Henry Armetta | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1915-1945 |
Known for | Harassed, excitable, voluble foreigners |
Top Roles | Barber, Mascetto, , Bartender, Barber |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Crime, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Romance (Drama) |
Top Collaborators | Carl Laemmle Jr. (Producer), Sam Wood (Director), David Butler (Director), Frank Borzage (Director) |
Shares birthday with | Eva Marie Saint, William Farnum, George Murphy see more.. |
Henry Armetta Overview:
Character actor, Henry Armetta, was born on Jul 4, 1888 in Palermo, Italy. Armetta died at the age of 57 on Oct 21, 1945 in San Diego, CA .
MINI BIO:
Short, stocky and mustachioed, Henry Armetta, was an Italian-born Hollywood actor who cornered the market in harassed, excitable, voluble foreigners, from the beginnings of the sound era. His early death from a heart attack robbed him of the well-deserved opportunity of carrying a film-filled career through to the end of the studio era. He stowed away on a ship to come to America in 1902.
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Henry Armetta Quotes:
Barbara Barry:
It's Tony the organ grinder! And his monkey! I know who you are, you're Tony.
Tony: Dat's a-right. Antonio's my middle name.
Barbara Barry: I'm on a vacation. Do you want to come along?
Tony: You a very nice-a little bambina. You go home-a to your mama, eh?
Barbara Barry: I have no mama.
Tony: Oh, dat's-a too bad. Den go home-a to your papa. Hey, what's your name-a?
Barbara Barry: Betsy Weir. I used to live in an orphanage, but they were mean to me, awfully mean, and now I'm on a vacation to see new faces. Your face doesn't look very new.
Tony: Well, it's a-good enough for me.
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Tony: Dat's a-right. Antonio's my middle name.
Barbara Barry: I'm on a vacation. Do you want to come along?
Tony: You a very nice-a little bambina. You go home-a to your mama, eh?
Barbara Barry: I have no mama.
Tony: Oh, dat's-a too bad. Den go home-a to your papa. Hey, what's your name-a?
Barbara Barry: Betsy Weir. I used to live in an orphanage, but they were mean to me, awfully mean, and now I'm on a vacation to see new faces. Your face doesn't look very new.
Tony: Well, it's a-good enough for me.
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