Phil Fondacaro
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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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.832 |
Birthday | 1958-11-08 |
Place of Birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
Also Known As | H.G. Golas, Phil Fondicaro, |
1988
Willow
7.024/1869
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Will...
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Willow
2006
Evil Bong
3.4/79
Straight-laced nerd Alistair moves into a college dorm with hardcore marijuana users, who order an old giant bong that proves to have strange magical...
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Evil Bong
1998
Addams Family Reunion
4.802/258
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease th...
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Addams Family Reunion
2005
Land of the Dead
6.191/1506
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in...
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Land of the Dead
1996
Bordello of Blood
5.935/361
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a...
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Bordello of Blood
1986
Troll
5/204
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby pavin...
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Troll
2000
Sideshow
4.8/7
While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.
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Sideshow
1987
Ghoulies II
5.143/122
Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dyin...
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Ghoulies II
1999
Blood Dolls
4.8/32
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting reve...
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Blood Dolls
1987
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
3.6/91
Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master g...
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1990
Meridian
4.6/38
After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.
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Meridian
2005
Decadent Evil
2.955/11
A fallen foot tall Homunculus called Marvin (a part human/part reptile creature) is imprisoned in a birdcage by a vengeful lover who is bidding to bec...
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Decadent Evil
1993
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
4.9/89
The Demonic Toys are back, so policewoman Judith Grey seeks the help of 12 inch tall Dollman and his 12 inch tall girlfriend, Nurse Ginger. The Toys h...
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Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
1986
Fuzzbucket
6.1/9
In the vein of "Harvey", an invisible creature befriends a 12 year old boy. Of course, no one else can see him nor believes in him.
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Fuzzbucket
1989
Nerds of a Feather
0/0
Filled with the fast-paced thrills of a 007 epic and the suave sophistication of a Pee Wee Herman adventure, this film takes the sacred, great all-Ame...
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Nerds of a Feather
2009
Immortally Yours
3.462/13
A coven of Sexy, modern Day vampires ravage the American Midwest with the thirst for blood, while a romantic twist puts the vampires at odds among the...
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Immortally Yours
1997
The Creeps
4.5/15
Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.
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The Creeps
1983
Return of the Jedi
7.897/15360
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion onc...
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Return of the Jedi
1985
The Black Cauldron
6.44/1228
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracu...
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The Black Cauldron
1988
Memories of Me
5.2/15
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king...
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Memories of Me
1991
Brotherhood of the Gun
5/1
After the Civil War, rebel sharpshooter Zack Hollister joins Weir's outlaw gang. After a successful train robbery, he and his brother end up in a gunf...
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Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
The Doors
7.1/1379
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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The Doors
1989
Monster High
4.2/11
Two high school goofs steal an explosive device from another world that has been hidden on earth, and an alien named Mr. Armageddon is sent to retriev...
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Monster High
1985
American Drive-In
2.6/7
The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night.
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American Drive-In
1998
Sweet Jane
5.8/10
Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.
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Sweet Jane
1988
Phantasm II
6.248/329
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, bea...
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Phantasm II
1990
Night Angel
4.5/15
A legendary she-demon, in the updated guise of a beautiful model, infiltrates the offices of a successful fashion magazine with the aim of corrupting...
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Night Angel
1995
Nature of the Beast
6/54
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
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Nature of the Beast
1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6/4
Snow White must flee from her evil stepmother. She's taken in by the lovable seven dwarves. Will the wicked queen be able to get rid of her rival?
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1993
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
6.5/103
On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and th...
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1987
Steele Justice
4.652/23
Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.
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Steele Justice
2004
The Polar Express
6.721/6108
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonde...
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The Polar Express
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
6.426/169
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can...
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline
5.269/505
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.
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Hellraiser: Bloodline
2012
DevilDolls
4.7/6
A true trilogy of terror! Welcome to the haunted dollhouse where 3 devilish tales of twisted horror take place. From a re-animated rag doll that seeks...
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DevilDolls
2000
Bit Players
0/0
The story of two men who played Oompa Loompas in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie.
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Bit Players
1985
Hard Rock Zombies
3.8/28
A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts...
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Hard Rock Zombies
1983
Rapunzel
5.4/4
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife and names her Rapunzel. Determined to keep Rapunzel for herself, the witch locks...
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Rapunzel
1998
The Elevator
8/1
Things are going swimmingly for the film producer Roy Tilden, his last film is a success and he will soon receive an award for it. But his perfect day...
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The Elevator
1987
The Yattering And Jack
0/0
A three-foot tall demon is sent to corrupt a virtuous, happy go-lucky salesman named Jack Polo during Christmas, but if he touches him then he falls u...
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The Yattering And Jack
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.384/176
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimel...
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
2005
Once Upon a Halloween
6.3/10
On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you sever...
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Once Upon a Halloween
2001
The Theory of the Leisure Class
0/0
A group of kids on a field trip shockingly discover the bodies of missing children. Their alarming discovery leads to a small western town where the m...
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
1981
Under the Rainbow
5.034/28
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel R...
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Under the Rainbow
1984
The Dungeonmaster
4.871/58
Paul, a computer whiz who spends more time with his machine than with his girlfriend, finds that he has been chosen as a worthy opponent for Mestema,...
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