Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

1888-07-03 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 122 Credits

Biography

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. From Wikipedia.

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Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

as Jimmy Economy

5.7
Acting

The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there i...

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Hamburger Man

6.8
Acting

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew...

Penthouse Rhythm

Penthouse Rhythm

1945

as Cafe Owner Joe

Acting

Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Errante - Cart Man

5.7
Acting

Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without int...

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

1944

as Barber (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Fly...

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Angelo the Barber (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

as Mike Zaloris

5.8
Acting

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Henry Armetta

5.8
Acting

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...

The Big Store

The Big Store

1941

as Guiseppi

6.2
Acting

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act

1941

as Mike Ripportella

5.0
Acting

On the day of his daughter's wedding, a good-natured construction worker (Henry Armetta) is suspected by his wife of being involved with another woman...

You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough

1940

as Salvatore

4.3
Acting

The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick bu...

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as Tony

5.8
Acting

A man violates company policy by getting married.

The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940

as Tony Spirella

6.0
Acting

A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients are mostly mobsters.

The Escape

The Escape

1939

as Guiseppi Peronni

5.5
Acting

An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his ...

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Nick Spelucci

6.2
Acting

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter l...

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Nick Respina

6.0
Acting

A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

The Lady and the Mob

The Lady and the Mob

1939

as V. Zambrogio

6.3
Acting

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.

Winner Take All

Winner Take All

1939

as Papa Luigi Gambini

Acting

When a waiter makes a lucky hit and wins a benefit prizefight, gamblers rig some fights for him; but a reporter arranges for a real boxer to put him i...

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

1939

as Beppo

6.0
Acting

Carlo Roma and his foster-son, Toma, and their friend Beppo, are living a happy fisherman's life in San Francisco until Carlo's widowed sister-in-law,...

Road Demon

1938

as Papa Luigi Gambini

Acting

At the Indianapolis Speedway mobsters try to bump off a young racer just as they did his dad. Junk yard owner tap dances.

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

as Luigi

6.6
Acting

A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a motley crew.

Speed to Burn

Speed to Burn

1938

as Papa Gambini

6.0
Acting

Horse racing provides the framework of this crime drama that centers on an orphan who has been raising a promising horse.

Everybody Sing

Everybody Sing

1938

as Signor Vittorino

4.7
Acting

Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piec...

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937

as Spadoni

6.0
Acting

In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the g...

Make a Wish

Make a Wish

1937

as Moreta

5.5
Acting

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden. Stuck for an inspiration for his latest ope...

Top of the Town

Top of the Town

1937

as Bacciagalluppi

5.2
Acting

In this musical set in swingin' Manhattan, an heiress plans a ballet in the famous Moonbeam ballroom located atop a 100-story skyscraper. Unfortunatel...

The Magnificent Brute

The Magnificent Brute

1936

as Buzell

6.5
Acting

A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boa...

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Toscani

Acting

When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms. Actress...

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

as Tony

6.6
Acting

Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en ...

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

1936

as Luigi

Acting

Injured scientist Eric Godfrey asks his protege to give him a fatal dose of opiates to end his misery. When he dies the doctor is accused of murder.

Let's Sing Again

Let's Sing Again

1936

as Joe Pasquale

3.2
Acting

An orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York.

Carnival Day

1936

Acting

It's carnival time, crowds gather for horse races and the games and food of a midway. Bobby the singing jockey will be riding the favorite Stardust, a...

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1935

as Tony

7.4
Acting

A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

as Tony Orsatti

6.0
Acting

An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subsequently pretends to indeed be kidnapped, , in order...

Manhattan Moon

Manhattan Moon

1935

as Tony

Acting

Night club owner Dan Moore is trying to collect a debt owed to him by playboy Reggie Van Dorn, but Reggie is a playboy with no money but lots of socia...

Dinky

Dinky

1935

as Tony Karamazo

6.7
Acting

A mother sends her young son to military school so he won't find out she's been sentenced to a prison term on a framed fraud charge.

Princess O'Hara

Princess O'Hara

1935

as Spidoni

6.0
Acting

When King's beloved horse dies, Princess tries to purchase a new nag, and that's how she inadvertently gets her hands on a "stolen" race horse. Our he...

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Ice Cream Man

Acting

In this romance, a slightly crooked and highly ambitious mayoral candidate convinces a woman to help him blackmail the incumbent by using a little bab...

I've Been Around

I've Been Around

1935

as Italian

2.5
Acting

Romantic problems of a society girl and an engineer.

After Office Hours

After Office Hours

1935

as Italian Diner Owner

6.4
Acting

A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934

as Laurent

6.0
Acting

A writer discovers he's being used as a pawn by greedy businessmen.

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

as The Painter

7.0
Acting

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face fami...

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1934

as Prof. Tony Verdi

Acting

The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting...

