'Star Wars', 'The Addams Family' actor Felix Silla dead at 84

Felix Silla's death on Friday (April 16) comes after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Photo: Tribune News Service

Felix Silla, the actor who played beloved hairy Addams family member Cousin Itt, has died. He was 84.

His Buck Rogers In The 25th Century castmate, Gil Gerard, confirmed the news on Twitter. "Felix died just a few hours ago and the only good I can draw from his passing is that he didn't suffer any longer," he wrote. "I will miss him terribly, especially the time we had at our panels. Just telling me to," go ' f ' myself"."