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Michael Gilden

Acting
Known For

44 Years Old

Michael Jeffrey Gilden was an American actor with dwarfism. He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including Charmed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, Cybill, NCIS and Pulp Fiction, and had a role as an Ewok in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series NCIS. Gilden was also a Financial Advisor. In August 1997, he met Meredith Eaton through mutual friends in Atlanta, Georgia. Gilden encouraged Eaton to pursue a career in acting, and she became an actress in 1999. The couple married on May 20, 2001. Gilden committed suicide on December 5, 2006, hanging himself in his Los Angeles home. He was 44. He was buried in a private service at Mission Hills, California, on December 10.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 22nd September 1962

Died

5th December 2006

All Credits

NCIS Image
NCIS
Marty Pearson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Lawrence Ames
Family Law Image
Family Law
Robert Silver
Charmed Image
Charmed
Finnegan
Nikki Image
Nikki
Dwarf Dwight
Pulp Fiction Image
Pulp Fiction
Page for Phillip Morris
The Pretender Image
The Pretender
Elf
Cybill Image
Cybill
Return of the Jedi Image
Return of the Jedi
Ewok
Aliens in the Family Image
Aliens in the Family
Snizzy (body)
Freaked Image
Freaked
Eye
Snow White Image
Snow White
Monday (Red)
Under the Rainbow Image
Under the Rainbow
Hotel Rainbow Guest
Nerds of a Feather Image
Nerds of a Feather
Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
No Image
The Hollywood Shorties