Michael J. Anderson

Anderson made his feature acting debut as the star of children's fantasy film "The Great Land of the Small" (1986). He also starred as the enslaved, limping dwarf and court jester to a gluttonous medieval king in "Fool's Fire," director Julie Taymor's adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's revenge fantasy "Hop-Frog" broadcast on PBS in 1992.

THE X-FILESS2, E20

Humbug

Mulder and Scully travel to Gibsonton, Florida, a town built and populated by circus and sideshow performers, to investigate the death of Jerald Glazebrook, the Alligator Man. While searching for leads on the killer, the agents come across many bizarre characters including the local sheriff who was once known as Jim, the Dog-Faced Boy.
COLD CASES7, E14

Metamorphosis

The team re-investigates the 1971 death of a young circus performer when new evidence indicates the accident that killed her was the result of deliberate sabotage.