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Frank Silvera

Officer (armed Forces) / Actor / Theatre Director | * 07/24/1914 († 55, 06/11/1970) | Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]
Frank Alvin Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Boston, Silvera dropped out of law school in 1934 after winning his first stage role. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was active in numerous stage productions on and off Broadway and appeared in radio shows. Silvera made his film debut in 1952. Over the course of his 36-year career, he was cast in a wide variety of ethnic roles in film and television. Silvera also remained active in theatre. Silvera was nominated for a Best Actor Tony Award in 1963 for his role in The Lady of the Camellias. He founded the Theatre of Being, a Los Angeles theatre for black actors, in 1965. At the time of his death he had a recurring role in the NBC Western series The High Chaparral. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Frank Silvera

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with Frank Silvera as Actor(30)

as Self (voice)2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Gen. Salazar1976 Perilous Voyage
as Diego1971 Valdez Is Coming
as Goatherd1969 Che!
as Major1968 The Stalking Moon
as Carlos1968 The Young Loner
as Kyle1968 Uptight
as Mexican Bandit1967 Hombre
as Ramos1966 The Appaloosa
as Henry Simpson1963 Toys in the Attic
as Minarii1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
as Colonel Kwan1960 The Mountain Road
as Det. Rafael Torno1960 Key Witness
as Santis1960 Heller in Pink Tights
as Lt. Porter1959 Crime and Punishment USA
as Papa Diaz1956 Crowded Paradise
as Eric1955 Death Tide
as Vincent Rapallo1955 Killer's Kiss
as The Narrator1954 The Lonely Night
as Mac1953 Fear and Desire
as Narrator (English) (voice)1953 White Mane
as Huerta1952 Viva Zapata!
as Paulino1952 The Fighter
as Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
as Stacey Marshall1952 The Cimarron Kid
as Commentator1949 A Visit to Picasso

TV Shows/Series with Frank Silvera as Actor(33)

as Nick Eugenides1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Frank Kuakua1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Don Sebastian Montoya1967 The High Chaparral
as Arab Leader1966 The Rat Patrol
as El Sordo1965 The Wild Wild West
as Munoz1965 I Spy
as Esteban1965 Run for Your Life
as Lemus1964 Profiles in Courage
as Marcel Bouvier1964 Daniel Boone
as Andy Towner1963 Mr. Novak
as Gambi1963 The Great Adventure
as Speaks to the Wind1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Sgt. Terrell1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Captain Santos1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Alejandro1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Juan Dominguez1962 The Beachcomber
as Anton Varda1962 The Beachcomber
as Ballin1961 The Defenders
as John Hernandez1961 The New Breed
as Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman1960 Thriller
as Cota1959 The Rebel
as Bevinetto1959 Johnny Ringo
as Pajarito1959 Rawhide
as Colonel Ashley1959 Riverboat
as Dr. Koslenko1959 The Twilight Zone
as Sheriff Will Eckert1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Grasia1958 Bat Masterson
as Andrew Garcia1957 Decoy
as Jonathan Hyett1957 Perry Mason
as Mr. Roderiguez1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as John Drago1955 Gunsmoke
as Miguel Ramando1948 Studio One

Full Name: Frank Silvera
Born: Friday, 07/24 1914 (July) in Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]
Died: Thursday, 06/11 1970 (June) in Pasadena (aged: 55)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Boston University, Northeastern University School of Law, Northeastern University
Frank Silvera frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (42x, Actor)
John Anderson (38x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (37x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (36x, Actor)
John Dehner (35x, Actor)
John Pickard (35x, Actor)
William Schallert (34x, Actor)
Claude Akins (33x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (32x, Actor)
Ben Wright (31x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (31x, Actress)
Stanley Kubrick (10x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:600966, Added: 10/18/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024