
Phil Fondacaro
Acting
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.

The Devil Inside Her
Dwarf (archive footage)

Watchmen: Chapter II
Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)

DevilDolls
Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys)

Immortally Yours
Michael Bates

Evil Bong
Club Patron

Once Upon a Halloween
Creeper (voice) (archive sound)

Decadent Evil
Ivan

Land of the Dead
Chihuahua

The Polar Express
Elf

The Theory of the Leisure Class
Millionaire

Bit Players
Gus Wolfson

Sideshow
Abbot Graves

Blood Dolls
Hylas

Hollyweird
Self

Addams Family Reunion
Cousin Itt

The Elevator
Dwarf Rabbi

Sweet Jane
Bob

The Creeps
Dracula

Bordello of Blood
Vincent Prather

Hellraiser: Bloodline
Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)

Nature of the Beast
Harliss

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Oscar

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Ray Vernon
Brotherhood of the Gun
Antonio

The Doors
Man at Birthday Party

Meridian
Dwarf

Night Angel
Sammael

Nerds of a Feather
Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers

Monster High
Stinksucker

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Evans Brother (uncredited)

Memories of Me
Horace Bosco

Phantasm II
Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)

Willow
Vohnkar

The Yattering And Jack
The Yattering

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Greaser Greg - Suit

Ghoulies II
Sir Nigel Pennyweight

Steele Justice
Bartender Dan

Fuzzbucket
Fuzzbucket

Troll
Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

American Drive-In
Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)

Hard Rock Zombies
Mickey (as H.G. Golas)

The Black Cauldron
Creeper / Henchman (voice)

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

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Bernard

Return of the Jedi
Ewok

Something Wicked This Way Comes
Demon Clown (uncredited)

Rapunzel
Munchkin

Under the Rainbow
Hotel Rainbow Guest







