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Fred Malatesta

Date of birth: 1889-04-17

Place of birth: Naples, Italy

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Frederic M. Malatesta, Frederic Malatesta, Fred M. Malatesta

Fred Malatesta

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.

Movie Credits

Modern Times
4.1

Modern Times

1936-02-05

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by

Dodsworth
3.5

Dodsworth

1936-09-23

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that the

Risky Business
0

Risky Business

1920-12-31

Society matron Mrs. Fanshaw Renwick entertains lavishly at her posh home. Living with her are her tw

Without Mercy
0

Without Mercy

1925-10-04

In this silent melodrama Sir Melmoth Craven is running against John Orme for a seat in Parliament. O

The Mask
0

The Mask

1921-06-17

The Mask 1921 film

The Best of Luck
0

The Best of Luck

1920-07-01

Leslie MacLeod (Kathryn Adams) comes to England from the U.S. so that she can settle financial affai

The Challenge of the Law
0

The Challenge of the Law

1920-10-10

A Canadian Mountie pursues an outlaw across the border into the America...

The Reckless Age
2.5

The Reckless Age

1924-08-16

Lord Harrowby takes out an $100,000 insurance policy to be paid if his wedding to Cecilia Meyrick is

The Devil's Trail
0

The Devil's Trail

1919-06-16

Whiskey smuggler Dubec, trades liquor to the Indians, takes revenge on the Royal North West Mounted

Get 'Em Young
2.5

Get 'Em Young

1926-10-31

A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Broadway or Bust
0

Broadway or Bust

1924-06-09

Virginia Redding inherits a fortune and goes to New York, leaving behind her suitor Dave, a rancher.

Long Fliv the King
2.8

Long Fliv the King

1926-06-13

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must fi

Little Lord Fauntleroy
3.5

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921-09-15

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the

The Peacock Fan
0

The Peacock Fan

1929-08-01

A bumbling detective sent to investigate a murder at a wealth home is replaced by a sneering second

The Black Doll
2.6

The Black Doll

1938-01-31

Nicholas Rood, dishonest mine owner, finds a Black Doll on his desk and knows that vengeance is abou

Full of Pep
0

Full of Pep

1919-05-26

Returning from a selling trip, Jimmy Baxter, the fastest salesman at his father's munitions company,

Get That Girl
2.3

Get That Girl

1932-04-15

A young girl, who is about to receive a large inheritance, is abducted to an isolated sanitarium whe

The Wagon Show
0

The Wagon Show

1928-02-19

Colonel Beldan runs a Wild West show. When Beldan's star attraction switches to his unscrupulous com

Forbidden Paradise
2.6

Forbidden Paradise

1924-01-02

Alexei, a young officer, saves the Czarina of a small European kingdom from revolutionary conspirato

Wings of Adventure
2.6

Wings of Adventure

1930-08-01

Dave Kent, a commercial aviator, and his mechanic, Skeets Smith, are forced to make an emergency lan

Blood and Sand
3.3

Blood and Sand

1941-05-30

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who neverth

Kiki
3.6

Kiki

1926-04-04

Kiki, a poor young woman who sells newspapers on the street corners of Paris, is able to land a job

The Night Hawk
0

The Night Hawk

1924-02-17

Our Western star begins this actioner rather improbably, as a New York City gangster. But soon enoug

All Dolled Up
2.8

All Dolled Up

1921-03-28

The department store clerk Mary prevents a robbery at the store where she works, involving a necklac

I'll Give a Million
2.9

I'll Give a Million

1938-07-27

After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that

Beg, Borrow or Steal
2.5

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937-12-03

We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of

Blackwell's Island
2.5

Blackwell's Island

1939-01-24

A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

Love Affair
3.5

Love Affair

1939-04-07

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to

Juarez
3.3

Juarez

1939-06-10

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment f

The Crusades
3.1

The Crusades

1935-08-21

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

Rangers of Fortune
2.5

Rangers of Fortune

1940-09-27

An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they

Port of Seven Seas
0

Port of Seven Seas

1938-07-01

In the French port of Marseille, a young woman named Madelon is in love with a young sailor, Marius.

