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Felix Silla is an Italian-American television and movie actor and former circus performer. He is of short stature, measuring 3 feet 11 inches. Felix was born on the 11th of January 1937 in a village outside Rome, Italy. | Felix Silla is an Italian-American television and movie actor and former circus performer. He is of short stature, measuring 3 feet 11 inches. Felix was born on the 11th of January 1937 in a village outside Rome, Italy. | ||
Training as a circus performer, Felix came to the United States in 1955. Once in America, he toured with the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His | Training as a circus performer, Felix came to the United States in 1955. Once in America, he toured with the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His talents with horses and as an acrobat brought him to the attention of Hollywood where he relocated to work as a stuntman. | ||
His first role in that capacity was with motion picture "A Ticklish Affair." Moving into acting, his best known roles include the insane miniature Hitler who menaces George Segal in "The Black Bird" and Cousin Itt on the long-running televsion series, "The Addams Family." | His first role in that capacity was with motion picture "A Ticklish Affair." Moving into acting, his best known roles include the insane miniature Hitler who menaces George Segal in "The Black Bird" and Cousin Itt on the long-running televsion series, "The Addams Family." | ||
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Felix Silla is an Italian-American television and movie actor and former circus performer. He is of short stature, measuring 3 feet 11 inches. Felix was born on the 11th of January 1937 in a village outside Rome, Italy.
Training as a circus performer, Felix came to the United States in 1955. Once in America, he toured with the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His talents with horses and as an acrobat brought him to the attention of Hollywood where he relocated to work as a stuntman.
His first role in that capacity was with motion picture "A Ticklish Affair." Moving into acting, his best known roles include the insane miniature Hitler who menaces George Segal in "The Black Bird" and Cousin Itt on the long-running televsion series, "The Addams Family."
He worked as a double -in such hits as "The Towering Inferno," and "The Hindenberg."
In "Battlestar Galactica" he was the person inside the costume of Lucifer, which was voiced by Jonathan Harris.
Felix also had a large number of science fiction genre appearances, including portraying Twiki in "Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century," the child gorilla in the original "Planet of the Apes", an Ewok in "Return of the Jedi," and a Talosian in the original pilot for "Star Trek."
Felix frequently appears in Las Vegas with his musical group, "The Original Harmonica Band."
Felix's has been married to his wife Susan, who is also short of stature, since 1965. They have two children, Bonnie and Michael.
External Links
[1] - The Worlds of Felix Silla (Official Site)