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

as Turk (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

as Enrico Populopullini

Acting

A lawyer handing a divorce case discovers the attorney for the opposition is his ex-wife.

Wake Up and Dream

Wake Up and Dream

1934

as Giovanni Cellini

4.0
Acting

The story of a small-time vaudeville trio and their rise to the big time.

Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab

1934

as Janitor

1.0
Acting

Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.

Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

1934

as Morganza

Acting

Jerry Randolph is an inveterate and obnoxious practical joker. Things take a serious turn when it looks as though Jerry's latest prank has resulted in...

Hide-Out

Hide-Out

1934

as Shuman

6.9
Acting

Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his cr...

Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain

1934

as Tulio

Acting

The publisher of a tabloid-type romance magazine decides to get some publicity by sponsoring a "Cinderella and Prince Charming" contest.

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

as Cafe Owner

5.5
Acting

Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working...

Kiss and Make-Up

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

as Banquet Chairman

5.3
Acting

Dr. Maurice Lamar is a noted plastic surgeon who makes his rich clients beautiful, and also makes them. He makes Eve Caron, the wife of Marcel Caron, ...

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Tony

Acting

A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately for the sailor, she was only pretending to be drow...

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934

as The Barber

Acting

A con man poses as a hillbilly preacher.

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934

as The Sergeant

6.7
Acting

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed archi...

Good Time Henry

1934

as Henry

Acting

Henry is lured by old pal Hale into a night on the town despite fears that his wife will discover their hijinks.

The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

1934

as Tony

Acting

Albert Stuyvesant Spottiswood and his cousin Harriet Winthrop Spottiswood arrive separately at their long abandoned and very much run down family mano...

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934

as Taxi Driver

6.9
Acting

A romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

as The Italian

6.0
Acting

A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murde...

Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony

1933

as Mr. Gallotti

5.0
Acting

A singer is involved with two women in his life, one a "good" girl and one a "bad" one."

Hello Pop

Hello Pop

1933

as Italian Musician

6.0
Acting

A stage director is trying to put on a musical/comedy revue, but has to contend with temperamental musicians, an inept stage crew and his three idiot ...

Her First Mate

Her First Mate

1933

as Socrates

Acting

A camp butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of the South Seas.

Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

1933

as Fruit Vendor

6.0
Acting

Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe ho...

The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

1933

as Matteo

6.7
Acting

Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.

So This Is Africa

So This Is Africa

1933

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.

So This Is Africa

So This Is Africa

1933

as Street Cleaner

6.0
Acting

Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

1933

as Captain Silva

Acting

Kelly's daughter falls for a revenue agent, and his divorced wife is after alimony.

What! No Beer?

What! No Beer?

1933

as Tony

5.4
Acting

When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against mobsters.

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

as Photographer (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

Central Park

Central Park

1932

as Tony, Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Two destitute New Yorkers meet cute in Central Park and then separate and independently get tangled up with some gangsters only to be reunited again i...

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

1932

as Bonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Event...

Men Of America

Men Of America

1932

as Tony Garboni

4.0
Acting

Bank robbers and killers cause mayhem in a small western town.

Prosperity

Prosperity

1932

as Henry a Barber

4.7
Acting

Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.

Deception

Deception

1932

as Nick

6.0
Acting

Modest programmer denotes a young man's rise to fame in wrestling matches he doesn't realize have been "fixed", and ensuing romantic turbulence.

Hat Check Girl

Hat Check Girl

1932

as Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Bu...

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Sam

5.3
Acting

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.

Speak Easily

Speak Easily

1932

as Tony

5.8
Acting

A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.

Bachelor's Affairs

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

as Tony - Cosmetician (uncredited)

1.0
Acting

A middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided by her ever-present shrewish friend.They marry bu...

Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Waiter Warning Bill of Lipstick (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force so...

Week Ends Only

Week Ends Only

1932

as Washroom Attendant

Acting

A recently impoverished but formerly wealthy young woman ends up working as a nightclub hostess. There she meets a handsome, sophisticated and wealthy...

Huddle

Huddle

1932

as Mr. Amatto

6.6
Acting

Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale ...

The Doomed Battalion

The Doomed Battalion

1932

as Angelo

Acting

During World War 1, an Austrian Battalion holds a mountain stronghold against the attack of the Italian army.

Scarface

Scarface

1932

as Pietro, the Barber (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to pr...

Steady Company

Steady Company

1932

as Tony Capri

Acting

Truck driver Norman Foster has aspirations to become a prize fighter, but romantic interest June Clyde finds the idea deplorable. Henry Armetta and Za...

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

1932

as Sheriff's Man

6.9
Acting

A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris. He even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the ...

The Passionate Plumber

The Passionate Plumber

1932

as Bouncer

6.0
Acting

Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. With the help of his friend Julius J. ...

