| Geno Silva | |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1974–2007 |
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, , Amistad, Mulholland Drive and A Man Apart.
Geno Silva was born on January 20, 1948, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to parents Jerry Silva Sr. and Lucille (née Chavez). He grew up in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque with his brother Jerry Jr. and sister Liz.[2]
Silva was married to Pamela Phillips. They had one child, a daughter named Lucia.[2]
On May 9, 2020, Silva died at his home in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia, which he had lived with for 15 years.[2]
| scope=col | Year | scope=col | Title | scope=col | Role | scope=col class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Thomasine & Bushrod | “Taffy” | |||||
| 1978 | Mean Dog Blues | “Tonto” | |||||
| 1979 | Wanda Nevada | Apache Ghost | |||||
| 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 | Carlos, Barge Captain | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Tortilla Heaven | Don Transito | Final film |
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| scope=col | Year | scope=col | Title | scope=col | Role | scope=col class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1975 | On the Rocks | Joey | |||||
| 1976 | The Quest | Army Scout | |||||
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Red Hawk | 2 episodes | ||||
| Trouble River | Indian | ||||||
| McLaren's Riders | Pete Sunfighter | ||||||
| The Young Pioneers | Fool's Crow | ||||||
| 1978 | Elder Uncle | ||||||
| 1979 | The Chisholms | Ferocious Storm | 2 episodes | ||||
| 1980 | Wild Times | Ibran | 2 episodes | ||||
| 1982 | Bret Maverick | Running Wolf | |||||
| Fantasy Island | Claude | ||||||
| 1986 | The A-Team | Juan Alvarez | 1 episode | ||||
| 1988 | Miami Vice | Rojas | 1 episode | ||||
| 1988 | Police Story: Cop Killer | Lt. Hank Ramos | TV Movie | ||||
| 1991 | Days of Our Lives | Domingo Salazar | 2 episodes | ||||
| 1993 | Key West | Hector Allegria | 13 episodes | ||||
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Hector Carasco | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2005 | Senator Vrax | 2 episodes | |||||
| Into the West | Padre Jose San Bernardino Sanchez | 1 episode | |||||
| 2007 | Cane | Quinones | final acting role |