Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt on the original 1960s TV version of The Addams Family, died this Friday in Las Vegas.
The 3 11 actor and stuntman was 84 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to TMZ.
His old pal Gil Gerard, who co-starred with him on the TV show Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, confirmed the news of Felix death.
Dearly departed: Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt on the original 1960s TV version of The Addams Family, died this Friday in Las Vegas; pictured in 2013
Icon status: The 3 11 actor and stuntman was 84 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to TMZ; he is pictured as Cousin Itt
The secret weapon of Star Wars was George Lucas s ex-wife Marcia
Gregory Wakeman
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Film editor Marcia Lucas with husband, director George Lucas, editing his movie Star Wars. Julian Wasser / The LIFE Images Collection via G
When cinephiles hear the surname Lucas, the first person who invariably springs to mind is George, the man who created the “Star Wars” franchise, and in the process changed mainstream American cinema forever. But while his movie successes are undeniably impressive, there’s one achievement that was always just beyond him. Despite receiving Best Director and Best Writing nominations for both “American Graffiti” and “Star Wars,” Lucas has never won an Oscar, but another member of his family has.
How a 1980 episode of The Muppet Show spoiled Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
FacebookTwitterEmail Pigs in Space on The Muppet Show featured Mark Hamill, left, as Luke Skywalker, Miss Piggy as Leia and Gonzo as Dearth Nadir.Courtesy of Getty
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a bunch of Muppets showed up on television screens across America and enchanted an entire generation of kids (and adults, and kids who are now adults). Then, the original 1978 show all but disappeared from public view.
But as of Feb. 19, “The Muppet Show” is back on screens across the country as long as you’ve got a Disney+ subscription.
The story behind the Star Trek IV punk on bus: Kirk Thatcher Q&A
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Kirk Thatcher and Leonard Nimoy star in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Paramount Studios 1986
The “punk on bus” is the real hero of the 1986 movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.”
The Muni-riding rebel gives William Shatner the middle finger did any actor in the “Trek” universe deserve it more? on the Golden Gate Bridge. He shares his art with his fellow passengers. (It turns out the punk wrote that “I Hate You” song playing on the boom box.) And he created, with apologies to the “Bullitt” car chase, the most purely crowd-pleasing moment in San Francisco movie history.
Warwick Davis doesnât think he would have made it as an actor if it wasnât for his rare form of dwarfism
The 50-year-old actor is best known for starring in the âStar Warsâ franchise as the Ewok named Wicket, and as both Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in the âHarry Potterâ movie series 4 February 2021
But the star doesnât believe he ever would have had a successful career on film if he wasnât born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism.
He said: âBeing a short actor is the way I got my big break within the industry. Without being a short person, I wouldnât have been an actor, I donât believe.â