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 Nige...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Devil Inside Her
2025
as Dwarf (archive footage)
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...

Watchmen: Chapter II
2024
as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple wi...

DevilDolls
2012
as Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys
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...

Immortally Yours
2009
as Michael Bates
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...

Evil Bong
2006
as Club Patron
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 ...

Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Creeper
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...

Decadent Evil
2005
as Ivan
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...

Land of the Dead
2005
as Chihuahua
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...

The Polar Express
2004
as Elf
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...
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
as Millionaire
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...

Bit Players
2000
as Gus Wolfson
The story of two men who played Oompa Loompas in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie.

Sideshow
2000
as Abbot Graves
While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.

Blood Dolls
1999
as Hylas
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting reve...

Addams Family Reunion
1998
as Cousin Itt
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...

The Elevator
1998
as Dwarf Rabbi
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...

Sweet Jane
1998
as Bob
Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.

The Creeps
1997
as Dracula
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.

Bordello of Blood
1996
as Vincent Prather
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...

Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

Nature of the Beast
1995
as Harliss
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
as Oscar
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...

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
1993
as Ray Vernon
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...
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Antonio
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...

The Doors
1991
as Man at Birthday Party
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Meridian
1990
as Dwarf
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.

Night Angel
1990
as Sammael
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 ...

Nerds of a Feather
1989
as Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
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...

Monster High
1989
as Stinksucker
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...

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Evans Brother (uncredited)
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...

Memories of Me
1988
as Horace Bosco
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...

Phantasm II
1988
as Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
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...

Phantasm II
1988
Stunts
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...

Willow
1988
as Vohnkar
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...

The Yattering And Jack
1987
as The Yattering
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...

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
as Greaser Greg - Suit
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...

Ghoulies II
1987
as Sir Nigel Pennyweight
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...

Steele Justice
1987
as Bartender Dan
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.

Fuzzbucket
1986
as Fuzzbucket
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.

Troll
1986
as Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
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...

American Drive-In
1985
as Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night.

Hard Rock Zombies
1985
as Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
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...

The Black Cauldron
1985
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
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...

The Dungeonmaster
1984
as Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
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, ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Bernard
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?

Return of the Jedi
1983
as Ewok
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...

Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Demon Clown (uncredited)
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...

Rapunzel
1983
as Munchkin
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...

Under the Rainbow
1981
as Hotel Rainbow Guest
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...