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Birthday:

11-08-1958 (66 years)

Birthplace:

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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Willow

Act like Vohnkar

event1988 star_border 7 top_panel_open

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 Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.

Evil Bong

Act like Club Patron

event2006 star_border 3.4 top_panel_open

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 powers, which sends people to a bizarre drugged-out alternate realm from which there is no easy escape.

The Black Cauldron

Act like Creeper / Henchman (voice)

event1985 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

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 oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

Land of the Dead

Act like Chihuahua

event2005 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

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 skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.

Addams Family Reunion

Act like Cousin Itt

event1998 star_border 4.8 top_panel_open

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 that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a family member hoping that they know a home remedy.

Bordello of Blood

Act like Vincent Prather

event1996 star_border 5.9 top_panel_open

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 thousand-year-old vampire and secretly backed by Katherine's boss, televangelist Jimmy Current.

Troll

Act like Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

event1986 star_border 5.1 top_panel_open

When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.

Sideshow

Act like Abbot Graves

event2000 star_border 5 top_panel_open

While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.

Ghoulies II

Act like Sir Nigel Pennyweight

event1987 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

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 dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

Act like Greaser Greg - Suit

event1987 star_border 3.5 top_panel_open

Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they think that life is funnier without following stupid regulations like no television or no candy. Naturally this will cause some conflicts.

The Yattering And Jack

Act like The Yattering

event1987 top_panel_open

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 under the man's control.

Blood Dolls

Act like Hylas

event1999 star_border 4.8 top_panel_open

Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.

The Elevator

Act like Dwarf Rabbi

event1998 star_border 8 top_panel_open

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 changed quickly when he takes an elevator with a keen writer. Directly after the door is closed, the emergency stop button is pressed and he is caught with a bunch of mildly different people.

Once Upon a Halloween

Act like Creeper

event2005 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

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 several villains, to which one of them helps her in her plan, such as Peg Leg Pete from Mickey & Co., Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Alameda Slim from Home on the Range, and Judge Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame The cauldron also explains its origins and The Horned King, both from The Black Cauldron.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Act like Evans Brother (uncredited)

event1988 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

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 crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

Decadent Evil

Act like Ivan

event2005 star_border 3.2 top_panel_open

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 become the world's most powerful vampire.

Meridian

Act like Dwarf

event1990 star_border 4.6 top_panel_open

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.

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

Act like Ray Vernon

event1993 star_border 4.9 top_panel_open

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 hole up in an evil deserted toy factory and it's up to Dollman to keep the Toys from summoning the powers of darkness to the Earth.

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Act like Oscar

event1993 star_border 6.5 top_panel_open

On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.

The Theory of the Leisure Class

Act like Millionaire

event2001 top_panel_open

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 mystery of the slain children's disappearance has created an environment of suspicion and distrust. A curious reporter from the city arrives in town and bribes a bar owner to divulge everything she knows. Gradually, the pieces of this disturbing puzzle; deception, adultery and secret bonds, start falling into place. They hold the key to the mystery of the murdered children.

Fuzzbucket

Act like Fuzzbucket

event1986 star_border 6.1 top_panel_open

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.

Nerds of a Feather

Act like Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers

event1989 top_panel_open

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-American Nerd and puts him where he belongs - on a top secret spy mission.

Immortally Yours

Act like Michael Bates

event2009 star_border 3.9 top_panel_open

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 themselves and with the murderous Illuminati that seek to gain their immortality.

The Creeps

Act like Dracula

event1997 star_border 4.5 top_panel_open

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.

Under the Rainbow

Act like Hotel Rainbow Guest

event1981 star_border 5.2 top_panel_open

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 Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.

Return of the Jedi

Act like Ewok

event1983 star_border 7.9 top_panel_open

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 once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

Memories of Me

Act like Horace Bosco

event1988 star_border 5.2 top_panel_open

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 of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.

Brotherhood of the Gun

Act like Antonio

event1991 star_border 5 top_panel_open

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 gunfight with Weir and his men. He escapes with a wound in his right arm, but his brother is killed. Recuperating he has to learn to shoot left-handed as he plans to avenge his brother's death.

The Doors

Act like Man at Birthday Party

event1991 star_border 7.1 top_panel_open

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

The Dungeonmaster

Act like Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")

event1984 star_border 4.8 top_panel_open

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, an evil wizard who has spent centuries searching for a challenging foe. After having his computer changed into a wristband weapon, Paul does battle with a variety of monsters before finally coming face to face with the ultimate adversary.

