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Deep Roy Born Mohinder Purba
1957 (age 53–54)
Nairobi, KenyaOccupation Actor, Stuntman, Puppeteer Years active 1976–present Gurdeep Roy (born 1957), sometimes credited as Roy Deep, Gordeep Roy, or just Deep Roy, is a Kenyan-born English actor, stuntman and puppeteer of Indian descent.[1]
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Early life
Born Mohinder Purba in Nairobi, Kenya to Indian parents, Roy is 4 ft 4 in (132 centimetres) tall.
Career
Because of his short stature, he has played a variety of unusual characters in his acting career. Roy made his professional screen acting debut in a 1976 episode of The New Avengers entitled "Target!" as character named Klokoe. He would later make his film debut that same year, in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, as the Italian Assassin.[2] Another notable early role was as Mr. Sin, the "pig-brained Peking Homonculus", a villain with a distinct appetite for homicide, in the acclaimed Doctor Who story The Talons of Weng-Chiang. In 1979, Roy also played a genetically engineered life form 'Decima' in the 1st season Blake's 7 episode "The Web" as well as the diminutive chess genius, 'The Klute', in the 2nd season Blake's 7 episode "Gambit".
He has played apes in two movies: Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and again in the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes (Two roles: one as a young gorilla boy and as Thade's niece). His most notable role is playing the Oompa-Loompas in Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Deep had extensive training for the role in dance, yoga, and even some minor instrument playing. He is noted for his frequent collaborations with Tim Burton, appearing in Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[3] and Corpse Bride where he supplied General Bonesapart's voice.
He has done many other roles in movies and on television, including The X-Files, Flash Gordon, Return to Oz (as the Tin Woodsman), Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal as a puppeteer extra, The NeverEnding Story as Teeny Weeny, the rider of the "racing snail", Alien From L.A., Howling VI: The Freaks as Mr Toones and Return of the Jedi as Droopy McCool and in The Haunted Mansion.
Most recently, he appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as an Egyptian guard and in the 2009 film Star Trek as "Keenser", Montgomery Scott's assistant on the ice planet Delta Vega. Deep played a green man while doing a commercial shoot for Ozocleanse.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Other notes 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Italian Assassin 1979 Licensed to Love and Kill Dwarf Die Brut des Bösen Van Bullock 1980 Flash Gordon Fellini 1982 The Sender The Dark Crystal Additional Performer 1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Droopy McCool Uncredited Role 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Primate Sequences The NeverEnding Story Teeny Weeny Voice dubbed by Frank Lenart 1985 Return to Oz Tin Man Starship Grid' not 'Kid 1986 Weekend Warriors Little Girl Uncredited Role 1987 Going Bananas Bonzo 1988 Alien from L.A. Mambino 1989 Rising Storm Joker Arroyo Lethal Woman Grizabella 1990 Disturbed Marty 1991 Howling VI: The Freaks Toones Direct-to-Video Release 1992 The Resurrected Main Monster 1993 Freaked George Ramirez #3 1994 Dickwad Little Telephone Bully 1995 Under the Hula Moon Bus Driver 1998 Mafia! Small Hitman Uncredited Role 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Post Office Clerk 2001 Planet of the Apes Gorilla Kid/Thade's Niece 2003 The Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghost Big Fish Mr. Soggybottom 2004 Surviving Eden Indian Mo 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Oompa-Loompa All of them. Corpse Bride General Bonesapart Voice Role 2009 Star Trek Keenser Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Egyptian Guard Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 The New Avengers Klokoe Episode: Target! 1978 Benji's Very Own Christmas Story Key Elf Uncredited Role
TV-Movie1977–1986 Doctor Who Mr. Sin
Possican Delegate7 episodes 1978–1980 Blake's 7 Decima
The Klute
Moloch
Link4 episodes 1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars Uncredited Role 2001 The X-Files Beggar Man Episode: Badlaa 2010 Eastbound & Down Aaron References
External links
- Deep Roy at the Internet Movie Database
- Deep Roy at AllRovi
- Official website
- Deep Roy at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Categories:- 1957 births
- Actors with dwarfism
- Kenyan writers
- Kenyan actors
- Kenyan television actors
- Puppeteers
- Kenyan people of Indian descent
- Living people
- People from Nairobi
- Stunt performers
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