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.
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Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Kevin Marcus
Married... with Children
Alien
Quantum Leap
Big Moe
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Roland
Northern Exposure
Green Man
Renegade
Little Tom Masion
Touched by an Angel
Leroy Tucker
Sliders
Bounty Hunter
Sliders
Mac
Hercules
Additional Voices (voice)
The Pretender
Doorman
Tales from the Crypt
Emmet
thirtysomething
Tales from the Darkside
The Yattering
Return of the Jedi
Ewok
The Polar Express
Elf
The Doors
Man at Birthday Party
Faerie Tale Theatre
Munchkin
Faerie Tale Theatre
Bernard
Under the Rainbow
Hotel Rainbow Guest
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Bernard
Willow
Vohnkar
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
Land of the Dead
Chihuahua
The Black Cauldron
Creeper / Henchman (voice)
10-8: Officers on Duty
Brian's Father
Phantasm II
Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
Once Upon a Halloween
Creeper (voice) (archive sound)
Memories of Me
Horace Bosco
Nature of the Beast
Harliss
Watchmen: Chapter II
Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
Meridian
Dwarf
Bordello of Blood
Vincent Prather
Troll
Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
Sweet Jane
Bob
Addams Family Reunion
Cousin Itt
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Evans Brother (uncredited)
The Yattering And Jack
The Yattering
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Demon Clown (uncredited)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Greaser Greg - Suit
Night Angel
Sammael
Blood Dolls
Hylas
Rapunzel
Munchkin
Ghoulies II
Sir Nigel Pennyweight
Brotherhood of the Gun
Antonio
Evil Bong
Club Patron
Decadent Evil
Ivan
The Creeps
Dracula
The Devil Inside Her
Dwarf (archive footage)
Sideshow
Abbot Graves
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Oscar
The Dungeonmaster
Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
Fuzzbucket
Fuzzbucket
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Ray Vernon
DevilDolls
Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys
Nerds of a Feather
Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
Steele Justice
Bartender Dan
Immortally Yours
Michael Bates
Hard Rock Zombies
Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
The Elevator
Dwarf Rabbi
Bit Players
Gus Wolfson
Monster High
Stinksucker
American Drive-In
Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Millionaire