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Henry Silva

Henry Silva
Henry Silva
Born: 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor
Active: '50s-'90s
Major Genres: Action, Crime
Career Highlights: The Manchurian Candidate, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Bravados
First Major Screen Credit: A Hatful of Rain (1957)
19 Videos for Henry Silva
Ocean's Eleven (2001) Three Days to a Kill (1991) Cannonball Run II (1984)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Above the Law (1988) Lust in the Dust (1984)
The End of Violence (1997) Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) Crimebusters (1979)
Mad Dog Time (1996) Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) Thirst (1979)
The Silence of the Hams (1994) The Manhunt (1986) Man and Boy (1971)
The Harvest (1993) Code of Silence (1985) The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Colombian Connection (1991)
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Biography:

Born in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parentage, Henry Silva supported himself with delivery jobs as he trained for an acting career with the {~Group Theater} and the {~Actors Studio}. Though definitely an ethnic type, Silva's actual heritage was nebulous enough to permit him to play a wide variety of nationalities.

He has successfully portrayed Mexicans, Native Americans, Italians, Japanese, and even extraterrestrials. Among Henry Silva's best-known film roles were the treacherous North Korean houseboy to Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the vengeful eponymous gangster in Johnny Cool (1963), and the shrewd Oriental title character in The Return of Mr.

Moto (1965). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.