi
Caught in the Act poster Age: 52

Caught in the Act

1941
as Mike Ripportella
You're Not So Tough poster Age: 52

You're Not So Tough

1940
as Salvatore
We Who Are Young poster Age: 52

We Who Are Young

1940
as Tony
The Man Who Talked Too Much poster Age: 52

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940
as Tony Spirella
The Escape poster Age: 51

The Escape

1939
as Guiseppi Peronni
Dust Be My Destiny poster Age: 51

Dust Be My Destiny

1939
as Nick Spelucci
I Stole a Million poster Age: 51

I Stole a Million

1939
as Nick Respina
The Lady and the Mob poster Age: 50

The Lady and the Mob

1939
as V. Zambrogio
Winner Take All poster Age: 50

Winner Take All

1939
as Papa Luigi Gambini
Fisherman's Wharf poster Age: 50

Fisherman's Wharf

1939
as Beppo
No poster
Age: 50

Road Demon

1938
as Papa Luigi Gambini
Submarine Patrol poster Age: 50

Submarine Patrol

1938
as Luigi
Speed to Burn poster Age: 49

Speed to Burn

1938
as Papa Gambini
Everybody Sing poster Age: 49

Everybody Sing

1938
as Signor Vittorino
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round poster Age: 49

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937
as Spadoni
Make a Wish poster Age: 49

Make a Wish

1937
as Moreta
Top of the Town poster Age: 48

Top of the Town

1937
as Bacciagalluppi
The Magnificent Brute poster Age: 48

The Magnificent Brute

1936
as Buzell
Two in a Crowd poster Age: 48

Two in a Crowd

1936
as Toscani
Poor Little Rich Girl poster Age: 48

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936
as Tony
The Crime of Dr. Forbes poster Age: 48

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

1936
as Luigi
Let's Sing Again poster Age: 47

Let's Sing Again

1936
as Joe Pasquale
Carnival Day poster Age: 47

Carnival Day

1936
Magnificent Obsession poster Age: 47

Magnificent Obsession

1935
as Tony
3 Kids and a Queen poster Age: 47

3 Kids and a Queen

1935
as Tony Orsatti
Manhattan Moon poster Age: 46

Manhattan Moon

1935
as Tony
No poster
Age: 46

Unknown Woman

1935
as Joe Scalise
Dinky poster Age: 46

Dinky

1935
as Tony Karamazo
Princess O'Hara poster Age: 46

Princess O'Hara

1935
as Spidoni
Straight from the Heart poster Age: 46

Straight from the Heart

1935
as Ice Cream Man
I've Been Around poster Age: 46

I've Been Around

1935
as Italian
After Office Hours poster Age: 46

After Office Hours

1935
as Italian Diner Owner
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head poster Age: 46

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934
as Laurent
Imitation of Life poster Age: 46

Imitation of Life

1934
as The Painter
Cheating Cheaters poster Age: 46

Cheating Cheaters

1934
as Prof. Tony Verdi
The Merry Widow poster Age: 46

The Merry Widow

1934
as Turk (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow poster Age: 46

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934
as Enrico Populopullini
Wake Up and Dream poster Age: 46

Wake Up and Dream

1934
as Giovanni Cellini
Gift of Gab poster Age: 46

Gift of Gab

1934
as Janitor
Embarrassing Moments poster Age: 46

Embarrassing Moments

1934
as Morganza
Hide-Out poster Age: 46

Hide-Out

1934
as Shuman
Romance in the Rain poster Age: 46

Romance in the Rain

1934
as Tulio
One Night of Love poster Age: 46

One Night of Love

1934
as Cafe Owner
Kiss and Make-Up poster Age: 46

Kiss and Make-Up

1934
as Banquet Chairman
Let's Talk It Over poster Age: 45

Let's Talk It Over

1934
as Tony
Half a Sinner poster Age: 45

Half a Sinner

1934
as The Barber
The Black Cat poster Age: 45

The Black Cat

1934
as The Sergeant
No poster
Age: 45

Good Time Henry

1934
as Henry
The Poor Rich poster Age: 45

The Poor Rich

1934
as Tony
The Cat and the Fiddle poster Age: 45

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934
as Taxi Driver
Cross Country Cruise poster Age: 45

Cross Country Cruise

1934
as The Italian
Too Much Harmony poster Age: 45

Too Much Harmony

1933
as Mr. Gallotti
Hello Pop poster Age: 45

Hello Pop

1933
as Italian Musician
Her First Mate poster Age: 45

Her First Mate

1933
as Socrates
Laughing at Life poster Age: 45

Laughing at Life

1933
as Fruit Vendor
The Devil's Brother poster Age: 44

The Devil's Brother

1933
as Matteo
So This Is Africa poster Age: 44

So This Is Africa

1933
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
So This Is Africa poster Age: 44

So This Is Africa

1933
as Street Cleaner
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble poster Age: 44

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

1933
as Captain Silva
What! No Beer? poster Age: 44

What! No Beer?