American Drive-In

Act like Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)

event1985 star_border 2.6 top_panel_open

The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night.

Monster High

Act like Stinksucker

event1989 star_border 4.5 top_panel_open

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 retrieve it from them.

Sweet Jane

Act like Bob

event1998 star_border 5.8 top_panel_open

Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.

Phantasm II

Act like Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)

event1988 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

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, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.

Nature of the Beast

Act like Harliss

event1995 star_border 5.9 top_panel_open

Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.

Night Angel

Act like Sammael

event1990 star_border 4.2 top_panel_open

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 the world via mass media.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Act like Bernard

event1984 star_border 6 top_panel_open

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?

Steele Justice

Act like Bartender Dan

event1987 star_border 4.7 top_panel_open

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.

The Polar Express

Act like Elf

event2004 star_border 6.7 top_panel_open

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 wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Act like Demon Clown (uncredited)

event1983 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

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 two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Act like Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)

event1996 star_border 5.3 top_panel_open

Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

DevilDolls

Act like Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys

event2012 star_border 4.7 top_panel_open

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 revenge to a child's doll graveyard where angry playthings come back to life - enter the world of Devil Dolls! Re-edited versions of: Demonic Toys / Dangerous Worry Dolls / Skullheads

Bit Players

Act like Gus Wolfson

event2000 top_panel_open

The story of two men who played Oompa Loompas in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie.

Hard Rock Zombies

Act like Mickey (as H.G. Golas)

event1985 star_border 3.8 top_panel_open

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, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts, Cassie calls the rockers back from the grave to save her, the town, and maybe the world.

Rapunzel

Act like Munchkin

event1983 star_border 5.4 top_panel_open

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 her up in a tall tower all alone, with no way in or out except by climbing her long, braided hair. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.

Watchmen: Chapter II

Act like Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)

event2024 star_border 7.5 top_panel_open

Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race the clock to uncover a deepening plot that might trigger global nuclear war.

The Devil Inside Her

Act like Dwarf (archive footage)

event2025 top_panel_open

An ancient evil lurks betwixt the walls in the castle of the Bormoncinis, and Catherine seems to have inherited the family curse along with the estate. During the Inquisition, the castle was a hotbed of religious zealotry overseen by a madly devout monk named, where women were persecuted and burned as witches. With Catherine’s arrival, old demons have awoken, and the past has come back to haunt the castle.

The Creeps: Noir Version

Act like Dracula (archive footage)

event2025 top_panel_open

Experience Charles Band's bizarre riff on classic Universal horror in shivery, silvery monochrome for the first time!

Renegade

Act like Little Tom Masion (1 ep.)

event1992 star_border 6.6 top_panel_open

Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Act like Kevin Marcus (1 ep.)

event2000 star_border 7.6 top_panel_open

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

thirtysomething

(1 ep.)

event1987 star_border 6.3 top_panel_open

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

Sliders

Act like Bounty Hunter (1 ep.)

event1995 star_border 7.6 top_panel_open

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?

Touched by an Angel

Act like Leroy Tucker (1 ep.)

event1994 star_border 7.2 top_panel_open

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

The Pretender

Act like Doorman (1 ep.)

event1996 star_border 7.4 top_panel_open

Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.

Tales from the Crypt

Act like Emmet (1 ep.)

event1989 star_border 8 top_panel_open

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

Faerie Tale Theatre

Act like Munchkin (1 ep.)

event1982 star_border 8.2 top_panel_open

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

Tales from the Darkside

Act like The Yattering (1 ep.)

event1984 star_border 7.2 top_panel_open

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

10-8: Officers on Duty

(1 ep.)

event2003 star_border 9.5 top_panel_open

10-8: Officers on Duty is an American police drama television series. The series aired on ABC from September 28, 2003 to January 11, 2004. The title is in reference to the ten-code for "officer in service and available for calls."

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Act like Roland (5 ep.)

event1996 star_border 7.8 top_panel_open

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.

Quantum Leap

Act like Big Moe (1 ep.)

event1989 star_border 8 top_panel_open

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

Hercules

Act like Additional Voices (voice) (1 ep.)

event1998 star_border 6.8 top_panel_open

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses pay visit to the young hero-to-be and help or hinder him in his new adventures.

Married... with Children

Act like Alien (1 ep.)

event1987 star_border 7.7 top_panel_open

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

Daddio

Act like Christmas Elf (1 ep.)

event2000 star_border 3 top_panel_open

Daddio is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from March 23 to October 23, 2000. Created by Matt Berry and Ric Swartzwelder, the series starred Michael Chiklis and Anita Barone.

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