Jack Purvis

Jack Purvis was a British film actor Purvis was a dwarf and thus was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature Purvis appeared as a different alien creature in each of the three films of the original Star Wars trilogy and also appeared in three of director Terry Gilliams early fantasy films Time Bandits Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Several years before his death Purvis became quadriplegic after breaking his neck in a car accident He died in November 1997 at the age of 60