RIP Henry Silva

RIP Henry Silva. American actor Henry Silva died at the actors home in Woodland Hills, California on September 14^th 2022. One day before his 94^th birthday. Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 15, 1928, Silva often played villains and had credits in hundreds of films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate,” Silva was a member of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Rat Pack’ and appeared with Frank in 1960’sa Ocean’s 11’(1960) with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., where he was one of the 11 thieves, and 1962 Western “Sergeants 3.” In later years, he appeared in Burt Reynolds’ “Sharky’s Machine” (1981), with Chuck Norris “Code of Silence” (1985), the Steven Seagal movie “Above the Law” (1988), Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” (1990) and Jim Jarmusch’s “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” (1999); Silva’s final screen appearance was a cameo in the “Ocean’s Eleven” remake in 2001. Henry appeared in three Euro-westerns: “The Hills Run Red” (1966) as Garcia Mendez, “White Fang to the Rescue” (1974) as Mr. Nelson with Maurizio Merli and 1984’s “Man Hunt” (1984) as Mr. Collins with Ethan Wayne.