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Phil Fondacaro

Phil Fondacaro

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 08, 1958 (66)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Creeps: Noir Version

The Creeps: Noir Version

2025

as Dracula (archive footage)

Watchmen: Chapter II

Watchmen: Chapter II

2024

as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)

DevilDolls

DevilDolls

2012

as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys

Immortally Yours

Immortally Yours

2009

as Michael Bates

Evil Bong

Evil Bong

2006

as Club Patron

Decadent Evil

Decadent Evil

2005

as Ivan

Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

2005

as Chihuahua

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

as Creeper

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

as Elf

The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class

2001

as Millionaire

Sideshow

Sideshow

2000

as Abbot Graves

Bit Players

Bit Players

2000

as Gus Wolfson

Blood Dolls

Blood Dolls

1999

as Hylas

The Elevator

The Elevator

1998

as Dwarf Rabbi

Sweet Jane

Sweet Jane

1998

as Bob

Addams Family Reunion

Addams Family Reunion

1998

as Cousin Itt

The Creeps

The Creeps

1997

as Dracula

Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996

as Vincent Prather

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996

as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)

Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

1995

as Harliss

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

1993

as Ray Vernon

Brotherhood of the Gun

Brotherhood of the Gun

1991

as Antonio

The Doors

The Doors

1991

as Man at Birthday Party

Meridian

Meridian

1990

as Dwarf

Night Angel

Night Angel

1990

as Sammael

Nerds of a Feather

Nerds of a Feather

1989

as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers

Monster High

Monster High

1989

as Stinksucker

Memories of Me

Memories of Me

1988

as Horace Bosco

Willow

Willow

1988

as Vohnkar

Phantasm II

Phantasm II

1988

as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

as Evans Brother (uncredited)

The Yattering And Jack

The Yattering And Jack

1987

as The Yattering

Ghoulies II

Ghoulies II

1987

as Sir Nigel Pennyweight

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

as Greaser Greg - Suit

Steele Justice

Steele Justice

1987

as Bartender Dan

Fuzzbucket

Fuzzbucket

1986

as Fuzzbucket

Troll

Troll

1986

as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985

as Creeper / Henchman (voice)

American Drive-In

American Drive-In

1985

as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)

Hard Rock Zombies

Hard Rock Zombies

1985

as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)

The Dungeonmaster

The Dungeonmaster

1984

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

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983

as Munchkin

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

as Demon Clown (uncredited)

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ewok

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

1981

as Hotel Rainbow Guest

Phantasm II

Phantasm II

1988

Stunts

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Roland

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

Renegade

as Little Tom Masion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Kevin Marcus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Sliders

as Bounty Hunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

Touched by an Angel

as Leroy Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

The Pretender

as Doorman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1996

Tales from the Crypt

as Emmet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Munchkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Tales from the Darkside

as The Yattering

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Quantum Leap

as Big Moe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Bernard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Hercules

as Additional Voices (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1998

Married... with Children

as Alien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1987

Sliders

as Mac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

Daddio

as Christmas Elf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2000

thirtysomething

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1987

10-8: Officers on Duty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

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