Henry Silva
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 September 1926 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 14 September 2022
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
Acting 92
- 2012Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s as Self
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
- 2001Ocean's Eleven as Henry Silva
- 2000Frank Sinatra Memorial as Self
- 1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Ray Vargo
- 1999Justice as Sal the Joker
- 1997The End of Violence as Juan-Emilio
- 1996Mad Dog Time as Sleepy Joe Carlisle
- 1995Twisted Fate as Gene Serino
- 1995Drifting School as General Stearn
- 1994Possessed by the Night as Scott Lindsey
- 1994The Silence of the Hams as Police Chief
- 1993The Harvest as Detective Topo
- 1993South Beach as Santiago
- 1992Three Days to a Kill as Perez
- 1990Dick Tracy as Influence
- 1990The Last Match as Warden Yashin
- 1989The Hard Way as Wesson
- 1989Trained To Kill as Ace Duran
- 1989Fists Of Steel as Shogi
- 1989Cy-Warrior as Hammer
- 1988Bulletproof as Col. Kartiff
- 1988Above the Law as Kurt Zagon
- 1987Amazon Women on the Moon as Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")
- 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold as Agon
- 1985Code of Silence as Luis Comacho
- 1985Lust in the Dust as Bernardo
- 1985Killer vs Killers as Sterling
- 1984Man Hunt as Prison Boss
- 1984Cannonball Run II as Slim
- 1984The Violent Breed as Kirk Cooper
- 1983The Outsider as Sauveur Meccacci
- 1983Happy as Sinclair
- 1983Escape from the Bronx as Floyd Wrangler
- 1983Chained Heat as Lester
- 1982MegaForce as Guerera
- 1982Trapped as Henry Chatwill
- 1982Wrong Is Right as Rafeeq
- 1981Sharky's Machine as Billy Score
- 1980Alligator as Brock
- 1980Virus as General Garland
- 1979Day of the Assassin as Police Chief Jorge Gomez
- 1979Thirst as Dr. Gauss
- 1979Love and Bullets as Vittorio Farroni
- 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Kane
- 1977Foxbat as Mike Saxon
- 1977Contract on Cherry Street as Roberto Obregon
- 1977Weapons of Death as Santoro
- 1976Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Brescianelli
- 1976Crimebusters as Altieri
- 1976Shoot as Zeke
- 1975Manhunt in the City as David Vannucchi
- 1975White Fang to the Rescue as Mr. Nelson
- 1974Kidnap as Commissioner Caprile
- 1974Almost Human as Commissario Walter Grandi
- 1974Cry of a Prostitute as Tony Aniante
- 1973Battle of the Godfathers as Luca Messina
- 1973Killing in the Sun as Everett
- 1973The Boss as Nick Lanzetta
- 1973The Insolent as Emmanuel Ristack aka « L'insolent »
- 1972The Italian Connection as Dave Catania
- 1972Drive Hard, Drive Fast as Deek LaCosta
- 1971Black Noon as Moon
- 1971Man and Boy as Caine
- 1970The Animals as Chatto
- 1969Possibility Zero as Duke
- 1968Never a Dull Moment as Frank Boley
- 1968Frame Up as Inspector Sterling
- 1967The Enemy as Bob Rome
- 1967Assassination as John Chandler / Philip Chandler
- 1967Matchless as Hank Norris
- 1966The Hills Run Red as Garcia Mendez
- 1966The Plainsman as Crazy Knife
- 1965The Return of Mr. Moto as Mr. Moto
- 1965The Reward as Joaquin
- 1965Hail! Mafia as Schaft
- 1964The Secret Invasion as John Durrell
- 1963Johnny Cool as Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano
- 1963A Gathering of Eagles as Col. Joe Garcia
- 1962The Manchurian Candidate as Chunjin
- 1962Sergeants 3 as Mountain Hawk
- 1960Cinderfella as Maximilian
- 1960Ocean's Eleven as Roger Corneal
- 1959The Jayhawkers! as Lordan
- 1959Green Mansions as Kua-Ko
- 1958Ride a Crooked Trail as Sam Teeler
- 1958The Bravados as Lujan
- 1958The Law and Jake Wade as Rennie
- 1957A Hatful of Rain as Mother
- 1957The Tall T as Chink
- 1956Crowded Paradise
- 1952Viva Zapata! as Hernandez (uncredited)