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Michael Gilden(1962-2006)

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  • Stunts
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Michael Gilden
Michael Gilden was born on 22 September 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Southland Tales (2006). He was married to Meredith Eaton and Elena Fondacaro. He died on 5 December 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1962
DiedDecember 5, 2006(44)
BornSeptember 22, 1962
DiedDecember 5, 2006(44)
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Known for

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Ewok
  • 1983
Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction
8.9
  • Phillip Morris Page
  • 1994
Bai Ling, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Mandy Moore, and Cheri Oteri in Southland Tales (2006)
Southland Tales
5.3
  • Stunts
  • 2006
Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
NCIS
7.8
TV Series
  • Marty Pearson

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  • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Marty Pearson
    • 2006
  • Jillian Clare, Roland Kickinger, Caitlin E.J. Meyer, and Randal Miles in Against Type (2006)
    Against Type
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Donnie
    • 2006
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
    Charmed
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Liam
    • Finnegan
    • 2003–2006
  • The Search for the Golden Bird
    Video
    • John Spencer
    • 2005
  • Keith Andreen in Nudity Required (2003)
    Nudity Required
    7.4
    • Little Dirk
    • 2003
  • Nikki Cox and Nick von Esmarch in Nikki (2000)
    Nikki
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Dwarf Dwight
    • 2002
  • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lawrence Ames
    • 2002
  • Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, Tony Danza, Christopher McDonald, and Dixie Carter in Family Law (1999)
    Family Law
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Robert Silver
    • 2002
  • Miranda Richardson and Kristin Kreuk in Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
    Snow White: The Fairest of Them All
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Monday (Red)
    • 2001
  • Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Nancy Sullivan in The Amanda Show (1999)
    The Amanda Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dancing Waiter
    • 2001
  • Once Upon a Christmas (2000)
    Once Upon a Christmas
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Dunder
    • 2000
  • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)
    The Pretender
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Elf
    • 1996
  • John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)
    Aliens in the Family
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Snizzy Brody
    • 1996
  • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Harvey
    • 1995
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
    Pulp Fiction
    8.9
    • Phillip Morris Page
    • 1994

Stunts

  • Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Preston Lacy in TV: The Movie (2006)
    TV: The Movie
    3.2
    • stunts
    • 2006
  • Bai Ling, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Mandy Moore, and Cheri Oteri in Southland Tales (2006)
    Southland Tales
    5.3
    • stunt player
    • 2006
  • Unconditional Love (2002)
    Unconditional Love
    6.7
    • stunt double: Meredith Eaton
    • 2002
  • Billy Crystal and Gheorghe Muresan in My Giant (1998)
    My Giant
    5.0
    • utility stunts
    • 1998
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
    Last Action Hero
    6.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 4′ 6″ (1.37 m)
  • Born
    • September 22, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 2006
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouses
      Meredith EatonMay 20, 2001 - December 5, 2006 (his death)

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    Made his film debut as an Ewok in the Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), and did various stunt and appearance work on TV.

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