Henry Silva, “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate” actor, has died at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital at 95.
One of Silva’s most memorable roles came in John Frankenheimer’s classic thriller “The Manchurian Candidate."By, an actor with a striking look who often played villains and had credits in hundreds of films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate,” died of natural causes Wednesday at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., his son Scott confirmed. He was 95.
In later years, he appeared in Burt Reynolds vehicle “Sharky’s Machine” , the Chuck Norris movie “Code of Silence” , Steven Seagal movie “Above the Law” , Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” and Jim Jarmusch’s “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” ; Silva’s final screen appearance was a cameo in the “Ocean’s Eleven” remake in 2001.
Silva first made an impression as the henchman to Richard Boone’s villain in Budd Boetticher’s 1957 Western “The Tall T,” starring Randolph Scott. He also appeared in Westerns including “The Law and Jake Wade” and “The Bravados.” Silva starred as the title character in the 1963 crime drama “Johnny Cool,” in which his character assassinates Mafia bosses in order to gain control of an empire of his own. He also portrayed the title character, a Japanese secret agent earlier played by Peter Lorre, in 1965’s “The Return of Mr. Moto.