Henry Armetta

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Henry Armetta
Born	July 4, 1888 Palermo, Italy
Died	October 21, 1945 San Diego, California
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1915 - 1945

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

• "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)

[edit] External links

• Henry Armetta at the Internet Movie Database
• Henry Armetta at Allmovie
• Henry Armetta at Find A Grave

Persondata
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