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Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-09-23 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Henry Silva

Biography:

Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor. A prolific character actor, Silva was a regular staple of international genre cinema, usually playing criminals or gangsters. His notable film appearances include ones in Ocean's 11 (1960), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Johnny Cool (1963), Sharky's Machine (1981), and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).

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Known For

Acting

2012

2001

2000

1999

Justice as Sal the Joker

1997

The End of Violence as Juan-Emilio

1996

Mad Dog Time as Sleepy Joe Carlisle

1995

Drifting School as General Stearn
Twisted Fate as Gene Serino

1994

The Silence of the Hams as Police Chief
Possessed by the Night as Scott Lindsey

1993

The Harvest as Detective Topo
South Beach as Santiago

1992

1991

1990

The Last Match as Warden Yashin
Dick Tracy as Influence

1989

Trained To Kill as Ace Duran
The Hard Way as Wesson
Cy-Warrior as Hammer

1988

Above the Law as Kurt Zagon
Bulletproof as Col. Kartiff

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon as Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")

1986

1985

Code of Silence as Luis Comacho
Killer vs Killers as Sterling
Lust in the Dust as Bernardo

1984

The Violent Breed as Kirk Cooper
The Manhunt as Prison Boss

1983

The Outsider as Sauveur Meccacci
Chained Heat as Lester
Happy as Sinclair
Escape from the Bronx as Floyd Wrangler

1982

Wrong Is Right as Rafeeq
MegaForce as Guerera
Trapped as Henry Chatwill

1981

Sharky's Machine as Billy Score

1980

Virus as General Garland
Alligator as Brock

1979

Thirst as Dr. Gauss
Love and Bullets as Vittorio Farroni
Day of the Assassin as Police Chief Jorge Gomez

1977

Contract on Cherry Street as Roberto Obregon
Weapons of Death as Santoro
Foxbat as Mike Saxon

1976

Shoot as Zeke
Crimebusters as Altieri

1975

Manhunt in the City as David Vannucchi
Switch as Kirk Shaw

1974

Almost Human as Commissario Walter Grandi
Kidnap as Commissioner Caprile
Cry of a Prostitute as Tony Aniante

1973

The Boss as Nick Lanzetta
The Insolent as Emmanuel Ristack aka 'L'insolent'
Battle of the Godfathers as Luca Messina

1972

The Italian Connection as Dave Catania
The Sixth Sense as Linchou

1971

Man and Boy as Caine
Black Noon as Moon

1970

The Animals as Chatto
Drive Hard, Drive Fast as Deek LaCosta
Night Gallery as Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll")

1969

1968

Never a Dull Moment as Frank Boley
Frame Up as Inspector Sterling
Hawaii Five-O as Elpidio Acuna
It Takes a Thief as Peter Vale

1967

Assassination as John Chandler / Philip Chandler
Matchless as Hank Norris
The Enemy as Bob Rome
Cimarron Strip as Coffin
The High Chaparral as Santos Castaneda

1966

The Hills Run Red as Garcia Mendez
The Plainsman as Crazy Knife
Mission: Impossible as Norvan Kruger
Tarzan as Ivor Merrick

1965

The Reward as Joaquin
Hail! Mafia as Schaft
The F.B.I. as Richard Macklin
Laredo as Gen. Shen Ti
Run for Your Life as Carl Torre
The F.B.I. as Chard
The F.B.I. as Stan Chasen

1964

The Secret Invasion as John Durrell
Daniel Boone as Zapotec

1963

Johnny Cool as Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano
A Gathering of Eagles as Col. Joe Garcia
Arrest and Trial as Frank Vose
The Outer Limits as Chino Rivera
The Outer Limits as General Juan Mercurio

1962

Sergeants 3 as Mountain Hawk
Stoney Burke as Matt Elder

1961

Cain's Hundred as Ray Riley
Dr. Kildare as Ed Carson

1960

Ocean's Eleven as Roger Corneal
Cinderfella as Maximilian
The Islanders as Helmuth Mansing
Thriller as Toby Wolfe
Stagecoach West as Mel Harney

1959

The Jayhawkers! as Lordan
Green Mansions as Kua-Ko
Adventures in Paradise as Raoul Marquette
The Untouchables as Little Charlie Sebastino

1958

The Bravados as Lujan
Ride a Crooked Trail as Sam Teeler

1957

The Tall T as Chink
Alcoa Theatre as Tom Longman
Suspicion as Dick

1956

West Point as Cadet Joe Simpson

1955

1954

Climax! as Marc
Climax! as Slayer

1952

Viva Zapata! as Hernandez (uncredited)