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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 23, 1926
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self |
| 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Henry Silva |
| 2000 | Frank Sinatra Memorial | Self |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Ray Vargo |
| 1999 | Justice | Sal the Joker |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Juan-Emilio |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Sleepy Joe Carlisle |
| 1995 | Drifting School | General Stearn |
| 1995 | Twisted Fate | Gene Serino |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams | Police Chief |
| 1994 | Possessed by the Night | Scott Lindsey |
| 1993 | The Harvest | Detective Topo |
| 1993 | South Beach | Santiago |
| 1992 | Three Days To A Kill | Perez |
| 1991 | Fists Of Steel | Shogi |
| 1990 | The Last Match | Warden Yashin |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Influence |
| 1989 | Trained To Kill | Ace Duran |
| 1989 | The Hard Way | Wesson |
| 1989 | Cy-Warrior | Hammer |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Kurt Zagon |
| 1988 | Bulletproof | Col. Kartiff |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not") |
| 1986 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Agon |
| 1985 | Code of Silence | Luis Comacho |
| 1985 | Killer vs Killers | Sterling |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Bernardo |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Slim |
| 1984 | The Violent Breed | Kirk Cooper |
| 1984 | The Manhunt | Prison Boss |
| 1983 | The Outsider | Sauveur Meccacci |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Lester |
| 1983 | Happy | Sinclair |
| 1983 | Escape from the Bronx | Floyd Wrangler |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Rafeeq |
| 1982 | MegaForce | Guerera |
| 1982 | Trapped | Henry Chatwill |
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | Billy Score |
| 1980 | Virus | General Garland |
| 1980 | Alligator | Brock |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Kane |
| 1979 | Thirst | Dr. Gauss |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Vittorio Farroni |
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Police Chief Jorge Gomez |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Roberto Obregon |
| 1977 | Weapons of Death | Santoro |
| 1977 | Foxbat | Mike Saxon |
| 1976 | Free Hand for a Tough Cop | Brescianelli |
| 1976 | Shoot | Zeke |
| 1976 | Crimebusters | Altieri |
| 1975 | Manhunt in the City | David Vannucchi |
| 1975 | White Fang to the Rescue | Mr. Nelson |
| 1974 | Almost Human | Commissario Walter Grandi |
| 1974 | Kidnap | Commissioner Caprile |
| 1974 | Cry of a Prostitute | Tony Aniante |
| 1973 | The Boss | Nick Lanzetta |
| 1973 | Killing in the Sun | Everett |
| 1973 | The Insolent | Emmanuel Ristack aka 'L'insolent' |
| 1973 | Battle of the Godfathers | Luca Messina |
| 1972 | The Italian Connection | Dave Catania |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Caine |
| 1971 | Black Noon | Moon |
| 1970 | The Animals | Chatto |
| 1970 | Drive Hard, Drive Fast | Deek LaCosta |
| 1969 | Possibility Zero | Duke |
| 1968 | Never a Dull Moment | Frank Boley |
| 1968 | Frame Up | Inspector Sterling |
| 1967 | Assassination | John Chandler / Philip Chandler |
| 1967 | Matchless | Hank Norris |
| 1967 | The Enemy | Bob Rome |
| 1966 | The Hills Run Red | Garcia Mendez |
| 1966 | The Plainsman | Crazy Knife |
| 1965 | The Return of Mr. Moto | Mr. Moto |
| 1965 | The Reward | Joaquin |
| 1965 | Hail! Mafia | Schaft |
| 1964 | The Secret Invasion | John Durrell |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Joe Garcia |
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Chunjin |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 | Mountain Hawk |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Roger Corneal |
| 1960 | Cinderfella | Maximilian |
| 1959 | The Jayhawkers! | Lordan |
| 1959 | Green Mansions | Kua-Ko |
| 1958 | The Bravados | Lujan |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade | Rennie |
| 1958 | Ride a Crooked Trail | Sam Teeler |
| 1957 | The Tall T | Chink |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain | Mother |
| 1956 | Crowded Paradise | |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Hernandez (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Bane (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Bane (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Bane (voice) |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Kane |
| 1975 | Switch | Kirk Shaw |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Lee Wilson |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | Linchou |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll") |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Elpidio Acuna |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Peter Vale |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | Coffin |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Santos Castaneda |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Norvan Kruger |
| 1966 | Tarzan | Ivor Merrick |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Richard Macklin |
| 1965 | Laredo | Gen. Shen Ti |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Carl Torre |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Chard |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Stan Chasen |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Zapotec |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Frank Vose |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Chino Rivera |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | General Juan Mercurio |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Matt Elder |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Bill Grant |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Ray Riley |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Ed Carson |
| 1960 | The Islanders | Helmuth Mansing |
| 1960 | Thriller | Toby Wolfe |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Mel Harney |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Raoul Marquette |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Little Charlie Sebastino |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Tom Longman |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Dick |
| 1956 | West Point | Cadet Joe Simpson |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harry Silver |
| 1954 | Climax! | Marc |
| 1954 | Climax! | Slayer |