Michael Gilden

Michael Jeffrey Gilden was an American actor with dwarfism 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 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 In August 1997 he met Meredith Eaton through mutual 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 He was buried in a private service at Mission Hills California on December 10