Michael Gilden

Michael Jeffrey Gilden (September 22, 1962 – December 5, 2006) was an American actor. The 4 feet (1.2 m) tall Gilden had a form of dwarfism.[1] He lived and worked in Los Angeles.

Michael Gilden
Born	September 22, 1962 Los Angeles, California United States
Died	December 5, 2006 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California
Height	4 ft (122 cm)
Spouse(s)	Meredith Eaton ​ (m. after 2001)​

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 Return of the Jedi. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series NCIS. Gilden was also a Financial Advisor.

With Meredith Eaton-Gilden

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 committed suicide by hanging on December 5, 2006, in his Los Angeles home. He was 44.[2]

Select filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2001	Snow White: The Fairest of Them All	Monday	TV movie
2003	Nudity Required	Little Dirk

References

1. Leslie Berger (March 17, 1990). "Short and Tall Lend a Hand". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
2. "Actor Gilden dies at 44". Variety. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

• Michael Gilden at IMDb