Felix Silla

'Felix Silla' (qv) 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' (qv)-'Shirley Jones' (qv) vehicle, _A Ticklish Affair (1963)_ (qv). His best-known roles are the maniacal, miniature "Hitler" who menaces 'George Segal' (qv) in _The Black Bird (1975)_ (qv) and "Cousin Itt" on the long-running TV series, _The Addams Family (1964)_ (qv). He had doubled--often for children--in such hits as _The Towering Inferno (1974)_ (qv), _The Hindenburg (1975)_ (qv) and _Battlestar Galactica (1978)_ (qv). Between movies, he frequently appears in Las Vegas and Reno night clubs with his own musical combo, "The Original Harmonica Band". Silla and wife 'Sue Silla' (qv) -- a "little person", like himself -- have been married since 1965 and have two children, Bonnie and Michael.::Anonymous