Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Armetta, born 138 years ago today. He enjoyed success as a character actor over the course of a prolific 40-year film career.

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Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Armetta, born 138 years ago today. He enjoyed success as a character actor over the course of a prolific 40-year film career.
A Motley crew on a break during a celebrity baseball game, ca. 1938: Al S Hall, Dewey Robinson, Buddy Ebsen, and Henry Armetta.
Henry Armetta (July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945)
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Henry Armetta, Paul Muni admiring his reflection, and C Henry Gordon in a scene from Scarface (1932). Henry was born in Palermo, Italy, and had 168 acting credits 1915-46. One of Henry's later credits is the hamburger man in the Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra musical Anchor's Aweigh.
Henry Armetta (July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Henry Armetta in THE LITTLE ACCIDENT (1930), directed by William James Craft
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