Michael Gilden
Michael Jeffrey Gilden (September 22, 1962 – December 5, 2006) was an American actor with dwarfism.
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| Born | September 22, 1962 |
| Died | December 5, 2006 (aged 44) |
| Height | 4 ft (122 cm) |
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Biography
The 4-foot (1.2 m)-tall Gilden had a form of 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 (the page in the Jack Rabbit Slim scene), and had a role as an Ewok in the film Return of the Jedi. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series NCIS. Gilden was also a Financial Advisor.
In August 1997, he met Meredith Eaton through mutual friends in Atlanta, Georgia. Gilden encouraged Eaton to pursue a career in acting, and she became an actress in 1999. The couple married on May 20, 2001.
Gilden died by suicide on December 5, 2006, in his Los Angeles home. He was 44.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Hotel Rainbow Guest | |
| 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Ewok #28 | |
| 1990 | Nerds of a Feather | Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers | |
| 1993 | Freaked | Eye | |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Phillip Morris Page | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Christmas | Dunder | TV movie |
| 2001 | Snow White: The Fairest of Them All | Monday | TV movie |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lawrence Ames | Episode: "A Little Murder" |
| 2003 | Nudity Required | Little Dirk | |
| 2006 | NCIS | Marty Pearson | Two episodes |
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