Phil Fondacaro

About

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...

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CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000Married... with ChildrenSeries • 1987Quantum LeapSeries • 1989Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries • 1996Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994SlidersSeries • 1995The PretenderSeries • 1996RenegadeSeries • 1992Northern ExposureSeries • 1990HerculesSeries • 1998Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989Tales from the DarksideSeries • 1984thirtysomethingSeries • 1987Faerie Tale TheatreSeries • 1982Return of the JediMovie • 1983The Polar ExpressMovie • 2004The Black CauldronMovie • 198510-8: Officers on DutySeries • 2003Land of the DeadMovie • 2005WillowMovie • 1988Bordello of BloodMovie • 1996The DoorsMovie • 1991Hellraiser: BloodlineMovie • 1996I'm Gonna Git You SuckaMovie • 1988