Michael Gilden

Michael Gilden
Born	September 22, 1962(1962-09-22) Los Angeles, California  United States
Died	December 5, 2006(2006-12-05) (aged 44) Los Angeles, California
Spouse	Meredith Eaton-Gilden (2001 until death)

Michael Jeffrey Gilden (September 22, 1962 - December 5, 2006) was an American actor with dwarfism (height 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 m). 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 (TV series) 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.

With Meredith Eaton-Gilden

In August 1997, he met Meredith Eaton through common 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.^[1] He was buried in a private service at Mission Hills, California, on December 10.

References

1. ^ "Actor Gilden dies at 44". Variety. 11 December 2006. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955558.html?categoryid=25&cs=1. Retrieved 21 February 2009. 

External links

• Michael Gilden at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Gilden at Find A Grave

Persondata
Name	Gilden, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	September 22, 1962
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death	December 5, 2006
Place of death	Los Angeles, California