Henry Silva
Date of birth: 1926-09-23
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Silva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Ocean's Eleven
2001-12-07
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next pl
Ocean's Eleven
1960-08-10
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
The Manchurian Candidate
1962-10-24
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979-03-02
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 24
The Silence of the Hams
1994-03-11
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999-10-06
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Justice
1999-01-14
A lawyer and her partner run from the Colombian Mafia and the corrupt U.S. marshals and attorneys as
Code of Silence
1985-05-03
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants
Possessed by the Night
1994-05-25
A horror writer buys an odd looking mutant embryo creature, pickled in a jar, from a shop in Chinato
The Jayhawkers!
1959-10-15
Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republ
Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one p
Wrong Is Right
1982-04-16
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and
Never a Dull Moment
1968-06-26
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986-12-17
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary
The Outsider
1983-10-26
Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On hi
Above the Law
1988-04-08
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthod
MegaForce
1982-06-25
MegaForce is an elite multi-national military unit that does the jobs that individual governments wo
The Secret Invasion
1964-09-16
During World War II, convicts are recruited by the Allies for an extremely hazardous mission.
Virus
1980-06-26
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a p
Sharky's Machine
1981-12-18
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous consp
Killer vs Killers
1985-01-01
A businessman recruits some thieves to steal a valuable chemical formula kept in an well guarded ind
The Tall T
1957-04-02
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.
A Hatful of Rain
1957-07-17
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
Thirst
1979-09-28
The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve th
The Italian Connection
1972-09-02
When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is frame
The Bravados
1958-06-25
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men
Love and Bullets
1979-04-05
Jackie Pruit is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa. When it looks as if Bomposa's goon
The Law and Jake Wade
1958-06-06
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958-11-23
After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbl
Mad Dog Time
1996-11-08
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious ri
Trapped
1982-05-28
A group of college students accidentally see a local redneck kill his wife's lover. A deadly game of
Green Mansions
1959-03-19
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he g
Sergeants 3
1962-02-10
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territor
Lust in the Dust
1985-03-01
Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.
Chained Heat
1983-05-27
Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and ki
Cinderfella
1960-12-18
When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good
Almost Human
1974-08-08
A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits a
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976-08-27
A cop recruits a criminal and his cohorts to help track down a violent crime lord who has kidnapped
Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Kidnap
1974-08-13
This crime drama follows an Italian police commissioner as he races to rescue the 6-year-old daughte
The Harvest
1993-11-05
A screenwriter is sent to Mexico to develop a story that can be used to wrap up a movie presently in
Shoot
1976-05-28
When boredom, pride and a mad second of misjudgement leaves a hunter shot dead by one of five combat
The Boss
1973-02-01
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabria
The Return of Mr. Moto
1965-12-01
Mr. Moto goes undercover to find out who has been blowing up oil wells and trying to gain total cont
The Hills Run Red
1966-09-09
After the Civil War ends, two soldiers return home with a cache of stolen money. They are caught by
Killing in the Sun
1973-03-15
The murder of a Parisian mobster starts a war within the world of organized crime.
The Animals
1970-03-09
A woman tracks down the three men who raped her, helped by an Apache. Traveling through the Old West
Bulletproof
1988-04-20
A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
Manhunt in the City
1975-05-08
A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt
White Fang to the Rescue
1975-02-09
Set at the end of the 19th century in Canada's gold rush Klondike area, wolf-dog White Fang teams up
Trained To Kill
1989-06-07
From the fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of L.A., there's no escaping death and it's blinding
Crimebusters
1976-06-17
Major Paolo Altieri of the Paratroopers Corps foils the kidnapping of child, but becomes the victim
The Insolent
1973-01-25
Having escaped from prison Ristack contacts his partner, to organize an attack on a van full of gold
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012-03-30
A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which,
Cry of a Prostitute
1974-04-04
The gangster Tony Aniante in the middle of a feud between two mafia families. He manipulates both fa
Assassination
1967-08-18
John Chandler is sentenced to death only to re-emerge as his own brother, courtesy of the CIA who ha
The Violent Breed
1984-02-24
A military group led by Henry Silva and Woody Strode are bound by their honor, to execute their orde
The Hard Way
1989-11-29
A special forces team infiltrate the 'Golden Triangle' between Brazil and Colombia to kidnap notori
The Reward
1965-09-15
A crash-landed crop-duster betrays a fugitive and his girlfriend to Mexican bounty hunters.
Man Hunt
1984-12-09
A young man buys two horses at an Arizona race track but fails to get a receipt. Later, when riding
A Gathering of Eagles
1963-06-21
A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.
Man and Boy
1971-06-23
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier
Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19
A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutal
Weapons of Death
1977-02-22
When a crime boss sends out his thugs to terrorize an entire city, they do whatever they want, which
Possibility Zero
1969-05-17
Set in Norway and has a crack team of Allies sent to blow up an underground Nazi factory where the G
Battle of the Godfathers
1973-11-30
Hamburg business man Otto Westermann is also the boss of organized crime in the city. His reign as g
Matchless
1967-08-13
A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours. He i
Frame Up
1968-04-13
Henry Silva is the police inspector Sterling who is devastated when a gang of robbers kill his son.
South Beach
1993-08-04
Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer a
Fists Of Steel
1991-01-01
Today's street violence is the result of a permissive market for drugs. Affluent criminal societies
The Last Match
1990-02-01
The daughter of a star quarterback is falsely accused of drug smuggling while visiting a small Cari
Hail! Mafia
1965-08-10
A couple of hit men set out to kill an old friend.
Day of the Assassin
1979-12-15
Treasure hunters from around the world race to Mexico after a Middle Eastern luxury yacht explodes,
Black Noon
1971-11-05
Reverend John Keyes and his wife, Lorna, on their way to a new congregation out west, break down in
The Plainsman
1966-08-01
Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.
Three Days to a Kill
1992-11-25
An army colonel enlists a mercenary to rescue a kidnapped ambassador from a Colombian drug lord with
Cy-Warrior
1989-01-01
An accident causes the activation of the top-secret Cyber Warrior or 'Cyw' before his programming ha
Foxbat
1977-12-15
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Drifting School
1995-01-01
A spy satellite has malfunctioned and is going to crash into the Earth. The US government bring on l
The End of Violence
1997-09-12
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillan
Viva Zapata!
1952-02-07
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppress
Twisted Fate
1995-01-01
A FBI agent going back to his home town. He have to decide if he should be true to his job or take c
Drive Hard, Drive Fast
1972-05-09
A race-car driver finds himself in a romantic triangle and a machete-swinging stranger trying to kil
Dick Tracy
1990-04-05
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t
Happy
1983-10-26
A former child show host misses the good old days. He and his sidekick from the show are doing a gig
The Enemy
1967-11-20
During the Battle of the Bulge, word goes out to watch for German soldiers dressed as GIs. That's wh
Escape from the Bronx
1983-08-15
A ragtag group of people have to fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.
Alligator
1980-11-14
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have bee
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000-05-16
Frank Sinatra, the greatest entertainer of the 20th century, is remembered by some of the brightest
Crowded Paradise
1956-06-21
A Puerto Rican immigrant anxiously awaits his wedding day, but his fiancé's racist landlord interven
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987-09-18
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a s
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002-06-06
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.