Munchkins/midgets/dwarves/oompa-Loompas/pygmies/shortarses

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

18 minutes ago, time said:

 He was 67cm tall.

Encourage my laziness, what's that in real money? 

[Clorox Bleachman 2,413]

5 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

Encourage my laziness, what's that in real money? 

One and a half cubits or six and a half hands.

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

38 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

Encourage my laziness, what's that in real money? 

0.367 fathoms.

[Whitehouse 872]

Guess his hobby....

 

[Man About The Forum 78]

What is Rusty Goffe up to these days?

 

 

[Phantom 2,533]

5 minutes ago, Man About The Forum said:

What is Rusty Goffe up to these days?

 

 

4ft 2"

[Perhaps 1,423]

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

[machotrouts 828]

How would you tell?

 

[Dead Wait 1,129]

10 hours ago, Perhaps said:

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

Is this tenable?

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Report of the death of Malcolm Dixon, actor famous for Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Return Of The Jedi, etc etc: http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/malcolm-dixon-leektar-the-ewok-in-return-of-the-jedi-has-passed-away/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/

 

 

[Perhaps 1,423]

On 02/03/2020 at 20:27, Perhaps said:

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

 

Just a quick unimportant update on this, apparently he was stressing the nurses out because he kept wanting to walk around when they told him to take it easy. Doesn’t seem that serious and sounds like he could easily sweep it under the carpet. 

 

Hopefully he doesn’t have that second stroke people don’t usually bounce back from

[ObakeFilter 899]

10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Malcolm Dixon, actor famous for Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Return Of The Jedi, etc etc: http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/malcolm-dixon-leektar-the-ewok-in-return-of-the-jedi-has-passed-away/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/

 

 

So he was the one getting all the uncredited extra roles in all those movies where the major characters were dwarves.

 

Wonder how it feels like.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

1 minute ago, ObakeFilter said:

So he was the one getting all the uncredited extra roles in all those movies where the major characters were dwarves.

 

Wonders how it feels like.

I'm sure Malcolm wasn't short changed.

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

45 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Malcolm Dixon, actor famous for Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Return Of The Jedi, etc etc: http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/malcolm-dixon-leektar-the-ewok-in-return-of-the-jedi-has-passed-away/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/

 

 

Leaves Rusty Goffe, 71, and Albert Wilkinson, 82, as the only surviving actors to have portrayed oompa loompas in WWATCF.

All three should obit I imagine?

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Any idea what happened to Rudy Borgstaller? There doesn’t seem to be any evidence that he’s either alive or dead...

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

12 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Any idea what happened to Rudy Borgstaller? There doesn’t seem to be any evidence that he’s either alive or dead...

I think this was settled the other year when a link was posted somewhere to an interview with Rusty Goffe saying that himself Dixon and Wilkinson were the last three still living.

I think one or two of the others are missing bio details on IMDb too. Likely that appearing in the film was a one off role for them and they died in obscurity. Quite a few of them were pretty old at the time it was filmed as well.

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

On 09/04/2020 at 20:39, YoungWillz said:

Report of the death of Malcolm Dixon, actor famous for Flash Gordon, Time Bandits, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Return Of The Jedi, etc etc: http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/malcolm-dixon-leektar-the-ewok-in-return-of-the-jedi-has-passed-away/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/

 

 

An editor on Wiki seems to think he was 85 at the time of his death, not 66 as reported, which would make a lot more sense if you look at the pictures of him.

[msc 18,439]

11 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

An editor on Wiki seems to think he was 85 at the time of his death, not 66 as reported, which would make a lot more sense if you look at the pictures of him.

 

And note the debate about deleting this Wiki page on an actor who, although I didn't know the name, was an instant "oh yeah that guy". Wiki Editors are crazy.

[Ulitzer95 12,589]

6 minutes ago, msc said:

 

And note the debate about deleting this Wiki page on an actor who, although I didn't know the name, was an instant "oh yeah that guy". Wiki Editors are crazy.

Yes, and the editor who proposed it sounds like a Grade A cockwomble.

[Toast 16,138]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Yes, and the editor who proposed it sounds like a Grade A cockwomble.

 

Maybe we should move to delete his articles on people we haven't heard of/things that don't interest us. 

[Perhaps 1,423]

Junrey Balawing, the world's shortest man died July 28th aged 27

 

https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/30/20/pinoy-na-worlds-shortest-man-pumanaw-na  (article in Malay)

[Sir Creep 7,070]

19 minutes ago, Perhaps said:

Junrey Balawing, the world's shortest man died July 28th aged 27

 

https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/30/20/pinoy-na-worlds-shortest-man-pumanaw-na  (article in Malay)

This site is full of lame people.  Should all be posting the same pile of dead short Jokes.  My home DP does (and will) and it’s a joy every time. It’s like all y’all don’t even try.

 

’He was hoping to make it to August, came up short’.  There.  I feel better.

SC

[Perhaps 1,423]

1 minute ago, Sir Creep said:

This site is full of lame people.  Should all be posting the same pile of dead short Jokes.  My home DP does (and will) and it’s a joy every time. It’s like all y’all don’t even try.

 

’He was hoping to make it to August, came up short’.  There.  I feel better.

SC

 

I tend to leave the dad jokes to people that are actually dads or are old enough to be one. xo

[Perhaps 1,423]

On 02/03/2020 at 20:27, Perhaps said:

A close source of mine told me that Warwick Davis was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke. He’s been in hospital for a couple of days now.

 

The Twitter now starting to notice something’s not right with him on the Christmas edition of Tenable. Defo not 100% his usual self. 

[The Old Crem 3,584]

44 minutes ago, Perhaps said:

 

The Twitter now starting to notice something’s not right with him on the Christmas edition of Tenable. Defo not 100% his usual self. 

He has recently dropped back to only filming 1/3 of Tenable's new commission with the other 2/3 of new episodes hosted by Sally Lyndsay.

 

However he is also plaining on filming a film role next year.