Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Known for
Acting
Born
September 23, 1926
Died
September 14, 2022 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known For

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Filmography

2012
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s poster

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

Movie · as Self

2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema poster

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

Movie

2001
Ocean's Eleven poster

Ocean's Eleven

Movie · as Henry Silva

2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial poster

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Movie · as Self

1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai poster

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Movie · as Ray Vargo

1999
Justice poster

Justice

Movie · as Sal the Joker

1997
The End of Violence poster

The End of Violence

Movie · as Juan-Emilio

1997
The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures

TV · as Bane (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Mad Dog Time poster

Mad Dog Time

Movie · as Sleepy Joe Carlisle

1996
Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series

TV · as Bane (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Drifting School poster

Drifting School

Movie · as General Stearn

1995
Twisted Fate poster

Twisted Fate

Movie · as Gene Serino

1994
The Silence of the Hams poster

The Silence of the Hams

Movie · as Police Chief

1994
Possessed by the Night poster

Possessed by the Night

Movie · as Scott Lindsey

1993
The Harvest poster

The Harvest

Movie · as Detective Topo

1993
South Beach poster

South Beach

Movie · as Santiago

1992
Three Days to a Kill poster

Three Days to a Kill

Movie · as Perez

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Bane (voice) · 1 ep

1990
The Last Match poster

The Last Match

Movie · as Warden Yashin

1990
Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy

Movie · as Influence

1989
Trained To Kill poster

Trained To Kill

Movie · as Ace Duran

1989
The Hard Way poster

The Hard Way

Movie · as Wesson

1989
Fists Of Steel poster

Fists Of Steel

Movie · as Shogi

1989
Cy-Warrior poster

Cy-Warrior

Movie · as Hammer

1988
Above the Law poster

Above the Law

Movie · as Kurt Zagon

1988
Bulletproof poster

Bulletproof

Movie · as Col. Kartiff

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon

Movie · as Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")

1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold poster

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Movie · as Agon

1985
Code of Silence poster

Code of Silence

Movie · as Luis Comacho

1985
Killer vs Killers poster

Killer vs Killers

Movie · as Sterling

1985
Lust in the Dust poster

Lust in the Dust

Movie · as Bernardo

1984
Cannonball Run II poster

Cannonball Run II

Movie · as Slim

1984
The Violent Breed poster

The Violent Breed

Movie · as Kirk Cooper

1984
Man Hunt poster

Man Hunt

Movie · as Prison Boss

1983
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

Movie · as Sauveur Meccacci

1983
Chained Heat poster

Chained Heat

Movie · as Lester

1983
Happy poster

Happy

Movie · as Sinclair

1983
Escape from the Bronx poster

Escape from the Bronx

Movie · as Floyd Wrangler

1982
Wrong Is Right poster

Wrong Is Right

Movie · as Rafeeq

1982
MegaForce poster

MegaForce

Movie · as Guerera

1982
Trapped poster

Trapped

Movie · as Henry Chatwill

1981
Sharky's Machine poster

Sharky's Machine

Movie · as Billy Score

1980
Virus poster

Virus

Movie · as General Garland

1980
Alligator poster

Alligator

Movie · as Brock

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Movie · as Kane

1979
Thirst poster

Thirst

Movie · as Dr. Gauss

1979
Love and Bullets poster

Love and Bullets

Movie · as Vittorio Farroni

1979
Day of the Assassin poster

Day of the Assassin

Movie · as Police Chief Jorge Gomez

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

TV · as Kane · 2 eps

1977
Contract on Cherry Street poster

Contract on Cherry Street

Movie · as Roberto Obregon

1977
Weapons of Death poster

Weapons of Death

Movie · as Santoro

1977
Foxbat poster

Foxbat

Movie · as Mike Saxon

1976
Free Hand for a Tough Cop poster

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Movie · as Brescianelli

1976
Shoot poster

Shoot

Movie · as Zeke

1976
Crimebusters poster

Crimebusters

Movie · as Altieri

1975
Manhunt in the City poster

Manhunt in the City

Movie · as David Vannucchi

1975
White Fang to the Rescue poster

White Fang to the Rescue

Movie · as Mr. Nelson

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Kirk Shaw · 1 ep

1974
Almost Human poster

Almost Human

Movie · as Commissario Walter Grandi

1974
Kidnap poster

Kidnap

Movie · as Commissioner Caprile

1974
Cry of a Prostitute poster

Cry of a Prostitute

Movie · as Tony Aniante

1973
The Boss poster

The Boss

Movie · as Nick Lanzetta

1973
Killing in the Sun poster

Killing in the Sun

Movie · as Everett

1973
The Insolent poster

The Insolent

Movie · as Emmanuel Ristack aka « L'insolent »

