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Fred Malatesta

Actor

Fred Malatesta

Born April 17, 1889 in Naples, ItalyDied April 8, 195278 films

Fred Malatesta (April 18, 1889 – April 8, 1952) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1941. He was born in Naples, Italy, and died in Burbank, California.

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Modern Times posterFirst watchModern Times19368.3as Cafe Head WaiterA bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Thin Man poster7.5The Thin Man1934Trouble in Paradise poster7.4Trouble in Paradise1932The Mark of Zorro poster7.2The Mark of Zorro1940Dodsworth poster7.1Dodsworth1936Love Affair poster7.0Love Affair1939Blood and Sand poster6.5Blood and Sand1941Sherlock Holmes poster6.3Sherlock Holmes1916

Filmography

78 films as actor
  1. 1941Blood and SandWaiter (uncredited)
  2. 1940The Mark of ZorroSentry (uncredited)
  3. 1940Arise, My LoveSpanish Mechanic (uncredited)
  4. 1940North West Mounted PoliceHalf-breed Archer
  5. 1940Down Argentine WayHorserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
  6. 1940Rangers of FortuneGenoa
  7. 1940Road to SingaporeNative Policeman (uncredited)
  8. 1939JuarezSeñor Salas (uncredited)
  9. 1939Bridal SuiteCassini - in Shipboard Brawl
  10. 1939Love AffairShipboard Photographer (uncredited)
  11. 1939Blackwell's IslandThird Dockworker (uncredited)
  12. 1938Submarine PatrolItalian Gendarme at the 'Maria Ann'
  13. 1938SuezJewel Merchant (uncredited)
  14. 1938I'll Give a MillionGendarme (uncredited)
  15. 1938Port of Seven SeasBird Seller
  16. 1938International SettlementItalian Officer
  17. 1938The Black DollEsteban, the butler
  18. 1937Beg, Borrow or StealMajordomo (uncredited)
  19. 1937The Bride Wore RedRudi's Waiter (uncredited)
  20. 1937The Gold RacketSenor Ricardo
  21. 1937EspionageFrench Pickpocket
  22. 1936DodsworthWaiter (uncredited)
  23. 1936Anthony AdverseStranger
  24. 1936Modern TimesCafe Head Waiter
  25. 1935Okay, JoséOfficer
  26. 1935The CrusadesWilliam, King of Sicily
  27. 1935Let's Live TonightHeadwaiter
  28. 1934The Gay BrideFrench Officer (uncredited)
  29. 1934Perfectly Mismated
  30. 1934Student TourFrench Manager
  31. 1934The Thin ManJoe (uncredited)
  32. 1934What's Your RacketBenton
  33. 1933Beer and PretzelsRestaurant Manager (uncredited)
  34. 1933The Girl in 419Hotel Arcady Manager
  35. 1932Trouble in ParadiseHotel Manager (uncredited)
  36. 1932The Man from YesterdayGendarme
  37. 1932Get That GirlDr. Sandro Tito
  38. 1931PossessedParty Waiter (uncredited)
  39. 1930Wings of AdventureDon Ricardo Diaz San Pablo La Pandella, 'La Panthera'
  40. 1929The Peacock FanThomas Elton
  41. 1928The Wagon ShowVicarino
  42. 1927Eve's Love LettersMr. X's Accomplice (uncredited)
  43. 1926Get 'Em Youngthe executor
  44. 1926Bardelys the MagnificentCastelrous
  45. 1926Long Fliv the KingHamir of Uvocado - the Prime Minister
  46. 1926Don Key (Son of Burro)
  47. 1926KikiCheron, the Tenor (uncredited)
  48. 1926Madame MysteryMan of a Thousand Eyes
  49. 1925Without MercyDucrow
  50. 1924Honor Among MenCount De Winter
  51. 1924The Reckless Age
  52. 1924Broadway or BustCount Dardnelle
  53. 1924The Night HawkJosé Valdez
  54. 1924The LullabyPietro
  55. 1924Forbidden ParadiseFrench ambassador
  56. 1923The Man BetweenJoe Cateau
  57. 1923The Girl Who Came BackRamon Valhays
  58. 1923RefugeGustav Kenski
  59. 1922The Woman He LovedMax Levy
  60. 1922White ShouldersMaurice, a Modiste
  61. 1921Little Lord FauntleroyDick
  62. 1921The MaskSeñor Enrico Keralio
  63. 1921All Dolled UpAmilo Rodolpho
  64. 1920Risky BusinessRalli
  65. 1920The Sins of RosanneSyke Ravenal
  66. 1920The Challenge of the LawJules Lafitte
  67. 1920Big HappinessRaoul de Bergerac
  68. 1920The Best of LuckLanzana
  69. 1920The Valley of TomorrowEnrico Colonna
  70. 1919The Devil's TrailDubec
  71. 1919Full of PepGeneral Lopanzo
  72. 1919The Terror of the RangeBlack John
  73. 1918The DemonCount Theodore de Seramo
  74. 1918The Legion of DeathGrand Duke Paul
  75. 1916The Chimney SweepDonalson
  76. 1916Sherlock Holmes'Lightfoot' McTague
  77. 1916The Little SamaritanJoyce's Father
  78. 1916Joyce's StrategyDoctor