Portrait of Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Acting

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Silva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 23, 1926

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2001
Ocean's Eleven

as Henry Silva

1999
Justice

as Sal the Joker

1997
1997
The End of Violence

as Juan-Emilio

1996
Mad Dog Time

as Sleepy Joe Carlisle

1995
Drifting School

as General Stearn

1995
Twisted Fate

as Gene Serino

1994
Possessed by the Night

as Scott Lindsey

1994
1993
The Harvest

as Detective Topo

1993
South Beach

as Santiago

1992
1991
1990
Dick Tracy

as Influence

1990
The Last Match

as Warden Yashin

1989
The Hard Way

as Wesson

1989
Trained To Kill

as Ace Duran

1989
Cy-Warrior

as Hammer

1988
Bulletproof

as Col. Kartiff

1988
Above the Law

as Kurt Zagon

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon

as Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")

1985
Code of Silence

as Luis Comacho

1985
Lust in the Dust

as Bernardo

1985
1984
Man Hunt

as Prison Boss

1984
The Violent Breed

as Kirk Cooper

1983
The Outsider

as Sauveur Meccacci

1983
Happy

as Sinclair

1983
Escape from the Bronx

as Floyd Wrangler

1983
Chained Heat

as Lester

1982
MegaForce

as Guerera

1982
Trapped

as Henry Chatwill

1982
1981
Sharky's Machine

as Billy Score

1980
Alligator

as Brock

1980
Virus

as General Garland

1979
Day of the Assassin

as Police Chief Jorge Gomez

1979
Thirst

as Dr. Gauss

1979
Love and Bullets

as Vittorio Farroni

1977
Foxbat

as Mike Saxon

1977
Contract on Cherry Street

as Roberto Obregon

1977
1976
1976
Crimebusters

as Altieri

1976
Shoot

as Zeke

1975
Switch

as Kirk Shaw

1975
Manhunt in the City

as David Vannucchi

1975
1974
Kidnap

as Commissioner Caprile

1974
Almost Human

as Commissario Walter Grandi

1974
Cry of a Prostitute

as Tony Aniante

1973
1973
1973
The Boss

as Nick Lanzetta

1973
The Insolent

as Emmanuel Ristack aka 'L'insolent'

1972
The Italian Connection

as Dave Catania

1972
Drive Hard, Drive Fast

as Deek LaCosta

1972
The Sixth Sense

as Linchou

1971
Black Noon

as Moon

1971
Man and Boy

as Caine

1970
Night Gallery

as Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll")

1970
The Animals

as Chatto

1969
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Elpidio Acuna

1968
Never a Dull Moment

as Frank Boley

1968
Frame Up

as Inspector Sterling

1968
It Takes a Thief

as Peter Vale

1967
The Enemy

as Bob Rome

1967
The High Chaparral

as Santos Castaneda

1967
1967
Assassination

as John Chandler / Philip Chandler

1967
Matchless

as Hank Norris

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Norvan Kruger

1966
The Hills Run Red

as Garcia Mendez

1966
Tarzan

as Ivor Merrick

1966
The Plainsman

as Crazy Knife

1965
1965
The F.B.I.

as Richard Macklin

1965
The F.B.I.

as Chard

1965
The F.B.I.

as Stan Chasen

1965
Laredo

as Gen. Shen Ti

1965
The Reward

as Joaquin

1965
Run for Your Life

as Carl Torre

1965
Hail! Mafia

as Schaft

1964
Daniel Boone

as Zapotec

1964
The Secret Invasion

as John Durrell

1963
Johnny Cool

as Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano

1963
The Outer Limits

as Chino Rivera

1963
The Outer Limits

as General Juan Mercurio

1963
Arrest and Trial

as Frank Vose

1963
A Gathering of Eagles

as Col. Joe Garcia

1962
Stoney Burke

as Matt Elder

1962
1962
Sergeants 3

as Mountain Hawk

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Ed Carson

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Ray Riley

1960
Cinderfella

as Maximilian

1960
Stagecoach West

as Mel Harney

1960
The Islanders

as Helmuth Mansing

1960
Thriller

as Toby Wolfe

1960
Ocean's Eleven

as Roger Corneal

1959
The Untouchables

as Little Charlie Sebastino

1959
1959
Adventures in Paradise

as Raoul Marquette

1959
1958
1958
The Bravados

as Lujan

1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Tom Longman

1957
Suspicion

as Dick

1957
1957
The Tall T

as Chink

1956
West Point

as Cadet Joe Simpson

1956
1955
1954
Climax!

as Marc

1954
Climax!

as Slayer

1952
Viva Zapata!

as Hernandez (uncredited)