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Felix Silla

Photos Felix Silla Birth name: Felix Anthony Silla
Birth date: 1937/01/11 (87 years old)
Birth place : Rome
Height: 1.19 m

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Biography for Felix Silla

Felix Silla was born on January 11, 1937 in a small village outside Rome, Italy. Silla trained as a circus performer, came to the United States in 1955, and toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Show. His multiple talents--as a bareback rider, trapeze artist and tumbler--brought him to Hollywood where he became a stuntman, starting with the Gig Young-Shirley Jones vehicle, "A Ticklish Affair." His best-known roles are the maniacal, miniature Hitler who menaces George Segal in "The Black Bird" and Cousin Itt on the long-running TV series, "The Addams Family." He had doubled--often for children--in such hits as "The Towering Inferno," "The Hindenberg," and "Battlestar Galactica." Between movies, he frequently appears in Las Vegas and Reno night clubs with his own musical combo, "The Original Harmonica Band." Silla and wife Susan--a "little person," like himself--have been married since 1965 and have two children, Bonnie and Michael.

A small actor, Felix Silla had the opportunity to play in some legendary films, some essential references. In 1968, he played a chimpanzee child in the planet of the apes; In 1983, he became hairy like an ewok in the return of the Jedi and in 1992, he interpreted a penguin in the twilight Batman, the return. Before becoming Twiki, in 1964 he also participated in another series that will remain in the Annals: the Addams family. But Felix Silla was also famous for being a stuntman. And in Spielberg's little papers. Then he lent his services to the famous director during the filming of Poltergeist (produced by Spielberg), E.T and Indiana Jones and the cursed temple. We also find him in the credits of Howard The Duck and The Monster Squad. He also appeared in my beloved witch, the monkees, sheriff scare me and married, two children.

Felix Silla is an American actor born January 11, 1937 in Italy. He is best known for his role as cousin Itt in the television series "The Addams Family" in the 1960s. Silla also played in other popular television series of that time, such as "Lost in Space" and "Star Trek ".

Silla began his career as an acrobat in an Italian circus before becoming an actor. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s and started working as a stuntman in science fiction and fantasy films. This is how he obtained his first role as an actor, in the film "The Twilight Zone: The Movie" in 1983.

Over the years, Silla has continued to play in movies and television series, notably "Battlestar Galactica", "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and "Return of the Jedi". He also played in children's films such as "The Little Rascals" and "The Magic Sword".

In addition to his acting work, Silla has also worked as a lining for special effects in many films, notably "Poltergeist" and "The Planet of the Apes".

Over his career, Silla has received numerous awards and awards for his work as an actor and stuntman, including an Emmy Award for his performance in "The Addams Family". It is considered one of the most talented and most versatile actors of its generation.

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Filmography

Title Role
Galgameth (1996) Little Galgy
Batman Returns (1992) Emperor Penguin
Married with Children Alien (1 episode, 1990)
Spaceballs (1987) Dink
House (1986) Little Critter
The Dungeonmaster (1985) Desert Bandit (segment Desert Pursuit)
The Dukes of Hazzard The Visitor (1 episode, 1985)
Meatballs Part II (1984) Meathead the Alien
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Ewok
Under the Rainbow (1981) Hotel Rainbow Guest
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Twiki / ... (33 episodes, 1979-1981)
The Brood (1979) Creature
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) Twiki (body)
The Lord of the Rings (1978) (voice) (uncredited) Additional Voices
Battlestar Galactica Lucifer (3 episodes, 1978)
The Manitou (1978) Misquamacus
Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) (TV) Cousin Itt
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Crazed Clown (segment Catholic High School Girls in Trouble)
Demon Seed (1977) Baby
Black Samurai (1977) Rheinhardt
Mastermind (1976) Schatzi
The Black Bird (1975) Litvak
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) (TV) Creature
SSSSSSS (1973) Sam Lee, the Seal Boy
Little Cigars (1973) Frankie
Bewitched Goblin / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1971)
Pufnstuf (1970) Polkadotted Horse
H.R. Pufnstuf Polka Dotted Horse / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Planet of the Apes (1968) (uncredited) Child gorilla
Point Blank (1967) (uncredited) Bellhop
She Freak (1967) Shorty
The Monkees Midget (1 episode, 1967)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Circus performer (1 episode, 1966)
Star Trek Talosian (1 episode, 1966)
The Addams Family Cousin Itt (7 episodes, 1964-1966)
Petticoat Junction Baron Munchin (1 episode, 1965)

Trivia

When he arrived in the United States at age 16, he spoke not a word of English and had no formal acting experience, but credits joining the Ringling Bros. circus with teaching him both language and performance skills, working first in the sideshow and then becoming skilled as both a clown and a bareback rider.

His audition for his most famous role, television's "Cousin Itt" of The Addams Family, was as mysterious to him at the time as the popular character would soon be to millions of viewers. Arriving at the studio, he received little more than a quick looking over by the director and producer, who merely said "That's Itt!" and told him to come back Monday morning and report for work. He returned home for the weekend, pleased to have passed the audition but still completely unaware of who (or what)he had been hired to portray on "The Addams Family". Not until Monday morning, just hours before he made his debut as "Cousin Itt", did he have any idea as to the nature of the character.

Although the character of Cousin Itt did not debut on "The Addams Family" until over a third of the way through the entire series, Silla's delightfully odd and inspired performance of the character made him so popular that Cousin Itt was carried over into both the animated series and the motion picture versions of "The Addams Family", even though the character was a creation of television producer David Levy and not part of the original Charles Addams cartoons (neither was the character of "Thing").

Was almost killed while working as the stunt double for "Short Round" in "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom" during the filming of the river rapids scene. The life raft in which he was riding flipped over in the turbulent water and he was trapped underneath it for some time with a faulty inflatable life vest, nearly drowning until a safety diver could reach him and pull him to safety.

His favorite role is that of "Litvak", the maniacal foe of George Seagal in 1975's "The Black Bird".

Family

Father of Bonnie and Michael, with his wife, Sue.

Author of the card

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