Vito Scotti

Vito Giusto Scozzari de Scotti (January 26, 1918 – June 5, 1996), known professionally as Vito Scotti, was an American character actor who played both dramatic and comedy roles many on Broadway, in films, and later on television, primarily from the late 1930s to the mid 1990s. He was known as a man of a thousand faces for his ability to assume so many divergent roles in more than 200 screen appearances in a career spanning 50 years and for his resourceful portrayals of various ethnic types. Born of Italian heritage, he was seen playing everything from a Mexican bandit, to a Russian doctor, to a Japanese sailor, to an Indian travel agent.