Espionage
3.3

Espionage

1937-02-26

Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the rumours

Submarine Patrol
3.3

Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a m

International Settlement
2.6

International Settlement

1938-02-04

In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers

Bridal Suite
2.5

Bridal Suite

1939-05-26

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.

Sherlock Holmes
3.1

Sherlock Holmes

1916-06-30

When a couple of scammers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will to discover the whereabouts of

Eve's Love Letters
3

Eve's Love Letters

1927-05-28

Agnes Ayres was apparently a star of feature film who is top billed in this one-off Hal Roach short.

The Thin Man
3.8

The Thin Man

1934-05-25

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed f

The Mark of Zorro
3.5

The Mark of Zorro

1940-11-08

In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainou

North West Mounted Police
3.2

North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) trave

Student Tour
2.5

Student Tour

1934-10-05

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

Arise, My Love
3.3

Arise, My Love

1940-11-08

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World Wa

Road to Singapore
3.3

Road to Singapore

1940-03-22

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.

Down Argentine Way
3.1

Down Argentine Way

1940-10-11

The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine h

Madame Mystery
2.8

Madame Mystery

1926-03-12

A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts

Okay, José
2.5

Okay, José

1935-12-07

A Salesman tries to locate a notorious Mexican bandit.

The Man from Yesterday
2.4

The Man from Yesterday

1932-06-24

A woman whose husband never came home from World War I finds herself in love with her doctor. She tr

The Girl in 419
2.1

The Girl in 419

1933-05-26

A hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much about a

Beer and Pretzels
2.9

Beer and Pretzels

1933-08-26

Ted Healy and his Stooges are fired and evicted from a theatre because Ted is annoying women working

Trouble in Paradise
3.7

Trouble in Paradise

1932-10-30

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company

Perfectly Mismated
0

Perfectly Mismated

1934-11-12

Leon's ex-wife moves into the apartment next to him.

Suez
2.6

Suez

1938-10-28

Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and

The Gay Bride
2.9

The Gay Bride

1934-12-14

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc

The Sins of Rosanne
0

The Sins of Rosanne

1920-11-07

Roseanne (Ethel Clayton) has grown up near some diamond mines in South Africa. As a child, she becam

Bardelys the Magnificent
3.7

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926-09-30

Rafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who could w

The Bride Wore Red
3.4

The Bride Wore Red

1937-10-08

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

The Gold Racket
2.1

The Gold Racket

1937-04-10

At the request of the Mexican government, a federal agent and a lady reporter team up to catch a gan

The Man Between
0

The Man Between

1923-07-15

Honor Among Men
0

Honor Among Men

1924-09-08

Prince Kaloney, while attempting to incite the people of Messina to reinstate their deposed king, is

Anthony Adverse
2.9

Anthony Adverse

1936-08-26

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymou

The Chimney Sweep
0

The Chimney Sweep

1916-08-01

Jimmy, a waif chimney sweep, sees Joyce while cleaning a chimney in Colonel Wynne's magnificent home

The Little Samaritan
0

The Little Samaritan

1916-04-25

On the morning of her 11th birthday, Joyce reads in one of her gift books that she should perform a

Joyce's Strategy
0

Joyce's Strategy

1916-03-14

Little Joyce Reynolds’ parents are estranged with Joyce living with her mother. Distressed Joyce, he

Let's Live Tonight
0.5

Let's Live Tonight

1935-03-16

Nick Kerry (Tullio Carminati) is a rich rounder who holds tremendous fascination over women......mai

The Woman He Loved
0

The Woman He Loved

1922-10-01

Russian Jews Nathan & Esther Levinsky, along with son, David, escape to the U.S. Nathan’s life as a

Don Key (Son of Burro)
3

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926-05-23

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they c