# Dwarves in serious roles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418 "2007-09-16T20:51:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/81 "2007-09-18T19:34:15Z")
[QUOTE=MN\_Maenad] _CSI_ had an episode with a murder at a Little People’s convention, so there were oodles of serious roles there. [/QUOTE] Including the aforementioned Meredith Eaton. Who is hot, BTW. I seem to remember that the Frankenstein movie _The Bride_ had a dwarf in a serious role. Arguably, by OP rules he was a sidekick to the Monster, but I saw him as more of a mentor figure. Aah, a little checking shows it was David Rappaport. Who commited suicide, just like Eaton’s late husband. Is that common for little people? I wouldn’t be too surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/82 "2007-09-18T23:07:59Z")
[QUOTE=Wendell Wagner] Miller writes: \> Is this meant to be a legitimate objection to my idea, or are you trying to make \> a joke? Partly it’s a joke. I’m 4’11", so I could be cast as Miles. I don’t think it likely that they would cast Dinklage, who’s 6" too short for the role. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but can you act? There aren’t a lot of actors under 5’ out there. There are even fewer, of course, who are good at it. Dinklage is a hell of an actor. Plus, while he’s had some outstanding roles, he’s also had to play the antagonist in a live action _Underdog_ movie. It’s got to be pretty rare that he gets a script that measures up to his talents, so a well written sci-fi saga that casts him as the swashbuckling hero is probably something he’d jump on with both feet. And he’s as perfect an actor for the role as you’re likely to find. The important thing about Miles is that he’s shorter than everyone else, and has some mild but visible physical deformities. It doesn’t particularly matter if he’s 4’11" vs. 4’5", or has a crooked spine vs. dwarfism. Either suite of physical characteristics fulfills the narrative needs of the Miles Vorkosigan character, even if it’s not precisely what Bujold wrote. ---
**Author:** ![Slander\_Q.Libel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Slander\_Q.Libel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slander_Q.Libel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/83 "2007-09-18T23:17:11Z")
Er… does porn count as “serious?” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/84 "2007-09-19T00:24:18Z")
In the movie _Total Recall_ there was the small role of a whore in the bar that Ah-nuld was heading for. She was blonde, dressed in black leather. In a fight scene later in the show she’s standing on the bar(or a table maybe) wielding an assault rifle. That’s serious! If they ever made a movie about Spider Robinson’s Lady Sally’s Place, she would be perfect for the role of Mistress Cynthia, as the woman is supposed to be a little person. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/85 "2007-09-19T01:53:12Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Yeah, but can you act? There aren’t a lot of actors under 5’ out there. There are even fewer, of course, who are good at it. Dinklage is a hell of an actor. Plus, while he’s had some outstanding roles, he’s also had to play the antagonist in a live action _Underdog_ movie. It’s got to be pretty rare that he gets a script that measures up to his talents, so a well written sci-fi saga that casts him as the swashbuckling hero is probably something he’d jump on with both feet. And he’s as perfect an actor for the role as you’re likely to find. The important thing about Miles is that he’s shorter than everyone else, and has some mild but visible physical deformities. It doesn’t particularly matter if he’s 4’11" vs. 4’5", or has a crooked spine vs. dwarfism. Either suite of physical characteristics fulfills the narrative needs of the Miles Vorkosigan character, even if it’s not precisely what Bujold wrote. [/QUOTE] I have never seen a casting idea I like more. It’s perfect. PERFECT! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/86 "2007-09-19T02:37:12Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] In the movie _Total Recall_ there was the small role of a whore in the bar that Ah-nuld was heading for. She was blonde, dressed in black leather. In a fight scene later in the show she’s standing on the bar(or a table maybe) wielding an assault rifle. That’s serious! [/QUOTE] Been a long time since I’ve seen that movie but I’m guessing you’re referring to “Thumbelina”, played by [Debbie Lee Carrington](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140559/). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarves-in-serious-roles/419418/87 "2007-09-19T02:50:55Z")
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