Mick Walter (born Michael E. Walter, 1955),
[ often referred to by the stage name Big Mick, is an English ]actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, musician and puppeteer. He is known for appearing in television comedies, first appearing as Jack Large in ''Blackadder
''Blackadder'' is a series of four Period piece, period British sitcoms - ''The Black Adder'', ''Blackadder II'', ''Blackadder the Third'' and ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' - plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC1 from 19 ...
''. He has also appeared in ''Black Books
''Black Books'' is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews. It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Dyla ...
'', '' Green Wing'', '' Toast of London'' and '' Psychoville''.
He has appeared in the BBC's adaptations of three of ''The Chronicles of Narnia
''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia (wor ...
'': in 1988, he played the White Witch's dwarf in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is a portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956 ...
'', in 1989, he played Trumpkin
Trumpkin is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' fantasy novel series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. Trumpkin is an intensely practical and skeptical dwarf who lives during the reigns of King Miraz and King Caspian X. He is a major character ...
in ''Prince Caspian
''Prince Caspian'' (originally published as ''Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia'') is a high fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis and published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951. It was the second published of seven novels in ''The C ...
'', and again in 1990 in ''The Silver Chair
''The Silver Chair'' is a portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis and published by Geoffrey Bles in 1953. It was the fourth of seven novels published in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956), but became volume six in rec ...
''. He also appeared in ''Lexx
''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Dono ...
'', most notably as the cross-dressing Titania. His film roles include ''Dazzle'' (1999) as Bodkin, ''Pets'' (1999) as Mick and '' The Last Leprechaun'' (1998) as Finn Regan McCool. In April 2006, Walter appeared in an episode of the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...
'' as bit-part character Billy Trotter, and in 2007 as Raglin, a troll, in the British film '' The Magic Door''.
In 2010, he appeared in panto at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
The Alhambra Theatre is a theatre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, named after the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, which was the place of residence of the Emir of the Emirate of Granada. It was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for t ...
as one of the Seven Dwarves in ''Snow White
"Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...
''."Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
''Yorkshire Post'', 24 December 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-13.[Val Javin]
"Pantomime: Oakes actor Big Mick talks about panto, Paul O’Grady and Page Three girls"
''Huddersfield Daily Examiner'', December 3, 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
Walter is in height.
Before he became an actor, he was a drummer for Wild Oates, a three-piece band based in Huddersfield.
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Actor/Musician, Michael "Big Mick" Walter, photo
English male television actors
Actors with dwarfism
Living people
1955 births
Male actors from Huddersfield
English male film actors
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