Phil Fondacaro
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 8, 1958
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
The Devil Inside Her 2025
as Dwarf (archive footage)
Watchmen: Chapter II 2024
as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
DevilDolls 2012
as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys)
Immortally Yours 2009
as Michael Bates
Charles Band's Evil Bong 2006
as Club Patron
The Making of: Evil Bong 2006
Actor
Once Upon a Halloween 2005
as Creeper (voice) (archive sound)
Decadent Evil 2005
as Ivan
Land of the Dead 2005
as Chihuahua
The Polar Express 2004
as Elf
The Theory of the Leisure Class 2001
as Millionaire
Bit Players 2000
as Gus Wolfson
Sideshow 2000
as Abbot Graves
Blood Dolls 1999
as Hylas
Hollyweird 1999
as Self
Addams Family Reunion 1998
as Cousin Itt
The Elevator 1998
as Dwarf Rabbi
Sweet Jane 1998
as Bob
The Creeps 1997
as Dracula
Bordello of Blood 1996
as Vincent Prather
Hellraiser: Bloodline 1996
as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast 1995
as Harliss
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 1993
as Oscar
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys 1993
as Ray Vernon
- Brotherhood of the Gun
Brotherhood of the Gun 1991
as Antonio
The Doors 1991
as Man at Birthday Party
Meridian 1990
as Dwarf
Night Angel 1990
as Sammael
Nerds of a Feather 1989
as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
Monster High 1989
as Stinksucker
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
as Evans Brother (uncredited)
Memories of Me 1988
as Horace Bosco
Phantasm II 1988
as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited), Stunts
Willow 1988
as Vohnkar
The Yattering And Jack 1987
as The Yattering
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie 1987
as Greaser Greg - Suit
Ghoulies II 1987
as Sir Nigel Pennyweight
Steele Justice 1987
as Bartender Dan
Fuzzbucket 1986
as Fuzzbucket
Troll 1986
as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
American Drive-In 1985
as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
Hard Rock Zombies 1985
as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
The Black Cauldron 1985
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
The Dungeonmaster 1984
as Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1984
as Bernard
Return of the Jedi 1983
as Ewok
Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983
as Demon Clown (uncredited)
Rapunzel 1983
as Munchkin
Under the Rainbow 1981
as Hotel Rainbow Guest
Credits from TMDB.