George Claydon

{{Short description|British actor (1933–2001)}}

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| name = George Claydon

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| birth_date = 4 September 1933

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| death_date = 4 October 2001 (aged 68)

| death_place = London, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1963–1989

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George Claydon (4 September 1933 – 4 October 2001) was a British actor notable for his dwarfism. His television roles included that of Photographer George in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, a television film that initially aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1967, Ginaarbrik in the 1967 ITV adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967) (which he followed by playing Nikabrik many years later in the 1989 BBC adaptation of Prince Caspian), and the miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii (1984). His film appearances included the Joan Crawford horror film Berserk! (1967), as one of the Oompa Loompas in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and as Hercules in I Don't Want to Be Born (1975). He was "World Cup Willie", the official mascot of the England Football Team in 1966.{{cite AV media|date=28 April 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYvUXmZRtoQM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514043144/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYvUXmZRtoQM |archive-date=2021-05-14 |url-status=dead|title=October 19, 1965 - The British football team mascot World Cup Willie, arriving at the FA in London|publisher=YouTube}}