Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Hollywood Shorties
Character:
MOVIE • 2016

NCIS
Character: Marty Pearson
TV • 2003

Snow White
Character: Monday
MOVIE • 2001

Nikki
Character: Dwarf Dwight
TV • 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Lawrence Ames
TV • 2000

Family Law
Character: Robert Silver
TV • 1999

Charmed
Character: Finnegan
TV • 1998

The Pretender
Character: Elf
TV • 1996

Aliens in the Family
Character: Snizzy (body)
TV • 1996

Cybill
Character:
TV • 1995

Pulp Fiction
Character: Page for Phillip Morris
MOVIE • 1994

Freaked
Character: Eye
MOVIE • 1993

Nerds of a Feather
Character: Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
MOVIE • 1989

Return of the Jedi
Character: Ewok
MOVIE • 1983

Under the Rainbow
Character: Hotel Rainbow Guest
MOVIE • 1981
Crew