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Henry Silva

Acting

Born September 23, 1926 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died September 14, 2022

Also known as هنری سیلوا

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).

Filmography50+ titles

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Bane (voice)

Night Gallery

1969as Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll")

The Outer Limits

1963as Chino Rivera

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Bill Grant

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Harry Silver

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

2012as Self

Superman: The Animated Series

1996as Bane (voice)

Mission: Impossible

1966as Norvan Kruger

Ocean's Eleven

2001as Henry Silva

The Manchurian Candidate

1962as Chunjin

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999as Ray Vargo

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Elpidio Acuna

Almost Human

1974as Commissario Walter Grandi

The Italian Connection

1972as Dave Catania

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Lee Wilson

Daniel Boone

1964as Zapotec

The Tall T

1957as Chink

The Boss

1973as Nick Lanzetta

Viva Zapata!

1952as Hernandez (uncredited)

The Outsider

1983as Sauveur Meccacci

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976as Brescianelli

The High Chaparral

1967as Santos Castaneda

A Hatful of Rain

1957as Mother

Stoney Burke

as Matt Elder

Thriller

1960as Toby Wolfe

The Law and Jake Wade

1958as Rennie

The Bravados

1958as Lujan

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958as Sam Teeler

Possibility Zero

1969as Duke

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Roger Corneal

Virus

1980as General Garland

Dick Tracy

1990as Influence

Sharky's Machine

1981as Billy Score

Never a Dull Moment

1968as Frank Boley

Above the Law

1988as Kurt Zagon

Alligator

1980as Brock

Thirst

1979as Dr. Gauss

Cinderfella

1960as Maximilian

The Jayhawkers!

1959as Lordan

Lust in the Dust

1985as Bernardo

Weapons of Death

1977as Santoro

Code of Silence

1985as Luis Comacho

Love and Bullets

1979as Vittorio Farroni

The Hills Run Red

1966as Garcia Mendez

A Gathering of Eagles

1963as Col. Joe Garcia

The Secret Invasion

1964as John Durrell

Cimarron Strip

1967as Coffin

Green Mansions

1959as Kua-Ko

The F.B.I.

1965as Richard Macklin

The End of Violence

1997as Juan-Emilio