Vito Scotti

Vito Giusto Scotti was an American veteran actor, who played many roles primarily from the late-1940s to the mid-1990s. His Disney roles included Chaco in the Walt Disney Presents episodes "Zorro: El Bandido" and "Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo", Mr. Bob in the two-part Wonderful World of Disney episode "Bayou Boy", Count Sergio Luchesi Di Gonzini in the two-part Disney's Wonderful World episode "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall", Armando Moccia in Herbie Goes Bananas, a taxi driver in Herbie Rides Again, a game spectator in The World's Greatest Athlete, Dimitri the Clown in Napoleon and Samantha, Peppo the Italian cat in The Aristocats, and Pepe Galindo in The Boatniks.
Scotti was born in 1918 in San Francisco, California; but his family spent the early 1920s in Naples, Italy, where Scotti developed his gift for farce. In 1925, after the Scozzari family had returned to the United States, his mother became a diva in New York City theatre circles. Scotti worked the night club circuit as a stand-up magician and mime. He made his debut on Broadway in , where he played a small role.
Scotti entered movies and television by the late 1940s. He made his film debut, where he played an uncredited role as a Mexican youth in . His other known film credits included , , , , , , , , and .
On television, Scotti appeared very often in various shows, such as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (1968), , , , The Golden Girls, and .
Scotti died of lung cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, on June 5, 1996. He was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, with his first wife, Irene, in the Abbey of the Psalms Mausoleum.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Roles
1960	Zorro 	Chaco
1970	The Boatniks 	Pepe Galindo
1970	The Aristocats 	Peppo
1971	"The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou"	Mr. Bob
1972	Napoleon and Samantha 	Dimitri the Clown
1973	The World's Greatest Athlete 	Games Spectator
1974	Herbie Rides Again 	Taxi Driver
1980	Herbie Goes Bananas 	Armando Moccia
1980	"The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" 	Count Sergio Luchesi Di Gonzini
==Roles==
Vito scotti in zorro as Chaco.jpg|Chaco(Zorro)
Boatniks10.jpg|Pepe Galindo (right)(The Boatniks)
Aristocats-disneyscreencaps.com-6657.jpg|Peppo(The Aristocats)
Napoleon2.jpg|Dimitri the Clown(Napoleon and Samantha)
Armando Moccia - Herbie Goes Bananas.jpg|Armando Moccia(Herbie Goes Bananas)
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