David Stephen Rappaport (November 23, 1951 – May 2, 1990) was an English actor, one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film, known for his roles in the films Time Bandits and The Bride, and television series such as L.A. Law, The Wizard and Captain Planet and the Planeteers. He was reported standing 3' 11" (1.19 m), although he told newspapers different heights, ranging from 3' 6" (1.07 m) up to 4 feet (1.22 m).
It is the most amazing thing in the world to be 30 and look into the eyes of a child.
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"Remember, follow your heart, and you'll be fine. Follow your dream; it's the key to everything." - David in The Bride (1985).
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Fact
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Same height as Hervé Villechaize, who also died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Was a guest presenter on Children's ITV in October 1983.
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Was the son of a taxi driver.
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His death and that of Jack Purvis were the main reasons why Terry Gilliam decided to the shelve the intended sequel to Time Bandits (1981) as their characters were two of the most heavily featured in the film.
Was "Minister for Foreign Affairs" of the "People's Republic of Frestonia", a collection of squats in West London that declared independence from the UK in 1977 in order to gain publicity for their (successful) fight against eviction & demolition. [See Passport to Pimlico (1949)]
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Died of gunshot wound to chest in apparent suicide in a San Fernando Valley park at age 38.
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Nearly died whilst filming The Bride (1985), when the circus tent caught fire and David was left suspended by a rope in the 'Big Top'. The Special Effects man, who was outside the tent, couldn't hear all the shouting and kept David high in the air as the tent was burning around him. Finally he was let down. The large tent only took four minutes to be completely destroyed.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990-1991
TV Series
MAL
Beyond the Groove
1990
TV Series
Sir Harold Blandford
L.A. Law
1987-1989
TV Series
Hamilton Schuyler
Luigi's Ladies
1989
Luigi
Peter Gunn
1989
TV Movie
Speck
A Fine Romance
1989
TV Series
Doctor Tomas #1, #2, #3
Mr. Belvedere
1988
TV Series
Galen Belvedere
Hooperman
1988
TV Series
Nick Derringer
The Wizard
1986-1987
TV Series
Simon McKay
The Madness Museum
1986
TV Movie
Ghengis
Robin Hood
1986
TV Series
Skulley
Hardcastle and McCormick
1986
TV Series
Cluracan
Amazing Stories
1986
TV Series
Troll
The Bride
1985
Rinaldo
Summer Season
1985
TV Series
Chimp
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1985
TV Series
Various
The Gourmet
1984
TV Movie
Dr. Grosvenor
Screen Two
1984
TV Series
Arthur
Dramarama
1984
TV Series
Luko
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Sage
The Saturday Show
1984
TV Series
Shades
Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz
1983
TV Series
The Young Ones
1982
TV Series
Shirley
Ftumch
There's a Lot of It About
1982
TV Series
Various Characters
The Goodies
1981-1982
TV Series
Robot / Chief Dwarf
John Diamond
1981
TV Movie
Mr. Seed
Jigsaw
1980-1981
TV Series
O-Man
Time Bandits
1981
Randall
Q5
1980
TV Series
Little Dave
Cuba
1979
Jesus
Black Jack
1979
Tom Thumb's Army
The Famous Five
1978
TV Series
Mr. Wooh's Assistant
Mysteries
1978
The Midget
Do You Remember?
1978
TV Series
Pedro
The London Weekend Show
1977
TV Series
Tiswas
1974
TV Series
Shades (1981-1982)
Turkish Delight
1973
Dwarf
Arthur of the Britons
1973
TV Series
Wood Person
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beyond the Groove
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Time Bandits
1981
performer: "Me And My Shadow"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ce nain que je ne saurais voir!
2005
TV Movie documentary dedicatee
Baywatch
1994
TV Series dedicated to the loving memory of - 1 episode
$17 Million
