Lee Arenberg - wikipedia Lee Arenberg This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2013 ) Lee Arenberg Arenberg in 2015 ( 1962 - 07 - 18 ) July 18, 1962 ( age 56 ) Palo Alto, California, U.S. Occupation Film, television actor Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Lisa Derrick ( 1999 -- 2006 ) Katie Meehan ( 2007 -- present ) Lee Arenberg ( born July 18, 1962 ) is an American actor, best known for his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa 's crew, in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He also had a recurring role as the dwarf Grumpy in the television series Once Upon a Time. He attended UCLA as a theatre major. Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links Career Arenberg attended Santa Monica High School with future `` brat packer '' actors Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr. and Emilio Estevez, and co-wrote a play with Estevez which was directed by Penn. Lee 's first professional job was in 1986 at the Mark Taper Forum in `` Ghetto '', a play directed by Gordon Davidson. Within weeks he was cast in three films, including the role of Norton in the feature Tapeheads ( 1988 ) opposite the film 's co-stars Tim Robbins and John Cusack. Guest appearances on television began in 1987 with the hit sitcom Perfect Strangers ( 1986 ), and have continued with memorable roles such as the parking space - stealing New Yorker Mike Moffitt on Seinfeld ( 1989 ) and as the murderous rock promoter opposite Katey Sagal and Sam Kinison in Tales from the Crypt ( 1989 ), as well as roles on Arli $ $ ( 1996 ), and Friends ( 1994 ). Arenberg can also be seen in the role of the notoriously huge studio head, Bobby G., on the controversial short - lived Fox sitcom Action ( 1999 ) opposite series star Jay Mohr. His parents were 500 A.D. Arenberg has also guest starred on all the Star Trek spin - offs Star Trek : The Next Generation, Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, Star Trek : Voyager, and Star Trek : Enterprise. Coincidentally, in two of his appearances, ( `` The Nagus '' and `` United '' ), he played a character named Gral, one a Ferengi and the other a Tellarite. In 1992 Lee appeared on the TV series Night Court. Arenberg also played the recurring role of bookie Mike Moffitt in two episodes of Seinfeld. In `` The Parking Space '', he and George Costanza had a parking dispute, while in `` The Susie '' his thumbs were accidentally broken while trying to repair Jerry Seinfeld 's car trunk. He also guest starred in the fifth season of Friends in an episode titled `` The One with the Inappropriate Sister ''. He guest starred on an episode of Brotherly Love entitled `` Motherly Love ''. He had a bit part as a bumbling Hold - up Man in RoboCop 3. Lee also played Dr. Moyer in the Scrubs episode `` My Own American Girl ''. He also starred as the dwarf Elwood Gutworthy in Dungeons and Dragons ( 2000 ), and the pirate Pintel in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. He guest starred as `` Hair Plugs '' in Grounded For Life ( 2001 ). A graduate of Santa Monica High in 1980, he starred as the regular character `` Grumpy / Leroy '' on the hit ABC television series Once Upon a Time. As he confirmed when speaking at the Farpoint Star Trek Convention in Timonium, Maryland, Arenberg 's character Pintel did not return in the fourth Pirates film. Filmography Film Actor Year Film Role Director Notes Cross My Heart Parking Attendant Armyan Bernstein Tapeheads Norton Bill Fishman The Wizard Ninja Gaiden Guy Todd Holland 1992 Bob Roberts Religious Zealot Tom Robbins ( directorial debut ) 1993 Robocop 3 Robber at donut shop 1993 Freaked The Eternal Flame Alex Winter Tom Stern Warriors of Virtue Mantose Ronny Yu 2000 Dungeons and Dragons Elwood 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl Pintel Gore Verbinski 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End 2012 Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Billy Lee Harold Cronk Producer Year Film Director Notes 2011 In the Gray Rob Holloway Writer Year Film Role Director Notes 2011 In the Gray screenwriter Rob Holloway Television This section is incomplete. ( May 2014 ) Year Series Role Notes Tales from the Crypt Marty Slash Episode : `` For Cryin ' Out Loud '' 1992 Live ! From Death Row Griffith TV movie 1992, 1997 Seinfeld Mike Moffitt ( bookie ) Episodes : `` The Parking Space '', `` The Susie '' 1993 Married... with Children Sal Episode : `` Luck of The Bundys '' Star Trek : The Next Generation Prak Episode : `` Force of Nature '' 1998 Friends The Man Episode : `` The One with the Inappropriate Sister '' 2000 Two Guys and a Girl Mugger / Irene 's Dad Episode : `` Once Again from the Beginning '' My Wife and Kids Kevin Anderson Episode : `` Jay Gets Fired '' 2003 Charmed Unidentified Demon Episode : `` Oh My Goddess ( Part 1 ) '' Scrubs Dr. Moyer Episode : `` My Own American Girl '' 2005 Star Trek : Enterprise Tellarite Ambassador Gral Two Episodes 2008 Pushing Daisies Arnaud Bailey The Iceman Chronicles Judge Buttonwillow McKittrick 2011 The Cape Razer 's Driver Good Luck Charlie Skyler 's Fake Dad 2011 -- 18 Once Upon a Time Grumpy / Dreamy / Leroy 55 Episodes 2013 Californication Charlie 's boss Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Leroy References ^ Jump up to : `` Interview With Lee Arenberg ''. www.officiallypluggedin.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Lee Arenberg Talks About Grumpy in Once Upon a Time Season 5, Pirates of The Caribbean & More ( Interview ) Fox Force Five News ''. www.foxforcefivenews.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( 8 May 2012 ). `` Scoop : Once Upon a Time 's Grumpy Shows Californication Who 's Boss ''. TVLine. Retrieved 22 September 2016. External links Lee Arenberg on IMDb Lee Arenberg at AllMovie ISNI : 0000 0000 3579 5721 LCCN : n97107760 VIAF : 41132325 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lee_Arenberg&oldid=853244050 '' Categories : American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Palo Alto, California 1962 births Living people 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Jewish American male actors Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2013 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017 Articles to be expanded from May 2014 Articles using small message boxes Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 3 August 2018, at 11 : 14 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played grumpy in once upon a time
Answer: Lee Arenberg