Rusty Goffe
{{Short description|British actor (born 1948)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Rusty Goffe 1.jpg
| caption = Goffe in 2007
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Herne Bay, Kent, England
| height = 4 ft 2 in
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1966–present
| spouse = {{Unbulleted list|{{marriage|Sarah Goffe|2019}}}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rustygoffe/status/1121051696346664962|title=Ok. Back from Koh Samui as a married man! (Have known Sarah for over 30 years).|website=Twitter|first=Rusty|last=Goffe|date=24 April 2019}}
| 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!.
Early life
Goffe was born on 30 October 1948 in Herne Bay, Kent. He attended Sturry Secondary Modern School.{{cite web|url=http://www.rustygoffe.co.uk |title=The Rusty Goffe Page |accessdate=21 December 2016}}
Career
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.{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Russell |title=My Kitten for Hitler is all in the best bad taste |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2538424.ece |access-date=22 December 2012 |newspaper=Times Online |date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530004032/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2538424.ece |archive-date=30 May 2010 |publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd.}} He is also notable for being the face of Ginsters.{{cite web |url=http://www.dwarfs4hire.com/rustygoffe.html |title=Rusty Goffe |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041027045532/http://dwarfs4hire.com:80/rustygoffe.html |archive-date=27 October 2004 |work=Dwarfs 4 Hire}}
Goffe is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gowr.co.uk/all-water-rats/v/175 |title=Rusty Goffe |work=Grand Order of Water Rats |access-date=21 January 2019}}
Personal life
On 24 April 2019, Goffe married Sarah Goffe, his girlfriend of over 30 years, in Koh Samui.{{cite web|last=Nolasco|first=Stephanie|date=28 January 2019|title='Willy Wonka' star Julie Dawn Cole reveals what it was really like working with Gene Wilder, being Veruca Salt|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/willy-wonka-star-julie-dawn-cole-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-working-with-gene-wilder-being-veruca-salt|access-date=22 September 2022|website=Fox News|language=en-US}} He has two children.{{cite news|last=Koirala|first=Kareena|title=Life of Rusty Goffe after Playing an Oompa Loompa in 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'|url=https://news.amomama.com/192590-rusty-goffes-life-playing-oompa-loompa-w.html|access-date=14 July 2020|work=AmoMama|date=4 February 2020}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| rowspan="2"| 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 |
| rowspan="3"| 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 | {{Cite web | url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/spidarlings | title=British Council Film: Spidarlings}} |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–1981 | The Goodies | Himself, Little Rolf Harris (uncredited), Dwarf | 3 episodes{{cite web|url=https://www,imdb.com/name/nm0324597/|title=Rusty Goffe|website=IMDb|access-date=23 September 2022}} |
| 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{{cite book|first=Ashley|last=Hames|title=Sin Cities|publisher=Tonto Books|date=2008|page=33|isbn=978-0955632600}} |
| 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" |
=Commercials=
- Adult Learning – The "Get Rid of Your Gremlins" Gremlin
- Hygena Furniture
- Lyons Maid Ice Cream
- Ginsters Meat Pies
- Heroquest Board Game
- Battlemaster's Board Game
- Red Dog Hot Dogs
=Music videos=
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Rusty Goffe}}
- {{IMDb name|324597}}
- [http://www.rustygoffe.co.uk Rusty Goffe Homepage]
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Actors from the City of Canterbury
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors