Mike Edmonds

Mike Edmonds (born 13 January 1944) is an English actor with achondroplasia ( dwarfism), known for his role as Little Ron in the children's television show '' Maid Marian and Her Merry Men''.

Edmonds has appeared in several films, including '' Flash Gordon'' (1980), '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982), and ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988). He played the role of Og in the Terry Gilliam film '' Time Bandits'' (1981). In '' Return of the Jedi,'' (1983) he performed as the Ewok Logray as well as the operator for Jabba the Hutt's tail.

Edmonds can be seen dancing in the Men Without Hats music video " The Safety Dance" as a dwarf jester, wearing a shirt for their '' Rhythm of Youth'' album.

With the death of Malcolm Dixon in 2020, Edmonds became the last surviving actor to have played one of the titular "Time Bandits".

Filmography

*'' Black Jack'' (1979) – Tom Thumb's Army
*'' Flash Gordon'' (1980) – Dwarf
*'' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) – Ugnaught (uncredited)
*'' Time Bandits'' (1981) – Og
*'' The Dark Crystal'' (1982) – Aughra
* I Remember Nelson (1982) - Portrait Seller
* Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) - Page Boy
* Safety Dance (music video), Men Without Hats (1983) Jester
*St Ursula's In Danger (1983) - Gypsy
*'' Return of the Jedi'' (1983) – Logray (Ewok)
*Cell 151 (music video), Steve Hackett (1983) - Dream Apparition
*'' Sword of the Valiant'' (1984) – Tiny Man
* The Master of Ballantrae (1984) - Pirate
* They Came From Somewhere Else (1984) - Dwarf
*''Legend'' (1985) – Tic (uncredited)
* Lost Empires (1986) - Barney
*Treasures of the Mindlord (1986) - To-lor
*'' Snow White'' (1987) – Biddy
*'' Salome's Last Dance'' (1988) – 1st Jew
*''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) – Stretch
* The Storyteller (1988) - Tiny Tailor
*'' Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'' (1989–1994) – Little Ron
* The Silver Chair (1990) - Second Owl
* Preacher Man (music video, Bananarama (1990) - Shaman
* The 10th Kingdom (2000) - Dwarf Librarian
* Fun at the Funeral Parlour (2001) - Pablo
*'' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) – Goblin (uncredited)
* Starhyke (2009) - Logan
*'' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'' (2011) – Goblin (uncredited)
*An Accidental Studio (2019) - Self
*''Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story'' (2019) - Self

References

External links

Official website
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1944 births
Living people
Actors with dwarfism
English male television actors
English male film actors
Male actors from Chelmsford
People educated at The Billericay School

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