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Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Actor · Died September 14, 2022, aged 95 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 23, 1926
Died
September 14, 2022 (aged 95)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 126 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 24% in 30 days

What are Henry Silva's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
22%
Survival
18%
Power
14%
Self
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Justice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themePower6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 23 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 26 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 22 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 22 of 33 analyzed roles.

Shadow
22 of 33
Hero
6 of 33
Threshold guardian
2 of 33
Trickster
1 of 33
Shapeshifter
1 of 33
Ally
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Thrilling
23
Absurd
11
Melancholic
12
Dread
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Henry Silva's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henry Silva's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

126 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    as Henry Silva

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999)

    as Ray Vargo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sal the Joker

  • The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Bane (voice)

  • The End of Violence(1997)

    as Juan-Emilio

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Time(1996)

    as Sleepy Joe Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Superman: The Animated Series(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Drifting School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as General Stearn

  • Twisted Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gene Serino

  • Possessed by the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Scott Lindsey

  • The Silence of the Hams(1994)

    as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Detective Topo

  • South Beach(1993)

    as Santiago

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Three Days to a Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Perez

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Bane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    as Influence

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Last Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Warden Yashin

  • La via della droga(1989)

    as Wesson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Trained To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ace Duran

  • Fists Of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Shogi

  • Cy-Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hammer

  • Bulletproof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Col. Kartiff

  • Above the Law(1988)

    as Kurt Zagon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

    as Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold(1986)

    as Agon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Code of Silence(1985)

    as Luis Comacho

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lust in the Dust(1984)

    as Bernardo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Killer vs Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sterling

  • Man Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Prison Boss

  • Cannonball Run II(1984)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Violent Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Kirk Cooper

  • Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sinclair

  • The Outsider(1983)

    as Sauveur Meccacci

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Escape from the Bronx(1983)

    as Floyd Wrangler

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Chained Heat(1983)

    as Lester

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Megaforce(1982)

    as Guerera

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Henry Chatwill

  • Wrong Is Right(1982)

    as Rafeeq

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sharky's Machine(1981)

    as Billy Score

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Alligator(1980)

    as Brock

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1980)

    as General Garland

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Day of the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Police Chief Jorge Gomez

  • Thirst(1979)

    as Dr. Gauss

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kane

  • Love and Bullets(1979)

    as Vittorio Farroni

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(1979)

    as Kane

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Foxbat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mike Saxon

  • Contract on Cherry Street(1977)

    as Roberto Obregon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Weapons of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Santoro

  • Tough Cop(1976)

    as Brescianelli

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Crimebusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Altieri

  • Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Zeke

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Kirk Shaw

  • Manhunt in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as David Vannucchi

  • Zanna Bianca alla riscossa(1975)

    as Mr. Nelson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà(1974)

    as Commissioner Caprile

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Almost Human(1974)

    as Commissario Walter Grandi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cry of a Prostitute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Tony Aniante

  • Battle of the Godfathers(1973)

    as Luca Messina

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Les hommes(1973)

    as Everett

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Boss(1973)

    as Nick Lanzetta

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Insolent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Emmanuel Ristack aka « L'insolent »

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Wilson

  • The Italian Connection(1972)

    as Dave Catania

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Drive Hard, Drive Fast(1970)

    as Deek LaCosta

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Linchou

  • Black Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Moon

  • Man and Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Caine

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Pandit Chola (segment "The Doll")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • San Francisco International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Mitchum

  • The Animals(1971)

    as Chatto

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Probabilità zero(1969)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Elpidio Acuna

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Never a Dull Moment(1968)

    as Frank Boley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Frame Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Inspector Sterling

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Vale

  • The Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Bob Rome

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Santos Castaneda

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Coffin

  • Assassination(1967)

    as John Chandler / Philip Chandler

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Matchless(1967)

    as Hank Norris

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Norvan Kruger

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Hills Run Red(1966)

    as Garcia Mendez

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivor Merrick

  • The Plainsman(1966)

    as Crazy Knife

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mr. Moto

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Chard · as Richard Macklin · as Stan Chasen

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Shen Ti

  • The Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Joaquin

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Torre

  • Hail! Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Schaft

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Zapotec

  • The Secret Invasion(1964)

    as John Durrell

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Cool(1963)

    as Johnny Cool / Salvatore Giordano

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Chino Rivera · as General Juan Mercurio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Vose

  • A Gathering of Eagles(1963)

    as Col. Joe Garcia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

    as Chunjin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Elder

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Grant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sergeants 3(1962)

    as Mountain Hawk

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Carson

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Riley

  • Cinderfella(1960)

    as Maximilian

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Mel Harney

  • The Islanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Helmuth Mansing

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Toby Wolfe

  • Ocean's Eleven(1960)

    as Roger Corneal

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Jayhawkers!(1959)

    as Lordan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · as Little Charlie Sebastino

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Raoul Marquette

  • Green Mansions(1959)

    as Kua-Ko

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ride a Crooked Trail(1958)

    as Sam Teeler

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Bravados(1958)

    as Lujan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Law and Jake Wade(1958)

    as Rennie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Longman

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • A Hatful of Rain(1957)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Tall T(1957)

    as Chink

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • West Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Cadet Joe Simpson

  • Crowded Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Silver

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc · as Slayer

  • Viva Zapata!(1952)

    as Hernandez (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1952 to 2002; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Sharky's Machine (1981)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Above the Law (1988)

Film career

19522002

Peak 1982 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 126: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1950s17 · acting1960s37 · acting1970s30 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 42 roles
5262778287

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Henry Silva's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 67 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1970)

86th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Henry Silva's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles56–95 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles9–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles21–97 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–79 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles53–67 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Henry Silva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry Silva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles