Phil Fondacaro

Phil Fondacaro

  • Birthday: 1958-11-08
  • Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Also know as: H.G. Golas

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Fondacaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Willow

1988

As Vohnkar

Evil Bong

2006

As Club Patron

Addams Family Reunion

1998

As Cousin Itt

Land of the Dead

2005

As Chihuahua

Bordello of Blood

1996

As Vincent Prather

Troll

1986

As Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

Sideshow

2000

As Abbot Graves

Ghoulies II

1987

As Sir Nigel Pennyweight

Blood Dolls

1999

As Hylas

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

As Greaser Greg - Suit

Meridian

1990

As Dwarf

Decadent Evil

2005

As Ivan

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

1993

As Ray Vernon

Fuzzbucket

1986

As Fuzzbucket

Nerds of a Feather

1989

As Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers

Immortally Yours

2009

As Michael Bates

The Creeps

1997

As Dracula

Return of the Jedi

1983

As Ewok

The Black Cauldron

1985

As Creeper / Henchman (voice)

Memories of Me

1988

As Horace Bosco

Brotherhood of the Gun

1991

As Antonio

The Doors

1991

As Man at Birthday Party

Monster High

1989

As Stinksucker

American Drive-In

1985

As Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)

Sweet Jane

1998

As Bob

Phantasm II

1988

As Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)

Night Angel

1990

As Sammael

Nature of the Beast

1995

As Harliss

Steele Justice

1987

As Bartender Dan

The Polar Express

2004

As Elf

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

As Demon Clown (uncredited)

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996

As Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)

DevilDolls

2012

As Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys

Bit Players

2000

As Gus Wolfson

Hard Rock Zombies

1985

As Mickey (as H.G. Golas)

Rapunzel

1983

As Munchkin

The Elevator

1998

As Dwarf Rabbi

The Yattering And Jack

1987

As The Yattering

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

As Evans Brother (uncredited)

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

As Creeper

Under the Rainbow

1981

As Hotel Rainbow Guest

The Dungeonmaster

1984

As Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")

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