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Rusty Goffe Biography

Birth Name:Rusty Goffe

Birth Place:Herne Bay, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Left school when he was 15 years old to go into show business
  • A variety, vaudeville and pantomime performer, he learned to play 44 musical instruments and performed for the Late Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Kent
  • Has had minor roles in many major motion pictures including the original "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," in which he played an Oompa Loompa, and "Star Wars IV, in which he played a Jawa and a Gonk Droid
  • Earned a license to be a UK Athletic Level 2 Field Official
  • For 13 years, he co-owned the Sarah Goffe Theatre School in Linslade
  • Became a member of The Grand Order of Water Rats, a fraternity and charitable organization of figures in the entertainment industry
  • Enjoys traveling to countries in warm climates and sampling local cuisine