- Henry Armetta
Infobox actor
name = Henry Armetta
birthdate =July 4 ,1888
birthplace =Palermo ,Italy
deathdate =October 21 ,1945
deathplace =San Diego, California
othername =
occupation =Film actor
yearsactive = 1915 - 1945
imdb_id = 0035455Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta) (
July 4 ,1888 -October 21 ,1945 ) was an Italian movie character actor who appeared in at least 150 films, starting in silents as early as 1915 to a movie released in 1946, after his death.In 1938 he played in "Everybody Sing" with
Judy Garland ,Allan Jones , andFanny Brice . In 1941, he was hilarious as the father of an Italian family shopping for beds in "The Big Store " with theMarx Brothers and Tony Martin. He appeared in at least 24 films in 1934 alone, sometimes uncredited.He died in 1945 of a heart attack in
San Diego ,California .elected Films
* "Fantômas" (1920)
* "The Silent Command " (1923)
* "Madame X" (1929)
* "Romance" (1930)
* "Scarface" (1932)
* "The Cat and the Fiddle " (1934)
* "The Black Cat" (1934)
* "Gift of Gab" (1934)
* "Magnificent Obsession " (1935)
* "After Office Hours " (1935)
* "Everybody Sing " (1938)
* "The Big Store " (1941)External links
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NAME= Armetta, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH=July 4 ,1888
PLACE OF BIRTH=Palermo ,Italy
DATE OF DEATH=October 21 ,1945
PLACE OF DEATH=San Diego, California
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