Phil Fondacaro

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Fondacaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast

Willow

(Vohnkar)

Evil Bong

(Club Patron)

The Black Cauldron

(Creeper / Henchman (voice))

Land of the Dead

(Chihuahua)

Addams Family Reunion

(Cousin Itt)

Bordello of Blood

(Vincent Prather)

Troll

(Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll)

Sideshow

(Abbot Graves)

Ghoulies II

(Sir Nigel Pennyweight)

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

(Greaser Greg - Suit)

The Yattering And Jack

(The Yattering)

Blood Dolls

(Hylas)

The Elevator

(Dwarf Rabbi)

Once Upon a Halloween

(Creeper)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

(Evans Brother (uncredited))

Decadent Evil

(Ivan)

Meridian

(Dwarf)

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

(Ray Vernon)

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

(Oscar)

The Theory of the Leisure Class

(Millionaire)

Fuzzbucket

(Fuzzbucket)

Nerds of a Feather

(Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers)

Immortally Yours

(Michael Bates)

The Creeps

(Dracula)

Under the Rainbow

(Hotel Rainbow Guest)

Return of the Jedi

(Ewok)

Memories of Me

(Horace Bosco)

Brotherhood of the Gun

(Antonio)

The Doors

(Man at Birthday Party)

The Dungeonmaster

(Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant"))

American Drive-In

(Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas))

Monster High

(Stinksucker)

Sweet Jane

(Bob)

Phantasm II

(Hooded Dwarf (uncredited))

Nature of the Beast

(Harliss)

Night Angel

(Sammael)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

(Bernard)

Steele Justice

(Bartender Dan)

The Polar Express

(Elf)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

(Demon Clown (uncredited))

Hellraiser: Bloodline

(Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited))

DevilDolls

(Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys)

Bit Players

(Gus Wolfson)

Hard Rock Zombies

(Mickey (as H.G. Golas))

Rapunzel

(Munchkin)

Watchmen: Chapter II

(Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice))

Renegade

(Little Tom Masion)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(Kevin Marcus)

thirtysomething

Sliders

(Bounty Hunter)

Touched by an Angel

(Leroy Tucker)

The Pretender

(Doorman)

Tales from the Crypt

(Emmet)

Faerie Tale Theatre

(Munchkin)

Tales from the Darkside

(The Yattering)

10-8: Officers on Duty

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

(Roland)

Quantum Leap

(Big Moe)

Faerie Tale Theatre

(Bernard)

Hercules

(Additional Voices (voice))

Married... with Children

(Alien)

Sliders

(Mac)

Daddio

(Christmas Elf)