---
name: "Malcolm Dixon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/malcolm-dixon"
fi1m_id: "malcolm-dixon"
imdb_id: "nm0228915"
tmdb_id: 995639
wikidata_id: "Q30597501"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 September 1934"
died: "9 April 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T17:31:27.422438+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Malcolm Dixon

## Identity

Malcolm Dixon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/malcolm-dixon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** malcolm-dixon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0228915
- **TMDB ID:** 995639
- **Wikidata ID:** Q30597501
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Dixon_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30597501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/995639

Actor. Born 1 September 1934 in Crook, Durham, England, UK. Died 9 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 September 1934, Crook, Durham, England, UK
- **Died:** 9 April 2020
- **Active:** 1981–1986
- **Also known as:** Malcom Dixon
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1980s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Family 2, Fantasy 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $628m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Dixon_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30597501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228915/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/995639

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Malcolm Dixon was an English actor. He is known for playing Strutter in the 1981 film *Time Bandits*.

He appeared in numerous fantasy films, often in roles that made use of his height of 124 cm (4 ft 1 in). These included an Ewok warrior in *Return of the Jedi* (1983), a member of the goblin corps in *Labyrinth* (1986), and an uncredited Oompa-Loompa in *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971). He also worked with Jim Henson's Creature Shop and appeared in music videos for artists including David Bowie, Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. Dixon's screen career spanned from 1966 to 1997.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Goblin Corps — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, as Ewok Warrior — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Fi1m 80, as Strutter — [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Oompa Loompa (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Willow* (1988), as Nelwyn Band Member (uncredited)
- *Snow White* (1987), as Diddy
- *Labyrinth* (1986), as Goblin Corps — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper* (1985), Actor
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), as Ewok Warrior — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), as Strutter — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Black Jack* (1979), as Tom Thumb's Army
- *Top Dog Rules Ok* (1978), Sound
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), as Oompa Loompa (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)

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