Deep Roy

Deep Roy (born Gurdeep; Mohinda Purba) was born in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa but is of Indian descent.  His father, a business man (household furnishings) in Nairobi, moved his family to England when Deep was six years old.

Roy started as a stand-up comic in England and then did TV and films.

Roy currently lives in Santa Monica, CA.

 

 

Film 

Corpse Bride~2005 - Napoleon Bonaparte (see Actor Connections - Film)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory~2005 - Oompa Loompas (all of them) (see Actor Connections - Film)

Surviving Eden~2004 - Indian Mo

Big Fish~2003 -  Mr. Soggybottom

Pest~2003 - 

Haunted Mansion, The~2003 -  Hitchhiking Ghost

Planet of the Apes~2001 -  Gorilla Kid/Thade's Niece

How the Grinch Stole Christmas~2000 -  Post Office Clerk
Under the Hula Moon~1995 -  Bus Driver
Freaked~1993 -  George Ramirez #3
Resurrected, The~1992 -  Main Monster
Roots of Evil~1992 - 

Howling VI: The Freaks~1991 (V) -  Toones
Disturbed~1990 -  Marty
Lethal Woman~1990 -  Grizabella
Alien from L.A.~1988 -  Mambino
Going Bananas~1988 - Bonzo

Enemy Mine~1985 - Zammis

Starship~1985 -  Grid' not 'Kid
Return to Oz~1985 -  Tin Man (see Actor Connections - Film)

The NeverEnding Story<Unendliche Geschichte, Die>~1984 -  Teeny Weeny

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes~1984 -  Primate Sequences (see Actor Connections - Film)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi~1983 (uncredited) -  Droopy McCool/Ewok/R2-D2
Dark Crystal, The~1982 -  Additional Performer (see Actor Connections - Film)
Star Wars: Episode IV - The Empire Strikes Back~1980 - R2-D2/Yoda (used in shot of Yoda walking towards his hut  away from Luke)

Flash Gordon~1980 -  Princess Aura's Pet, Fellini (seen on the right)  (see Actor Connections - Film)

Brut des Bösen, Die~1979 -  Van Bullock
No 1: Licensed to Love and Kill~1979-  Midget
Pink Panther Strikes Again, The~1976 -  Italian Assassin

 

Film Stunts

Man Apart, A~2003 (stunt double)
Kid, The~2000 (stunts)

Adventures of Ragtime, The~1998 (stunt double: Barkley) (see Actor Connections - Film)

Three Kings~1999 (stunts)

BASEketball~1998 (stunts)

Face/Off~1997 (stunts)

Retroactive~1997 (stunts)
Mafia~1996 (stunts)

Matilda~1996 (stunts)
Nick of Time~1995 (stunts)

Sudden Death~1995 (stunts)
Jungle Book, The~1994 (stunts)

War, The~1994 (stunts)
New Nightmare~1994 (stunts)
Little Rascals, The~1994 (stunts)
War, The~1994 (stunts)

Freaked~1993 (stunts)
Leprechaun~1993 (stunts)

Josh and Sam~1993 (stunts)

Leprechaun~1993 (stunts)
Hook~1991 (stunts)
Going Bananas~1988

Poltergeist II: The Other Side~1986 (stunts)

Enemy Mine~1985 - Zammis

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes~1984 -  Primate Sequences (see Actor Connections - Film)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi~1983 (stunts)

Dark Crystal, The~1982 (stunts)

Dragonslayer~1981 (stunts)

Outland~1981 (stunts)

Star Wars: Episode IV - The Empire Strikes Back~1980 (stunts: R2-D2)

 

TV

Jamie Kennedy Experiment~2002 - 

Spy TV~2001 -

X Files, The~1993 - Beggar Man in Badlaa (#8.10) 1/21/01

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars~1989 

Doctor Who~1963 playing:

    Excellency in Mindwarp (#23.2) 10/4/86

    Mr. Sin in The Talons of Weng-Chiang (#14.6) 2/26/77

Jim Davidson Show~1979 - 

Blake's 7~1978 playing:

    Link (uncredited) in Terminal (#3.13) 3/31/80
    Moloch in Moloch (# 3.11) 3/11/80
    Klute in Gambit (# 2.11) 3/20/79

    Decima #1 in The Web (# 1.5) 1/30/78
 

Benji's Very Own Christmas Story~1978 (uncredited) - Key Elf

Soft Touch, A~1978 - 

New Avengers, The~1976 - Klokoe in Target! (#1.6) 11/21/76

Allan Stewart Show~1980 - 

Open All Hours~1973 - 

 

TV Stunts

Buffy the Vampire Slayer~1997 (stunts)

Deep Secrets~1996 (stunts)

Evil Has a Face~1996 (stunts)

Night Stand~1995 (stunts)

Adventures of Brisco County Jr.~1993 (stunts)

Touched By An Angel~ (stunts)

Blake's Seven~ (stunts)

The Lost Holloween~1991 (stunts)

Son of the Morning Star~1991

Rescue 911~1989 (stunts)

In the Heat of the Night~1988

Dr. Who~1963 (stunts 1976; 1987)

New Avengers, The~1976 (stunts)

 

Commercials

Pipex (UK) 2006 (with David Hasselhoff) (Thanks to Chris Brown!)

 

Theatre

Miracle Worker~ - Percy (Palace Theatre, London, UK)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs~  - Monday (dwarf)

 

Miscellany

Descendant of India’s Maharajah Vinepal 

 

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