Rusty Goffe

Rusty Goffe
Born (1948-10-30) 30 October 1948 (age 76)
Herne Bay, Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active1966–present
Height4 ft 2 in (127 cm)
Spouse
  • Sarah Goffe
    ​
    (m. 2019)​
[1]
Children2

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.[2]

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.[3] He is also notable for being the face of Ginsters.[4]

Goffe is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats.[5]

Personal life

On 24 April 2019, Goffe married Sarah Goffe, his girlfriend of over 30 years, in Koh Samui.[1][6] He has two children.[7]

Filmography

Film

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
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]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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"

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

  1. ^ a b Goffe, Rusty (24 April 2019). "Ok. Back from Koh Samui as a married man! (Have known Sarah for over 30 years)". Twitter.
  2. ^ "The Rusty Goffe Page". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ Russell, Ken (27 September 2007). "My Kitten for Hitler is all in the best bad taste". Times Online. Times Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Rusty Goffe". Dwarfs 4 Hire. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Rusty Goffe". Grand Order of Water Rats. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (28 January 2019). "'Willy Wonka' star Julie Dawn Cole reveals what it was really like working with Gene Wilder, being Veruca Salt". Fox News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ^ Koirala, Kareena (4 February 2020). "Life of Rusty Goffe after Playing an Oompa Loompa in 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'". AmoMama. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ "British Council Film: Spidarlings".
  9. ^ "Rusty Goffe". IMDb. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  10. ^ Hames, Ashley (2008). Sin Cities. Tonto Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-0955632600.
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