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Deep Roy

Kenyan-British actor (born 1957)

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Also known as Gurdeep Roy · Gordeep Roy · Mohinder Purba · Roy Deep

Born: January 26, 1949
, 1952
Birthplace: Nairobi
Citizenship: Kenya
, United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
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, writer
, puppeteer
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Height: 132 cm

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Gurdeep "Deep" Roy is a Kenyan-British actor, stuntman and puppeteer of Indian origin. Standing at 132 centimetres tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels, and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who and Eastbound & Down.

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Licensed to Love and Kill(1979)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again(1976)

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Sex or gender: male
Website: deeproyinc.com language: English · archive url: web.archive.org
Given name: Deep
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Family name: Roy
Medical condition: dwarfism
Start of work period: 1976
Name in native language: Deep Roy

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