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'''Felix Anthony Silla''' {{born|11|January|1937}} is an actor and stuntman who appeared as a [[Unnamed Talosians#Third Talosian|Talosian]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' pilot {{e|The Cage}}. He did not receive credit for this role. Hailing from a small village outside Rome, Italy, the 3'11" tall Silla began his career in show business as a circus performer and toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus following his arrival in the United States in 1955. In the early 1960s, he broke into acting and stuntwork.
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'''Felix Anthony Silla''' {{born|11|January|1937}} is an actor and stuntman who appeared as a [[Unnamed Talosians#Third Talosian|Talosian]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' pilot {{e|The Cage}}. He did not receive credit for this role. He filmed his scene on Friday {{d|11|December|1964}} at Desilu Culver Stage 15.
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Hailing from a small village outside Rome, Italy, the 3'11" tall Silla began his career in show business as a circus performer and toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus following his arrival in the United States in 1955. In the early 1960s, he broke into acting and stuntwork.
One of Silla's best-known roles in that of the short, hair-covered, gibberish-speaking Cousin Itt on the classic 1960s television series ''The Addams Family'', which co-starred fellow TOS guest actor [[Ted Cassidy]]. Other ''Trek'' actors who appeared alongside Silla in guest roles are [[Lee Bergere]], [[Meg Wyllie]] and [[Anthony Caruso]]. The character of Cousin Itt was later portrayed on the big screen by [[John Franklin]]. Another of Silla's famous roles is Litvak in the 1975 film ''The Black Bird'', co-starring [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]] and [[Vic Tayback]]. He is also known for playing the robot Twiki in the science fiction series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', co-starring with [[Tim O'Connor]] and [[Eric Server]]. Other ''Trek'' alumni who worked on this show are [[Vic Perrin]], [[Don Marshall]], [[Seamon Glass]], [[Frank Gorshin]], [[James Sloyan]], [[Jay Robinson]], [[Ray Walston]], [[Earl Boen]], [[Michael Ansara]], [[Alfred Ryder]], [[Sid Haig]], [[Julie Newmar]], [[Barbara Luna]], [[David Opatoshu]], [[Lance LeGault]], [[Mark Lenard]], [[Paul Carr]], [[Harry Townes]], [[Anthony James]], [[Billy Curtis]], [[Walker Edmiston]], writer [[D.C. Fontana]] and director [[Vincent McEveety]]. In both of these cases, Silla wore his character's costume, while another actor provided the character's voice (Tony Magro for Itt, Mel Blanc and Bob Elyea for Twiki). In addition to these roles, Silla was a regular performer on ''H.R. Pufnstuf'', appeared as Lucifer on the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' (in which role he played alongside [[John Colicos]], [[Ed Begley Jr.]], [[Reggie Nalder]], [[George Murdock]], [[Arlene Martel]] and [[Larry Cedar]] and was directed by [[Richard Colla]]), and played an Ewok in 1983's ''Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''.
One of Silla's best-known roles in that of the short, hair-covered, gibberish-speaking Cousin Itt on the classic 1960s television series ''The Addams Family'', which co-starred fellow TOS guest actor [[Ted Cassidy]]. Other ''Trek'' actors who appeared alongside Silla in guest roles are [[Lee Bergere]], [[Meg Wyllie]] and [[Anthony Caruso]]. The character of Cousin Itt was later portrayed on the big screen by [[John Franklin]]. Another of Silla's famous roles is Litvak in the 1975 film ''The Black Bird'', co-starring [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]] and [[Vic Tayback]]. He is also known for playing the robot Twiki in the science fiction series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', co-starring with [[Tim O'Connor]] and [[Eric Server]]. Other ''Trek'' alumni who worked on this show are [[Vic Perrin]], [[Don Marshall]], [[Seamon Glass]], [[Frank Gorshin]], [[James Sloyan]], [[Jay Robinson]], [[Ray Walston]], [[Earl Boen]], [[Michael Ansara]], [[Alfred Ryder]], [[Sid Haig]], [[Julie Newmar]], [[Barbara Luna]], [[David Opatoshu]], [[Lance LeGault]], [[Mark Lenard]], [[Paul Carr]], [[Harry Townes]], [[Anthony James]], [[Billy Curtis]], [[Walker Edmiston]], writer [[D.C. Fontana]] and director [[Vincent McEveety]]. In both of these cases, Silla wore his character's costume, while another actor provided the character's voice (Tony Magro for Itt, Mel Blanc and Bob Elyea for Twiki). In addition to these roles, Silla was a regular performer on ''H.R. Pufnstuf'', appeared as Lucifer on the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' (in which role he played alongside [[John Colicos]], [[Ed Begley Jr.]], [[Reggie Nalder]], [[George Murdock]], [[Arlene Martel]] and [[Larry Cedar]] and was directed by [[Richard Colla]]), and played an Ewok in 1983's ''Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''.