Henry Armetta

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Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta) (July 4, 1888 - October 21, 1945) was a 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, and Fanny Brice. In 1941, he was hilarious as the father of an Italian family shopping for beds in The Big Store with the Marx 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.

[edit] Selected Films

• "Romance" (1930)
• "Scarface" (1932)
• "The Cat and the Fiddle" (1934)
• "Magnificent Obsession" (1935)
• "After Office Hours" (1935)
• "Everybody Sing" (1938)
• "The Big Store" (1941)

[edit] External links

• Henry Armetta at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile Page for Henry Armetta at Find A Grave