Phil Fondacaro
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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
Credits
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Ewok
The Polar Express (2004)
as Elf
The Black Cauldron (1985)
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
Land of the Dead (2005)
as Chihuahua
Willow (1988)
as Vohnkar
Bordello of Blood (1996)
as Vincent Prather
The Doors (1991)
as Man at Birthday Party
Fuzzbucket (1986)
as Fuzzbucket
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
as Evans Brother (uncredited)
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
as Cousin Itt
Sweet Jane (1998)
as Bob
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
Night Angel (1990)
as Sammael
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
as Demon Clown (uncredited)
Steele Justice (1987)
as Bartender Dan
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
as Greaser Greg - Suit
Charles Band's Evil Bong (2006)
as Club Patron
Meridian (1990)
as Dwarf
Phantasm II (1988)
as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
Troll (1986)
as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
Memories of Me (1988)
as Horace Bosco
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
as Ray Vernon
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
as Oscar
The Dungeonmaster (1984)
as Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
The Yattering And Jack (1987)
as The Yattering
Ghoulies II (1987)
as Sir Nigel Pennyweight
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
as Antonio
The Devil Inside Her (2025)
as Dwarf (archive footage)
Under the Rainbow (1981)
as Hotel Rainbow Guest
Nature of the Beast (1995)
as Harliss
Hollyweird (1999)
as Self
The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001)
as Millionaire
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
as Creeper (voice) (archive sound)
The Making of: Evil Bong (2006)
Actor
Hard Rock Zombies (1985)
as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)
as Bernard
Blood Dolls (1999)
as Hylas
The Elevator (1998)
as Dwarf Rabbi
Decadent Evil (2005)
as Ivan
Nerds of a Feather (1989)
as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
Sideshow (2000)
as Abbot Graves
The Creeps (1997)
as Dracula
Monster High (1989)
as Stinksucker
American Drive-In (1985)
as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
Immortally Yours (2009)
as Michael Bates
Rapunzel (1983)
as Munchkin
Bit Players (2000)
as Gus Wolfson
DevilDolls (2012)
as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys)