Kiran Shah
Kiran Shah (born September 28, 1956 in Nairobi ) is a Kenyan film and theater actor and stuntman . With a height of 126 cm, he is in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest stuntman in the world.
Life
Shah, a trained tailor , began first in the Electric Theater Group by England and Wales to tour before he began his career as a stuntman from the 1977th Born short and 126 cm (4 ft 1.7 in) tall on October 20, 2003, he was initially supposed to embody R2-D2 in Star Wars , but had to give way to Kenny Baker .
Even so, he managed to work for many successful feature films :
Filmography (selection)
- actor
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark) - Director: Steven Spielberg
- 1982: The Dark Crystal (The Dark Crystal) - Director: Jim Henson and Frank Oz
- 1983 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi - Director: Richard Marquand
- 1984: Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes) - Director: Hugh Hudson
- 1985: Legend (Legend) - Director: Ridley Scott
- 1986: Gothic - Director: Ken Russell
- 1987: The character 4 (The Sign of Four) - Director: Peter Hammond
- 1988: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) - Director: Terry Gilliam
- 1990: Bullseye - The crazy diamonds coup ( Bullseye! ) - Director: Michael Winner
- 1999: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) - Director: Nick Willing
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) - Director: Andrew Adamson
- 2012: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey ( The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ) - Director: Peter Jackson
- 2015: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) - Director: JJ Abrams
- 2018: Solo: A Star Wars Story - Director: Ron Howard
- 2019: Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker
- 2020: Dracula (TV series, episode 1x03)
- Stuntman
- 1982: The Dark Crystal (The Dark Crystal) - Director: Jim Henson and Frank Oz
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - directed by Steven Spielberg
- 1986 Aliens Return (Aliens) , directed by James Cameron
- 1995 Braveheart - Directed by Mel Gibson
- 1996: Mary Reilly - Director: Stephen Frears
- 1997: Titanic - Directed by James Cameron
- 1997: Spice World - The Movie (Spice World) - Director: Bob Spiers
- 1998: Elizabeth - Director: Shekhar Kapur
- 1999: James Bond 007 - The World is not enough - Director: Michael Apted
- 2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Director: Chris Columbus
- 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) - Director: Peter Jackson
In all three parts of The Lord of the Rings ( 1 , 2 and 3 ) Shah was also the body double of Elijah Wood and Ian Holm , who played the hobbits Frodo and Bilbo Baggins . Due to his agility and skill, he could be used as a stuntman in many action sequences of the trilogy . In The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey he took on this role again for the actor who played Bilbo, Martin Freeman .
Web links
- Kiran Shah in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- http://www.littlekiran.com/gwr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shah, Kiran |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan film and theater actor and stuntman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nairobi |