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Henry Armetta

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The Resume

    (July 4, 1888-October 21, 1945)
    Born in Palmero, Italy
    Birth name was Enrico Armetta
    Appeared in the films 'Fantomas' (1920), 'Silent Command' (1923), 'Madame X' (1929), 'Strangers May Kiss' (1931), 'Scarface' (1932), 'What? No Beer?' (1933), 'The Black Cat' (1934), 'Viva Villa!' (1934), 'Imitation of Life' (1934), 'Magnificient Obsession' (1935), 'Poor Little Rich Girl' (1936), 'Magnificient Brute' (1936), 'Make a Wish' (1937), 'Everybody Sing' (1938), 'I Stole a Million' (1939), 'Three Cheers for the Irish' (1940), 'The Big Store' (1941), 'Stage Door Canteen' (1943), 'Anchors Aweigh' (1945) and 'A Bell for Adano' (1945)

Why he might be annoying:

    He came to America as a fourteen year old stowaway.
    He went uncredited in many films.
    He was usually cast as a stereotypically excitable and gesticulating Italian.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was about to be deported back to Italy when an Italian-American man offered to sponsor him.
    He got his show biz break while working as a pants presser when he befriended a Broadway star who got him a part in the chorus of a play.
    He was very prolific, appearing in 24 films in 1934 alone.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying