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).

Filmography

• 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
• 2001Ocean's Eleven — Henry Silva
• 1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai — Ray Vargo
• 1999Justice — Sal the Joker
• 1997The End of Violence — Juan-Emilio
• The New Batman Adventures — Bane (voice)
• 1996Mad Dog Time — Sleepy Joe Carlisle
• Superman: The Animated Series — Bane (voice)
• 1995Drifting School — General Stearn
• 1995Twisted Fate — Gene Serino
• 1994Possessed by the Night — Scott Lindsey
• 1994The Silence of the Hams — Police Chief
• 1993South Beach — Santiago
• 1993The Harvest — Detective Topo
• Batman: The Animated Series — Bane (voice)
• 1992Three Days to a Kill — Perez
• 1990Dick Tracy — Influence
• 1990The Last Match — Warden Yashin
• 1989Cy-Warrior — Hammer
• 1989Fists Of Steel — Shogi
• 1989The Hard Way — Wesson
• 1989Trained To Kill — Ace Duran
• 1988Above the Law — Kurt Zagon
• 1988Bulletproof — Col. Kartiff
• 1987Amazon Women on the Moon — Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")
• 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold — Agon
• 1985Code of Silence — Luis Comacho
• 1985Killer vs Killers — Sterling
• 1985Lust in the Dust — Bernardo
• 1984Cannonball Run II — Slim
• 1984Man Hunt — Prison Boss
• 1984The Violent Breed — Kirk Cooper
• 1983Chained Heat — Lester
• 1983Escape from the Bronx — Floyd Wrangler
• 1983Happy — Sinclair
• 1983The Outsider — Sauveur Meccacci
• 1982MegaForce — Guerera
• 1982Trapped — Henry Chatwill
• 1982Wrong Is Right — Rafeeq
• 1981Sharky's Machine — Billy Score
• 1980Alligator — Brock
• 1980Virus — General Garland
• 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — Kane
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — Kane
• 1979Day of the Assassin — Police Chief Jorge Gomez
• 1979Love and Bullets — Vittorio Farroni
• 1979Thirst — Dr. Gauss
• 1977Contract on Cherry Street — Roberto Obregon
• 1977Foxbat — Mike Saxon
• 1977Weapons of Death — Santoro
• 1976Crimebusters — Altieri
• 1976Free Hand for a Tough Cop — Brescianelli
• 1976Shoot — Zeke
• 1975Manhunt in the City — David Vannucchi
• Switch — Kirk Shaw
• 1975White Fang to the Rescue — Mr. Nelson
• 1974Almost Human — Commissario Walter Grandi
• 1974Cry of a Prostitute — Tony Aniante
• 1974Kidnap — Commissioner Caprile
• 1973Battle of the Godfathers — Luca Messina
• 1973Killing in the Sun — Everett
• 1973The Boss — Nick Lanzetta
• 1973The Insolent — Emmanuel Ristack aka « L'insolent »
• 1972Drive Hard, Drive Fast — Deek LaCosta
• 1972The Italian Connection — Dave Catania
• The Sixth Sense — Linchou
• The Streets of San Francisco — Lee Wilson
• 1971Black Noon — Moon
• 1971Man and Boy — Caine
• Night Gallery — Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll")
• San Francisco International Airport — Harry Mitchum
• 1970The Animals — Chatto
• Hawaii Five-O — Elpidio Acuna
• 1969Possibility Zero — Duke
• 1968Frame Up — Inspector Sterling
• It Takes a Thief — Peter Vale
• 1968Never a Dull Moment — Frank Boley
• 1967Assassination — John Chandler / Philip Chandler
• Cimarron Strip — Coffin
• 1967Matchless — Hank Norris
• The Danny Thomas Hour — Bob Rome
• 1967The Enemy — Bob Rome
• The High Chaparral — Santos Castaneda
• Mission: Impossible — Norvan Kruger
• Tarzan — Ivor Merrick
• 1966The Hills Run Red — Garcia Mendez
• 1966The Plainsman — Crazy Knife
• 1965Hail! Mafia — Schaft
• Laredo — Gen. Shen Ti
• Run for Your Life — Carl Torre
• The F.B.I. — Richard Macklin, Chard, Stan Chasen
• 1965The Return of Mr. Moto — Mr. Moto
• 1965The Reward — Joaquin
• Daniel Boone — Zapotec
• 1964The Secret Invasion — John Durrell
• 1963A Gathering of Eagles — Col. Joe Garcia
• Arrest and Trial — Frank Vose
• 1963Johnny Cool — Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano
• The Outer Limits — Chino Rivera, General Juan Mercurio
• 1962Sergeants 3 — Mountain Hawk
• Stoney Burke — Matt Elder
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Bill Grant
• 1962The Manchurian Candidate — Chunjin
• Cain's Hundred — Ray Riley
• Dr. Kildare — Ed Carson
• 1960Cinderfella — Maximilian
• 1960Ocean's Eleven — Roger Corneal
• Stagecoach West — Mel Harney
• The Islanders — Helmuth Mansing
• Thriller — Toby Wolfe
• Adventures in Paradise — Raoul Marquette
• 1959Green Mansions — Kua-Ko
• 1959The Jayhawkers! — Lordan
• The Untouchables — Little Charlie Sebastino
• 1958Ride a Crooked Trail — Sam Teeler
• 1958The Bravados — Lujan
• 1958The Law and Jake Wade — Rennie
• 1957A Hatful of Rain — Mother
• Alcoa Theatre — Tom Longman
• Suspicion — Dick
• 1957The Tall T — Chink
• Wagon Train
• 1956Crowded Paradise
• West Point — Cadet Joe Simpson
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Harry Silver
• Climax! — Marc, Slayer
• 1952Viva Zapata! — Hernandez (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2012Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s — Self
• 2000Frank Sinatra Memorial — Self
• Cinépanorama — Self