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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Acted in
Watchmen: Chapter II
2024
as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
DevilDolls
2012
as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys
Immortally Yours
2009
as Michael Bates
Evil Bong
2006
as Club Patron
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Creeper
Decadent Evil
2005
as Ivan
Land of the Dead
2005
as Chihuahua
The Polar Express
2004
as Elf
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
as Millionaire
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Kevin Marcus
Bit Players
2000
as Gus Wolfson
Sideshow
2000
as Abbot Graves
Daddio
2000
as Christmas Elf
Blood Dolls
1999
as Hylas
Addams Family Reunion
1998
as Cousin Itt
Hercules
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Elevator
1998
as Dwarf Rabbi
Sweet Jane
1998
as Bob
The Creeps
1997
as Dracula
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Roland
The Pretender
1996
as Doorman
Bordello of Blood
1996
as Vincent Prather
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast
1995
as Harliss
Sliders
1995
as Bounty Hunter
Sliders
1995
as Mac
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Leroy Tucker
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
as Oscar
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
1993
as Ray Vernon
Renegade
1992
as Little Tom Masion
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Antonio
The Doors
1991
as Man at Birthday Party
Meridian
1990
as Dwarf
Night Angel
1990
as Sammael
Nerds of a Feather
1989
as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
Monster High
1989
as Stinksucker
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Emmet
Quantum Leap
1989
as Big Moe
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Evans Brother (uncredited)
Memories of Me
1988
as Horace Bosco
Phantasm II
1988
as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
Willow
1988
as Vohnkar
The Yattering And Jack
1987
as The Yattering
thirtysomething
1987
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
as Greaser Greg - Suit
Ghoulies II
1987
as Sir Nigel Pennyweight
Steele Justice
1987
as Bartender Dan
Married... with Children
1987
as Alien
Fuzzbucket
1986
as Fuzzbucket
Troll
1986
as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
American Drive-In
1985
as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
Hard Rock Zombies
1985
as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
The Black Cauldron
1985
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as The Yattering
The Dungeonmaster
1984
as Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Bernard
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Ewok
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Demon Clown (uncredited)
Rapunzel
1983
as Munchkin
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Munchkin
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Bernard
Under the Rainbow
1981
as Hotel Rainbow Guest