Fred Malatesta


Fred Malatesta

Biography

Fred Malatesta was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Malatesta's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1921) with Mary Pickford, "The Wagon Show" (1928) and "The Peacock Fan" (1929). He also appeared in "Caught Cheating" (1931). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in the romance "A Farewell to ...

Biography

Fred Malatesta was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Malatesta's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1921) with Mary Pickford, "The Wagon Show" (1928) and "The Peacock Fan" (1929). He also appeared in "Caught Cheating" (1931). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in the romance "A Farewell to Arms" (1932) with Helen Hayes, "The Gay Bride" (1934) and "What's Your Racket?" (1934). He also appeared in the Roger Pryor comedy "$1,000 a Minute" (1935). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Elissa Landi adaptation "Enter Madame" (1935), "Modern Times" (1936) and the Donald Woods mystery "The Black Doll" (1938). He also appeared in "Juarez" (1939). Malatesta was most recently credited in "The Puppetoon Movie" (1987) with Paul Frees. Malatesta passed away in April 1952 at the age of 63.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Blood and Sand (1941)
Waiter
That Night in Rio (1941)
Butler
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Croupier
Down Argentine Way (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Sentry
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Genoa
Road to Singapore (1940)
Native policeman
Argentine Nights (1940)
Plainclothesman
Blackwell's Island (1939)
The Arizona Wildcat (1939)
Battista
Juarez (1939)
Señor Salas
Bridal Suite (1939)
Cassini
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
Second treasury official
Suez (1938)
Jewel merchant
Submarine Patrol (1938)
Italian soldier
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Gendarme
The Black Doll (1938)
Esteban
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
Bird seller
International Settlement (1938)
Italian officer
Sharpshooters (1938)
Policeman
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
Officer
Conquest (1937)
Waiter
The Gold Racket (1937)
Ricardo
Mama Steps Out (1937)
French guard
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
Rudy's waiter
Beg Borrow or Steal (1937)
Major domo
Espionage (1937)
French pickpocket
Mary of Scotland (1936)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Stranger
Under Two Flags (1936)
Chasseur lieutenant
Señor Jim (1936)
Nick Zellini
Modern Times (1936)
Lady of Secrets (1936)
French official
Love on the Run (1936)
French waiter
Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
Doorman
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
French official
The Crusades (1935)
William, King of Sicily
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
LaValle
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Stage hand
Fighting Shadows (1935)
Dusquesne
Love Me Forever (1935)
Italian man
Dressed to Thrill (1935)
Italian captain
Let's Live Tonight (1935)
Headwaiter
Student Tour (1934)
French manager
La veuve joyeuse (1934)
Ambassador
The Gay Bride (1934)
French officer
Granaderos del amor (1934)
Comandante
Enter Madame! (1934)
Hotel clerk
Call It Luck (1934)
Judge Venturini
The Thin Man (1934)
Head waiter
Riptide (1934)
Head waiter
L'amour guide (1933)
Picture Brides (1933)
Portega
What's Your Racket (1933)
Benton
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Manera
Get That Girl (1932)
Dr. Sandro Tito
The Man from Yesterday (1932)
Gendarme
La mujer X (1931)
La Roque
Caught Cheating (1931)
Tobey Moran
El precio de un beso (1930)
Wings of Adventure (1930)
La Panthera
The Peacock Fan (1929)
Thomas Elton
The Gate Crasher (1928)
Julio
The Wagon Show (1928)
Vicarino
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Castelroux
Without Mercy (1925)
Ducrow
Honor Among Men (1924)
Count De Winter
The Reckless Age (1924)
Manuel Gonzales
Broadway or Bust (1924)
Count Dardanelle
Forbidden Paradise (1924)
French ambassador
The Lullaby (1924)
Pietro
The Night Hawk (1924)
José Valdez
Refuge (1923)
Gustav Kenski
The Man Between (1923)
Joe Cateau
The Girl Who Came Back (1923)
Ramon Valhays
White Shoulders (1922)
Maurice, a modiste
The Woman He Loved (1922)
Max Levy
All Dolled Up (1921)
Amilo Rodolpho
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
Dick, the bootblack
The Mask (1921)
Señor Enrico Keralio
The Challenge of the Law (1920)
Jules Lafitte
Risky Business (1920)
Ralli
The Sins of Rosanne (1920)
Syke Ravenal
Big Happiness (1920)
Raoul de Bergerac
The Best of Luck (1920)
Lanzana
The Valley of Tomorrow (1920)
Enrico Colonna
Full of Pep (1919)
General Lopanzo
The Devil's Trail (1919)
Dubec
The Terror of the Range (1919)
The Demon (1918)
Count Theodore de Seramo
The Claim (1918)
Ted "Blackie" Jerome
The Legion of Death (1918)
Grand Duke Paul
The Border Raiders (1918)
"Square Deal" Dixon
Sherlock Holmes (1916)
"Lightfoot" McTague

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

The Puppetoon Movie (1987)
Puppets Design

Art Department (Feature Film)

Bill and Coo (1948)
Sets

Cast (Short)

Okay, José (1935)
Beer and Pretzels (1933)

Life Events

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