Felix Silla

The character's voice was provided by series director Nat Perrin and Anthony Magro. Silla featured in the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi as one of the hang glider Ewoks. He was also a voice artist on The Sims 2 video game.

• Name — Felix Silla • Birth Name — Felice Anthony Silla • Born — 11 January 1937 • Birthplace — Roccacasale, Abruzzo, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 16 April 2021 • Place of death — Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • stuntman • Years Active — 1955–2021 • Spouse — Sue Silla • Children — 4

Felix Silla was born on January 11, 1937, in the small village of Roccacasale, Abruzzo, Italy. He trained as a circus performer and came to the United States aged 18, in 1955, touring with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His multiple talents as a bareback horse rider, trapeze artist, and tumbler brought him to Hollywood, where he became a stuntman, appearing in the film, A Ticklish Affair.

Silla provided his voice for the character Mortimer Goth in the 2004 video game The Sims 2.

Silla became famous however as the recurring costumed character of Cousin Itt on television's The Addams Family. The character was only in one of Charles Addams original comics, but his demeanor was created for the original black and white television series by producer David Levy, debuting in the 1965 first-season episode "Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family", and appearing in a total of 19 episodes, 17 of which featured Silla and Roger Arroyo, over the course of the show's two seasons. The character's voice was usually provided by studio sound engineer Anthony Magro (1923–2004). The character became so popular it was carried over to subsequent licensed media including film, stage and video games.

He played one of the hang glider Ewoks in the film Star Wars Return of the Jedi in 1983. He also appears to have done quite a bit of work with Glen A. Larson as he was the body actor for the robot Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as well as Lucifer in "Battlestar Galactica."

Felix Silla died on April 16, 2021, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 84, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Name — Year — Role • Bonanza (TV series) — 1963 — Sean • Grimdl (TV series) — 1963 — Flaged • Petticoat Junction (TV series) — 1965 — Baron Munchin • The Addams Family (original TV series) — 1965–1966 (17 episodes) — Cousin Itt. (costumed character) • Star Trek (TV series) — Talosian (uncredited) • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series) — 1966 — Circus Performer • The Monkees (TV series) — 1967 — Willy the Midget in S1:E22, "Monkees at the Circus" • She Freak (film) — 1967 — Shorty • Point Blank (film) — 1967 — Bellhop • Planet of the Apes (film) — 1968 — Child Gorilla • The April Fools (film) — 1969 — Waiter at Safari Club • Justine — 1969 — Child Prostitute • H.R. Pufnstuf (TV series) — 1969–1970 — Polka Dotted Horse - Various Characters • Pufnstuf (film version, based on above) — 1970 — Polka Dotted Horse • Bewitched (TV series) — 1967/1970 — Goblin/Troll • Night Gallery (TV series) — 1971 — Baby New Year (uncredited) • Lidsville (TV series) — 1971–1972 — Colonel Poom • Little Cigars (film) — 1973 — Frankie • Sssssss (film) — 1973 — Sam Lee the Seal Boy • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (TV movie) — 1973 — Creature • Lincoln (TV miniseries) — 1974 — General Tom Thumb • The Black Bird (film) — 1975 — Litvak • Mastermind — 1975 — Scahatzi • Black Samurai (film) — 1976 — Little Hitman Reinhardt • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series) — 1977 — Chuck • Demon Seed (film) — 1977 — Baby • The Kentucky Fried Movie (film) — 1977 — Crazed Clown • Halloween with the New Addams Family (TV movie) — 1977 — Cousin Itt. • The Manitou — 1978 — Misquamacus • The Lord of the Rings (voice) — 1979 — Character actor • Battlestar Galactica (TV series) — 1978–1979 • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — 1979–1981 — Twiki (body) • Under the Rainbow (film) — 1981 — Hotel Rainbow Guest • Mork and Mindy (TV series) — 1981 — Orkan Porter • The Sting II (film) — 1983 — Ringside man taking bets • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (film) — 1983 — Ewok • Meatballs Part II — 1984 — Meathead the Alien • The Dungeonmaster(credited here as Felix Cilla — 1984 — Desert Bandit • The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) — 1985 — The Visitor • House — 1985 — Little Critter • Spaceballs — 1987 — Dink • Ghostbusters II (film) — 1989 — Courtroom Spectator • Married... with Children — 1990 — Alien • Batman Returns (film) — 1992 — Emperor Penguin • The Legend of Galgameth — 1996 — Little Galgy • Characterz — 2016 — Don Cluff • Meet Slate (TV miniseries) — 2018 — Bitcoin