Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , Fondacaro is best known for his performance in the horror comedy Bordello of Blood, as well as his roles in the fantasy films The Black Cauldron, Troll, Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, and Willow. He also had several prominent television roles, such as a recurring role as Roland on the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Career Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow. Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1985, he voiced Creeper in Disney's The Black Cauldron. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday movie Fuzzbucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards series, performing the character in a costume while voice actor Jim Cummings provided the voice, and he played the Devil's diminutive minion in The Yattering and Jack episode of Tales from the Darkside. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Star Wars co-stars.
Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded Dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, the villain's butler in Blood Dolls, the female vampire's "master" in the horror comedy Bordello of Blood, a shady con man in Land of the Dead, a vampire hunter in Decadent Evil, 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". He also starred in the 1993 children's film Double, Double, Toil and Trouble alongside Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, as Oscar.
Personal life Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, who was the manager of late actor Verne Troyer. 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1981Under the RainbowHotel Rainbow Guest1983Something Wicked This Way ComesDemon ClownUncredited1983Return of the JediEwok1984The DungeonmasterStone Canyon People1985The Black CauldronCreeper / HenchmanVoice1985Hard Rock ZombiesMickey1985American Drive-inRocky Magellan1986TrollMalcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll1986Invaders from MarsDroneUncredited1987Steele JusticeDan1987Ghoulies IISir Nigel Penneyweight1987The Garbage Pail Kids MovieGreaser Greg1988WillowVohnkar1988Phantasm IIHooded DwarfUncredited1988Memories of MeHorace Bosco1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaEvan's BrotherUncredited1989Monster HighStinksucker1989Nerds of a FeatherLittle Army1990Meridian: Kiss of the BeastDwarf1990Night AngelSammael1990Midnight CabaretDwarf1991The DoorsMan at Birthday PartyUncredited1993Dollman vs. Demonic ToysRay Vernon1993Double, Double, Toil and TroubleOscar1995The Nature of the BeastHarliss1996Hellraiser: BloodlineSurgeon – The JesterUncredited1996Bordello of BloodVincent Prather1996The ElevatorDwarf Rabbi1997The Creeps (aka Deformed Monsters) Dracula1998Sweet JaneBob1999Blood DollsHylas2000The Gentleman BanditSeedy Hotel Manager2000SideshowAbbot Graves2001The Theory of the Leisure ClassMillionaire2004The Polar ExpressElfVoice2005Land of the DeadChihuahua2005Decadent EvilIvan2006Evil BongClub Patron2009Immortally YoursMichael Bates2024Watchmen Chapter TwoTom Ryan / Big FigureVoice; direct-to-video
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1983, 1984Faerie Tale TheatreBernard / Munchkin2 episodes1985CondorQuaidTelevision film1986The Magical World of DisneyFuzzbucketEpisode: "Fuzzbucket"1987Tales from the DarksideThe YatteringEpisode: "The Yattering and Jack"1987ThirtysomethingAnxietyEpisode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"1989SuperboyAlienEpisode: "Nightmare Island"1990Quantum LeapBig MoeEpisode: "Leaping in Without a Net"1990Married... with ChildrenAlienEpisode: "Married... with Aliens"1991Brotherhood of the GunAntonioTelevision film1992Mann & MachineDwarf ThugEpisode: "Prototype"1992RenegadeLittle Tom MasionEpisode: "Payback"1992Tequila and BonettiBig EddieEpisode: "Mama"1993Johnny BagoLittle ManEpisode: "Big Top Bago"1993Tales from the CryptEmmetEpisode: "Food for Thought"1993Double, Double, Toil and TroubleOscarTelevision film1993, 1994Northern ExposureGreen Man2 episodes1995Medicine BallMr. StrattenEpisode: "Wizard of Bras"1996, 1999SlidersMac / Bounty Hunter2 episodes1997–2000Sabrina the Teenage WitchRoland5 episodes1998Addams Family ReunionCousin IttTelevision film1998HerculesAdditional voices2 episodes1999The PretenderDoormanEpisode: "Road Trip"2000Touched by an AngelLeroy TuckerEpisode: "A Clown's Prayer"2000The War Next DoorGerald SolomanEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Death"2000Walker, Texas RangerBig HackEpisode: "Lazarus"2000DaddioChristmas ElfEpisode: "A Christmas Quarrel"2002PassionsTrenchcoat MunchkinEpisode #1.7542002CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKevin MarcusEpisode: "A Little Murder"200310-8: Officers on DutyBrian's FatherEpisode: "Let It Bleed"
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