Henry Silva

Name: Henry Silva
Date of Birth: September 15, 1928
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Mini-bio: Henry Silva was born on September 15, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. He quit public school to attend drama classes at the age of 13, supporting himself as a dishwasher in a Manhattan hotel. By 1955 Silv...( read more)

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Henry Silva mini-bio: Henry Silva was born on September 15, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. He quit public school to attend drama classes at the age of 13, supporting himself as a dishwasher in a Manhattan hotel. By 1955 Silva had moved up from dishwasher to waiter, and felt ready to audition for the Actors Studio. He was one of five students chosen out of more than 2500 applicants. When the Studio staged Michael V. Gazzo's play "A Hatful of Rain" as a classroom project, it proved so successful it came to Broadway--with students Ben Gazzara, Shelley Winters, Harry Guardino, Anthony Franciosa and, of course, Silva in key roles. Called to Hollywood, he played a succession of heavies in films, including The Bravados (1958), Green Mansions (1959), Ocean's Eleven (1960), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Johnny Cool (1963). An Italian producer made Henry an offer he couldn't refuse--to star as a hero for a change--and he moved his family overseas. Silva's turning-point picture was a spaghetti western, Fiume di dollari, Un (1966), which made him a hot box office commodity in Spain, Italy, Germany and France. His popularity was enhanced by a gift for languages. He speaks Italian and Spanish fluently and has a flair for the kind of gritty, realistic roles that also catapulted Charles Bronson to European stardom. Returning to the United States, he co-starred with Frank Sinatra in the TV film Contract on Cherry Street (1977) (TV), then signed on as Buck Rogers' evil adversary, Kane, in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) (TV) and the television series of the same name. Silva now calls the San Fernando Valley home, but makes continual film forays back to Europe's production centers. A dedicated jogger, he puts in five miles a day "to keep in shape and relieve tension." He is married and the father of two sons, Michael and Scott.