Fred Malatesta
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 17, 1889
Place of Birth: Naples, Italy
Known For
Modern Times
A 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..
The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Trouble in Paradise
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Bardelys the Magnificent
Rafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who could win any woman he set his mind to...and was not above boasting about it to all who would listen.
Kiki
Kiki, a poor young woman who sells newspapers on the street corners of Paris, is able to land a job singing and dancing at a nearby theater. While she is there, she invites herself into the life of the revue's manager, with whom she has fallen in love.
Dodsworth
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
The Mark of Zorro
In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On one hand, he plays the useless fop, while on the other, he is the masked avenger Zorro.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Love Affair
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
Espionage
Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours of war in Europe.
Filmography
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Spanish Mechanic (Uncredited)
as Half-breed Archer
as Horserace Loser at Fiesta (uncredited)
as Genoa
as Native Policeman (uncredited)
as Señor Salas (uncredited)
as Cassini - in Shipboard Brawl
as Shipboard Photographer (uncredited)
as Third Dockworker (uncredited)
as Italian Gendarme at the 'Maria Ann'
as Jewel Merchant (uncredited)
as Gendarme (uncredited)
as Bird Seller
as Italian Officer
as Esteban, the butler
as Majordomo (uncredited)
as Rudi's Waiter (uncredited)
as Senor Ricardo
as French Pickpocket
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Stranger
as Cafe Head Waiter
as William, King of Sicily
as Headwaiter
as French Officer (uncredited)
as French Manager
as Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
as Benton
as Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
as Hotel Arcady Manager
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
as Gendarme
as Dr. Sandro Tito
as Don Ricardo Diaz San Pablo La Pandella, 'La Panthera'
as Thomas Elton
as Vicarino
as Mr. X's Accomplice (uncredited)
as the executor
as Castelrous
as Hamir of Uvocado - the Prime Minister
as Cheron, the Tenor (uncredited)
as Man of a Thousand Eyes
as Ducrow
as Count De Winter
as Count Dardnelle
as José Valdez
as French ambassador
as Joe Cateau
as Ramon Valhays
as Gustav Kenski
as Max Levy
as Maurice, a Modiste
as Dick
as Señor Enrico Keralio
as Amilo Rodolpho
as Ralli
as Syke Ravenal
as Jules Lafitte
as Raoul de Bergerac
as Lanzana
as Dubec
as General Lopanzo
as Black John
as Count Theodore de Seramo
as Grand Duke Paul
as 'Lightfoot' McTague
as Joyce's Father