Who did Felix Silla play in Return of the Jedi?

Felix Silla (January 11, 1937–April 16, 2021) was a stuntman who played the role of an unnamed Ewok flying a hang-glider in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. He worked as a stunt performer on two other Lucasfilm productions: Howard the Duck and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic, and ritualistic human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali.
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(as Short Round stunt double).
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What characters did Felix Silla play?

His best-known roles include Litvak, the maniacal, miniature Hitler who menaces George Segal in film The Black Bird (his favorite role).
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What did Felix Silla died from?

Felix Silla, the actor best known for playing the hairy Cousin Itt on the sitcom “The Addams Family,” died on April 16. He was 84. The cause was cancer, Mr. Silla's representative, Bonnie Vent, said in a statement.
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Who was inside Tweaky?

Gil Gerard and Felix Silla (the actor inside the Twiki costume) became friends for over 40 years.
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Is Morticia Addams still alive?

Carolyn Jones, who played matriarch Morticia Addams, died in 1983. John Astin, who played charming paterfamilias Gomez Addams, is still a working actor. His next project is 2015's Starship II: Rendezvous with Ramses. Ted Cassidy, who played giant manservant Lurch, died in 1979.
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Felix Silla: What Was It Like to Hanglide as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi?



What does Cousin Itt look like?

Cousin Itt is a diminutive, hirsute being, his visible form composed entirely of floor-length blonde hair. He has an IQ of 320, is often attired in bowler hat and round sunglasses, and speaks in a high-pitched gibberish that is understood only by his family.
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Who played Lurch?

Ted Cassidy, an actor who played the sinister‐looking, sepuchral‐voiced butler Lurch in the comedy television series “The Addams Family,” died Jan. 16 in Los Angeles of complications following open‐heart surgery for a nonmalignant tumor. He was 46 years old.
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Who was the voice of Twiggy on Buck Rogers?

Twiki was played mainly by Felix Silla and voiced mainly by Mel Blanc (who had previously voiced Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers in spoofs of the early Buck Rogers and other science-fiction serials) using a gruff voice very similar to the one he used for Barnyard Dawg.
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Why is Wednesday Addams called Wednesday?

Addams, by the way, didn't name any of the Addams Family characters until they were developed for television in the 1960s. He named Wednesday after the nursery rhyme “Monday's Child,” which includes the line “Wednesday's child is full of woe.”
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Is Morticia Addams a vampire?

If anything supernatural is afoot, Morticia might be seen as a witch, but there's no real evidence she's a vampire. Rather, her black ensemble and pale characteristics are fashionable rather than signs she's moving beyond the grave.
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Why is there always light on Morticia's face?

In Addams Family Values (1993), Morticia Addams is always lit by one beam of light across her eyes fading outward. This technique, used originally in classic noir films, accentuates Morticia's style by parodying original implementation of this technique and is used ironically (the film is a comedy).
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What happened to Wednesday from Addams Family?

Fans were especially captivated by Wednesday Addams, the youngest daughter of the show's protagonists, Morticia and Gomez. The famous role—both adorable and morbid—was played by child actor Lisa Loring, who was at the time just five years old. Today, Loring is 63, and she's left Hollywood behind for a whole new career.
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What happened to Pugsley?

Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley in the original Addams Family, has died at the age of 59. The actor suffered a heart attack and was found at his home in California on Sunday. Pugsley was the oldest child of Gomez and Morticia Addams in the 1960s TV series.
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What language does Cousin Itt speak?

Cousin Itt is a diminutive, hirsute being, his visible form composed entirely of floor-length blonde hair. He has an IQ of 320, is often attired in bowler hat and round sunglasses, and speaks in a high-pitched gibberish that is understood only by his family.
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Who was Twiki in Buck Rogers?

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) - Mel Blanc as Twiki - IMDb.
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Who played Pugsley Addams?

Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley on the 1960s TV show “The Addams Family,” died Sunday, according to the Ventura County Coroner's Office. He was 59.
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