Felix Silla (1927–2021), actor who played Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family”
Felix Silla was an actor and stuntman known for roles including the hairy Cousin Itt on TV’s “The Addams Family.”Silla, who was 3 feet 11 inches tall, began his career as a circus performer in his native country of Italy. He began doing stunt work, coming to Hollywood and sometimes standing in for children in films including “The Towering Inferno” and “Battlestar Galactica.” When Silla began acting, audiences couldn’t always recognize him.