Phil Fondacaro
Age: 65 | From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Person Details
Birthday: 1958-11-08 05:00:47
Aliases: H.G. Golas
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Kevin Marcus
Tales from the Darkside
(1984) The Yattering
Touched by an Angel
(1994) Leroy Tucker
Quantum Leap
(1989) Big Moe
Sliders
(1995) Mac
The Pretender
(1996) Doorman
The Polar Express
(2004) Elf
Return of the Jedi
(1983) EwokActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys | |
| 2009 | Michael Bates | |
| 2006 | Club Patron | |
| 2005 | Creeper | |
| Ivan | ||
| Chihuahua | ||
| 2004 | Elf | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2001 | Millionaire | |
| 2000 | Kevin Marcus | |
| Gus Wolfson | ||
| Abbot Graves | ||
| 1999 | Hylas | |
| 1998 | Cousin Itt | |
| Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| Dwarf Rabbi | ||
| Bob | ||
| 1997 | Dracula | |
| 1996 | Roland | |
| Doorman | ||
| Vincent Prather | ||
| Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited) | ||
| 1995 | Harliss | |
| Mac | ||
| Bounty Hunter | ||
| 1994 | Leroy Tucker | |
| 1993 | Oscar | |
| Ray Vernon | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Antonio | |
| Man at Birthday Party | ||
| 1990 | Dwarf | |
| Sammael | ||
| 1989 | Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers | |
| Stinksucker | ||
| Emmet | ||
| Big Moe | ||
| 1988 | Evans Brother (uncredited) | |
| Horace Bosco | ||
| Hooded Dwarf (uncredited) | ||
| Vohnkar | ||
| 1987 | The Yattering | |
| N/A | ||
| Greaser Greg - Suit | ||
| Sir Nigel Pennyweight | ||
| Bartender Dan | ||
| Alien | ||
| 1986 | Fuzzbucket | |
| Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll | ||
| 1985 | Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas) | |
| Mickey (as H.G. Golas) | ||
| Creeper / Henchman (voice) | ||
| 1984 | The Yattering | |
| Bernard | ||
| 1983 | Ewok | |
| Demon Clown (uncredited) | ||
| Munchkin | ||
| 1982 | Bernard | |
| Munchkin | ||
| 1981 | Hotel Rainbow Guest | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