1933
as Tony
Rasputin and the Empress poster Age: 44

Rasputin and the Empress

1932
as Photographer (uncredited)
Central Park poster Age: 44

Central Park

1932
as Tony, Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms poster Age: 44

A Farewell to Arms

1932
as Bonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Men Of America poster Age: 44

Men Of America

1932
as Tony Garboni
Prosperity poster Age: 44

Prosperity

1932
as Henry a Barber
No poster
Age: 44

Deception

1932
as Nick
Hat Check Girl poster Age: 44

Hat Check Girl

1932
as Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Okay, America! poster Age: 44

Okay, America!

1932
as Sam
Speak Easily poster Age: 44

Speak Easily

1932
as Tony
Bachelor's Affairs poster Age: 43

Bachelor's Affairs

1932
as Tony - Cosmetician (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman poster Age: 43

Red-Headed Woman

1932
as Waiter Warning Bill of Lipstick (uncredited)
Week Ends Only poster Age: 43

Week Ends Only

1932
as Washroom Attendant
Huddle poster Age: 43

Huddle

1932
as Mr. Amatto
The Doomed Battalion poster Age: 43

The Doomed Battalion

1932
as Angelo
Scarface poster Age: 43

Scarface

1932
as Pietro, the Barber (uncredited)
Steady Company poster Age: 43

Steady Company

1932
as Tony Capri
Arsène Lupin poster Age: 43

Arsène Lupin

1932
as Sheriff's Man
The Passionate Plumber poster Age: 43

The Passionate Plumber

1932
as Bouncer
High Pressure poster Age: 43

High Pressure

1932
as Italian Investor (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 43

Sight Seeing in New York

1931
as Tony (as Tony Martin)
The Unholy Garden poster Age: 43

The Unholy Garden

1931
as Nick the Goose
Hush Money poster Age: 43

Hush Money

1931
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Five and Ten poster Age: 42

Five and Ten

1931
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Just a Gigolo poster Age: 42

Just a Gigolo

1931
as Hotel Manager
Laughing Sinners poster Age: 42

Laughing Sinners

1931
as Tony
Strangers May Kiss poster Age: 42

Strangers May Kiss

1931
as Waiter
A Tailor-Made Man poster Age: 42

A Tailor-Made Man

1931
as Peter, Tailor
No poster
Age: 42

Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930
as Tony
Romance poster Age: 42

Romance

1930
as Theater Manager Beppo
Little Accident poster Age: 42

Little Accident

1930
as Rudolpho Amendelara
The Sins of the Children poster Age: 41

The Sins of the Children

1930
as Tony
Every Woman's Longing poster Age: 41

Every Woman's Longing

1930
as Angelo
Ladies Love Brutes poster Age: 41

Ladies Love Brutes

1930
as Tony, the waiter (uncredited)
Lovin' the Ladies poster Age: 41

Lovin' the Ladies

1930
as Signore Sagatelli
The Girl Said No poster Age: 41

The Girl Said No

1930
as Grove Cafe Waiter
A Lady to Love poster Age: 41

A Lady to Love

1930
The Ship from Shanghai poster Age: 41

The Ship from Shanghai

1930
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Climax poster Age: 41

The Climax

1930
as Anton Donatelli
Sunny Side Up poster Age: 41

Sunny Side Up

1929
as Italian Husband (uncredited)
The Trespasser poster Age: 41

The Trespasser

1929
as Barber (uncredited)
Jazz Heaven poster Age: 41

Jazz Heaven

1929
as Tony
Love, Live & Laugh poster Age: 41

Love, Live & Laugh

1929
as Tony
Half Marriage poster Age: 41

Half Marriage

1929
as Henry
Madame X poster Age: 41

Madame X

1929
as Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Lady of the Pavements poster Age: 40

Lady of the Pavements

1929
as Papa Pierre
In Old Arizona poster Age: 40

In Old Arizona

1928
as Barber (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 40

Homesick

1928
as Bicycle Rider
The Red Dance poster Age: 40

The Red Dance

1928
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Lonesome poster Age: 39

Lonesome

1928
as Ferris Wheel Guy (uncredited)
Street Angel poster Age: 39

Street Angel

1928
as Mascetto
A Girl in Every Port poster Age: 39

A Girl in Every Port

1928
as Bartender in Panama (uncredited)
7th Heaven poster Age: 39

7th Heaven

1927
No poster
Age: 38

A Midsummer Night's Steam

1927
No poster
Age: 37

The Desert's Price

1925
as Shepherd
The Silent Command poster Age: 35

The Silent Command

1923
as Pedro
The Face at Your Window poster Age: 32

The Face at Your Window

1920
as Danglo
The Eternal Sin poster Age: 28

The Eternal Sin

1917
as The Jester
The Marble Heart poster Age: 27

The Marble Heart

1916
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