Addams Family actor Felix Silla passes away at 84

American actor Felix Silla widely known for playing the mysterious and hairy Cousin Itt on The Addams Family has passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer He was 84 when he breathed his last Gil Gerard Felixs costar on the old NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century broke the news on Twitter on Friday afternoon local time Gil said he was sad to see his friend lose his cancer battle but on the other hand was glad to know that Felix is no longer sufferingHe tweeted Felix died just a few hours ago and the only good I can draw from his passing is that he didnt suffer any longer I will miss him terribly especially the great time we had at our panels Just him telling me to go f myselfFelix Silla was an Italianborn American film and television actor and stuntman known for his recurring role as the costumed character of Cousin Itt on the 1960s sitcom The Addams Family with the voice provided by Anthony MagroIn the drama he dressed in sunglasses a bowler hat and a hairpiece covering his entire body The audience never understood what he was saying but members of the Addams Family didTMZ reported although Felix did not get much screen time and face recognition as Buck Rogers robot sidekick Twiki or as a hanggliding Ewok in Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi but he is famous among youngsters for his appearance of barely 4foot height and about 70 pounds weightFelix did have one famous role where he showed his face in 1975 He shaved his head to play the villainous Litvak in The Maltese Falcon sequel The Black BirdBorn and raised in Italy Felix moved to the United States way back in 1955 and toured around with Ringling Bros and Barnum amp Bailey Circus working for several years as a tumbler and trapeze artist before landing in Hollywood in 1962 as a stuntmanAs per TMZ Felix did stunt work on ET the ExtraTerrestrial Batman Returns and Poltergeist among other films and also appeared in the OG Planet of the Apes and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom With inputs from ANI Disclaimer This post has been autopublished from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor articleBody American actor Felix Silla widely known for playing the mysterious and hairy Cousin Itt on The Addams Family has passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer He was 84 when he breathed his lastGil Gerard Felixs costar on the old NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century broke the news on Twitter on Friday afternoon local time Gil said he was sad to see his friend lose his cancer battle but on the other hand was glad to know that Felix is no longer suffering He tweeted Felix died just a few hours ago and the only good I can draw from his passing is that he didnt suffer any longer I will miss him terribly especially the great time we had at our panels Just him telling me to go f myself Felix Silla was an Italianborn American film and television actor and stuntman known for his recurring role as the costumed character of Cousin Itt on the 1960s sitcom The Addams Family with the voice provided by Anthony MagroIn the drama he dressed in sunglasses a bowler hat and a hairpiece covering his entire body The audience never understood what he was saying but members of the Addams Family didTMZ reported although Felix did not get much screen time and face recognition as Buck Rogers robot sidekick Twiki or as a hanggliding Ewok in Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi but he is famous among youngsters for his appearance of barely 4foot height and about 70 pounds weightFelix did have one famous role where he showed his face in 1975 He shaved his head to play the villainous Litvak in The Maltese Falcon sequel The Black BirdBorn and raised in Italy Felix moved to the United States way back in 1955 and toured around with Ringling Bros and Barnum amp Bailey Circus working for several years as a tumbler and trapeze artist before landing in Hollywood in 1962 as a stuntman As per TMZ Felix did stunt work on ET the ExtraTerrestrial Batman Returns and Poltergeist among other films and also appeared in the OG Planet of the Apes and Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever