The great actor, who suffers from dwarfism, revealed that his wife Samantha lost her battle with sepsis on March 24.
“My wife, soul mate, best friend, devoted mother. My favorite human being. An ardent supporter of everything I did, she died. Her passing has left a huge hole in our family’s lives. I miss her hugs,” reads the actor’s statement that he published Lucasfilm. “She was an exceptional person who always saw the bright side of life. She had a kind of twisted sense of humor and always laughed at my jokes. Even the bad ones,” he added.
Samantha Davis also tried acting and played many interesting characters, such as a goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), where she also played with her husband.
Davis played both Professor Kratiknot and the goblin Griphook in all eight Harry Potter films. He has also played several characters in the Star Wars film series, starring in both Willow and the 2022 sequel.
The Star Wars actor called Sammy his “most trusted ally and staunch supporter in everything I’ve done in my career.”
Warwick and Samantha, both active in the acting world, met in 1988 while filming Willow. Three years later they got married and their marriage produced a daughter Annabelle (27) and a son Harrison (21). In a statement, they said Samantha was a source of love and joy throughout their lives and was their best friend.
Samantha Davis died on March 24. The cause of death has not yet been released. However, in recent years she had a problem with mobility.
Samantha Davis suffered from achondroplasia, a genetic disorder of bone growth leading to dwarfism. She battled serious health issues, including sepsis in 2018, which she then overcame. Her husband, Warwick, suffers from an extremely rare form of dwarfism, as do their children, and his condition worsens with age, particularly hip and knee problems.
Starting a family was not easy for them. Their first son, Lloyd, died nine days following birth in 1991. Two years later, they lost another son, George, at 20 weeks pregnant. After suffering several miscarriages, they eventually had Annabelle and Harrison.
In 2012, the Davises founded the charity Little People UK to provide support to people suffering from achondroplasia, themselves and their children.