David Rappaport

David Stephen Rappaport (November 23, 1951 – May 2, 1990) was a British actor, probably one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film, standing at 3' 11". Image File history File links David_rappaport_publicity. ... Image File history File links David_rappaport_publicity. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... An example of a man afflicted with Dwarfism see dwarf, and for insular dwarfism and other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation). ...

Rappaport was born to a Jewish family in London, and soon developed talents in both music and theatre. One of his most popular roles was as Randall, the leader of the thieves in the Terry Gilliam film Time Bandits, and he also starred opposite Clancy Brown and Sting in The Bride. He played the lead role of Simon McKay in the television series The Wizard, and made notable guest appearances on such television shows as The Young Ones and L.A. Law. He appeared alongside Sylvester McCoy as an O-Man in the 1970s BBC children's series Jigsaw. In the early 1980s he also played the character of "Shades" on the anarchic Saturday morning kids TV shows Tiswas and The Saturday Show. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Time Bandits (first released on July 13, 1981) is a fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam (who created animations for Monty Pythons Flying Circus). ... Clarence J. Brown III, known professionally as Clancy Brown, (born January 5, 1959 in Urbana, Ohio) is an American actor best known for his role as The Kurgan (also known as Victor Kruger) in the original Highlander movie and as Mr. ... Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Category: ... The Wizard is a short lived American television series on CBS from 1986 to 1987, the series starred David Rappaport, Douglas Barr, and Fran Ryan. ... The Young Ones; Left to right: Jerzi Balowski (Alexei Sayle), Neil (Nigel Planer), Rik (Rick Mayall), Mike (Christopher Ryan) & Viv (Adrian Edmondson) The Young Ones was a British sitcom about four male students sharing a house. ... L.A. Law (1986 - 1994) was one of the most popular American television shows of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith August 20, 1943) is a Scottish actor. ... Animated jigsaw piece from the Jigsaw title sequence Jigsaw was a 1970s British childrens television series, written and direct by Clive Doig. ... Tiswas was an anarchic Saturday morning childrens British TV show which ran from January 5, 1974 to April 3, 1982. ... The Saturday Show was Birmingham-based Central Televisions flagship Saturday morning kids TV show, which ran on ITV for two series between 1982 and 1984. ...

Prior to becoming a known actor, Rappaport was a resident of the squatter "nation" of Frestonia, acting as Foreign Minister. An area around Freston Road, Notting Hill, that declared independence from Great Britain in the late 1970s. ...

Rappaport struggled with depression later in his life, eventually leading to his suicide by gunshot in 1990. He had recently been cast in the role of Kivas Fajo in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Most Toys". Scenes he had recorded were later replaced, with actor Saul Rubinek in the role. Grieving Thai females. ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The Most Toys is a 1990 episode from the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and involves Lieutenant Commander Data being kidnapped by an effeminate and obsessive collector, who leads the Enterprise crew to believe that Data was killed in a shuttlecraft accident. ... Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a German-born Canadian film actor, often cast as a shady professional. ...

Trivia

In 1989 David was Best man at the wedding of Hazel O'Connor and artist Kurt Bippert which took place on Venice beach, California, the wedding was covered in HELLO magazine. Hazel OConnor (born 16 May 1955 in Coventry, England) is a British singer and actress. ... ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

In 1994, the Baywatch episode "Short-Sighted" is dedicated to Rappaport. The episode also shows Simon McKay (only played by a different dwarf actor).

External links

• David Rappaport at the Internet Movie Database
• David Rappaport's Gravesite