Acting

Michael Gilden

Born September 22, 1962 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died December 5, 2006 · aged 44

Michael Jeffrey Gilden was an American actor with dwarfism. He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including Charmed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, Cybill, NCIS and Pulp Fiction, and had a role as an Ewok in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series NC…

Known For

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi · 1983

Return of the Jedi

MovieAdventureAction

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

Southland Tales

Southland Tales · 2007

Southland Tales

MovieScience FictionThriller

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Freaked

Freaked · 1993

MovieComedyScience Fiction

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Snow White

Snow White · 2001

MovieAdventureFantasy

Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow · 1981

Under the Rainbow

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.

Nerds of a Feather

Nerds of a Feather · 1989

Nerds of a Feather

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.

NCIS

SeriesCrimeDrama

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

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Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi · 1983

Return of the Jedi

MovieAdventureAction

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

Ewok

Southland Tales

Southland Tales · 2007

Southland Tales

MovieScience FictionThriller

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Stunts

Freaked

Freaked · 1993

MovieComedyScience Fiction

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Eye

Snow White

Snow White · 2001

MovieAdventureFantasy

Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.

Monday

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow · 1981

Under the Rainbow

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.

Hotel Rainbow Guest

Nerds of a Feather

Nerds of a Feather · 1989

Nerds of a Feather

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.

Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers

NCIS

SeriesCrimeDrama

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Marty Pearson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

SeriesCrimeDrama

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.

Lawrence Ames

Charmed

Charmed · 1998

SeriesComedyDrama

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

Finnegan

The Pretender

The Pretender · 1996

SeriesDramaMystery

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.

Elf

Cybill

Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her big show business break.

Harvey

Family Law

Family Law · 1999

SeriesDramaComedy

Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.

Robert Silver

Nikki

Nikki White pursues her dream of being a Las Vegas showgirl, while her husband, Dwight, tries to break into professional wrestling.

Dwarf Dwight

Aliens in the Family

Aliens in the Family · 1996

Aliens in the Family

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

A human single father is abducted by a spaceship and fall in love with an alien single mother. They return to Earth to marry and raise their blended family.

Snizzy (body)