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Portrait of Henry Armetta

Acting

Henry Armetta

Career

Active from 1928 to 1943, busiest in 1932 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonesome
Lonesome
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Henry Armetta Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Emotional 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Early Sound Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

13 titles · average score 58
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jimmy Economy

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hamburger Man

A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano (1945)
GoodWatch score 50

as Errante

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Barber (uncredited)

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

as Mike Zaloris

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Angelo the Barber (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henry Armetta

Caught in the Act
Caught in the Act (1941)

as Mike Ripportella

The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Guiseppi

We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tony

The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tony Spirella

You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough (1940)

as Salvatore

1930s

92 titles · average score 61
Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman's Wharf (1939)

as Beppo

Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1939)

as Papa Luigi Gambini

Make a Wish
Make a Wish (1937)
GoodWatch score 56

as Moreta

The Crime of Dr. Forbes
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)

as Luigi

Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd (1936)

as Toscani

Let's Sing Again
Let's Sing Again (1936)

as Joe Pasquale

Unknown Woman
Unknown Woman (1935)

as Joe Scalise

Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

as Enrico Populopullini

The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as Matteo

What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? (1933)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tony

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sheriff's Man

Romance
Romance (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Theater Manager Beppo

1920s

16 titles · average score 61
Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements (1929)

as Papa Pierre

Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Italian Husband (uncredited)

Jazz Heaven
Jazz Heaven (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tony

Half Marriage
Half Marriage (1929)

as Henry

The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Barber (uncredited)

Madame X
Madame X (1929)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hotel Owner (uncredited)

Lonesome
Lonesome (1928)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ferris Wheel Guy (uncredited)

In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

as Barber (uncredited)

Street Angel
Street Angel (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mascetto

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bartender in Panama (uncredited)

The Red Dance
The Red Dance (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prisoner (uncredited)

The Silent Command
The Silent Command (1923)

as Pedro

1910s

1 title
The Eternal Sin
The Eternal Sin (1917)

as The Jester