1973
Battle of the Godfathers poster

Battle of the Godfathers

Movie · as Luca Messina

1972
The Italian Connection poster

The Italian Connection

Movie · as Dave Catania

1972
Drive Hard, Drive Fast poster

Drive Hard, Drive Fast

Movie · as Deek LaCosta

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Lee Wilson · 1 ep

1972
The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense

TV · as Linchou · 1 ep

1971
Man and Boy poster

Man and Boy

Movie · as Caine

1971
Black Noon poster

Black Noon

Movie · as Moon

1970
The Animals poster

The Animals

Movie · as Chatto

1970
San Francisco International Airport poster

San Francisco International Airport

TV · as Harry Mitchum · 1 ep

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll") · 1 ep

1969
Possibility Zero poster

Possibility Zero

Movie · as Duke

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Elpidio Acuna · 1 ep

1968
Never a Dull Moment poster

Never a Dull Moment

Movie · as Frank Boley

1968
Frame Up poster

Frame Up

Movie · as Inspector Sterling

1968
It Takes a Thief poster

It Takes a Thief

TV · as Peter Vale · 1 ep

1967
Assassination poster

Assassination

Movie · as John Chandler / Philip Chandler

1967
Matchless poster

Matchless

Movie · as Hank Norris

1967
The Enemy poster

The Enemy

Movie · as Bob Rome

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · as Coffin · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Santos Castaneda · 1 ep

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

TV · as Bob Rome · 1 ep

1966
The Hills Run Red poster

The Hills Run Red

Movie · as Garcia Mendez

1966
The Plainsman poster

The Plainsman

Movie · as Crazy Knife

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Norvan Kruger · 1 ep

1966
Tarzan poster

Tarzan

TV · as Ivor Merrick · 1 ep

1965
The Return of Mr. Moto poster

The Return of Mr. Moto

Movie · as Mr. Moto

1965
The Reward poster

The Reward

Movie · as Joaquin

1965
Hail! Mafia poster

Hail! Mafia

Movie · as Schaft

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Richard Macklin, Chard, Stan Chasen · 1 ep

1965
Laredo poster

Laredo

TV · as Gen. Shen Ti · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Carl Torre · 1 ep

1964
The Secret Invasion poster

The Secret Invasion

Movie · as John Durrell

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Zapotec · 1 ep

1963
Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool

Movie · as Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano

1963
A Gathering of Eagles poster

A Gathering of Eagles

Movie · as Col. Joe Garcia

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Frank Vose · 1 ep

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Chino Rivera, General Juan Mercurio · 1 ep

1962
The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

Movie · as Chunjin

1962
Sergeants 3 poster

Sergeants 3

Movie · as Mountain Hawk

1962
Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke

TV · as Matt Elder · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Bill Grant · 1 ep

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Ray Riley · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Ed Carson · 1 ep

1960
Ocean's Eleven poster

Ocean's Eleven

Movie · as Roger Corneal

1960
Cinderfella poster

Cinderfella

Movie · as Maximilian

1960
The Islanders poster

The Islanders

TV · as Helmuth Mansing · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Toby Wolfe · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Mel Harney · 1 ep

1959
The Jayhawkers! poster

The Jayhawkers!

Movie · as Lordan

1959
Green Mansions poster

Green Mansions

Movie · as Kua-Ko

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Raoul Marquette · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Little Charlie Sebastino · 2 eps

1958
The Bravados poster

The Bravados

Movie · as Lujan

1958
The Law and Jake Wade poster

The Law and Jake Wade

Movie · as Rennie

1958
Ride a Crooked Trail poster

Ride a Crooked Trail

Movie · as Sam Teeler

1957
The Tall T poster

The Tall T

Movie · as Chink

1957
A Hatful of Rain poster

A Hatful of Rain

Movie · as Mother

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Tom Longman · 1 ep

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · as Dick · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · 1 ep

1956
Crowded Paradise poster

Crowded Paradise

Movie

1956
West Point poster

West Point

TV · as Cadet Joe Simpson · 1 ep

1956
Cinépanorama poster

Cinépanorama

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Harry Silver · 1 ep

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Marc, Slayer · 1 ep

1952
Viva Zapata! poster

Viva Zapata!

Movie · as Hernandez (uncredited)