Frank Silvera

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-07-24 (56 years old)

Deathday

1970-06-11

Place of Birth

Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]

Frank Silvera

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Frank Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was an American actor and theatrical director. Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica the son of a mixed race Jamaican mother, Gertrude Bell and Spanish Jewish father, Alfred Silvera. His family emigrated to the United States when he was six-years old, settling in Boston. Silvera became interested in acting and began performing in amateur theatrical groups and at church. He graduated from English High School of Boston and then studied at Boston University, followed by the Northeastern Law School. Silvera left Northeastern Law School in 1934, when he was...

Acting

1953

1955

Killer's Kiss

as Vincent Rapallo

1952

Viva Zapata!

as Huerta

1971

1966

1954

The Lonely Night

as The Narrator

1952

The Cimarron Kid

as Stacey Marshall

1959

1952

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

as Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos

1960

The Mountain Road

as Colonel Kwan

1968

Uptight

as Kyle

1963

Toys in the Attic

as Henry Simpson

1952

The Fighter

as Paulino

1950

A Visit to Picasso

as Commentator

1960

Key Witness

as Det. Rafael Torno

1956

Crowded Paradise

as Papa Diaz

2004

1969

Che!

as Goatherd

1955

Death Tide

as Eric

1976

Perilous Voyage

as Gen. Salazar

1968

1968

1967

Hombre

as Mexican Bandit

1962

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