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Henry Silva
Actor · Crew· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Henry Silva, an American actor born on September 23, 1926, and passing away on September 14, 2022, carved a niche as a versatile character actor in international genre films. Often cast as criminals or gangsters, Silva's screen presence was indelible in movies like Ocean's 11 (1960), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and Johnny Cool (1963). His later work in Sharky's Machine (1981) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) further underscored his enduring talent for embodying complex antagonists with chilling authenticity.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
77 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | Film |
| 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Film | |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Ray Vargo | Film |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Juan-Emilio | Film |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Sleepy Joe Carlisle | Film |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams | Police Chief | Film |
| 1994 | Possessed by the Night | Scott Lindsey | Film |
| 1993 | The Harvest | Detective Topo | Film |
| 1993 | South Beach | Santiago | TV |
| 1990 | The Last Match | Warden Yashin | Film |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Influence | Film |
| 1989 | The Hard Way | Wesson | Film |
| 1989 | Trained To Kill | Ace Duran | Film |
| 1989 | Fists Of Steel | Shogi | Film |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Kurt Zagon | Film |
| 1988 | Bulletproof | Col. Kartiff | Film |
| 1986 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Agon | Film |
| 1985 | Killer vs Killers | Sterling | Film |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Bernardo | Film |
| 1985 | Code of Silence | Luis Comacho | Film |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Slim | Film |
| 1984 | The Violent Breed | Kirk Cooper | Film |
| 1984 | Man Hunt | Prison Boss | Film |
| 1983 | Happy | Sinclair | Film |
| 1983 | The Outsider | Sauveur Meccacci | Film |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Lester | Film |
| 1983 | Escape from the Bronx | Floyd Wrangler | Film |
| 1982 | Trapped | Henry Chatwill | Film |
| 1982 | MegaForce | Guerera | Film |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Rafeeq | Film |
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | Billy Score | Film |
| 1980 | Virus | General Garland | Film |
| 1980 | Alligator | Brock | Film |
| 1979 | Thirst | Dr. Gauss | Film |
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Police Chief Jorge Gomez | Film |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Vittorio Farroni | Film |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Roberto Obregon | Film |
| 1977 | Weapons of Death | Santoro | Film |
| 1976 | Free Hand for a Tough Cop | Brescianelli | Film |
| 1976 | Shoot | Zeke | Film |
| 1976 | Crimebusters | Altieri | Film |
| 1975 | Manhunt in the City | David Vannucchi | Film |
| 1975 | White Fang to the Rescue | Mr. Nelson | Film |
| 1974 | Cry of a Prostitute | Tony Aniante | Film |
| 1974 | Almost Human | Commissario Walter Grandi | Film |
| 1973 | The Boss | Nick Lanzetta | Film |
| 1973 | Killing in the Sun | Everett | Film |
| 1973 | The Insolent | Emmanuel Ristack aka « L'insolent » | Film |
| 1973 | Battle of the Godfathers | Luca Messina | Film |
| 1972 | The Italian Connection | Dave Catania | Film |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Caine | Film |
| 1970 | The Animals | Chatto | Film |
| 1969 | Possibility Zero | Duke | Film |
| 1968 | Never a Dull Moment | Frank Boley | Film |
| 1968 | Frame Up | Inspector Sterling | Film |
| 1967 | Matchless | Hank Norris | Film |
| 1967 | Assassination | John Chandler / Philip Chandler | Film |
| 1966 | The Plainsman | Crazy Knife | Film |
| 1966 | The Hills Run Red | Garcia Mendez | Film |
| 1965 | The Return of Mr. Moto | Mr. Moto | Film |
| 1965 | Hail! Mafia | Schaft | Film |
| 1965 | The Reward | Joaquin | Film |
| 1964 | The Secret Invasion | John Durrell | Film |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano | Film |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Joe Garcia | Film |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 | Mountain Hawk | Film |
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Chunjin | Film |
| 1960 | Cinderfella | Maximilian | Film |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Roger Corneal | Film |
| 1959 | The Jayhawkers! | Lordan | Film |
| 1959 | Green Mansions | Kua-Ko | Film |
| 1958 | The Bravados | Lujan | Film |
| 1958 | Ride a Crooked Trail | Sam Teeler | Film |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade | Rennie | Film |
| 1957 | The Tall T | Chink | Film |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain | Mother | Film |
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Hernandez (uncredited) | Film |
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