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Rusty Goffe | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1966–present |
Height | 4 ft 2 in (127 cm) |
Spouse |
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Children | 2 |
Rusty Goffe (born 30 October 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his appearances in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , and the Harry Potter franchise. He played Goober on Stupid! .
Goffe was born on 30 October 1948 in Herne Bay, Kent. He attended Sturry Secondary Modern School. [2]
Goffe appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and as a Jawa in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , among a few other aliens. He also appeared in the films Willow and Flash Gordon . He played Le Muff in the film History of the World Part I and also played Goober, a purple gremlin butler in the CBBC children's sketch show Stupid!
In 2007, Goffe played the lead role in A Kitten for Hitler , a film created by Ken Russell with the intention of making something as offensive as possible. Goffe played a Jewish child who is made into a lamp by Hitler. [3] He is also notable for being the face of Ginsters. [4]
Goffe is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats. [5]
On 24 April 2019, Goffe married Sarah Goffe, his girlfriend of over 30 years, in Koh Samui. [1] [6] He has two children. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Oompa Loompa | uncredited |
1972 | Disciple of Death | Dwarf Vampire | |
1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid | uncredited |
1980 | Flash Gordon | Ming Guard | |
Here Comes Channel 8 | TV movie | ||
1988 | Willow | Nelwyn Villager | |
1990 | Death in Venice | Strolling Plaer | TV movie |
1993 | U.F.O. | Henry VIII | |
2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Gringott's Bank Goblin | uncredited |
2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Minor Roles | uncredited |
2007 | A Kitten for Hitler | Lenny | |
Fred Claus | Frosty the Barman | ||
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bit Part | uncredited | |
2008 | The Colour of Magic | Lackjaw | |
2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Goblin | |
2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | "The Aged Goblin" Chief Bank Teller | |
2016 | Spidarlings | Alfred | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971–1981 | The Goodies | Himself, Little Rolf Harris (uncredited), Dwarf | 3 episodes [9] |
1981–1983 | Are You Being Served? | Mrs. Slocombe's Suitor/Monkey in Monkey Business | 2 episodes |
1985 | 'Allo 'Allo! | Monsieur Pierre LeGrand in The Wooing of Widow Artois | 1 episode |
1996–1999 | Britain's Bounciest Weather | Weatherman | L!VE TV [10] |
2000–2002 | The League of Gentlemen | Simba | 3 episodes |
2002 | Dwarves in Showbiz | Himself | |
2003 | The 100 Greatest Musicals | Himself | |
2003–2005 | Little Britain | Macaulay Culkin look-a-like | Season 3 Deleted Scene |
2004–2005 | Stupid! | Goober | 20 episodes |
2004–2006 | Chucklevision | Peat the Leprechaun, Alien | 2 episodes |
2014 | Doctor Who | Little John | Episode: "Robot of Sherwood" |