List of Italian American Actors - 1900s

1900s

• Don Ameche (Amici) (1908–1993) 50% Italian, actor and director
• Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005) actress (It's a Wonderful Life)
• Iron Eyes Cody (Espera Decorti) (1907–1999) son of Sicilian parents- actor, frequently played Native Americans
• Russ Columbo (1908–1934) singer, violinist and actor, perhaps most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love", and the legend surrounding his early death
• Lou Costello (Cristillo) (1906–1959) 62.5% Italian, 12.5% French and 25% Irish blood- actor and comedian known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello