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Phil Fondacaro
Actor
Born November 8, 1958 (66 years)
Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor. A dwarf actor at 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m), Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow.
Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday Movie Fuzz Bucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. His performance is frequently praised, and he has been called the best actor in the film. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Jedi co-stars, who, thanks in large part to his Willow role, became one of the most famous dwarf actors in the film industry.
Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, and a dramatic turn as a dwarf with an average-sized son in "A Clown's Prayer", an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also played a dwarf with an average-sized daughter in the CSI episode, "A Little Murder". He also had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as "Roland".
Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, manager of another famous dwarf actor, Verne Troyer, and is represented by his wife's company, Fonolli Management. Fondacaro's brother Sal is also an actor, having appeared in Under the Rainbow, Return of the Jedi, and Invaders from Mars, all with his brother.
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Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday Movie Fuzz Bucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. His performance is frequently praised, and he has been called the best actor in the film. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Jedi co-stars, who, thanks in large part to his Willow role, became one of the most famous dwarf actors in the film industry.
Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, and a dramatic turn as a dwarf with an average-sized son in "A Clown's Prayer", an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also played a dwarf with an average-sized daughter in the CSI episode, "A Little Murder". He also had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as "Roland".
Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, manager of another famous dwarf actor, Verne Troyer, and is represented by his wife's company, Fonolli Management. Fondacaro's brother Sal is also an actor, having appeared in Under the Rainbow, Return of the Jedi, and Invaders from Mars, all with his brother.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Watchmen: Chapter II · as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice) |
| 2012 | DevilDolls · as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys |
| 2009 | Immortally Yours · as Michael Bates |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Halloween · as Creeper |
| 2005 | Decadent Evil · as Ivan |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead · as Chihuahua |
| 2004 | The Polar Express · as Elf |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty (TV Series) |
| 2001 | The Theory of the Leisure Class · as Millionaire |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Kevin Marcus |
| 2000 | The War Next Door (TV Series) · as Gerald Soloman |
| 2000 | Sideshow · as Abbot Graves |
| 2000 | Gentleman B. · as Seedy Hotel Manager |
| 2000 | Daddio (TV Series) · as Christmas Elf |
| 1999 | Blood Dolls · as Hylas |
| 1999 | Passions (TV Series) · as Trenchcoat Munchkin |
| 1998 | Addams Family Reunion · as Cousin Itt |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1998 | Sweet Jane · as Bob |
| 1997 | The Creeps · as Dracula |
| 1996 | The Elevator · as Dwarf Rabbi |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Roland |
| 1996 | The Pretender (TV Series) · as Doorman |
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood · as Vincent Prather |
| 1996 | Hellraiser: Bloodline · as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited) |
| 1995 | The Nature of the Beast · as Harliss |
| 1995 | Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1995 | Sliders (TV Series) · as Mac |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Leroy Tucker |
| 1993 | Double, Double Toil and Trouble · as Oscar |
| 1993 | Dollman vs. Demonic Toys · as Ray Vernon |
| 1993 | Johnny Bago (TV Series) · as Little Man |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero · as Biker At Police Station |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Big Hack |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine (TV Series) · as Dwarf Thug |
| 1992 | Tequila and Bonetti (TV Series) · as Big Eddie |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun · as Antonio |
| 1991 | The Doors · as Man At Birthday Party |
| 1990 | Meridian · as Dwarf |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Green Man |
| 1990 | Night Angel · as Sammael |
| 1990 | Midnight Cabaret · as Dwarf |
| 1989 | Nerds of a Feather · as Little Army Of Little Russian Soldiers |
| 1989 | Monster High · as Stinksucker |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Emmet |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Big Moe |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka · as Evans Brother (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Superboy (1988) (TV Series) · as Alien |
| 1988 | Memories of Me · as Horace Bosco |
| 1988 | Phantasm II · as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Willow · as Vohnkar |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · as Greaser Greg - Suit |
| 1987 | Ghoulies II · as Sir Nigel Pennyweight |
| 1987 | Steele Justice · as Bartender Dan |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Alien |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars · as Drone |
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket · as Fuzzbucket |
| 1986 | Troll · as Malcolm Mallory / Torok The Troll |
| 1985 | Condor · as Quaid |
| 1985 | American Drive-in · as Rocky Magellan (as H.g. Golas) |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron · as Creeper / Henchman (voice) |
| 1984 | Hard Rock Zombies · as Mickey (as H.g. Golas) |
| 1984 | The Dungeonmaster · as Stone Canyon People (segment "stone Canyon Giant") |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as The Yattering |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes · as Demon Clown (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Munchkin |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow · as Hotel Rainbow Guest |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Fuzzbucket |