Angelo Muscat

Biography

Angelo Muscat (September 24, 1930 – October 10, 1977) was a Maltese-born British character actor renowned for his role as the diminutive, silent butler in the cult TV series The Prisoner (1967-1968), appearing in 14 episodes and selected by star Patrick McGoohan. Standing just 4 feet 3 inches tall—unlike his taller family, including a policeman father—he moved to England after his parents' deaths, initially working odd jobs like kitchen porter and factory hand before breaking into acting in 1961 with a touring production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. His TV debut came as a Chumbley robot in Doctor Who's "Galaxy 4" (1965), followed by roles in Alice in Wonderland (1966), an uncredited part in the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour (1967), and an Oompa-Loompa in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). As acting opportunities dwindled, he supported himself crafting birdcages while living alone in London, until his death from pneumonia at age 47 in St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

Known For

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as Oompa Loompa (uncredited)

Doctor Who

as Chumbley Operator

The Prisoner

as Le majordome

Magical Mystery Tour

as Catching Dwarf (uncredited)

Alice in Wonderland

as Queen's Servant (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

as Chumbley

The Wednesday Play

After They Were Famous

as Self (archive footage)