10 famous dwarf actors who were able to milk success in film and television (19 photos)

Unfortunately, some children are born with dwarfism. But this does not mean that they are somehow different. People build their careers and personal lives perfectly, despite everything. And many of them achieve great success in cinema and television.





Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage is one of the most sought-after dwarf actors today. The 135-centimeter actor began his career back in 1995, starring in the film "Living in Oblivion", but Dinklage gained wide fame after playing Tyrion Lannister in the acclaimed series "Game of Thrones".



Thanks to "Game of Thrones", offers began to pour in on Peter like a horn of plenty. He played quite significant (and sometimes leading) roles in such films as "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Avengers: Infinity War", "Remember", "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds" and others.

As Peter himself admitted, in childhood and youth he was very complex about his height, but nevertheless he coped with all this, and over time he did not think about it at all.





Despite everything, Peter Dinklage was able to build a dizzying career, and also became a father of two children.

Vern Troyer

Vern Troyer is not only an actor, but also a stuntman and even a stand-up comedian...at least he was one while he was alive. Vern's height was only 80 centimeters, which made him quite short even for a dwarf. But it was precisely because of his small stature that he was able to get into films, though not as an actor, but as a stunt double.



Yes, in the film "Baby Walker" Vern Troyer was a stunt double for a baby. He was dressed in baby clothes and filmed in scenes that were not suitable for a baby.

In 1997, Troyer played the son of an alien in the film "Men in Black", but even then, hardly anyone would have noticed him, because Troyer was dressed in a special suit.

But in 1999, Troyer received a very significant role as Mini Me - a miniature clone of Dr. Evil in the film "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery". He returned to this same role in the next two parts.

Since 2007, Vern has been dating actress Brittney Powell, but their relationship was not officially registered.



In 2018, Vern Troyer passed away. According to the official version, the actor passed away due to severe alcohol intoxication.

Vladimir Fyodorov

Vladimir Fyodorov was the most famous dwarf actor in Soviet times. The actor first appeared as Chernomor in the film "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (1972), after which he was often invited to films, especially fairy tales. Many remember him for his roles in such films as "One, Two, Grief Is Not a Trouble", "After the Rain on Thursday", "Kin Dza Dza", "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka", etc.



But Vladimir Fyodorov was not only an actor. Moreover, this was not his main activity. In 1964, he graduated from the Engineering Physics Institute with a degree in nuclear physicist. Moreover, he worked in this specialty and even published more than 50 scientific papers, many of which were translated into English.

Vladimir Fyodorov was married 4 times. In his second and third marriages, the actor had four children. But unfortunately, two of them passed away too early.



He was last married to a woman named Vera, who was 35 years younger than him. It was with her that he could experience true happiness for the rest of his life.

In 2016, the actor was "shattered" by a stroke, and five years later Vladimir Fedorov passed away. At the time of his death, the actor was 82 years old.

Warwick Davis

For many viewers, 107cm actor Warwick Davis is Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook from the Harry Potter series, but for me personally, he is first and foremost the Leprechaun from the film series of the same name.



Davis first appeared on screen in the film "Star Wars 6: Return of the Jedi", where he played the Ewok king. True, hardly anyone could recognize him in a funny suit. After that, his career took off. By the way, since then Warwick Davis has been invited to all the films of the "Star Wars" series, where he played the roles of completely different characters.



Warwick Davis suffers from a rather rare form of dwarfism - spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia. However, this did not prevent him from becoming a sought-after actor.



The actor was married to a woman named Samantha, who also had dwarfism. But, unfortunately, Samantha passed away in 2004. Davis also has two children, who, unfortunately, inherited their father's dysplasia.

Tony Cox

American actor Tony Cox is probably the most famous black actor with a dwarf. You may have seen him in such famous films as "Bad Santa", "Beetlejuice", "Me, Myself & Irene", "Friday", "Spaceballs" and others.



Like Warwick Davis, Tony Cox began his career with the film "Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi", where he played one of the Ewoks.

Andre Boucher

Of course, you can hardly call Andre Boucher an actor, because he did not act in films. Nevertheless, he also had to play his own specific role. Of course, many of you remember Andre Boucher as the permanent Passepartout in the popular TV game "Fort Boyard".



Initially, this show only involved French players, but over time the show gained international status, and teams from other countries began to come to Fort Boyard.

During the existence of the show, many hosts and elders of Four changed, but Passepartout was always the same, for all countries.



In addition to his work on television, André Boucher has worked as a station attendant on the French metro for over 25 years.

Martin Klebba

Also, we cannot help but recall another famous actor, Martin Klebba, whom many will certainly remember for his role as the short pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.



Klebba began his film career in 2001 and continues to act to this day. To date, his most recent work is the role of the dwarf Grumpy in the film "Snow White".

Martin Klebba has been married to Michelle Dilgard, who also has dwarfism, for almost 15 years.

Deep Roy

Deep Roy (real name Mohinder Phurba) is an American actor of Indian origin, who is remembered by most viewers for the film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", where he played all the Oompa-Loompas.



Like many other dwarf actors, Deep Roy began his career with the film "Star Wars VI", where he played one of the Ewoks. In addition, he starred in such sensational films as "Transformers 3", "Star Trek (2009)", the series "The Lower Depths", etc.

Mihai Meszaros

Hungarian actor Mihai Meszaros with a childish appearance played in only five projects, but nevertheless he was remembered by many viewers. Personally, I remember him very well from his role as a gatekeeper in the cool film "Wax Museum".



It should also be noted that it was Meszaros who played the alien Alpha in the popular series of the same name. Of course, the creator of the series Paul Fusco himself controlled the Alpha puppet, but in the scenes where Alpha was shown in full growth, it was Mihai Meszaros who starred.



Kenny Baker

Actor Kenny Baker can boast of a rather impressive filmography. He began his career back in 1960, when he played the role of a dwarf in the film "Circus of Horrors".



But still, the "Star Wars" franchise made him popular. True, unlike other dwarf actors, he played not Ewoks, but the astromech droid R2D2. Yes, there was not much to play there, because the actor was sitting inside the droid, but Baker suffered a lot, because he had to spend a long time in a cramped "package", especially considering that the filming took place in the heat.

It is noteworthy that Kenny Baker appeared in all the films of the Star Wars saga as R2D2, including the first part of the new trilogy, The Force Awakens (2015). But since then, he has not returned to this role. And in 2016, the actor passed away at the age of 81.