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Henry Silva

Henry Silva

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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.

Known For

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

2001

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

1962

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999

Justice

Justice

1999

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985

Possessed by the Night

Possessed by the Night

1994

The Jayhawkers!

The Jayhawkers!

1959

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984

Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

1982

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1968

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

The Outsider

The Outsider

1983

Above the Law

Above the Law

1988

MegaForce

MegaForce

1982

The Secret Invasion

The Secret Invasion

1964

Virus

Virus

1980

Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine

1981

Killer vs Killers

Killer vs Killers

1985

The Tall T

The Tall T

1957

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

1957

Thirst

Thirst

1979

The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

1972

The Bravados

The Bravados

1958

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

1958

Ride a Crooked Trail

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

Trapped

Trapped

1982

Green Mansions

Green Mansions

1959

Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3

1962

Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

1985

Chained Heat

Chained Heat

1983

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

1960

Almost Human

Almost Human

1974

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

Kidnap

Kidnap

1974

The Harvest

The Harvest

1993

Shoot

Shoot

1976

The Boss

The Boss

1973

The Return of Mr. Moto

The Return of Mr. Moto

1965

The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red

1966

Killing in the Sun

Killing in the Sun

1973

The Animals

The Animals

1970

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1988

Manhunt in the City

Manhunt in the City

1975

White Fang to the Rescue

White Fang to the Rescue

1975

Trained To Kill

Trained To Kill

1989

Crimebusters

Crimebusters

1976

The Insolent

The Insolent

1973

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

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

2012

Cry of a Prostitute

Cry of a Prostitute

1974

Assassination

Assassination

1967

The Violent Breed

The Violent Breed

1984

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1989

The Reward

The Reward

1965

Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1984

A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

1971

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

Weapons of Death

Weapons of Death

1977

Possibility Zero

Possibility Zero

1969

Battle of the Godfathers

Battle of the Godfathers

1973

Matchless

Matchless

1967

Frame Up

Frame Up

1968

South Beach

South Beach

1993

Fists Of Steel

Fists Of Steel

1989

The Last Match

The Last Match

1990

Hail! Mafia

Hail! Mafia

1965

Day of the Assassin

Day of the Assassin

1979

Black Noon

Black Noon

1971

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1966

Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill

1992

Cy-Warrior

Cy-Warrior

1989

Foxbat

Foxbat

1977

Drifting School

Drifting School

1995

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952

Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

1995

Drive Hard, Drive Fast

Drive Hard, Drive Fast

1972

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

Happy

Happy

1983

The Enemy

The Enemy

1967

Escape from the Bronx

Escape from the Bronx

1983

Alligator

Alligator

1980

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial

2000

Crowded Paradise

Crowded Paradise

1956

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

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

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

2002

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

1997

The Islanders

The Islanders

1960

Laredo

Laredo

1965

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Switch

Switch

1975

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

1967

Thriller

Thriller

1960

West Point

West Point

1956

Climax!

Climax!

1954

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Tarzan

Tarzan

1966

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

1957

Climax!

Climax!

1954

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

1968

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960

San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport

1970