Sightseeing in New York

1931

as Tony (as Tony Martin)

Acting

Nick, and Tony, are New York City taxicab drivers, who are constantly arguing in broken-English and Italian, who take two out-of-town school teachers ...

The Unholy Garden

The Unholy Garden

1931

as Nick the Goose

6.0
Acting

At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hidden treasure from a collection of thieves and cri...

Hush Money

Hush Money

1931

as Bootlegger (uncredited)

Acting

Story of a girl who tries to live down the past and marries a wealthy man. Blackmail attempt by old associate foiled by friendly detective.

Five and Ten

Five and Ten

1931

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand,...

Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

1931

as Hotel Manager

4.8
Acting

A playboy pretends to be a paid escort in order to court--and test the moral character of--a young British socialite. Comedy.

Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners

1931

as Tony

5.4
Acting

Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation A...

Strangers May Kiss

Strangers May Kiss

1931

as Waiter

5.4
Acting

After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advic...

A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

as Peter, Tailor

Acting

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he borrows the clothes of a wealthy client and bluffs ...

Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930

as Tony

Acting
Romance

Romance

1930

as Theater Manager Beppo

6.2
Acting

A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.

Little Accident

Little Accident

1930

as Rudolpho Amendelara

Acting

On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

1930

as Tony

4.4
Acting

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.

Lovin' the Ladies

Lovin' the Ladies

1930

as Signore Sagatelli

3.0
Acting

A man who believes that love is more animal and chemical than spiritual, bets that by controlling the circumstances, he can get any man and woman to f...

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Grove Cafe Waiter

5.5
Acting

A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plot...

The Ship from Shanghai

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

as Sailor (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

On a yacht sailing from Shanghai to the United States, the sailors, led by the megalomaniac steward, revolt and take control.

The Climax

The Climax

1930

as Anton Donatelli

Acting

Young Italian girl wants to become a great opera singer.

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1929

as Italian Husband (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Molly's idol, wealthy Jack Cromwell, lives in a Long I...

The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1929

as Barber (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives ...

Jazz Heaven

Jazz Heaven

1929

as Tony

5.0
Acting

A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.

Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

1929

as Tony

Acting

Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't be all bad. In love with the beautiful Margharita ...

Half Marriage

Half Marriage

1929

as Henry

5.2
Acting

A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose her generous allowance. Her parents bring her home f...

Madame X

Madame X

1929

as Hotel Owner (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her...

Lady of the Pavements

Lady of the Pavements

1929

as Papa Pierre

4.6
Acting

Karl, a German diplomat in Paris, discovers that his fiancee, Diane, has been cheating on him. He tells her that he would rather marry a "girl of the ...

In Old Arizona

In Old Arizona

1928

as Barber (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

Army Sergeant Mickey Dunn sets out in pursuit of the Cisco Kid, a notorious if kind-hearted and charismatic bandit of the Old West. The Kid spends muc...

Homesick

1928

as Bicycle Rider

Acting

Babe, a lonely servant girl in California, puts a "husband wanted" ad in the newspaper...

The Red Dance

The Red Dance

1928

as Prisoner (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Tasia (Dolores del Río), a beautiful dancer lower class of Russia, falls heir to the throne Prince, Grand Duke Eugene (Charles Farrell), but only admi...

Lonesome

Lonesome

1928

as Ferris Wheel Guy (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day tog...

Street Angel

Street Angel

1928

as Mascetto

7.0
Acting

A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1928

as Bartender in Panama (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

Two sailors with a rivalry over chasing women become friends. But when one decides to finally settle down, will this mysterious young woman come betwe...

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1927

7.3
Acting

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall i...

A Midsummer Night's Steam

1927

Acting

A silent comedy short.

The Desert's Price

1925

as Shepherd

Acting

Returning from college, Wils McCann discovers that the long-standing feud between his family and their neighbors is actually the fault of the nasty Ma...

The Silent Command

The Silent Command

1923

as Pedro

5.0
Acting

A distinguished young Naval officer from a celebrated military falls prey to a terrorist and his seductress accomplice bent on destroying the Panama C...

The Face at Your Window

The Face at Your Window

1920

as Danglo

Acting

Two factory owners, Hiram Maxwell and Nicholas Harding are almost polar opposites -- Maxwell pays careful attention to his employees needs, while Hard...

The Eternal Sin

The Eternal Sin

1917

as The Jester

Acting

Gennaro, the son of Lucretia Borgia, lives unaware of the identity of his mother, who has married the Duke of Ferrara. After Lucretia's brother is kil...

The Marble Heart

The Marble Heart

1916

1.0
Acting

Therese Roger, daughter of a West Indian planter, whose parents are murdered while she is a baby, becomes the adopted daughter of her aunt, Madame Rog...