Geno Silva

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Geno Silva
Born(1948-01-20)January 20, 1948
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1974–2007

Geno Silva (January 20, 1948 – May 9, 2020)[1][2][3] was an American actor, best known for his role as The Skull, Alejandro Sosa's silent hitman in Scarface.[4]

Silva also appeared in films such as 1941, Tequila Sunrise, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, Mulholland Drive and A Man Apart.

Silva died at his home in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod 'Taffy'
1978 Mean Dog Blues 'Tonto'
1979 Wanda Nevada Apache Ghost
1979 1941 Martinez
1981 Zoot Suit Galindo
1983 Scarface 'The Skull'
1988 Tequila Sunrise Mexican Cop
1989 My Mom's a Werewolf Dr. Rod Rodriguez
1991 Night Eyes 2 Luis
1996 Walker Texas Ranger 'El Coyote'
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Carlos, Barge Captain
1997 Amistad Ruiz
2001 Mulholland Drive Hotel Manager / Emcee
2003 A Man Apart Memo 'Diablo' Lucero
2005 5 Stages of Grief Manuel's father short film
2005 Tortilla Heaven Don Transito final film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1975 On the Rocks Joey
1976 The Quest Army Scout
1977 How the West Was Won Red Hawk 2 episodes
1977 Trouble River Indian
1977 McLaren's Riders Pete Sunfighter
1977 The Young Pioneers Fool's Crow
1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Elder Uncle
1979 The Chisholms Ferocious Storm 2 episodes
1980 Wild Times Ibran 2 episodes
1982 Bret Maverick Running Wolf
1982 Fantasy Island Claude
1988 Miami Vice Rojas 1 episode
1991 Days of Our Lives Domingo Salazar 2 episodes
1993 Key West Hector Allegria 13 episodes
1996 The Sentinel Hector Carasco 2 episodes
2005 Star Trek: Enterprise Senator Vrax 2 episodes
2005 Into the West Padre Jose San Bernardino Sanchez 1 episode
2007 Cane Quinones final acting role

References[]

  1. ^ Barnes, Mike (May 17, 2020). "Geno Silva, Actor in 'Scarface,' Dies at 72". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Geno Silva". Legacy. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Days of Our Lives Former Cast Index".
  4. ^ Gary D. Keller (1997). A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-927534-65-9.

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