Name
Phil Fondacaro
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-11-08 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
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- 1988 Willow as Vohnkar
- 2006 Charles Band's Evil Bong as Club Patron
- 1985 The Black Cauldron as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
- 2005 Land of the Dead as Chihuahua
- 1998 Addams Family Reunion as Cousin Itt
- 1996 Bordello of Blood as Vincent Prather
- 1986 Troll as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
- 2000 Sideshow as Abbot Graves
- 1987 Ghoulies II as Sir Nigel Pennyweight
- 1987 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie as Greaser Greg - Suit
- 1987 The Yattering And Jack as The Yattering
- 1999 Blood Dolls as Hylas
- 1998 The Elevator as Dwarf Rabbi
- 2005 Once Upon a Halloween as Creeper (voice) (archive sound)
- 1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Evans Brother (uncredited)
- 2005 Decadent Evil as Ivan
- 1990 Meridian as Dwarf
- 1993 Dollman vs. Demonic Toys as Ray Vernon
- 1993 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Oscar
- 2001 The Theory of the Leisure Class as Millionaire
- 1986 Fuzzbucket as Fuzzbucket
- 1989 Nerds of a Feather as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
- 2009 Immortally Yours as Michael Bates
- 1997 The Creeps as Dracula
- 1981 Under the Rainbow as Hotel Rainbow Guest
- 1983 Return of the Jedi as Ewok
- 1988 Memories of Me as Horace Bosco
- 1991 Brotherhood of the Gun as Antonio
- 1991 The Doors as Man at Birthday Party
- 1984 The Dungeonmaster as Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
- 1985 American Drive-In as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
- 1989 Monster High as Stinksucker
- 1998 Sweet Jane as Bob
- 1988 Phantasm II as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
- 1995 Nature of the Beast as Harliss
- 1990 Night Angel as Sammael
- 1984 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Bernard
- 1987 Steele Justice as Bartender Dan
- 2004 The Polar Express as Elf
- 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes as Demon Clown (uncredited)
- 1996 Hellraiser: Bloodline as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
- 2012 DevilDolls as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys)
- 2000 Bit Players as Gus Wolfson
- 1985 Hard Rock Zombies as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
- 1983 Rapunzel as Munchkin
- 2024 Watchmen: Chapter II as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
- 2025 The Devil Inside Her as Dwarf (archive footage)
- 1999 Hollyweird as Self
- 2006 The Making of: Evil Bong
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Little Tom Masion
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Kevin Marcus
- 1987 thirtysomething ( 1 episode )
- 1995 Sliders ( 1 episode ) as Bounty Hunter
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Leroy Tucker
- 1996 The Pretender ( 1 episode ) as Doorman
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Emmet
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Munchkin
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as The Yattering
- 2003 10-8: Officers on Duty ( 1 episode ) as Brian's Father
- 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( 5 episodes ) as Roland
- 1989 Quantum Leap ( 1 episode ) as Big Moe
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Bernard
- 1998 Hercules ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1987 Married... with Children ( 1 episode ) as Alien
- 1995 Sliders ( 1 episode ) as Mac
- 1990 Northern Exposure ( 2 episodes ) as Green Man
