Rusty Goffe
Rusty Goffe | |
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Born |
Herne Bay, Kent, U.K. | 30 October 1948
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Height | 4'-2" |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Goffe |
Children | 2 |
Website | Official site |
Rusty Goffe (born 30 October 1948) is an English actor with dwarfism.
Personal life
He married Sarah Goffe. They have two children, Ben and Jack.
Early life
Goffe was born and raised in Herne Bay, Kent. He attended Sturry Secondary Modern School.[1]
Career
Goffe appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and as a Jawa in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, among a few other aliens. He also appeared in the films Willow and Flash Gordon. He played Le Muff in the film History of the World Part I and also played Goober, a purple gremlin butler in Stupid!
In 2002, Goffe played the lead role in A Kitten for Hitler, a film created by Ken Russell with the intention of making something as offensive as possible. He played a Jewish child who is made into a lamp by Hitler.[2] He is also notable for being the face of Ginsters.[3]
Goffe is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Oompa Loompa | uncredited |
1972 | Disciple of Death | Dwarf Vampire | |
1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid | uncredited |
1980 | Flash Gordon | Ming Guard | |
Here Comes Channel 8 | TV movie | ||
1988 | Willow | Nelwyn Villager | |
1990 | Death in Venice | Strolling Plaer | TV movie |
1993 | U.F.O. | Henry VIII | |
2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Gringott's Bank Goblin | uncredited |
2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Minor Roles | uncredited |
2007 | A Kitten for Hitler | Lenny | |
Fred Claus | Frosty the Barman | ||
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bit Part | uncredited | |
2008 | The Colour of Magic | Lackjaw | |
2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Goblin | |
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | "The Aged Goblin" Chief Bank Teller | |
2016 | Spidarlings | Alfred | [5] |
Television
- Doctor Who: "Robot of Sherwood" (2014) - Little John
- Stupid! (2005) – Goober
- 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) – Himself
- Dwarves in Showbiz (2002) – Himself
- The League of Gentlemen (1999)
- Britain's Bounciest Weather (L!VE TV, 1996-1999)[6]
- Chucklevision (2003, 2006) – Peat the Leprechaun, Alien
- 'Allo 'Allo! (1982) – Monsieur Pierre LeGrand in The Wooing of Widow Artois
- Are You Being Served? (1972) – Mrs. Slocombe's Suitor / Monkey in Monkey Business
- The Goodies (1970)
Commercials
- Adult Learning – The "Get Rid of Your Gremlins" Gremlin
- Hygena Furniture
- Lyons Maid Ice Cream
- Ginsters Meat Pies
- Heroquest Board Game
- Battlemaster's Board Game
- Red Dog Hot Dogs
Music videos
References
- ↑ http://www.rustygoffe.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-21. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Russell, Ken (27 September 2007). "My Kitten for Hitler is all in the best bad taste". The Times. Retrieved 22 December 2012. (subscription required)
- ↑ the big place for little people
- ↑ http://www.gowr.co.uk/all-water-rats/
- ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/spidarlings
- ↑ Ashley Hames, "Sin Cities", Tonto Books, 2008, ISBN 0-9556326-0-9, p.33
External links
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